Not yet Tim, just gatherin' up info and parts to keep right now. But as we talked about, I
might just take ya up on that if I can't find a junker. I'll bet Brad has had a few HM's slip
thru his hands. He's had enough trucks over the years.
If you're referring to the gp.4.081 pn.3710610, I believe that's the bracket that you have
the pictures of on you web page. I didn't see a cross member mentioned. Since the cross
members are all a permanent part of the frame I would not think any of them would be
serviced separately. I just want to know if there was one in the HM equipped ¾ ton
trucks.
The HM and the SM420 aren’t to far apart as fur as the weight goes so I suppose it would
be possible to hang it from the bell housing like they do with the 4speed. The main reason
they have a rear mount on the ½ ton is because of the torque tube. The ¾ ton trucks have
a center support so there really isn’t any thing hanging off the back of the transmission.
I’ve got the front cross member that supports the engine from the ’55, 3100 and it
measures 23 ¾” across. My ’54, 3600 front cross member measures 32 ¾” across so the
frame has a wider stance than it’s little brother.
Just took a look at the pictures that you sent Greg, thanks. Like I said, the stove looks
easy enough to fabricate. It looks like it wraps around the manifold and is pinched
together at the bottom? It would appear looking at the picture that there is a boss cast into
the manifold that the stove is screwed into but I doubt that the manifold would be
different than the standard shift.
Good view of the ‘B’, now I’ll know what to look for next time I make it to a swap meet,
thanks for that. And I’ve got all the parts for the shifter box like in the picture you posted.
Denny G
Last edited by Denny Graham; 02/24/2013 3:48 PM.
