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Now that I know that my old truck is a '51 Chevy 3/4 ton utility truck 3600 with a '56 engine 235 inline 6 and a McCabe-Powers utility box, I'm on a mission to find the proper manuals to restore it. So far I bought the small glove compartment size Operator's Manual. It shows the basic vehicle operation and that's all it's meant to be of course. My other manual is the 1947-1954 Truck Factory Assembly Manual. Very interesting but in many application it's more than I need or want to know at this early stage. A more hands-on how to disassemble and reassemble manual (with a lot of pictures!!!) would be more my speed. I would also need a manual for the engine, being it's from a different year. What may be harder to obtain is a manual for the utility box.
Well, I'm open to suggestions since you guys have been my salvation so far, I keep coming back because I don't think this well will ever go dry.

Paul B.

good manual to get is the Chevrolet truck shop manual , 1948 to 1951 includes 1952 supplement . just the book for fixing Your engine , trans, [censored]. of sheet metal , brakes , etc,etc,


Have fun ,Pete

Hi Paul,

Here is a fantastic site to know about.
http://chevy.oldcarmanualproject.com/shop/1948_51truck/index.htm

For your engine, you'll need to look at the '55 2nd manual, as the '56 is just a suppliment. The entire '55 manual is available on the Keith Hardy's Old Car Manual Project site that Peter posted the link to. Would be better for you to use that than buy an entire manual just to cover the engine. I'm thinking that most, if not all, of the specs are the same for '55 and '56. Most of the basic engine teardown is similar to the older engine.

Thank you much. I went to the Keith Hardy site and found a wealth of information. It doesn't get any better than this, unless of course I get somebody to do the work for me but then I would be denying myself the pleasure from working on that old truck which was one of the reason that propelled me to buy it in the first place. I know you all can relate to this but it seems like everyday I get more attached to it. This is great and thanks for the brotherhood.

Paul B.

I like that Paul, "The Brotherhood of the Bolt", sounds like a good title for a movie.
Yep, been hangin' round here myself for a couple of years and ya couldn't find a better bunch of guys or a more helpful site. I found three more future Bolter's at car shows this weekend. It amazes me how some of the guys can build 5 or 6 cars or trucks and never have heard of the Stovebolt.com, there is just such a wealth of time saving information available here.
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Sandwich, IL