Forgot to add, Fatman, your cab parts are the same as small trucks. Gauges, steering wheel, glovebox, seat, glass, doors, all that is the same as small trucks. Your cab is no different than small trucks of the vintage years. This makes finding new or good used parts very easy. "Bowtie Bits & Pieces" even sells brand new replacement gauges, nice stuff.
Radiator, engine parts and clutch, same as small trucks, no problem there.
Your hood pieces, grille and all that, good luck! Doubtful you will find replacements. Never see those anywhere.
Headlight rims and buckets are the same as small trucks.
Same problem is true for rims, axle parts and brakes; few parts available. Only challenge is brake parts but those are available if you spend time looking.
On body work, if your hood and fenders are like my older GMC, you will need a sledge hammer to bang out dents! Very thick steel. Grille is the same, thick and strong.
An odd problem for you. This truck of yours runs a 5/8 - 3/4 inch wide fan belt. Actual is 5/8 inch but many label those a 3/4 inch wide belt and pulley. Should you switch to an alternator, you will need to buy an extra wide pulley. Easy to find, you will know when you see one; very odd looking.
A related problem is a packaged air conditioning system, such as Vintage Air. A compressor, like Sanden, will come with a 1/2 inch wide pulley. Wider is available but you must alert the supplier of your need. Better to change the a/c pulley than work at changing your crank pulley and water pump pulley.
All-in-all, Fatman, a great find and worthy of restoration. Your truck is extremely rare.
Billyray
Last edited by Billyray; 03/23/2010 2:30 AM.
