Met the nicest guy yesterday. I've been picking Fred Schlump's brain on the forum about an OD transmission for the Bubba Truck ('66 C10 LB 4.1L SM318) for about a year - he's in Seal Beach, I'm currently in NorCal. The truck started popping out of 3rd gear on the trip to San Diego this week, so I gave Fred a call on my way back up. At the drop of a hat he spent a couple of hours giving me a "hands on" lesson about gearbox innards, took me for a ride in his very clean 3100 to demonstrate how an OD functions and went over the Bubba Truck and gave me some pointers (I'm a recovering VW guy and still learning about American iron). Then he made some calls and hooked me up with Jim Hamlin, who had a solid trans for a reasonable price that I could take with me and drop into the truck until we find the time to do that overdrive. Old Truck Guys - gotta love 'em. Thanks Fred!

Rick in San Diego (...er, Jackson)
'66 Fleetside
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