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Jul 21st, 2025 | | | | Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 578 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 578 | What is the biggest bolt on the 'bolt?
What was the biggest Chev/GMC ever built?
"Happiness equals reality minus expectations" - Tom Magliozzi
| | | | | Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 355 Member | | Member Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 355 | the biggest bolt i can think of are the ones holding the front springs on, some where around 3/4 to 7/8". The rear spring use pins that are bigger yet, but arent bolts. The biggest nut on a bolt would have to the one on the pinion shaft, but the whole thing dont count as a bolt.
The biggest GMC iv'e ever seen was built for the military to haul tanks. I dont remember many of its details, expect that it burned several gallons to the mile. The next biggest thing might be the Future-liners.
There are also several large engines out there,built by GMG or GM, including a line of 12 cylinder boat engines. | | | | | Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 5,708 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 5,708 | I think the question was...what is the biggest bolt "ON" the bolt, as opposed to on "A" bolt! Maybe it would be the largest truck on this site!  Stuart | | | | | Joined: May 2006 Posts: 8,351 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: May 2006 Posts: 8,351 |
Bill Burmeister
| | | | | Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 578 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 578 | Now THAT is what I am talinkg about. How come it only has two headlights?
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| | | | | Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 2,538 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 2,538 | The larger series (450, & up) had only two headlights. | | | | | Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 83 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 83 | That is a cool big bolt!
But the Future Liners were pretty cool too. Do a Google on them sometime and do a little reading. | | | | | Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 215 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 215 | didint GMC make some sort of off road dump truck in the 50s with a large (700 and somtyhing CI) inline six | | | | | Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 2,538 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 2,538 | 707ci. Big 6, was available in the 900 series New Design GMC's. | | | | | Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 36 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 36 | When I was in plumbing school I worked for the maint department on campus. Three dollars and fifty cents and hour !!! Well, anyway, we had a military truck from World War 2. I can't remember how many rear axels it had, maybe 2. But it was all wheel drive, had a canvas top on the cab and the steering wheel was made out of wood. One the back of the truck was a huge air compressor. On the days that I would show up for work with a hang over, my boss would send me out to jack hammer concrete. I got such a thrill out of driving that old OD green truck with those military tires and wooden steering wheel. It had no muffler and I tell ya that old six cylinder would really beller !! That was the biggest old Chevy Stove Bolt I ever drove ! | | | | | Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 25 Member | | Member Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 25 | I think I have one of those BIG six"s in a 900 56 GMC Tandem twin screw, how can I tell, where is the number on motor that states the size?? I'll look. Thanks Tom | | | | | Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 215 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 215 | I have 1953 GMC 750 it had being Repowerd with a Wite Engine and trany.
any idea what engine would have being orgnl in this truck? | | | | | Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 3,374 Moderator - The Electrical Bay | | Moderator - The Electrical Bay Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 3,374 | Detroit Diesel General Motors of Canada builds the Light Armored Family of Vehicles (14 Tons) for the USMC (and various other countries) and the Stryker (more than 14 tons) for the US Army... 8 wheel drive, 70 mph!!!
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| | | | | Joined: May 2001 Posts: 7,440 Extreme Gabster | | Extreme Gabster Joined: May 2001 Posts: 7,440 | Luke, your answer is probably at oldgmctrucks.com. | | |
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