The Stovebolt Site Forums The Parking Lot '60-'66 Trucks Just bought a '63 dually (what 's wrong with me, lol)

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It happened again. Bought another truck. 1963 C-30 dually; 292 six, SM420 four speed, and the HD 4,150lb rated springs. (Main+auxiliary) I had seen it on craigslist a few months ago, but the guy wanted $1,500 or something, too much. But a couple days ago I saw it come back, this time for $500. I got it for $400, couldn't resist! It's really hammered, but for $400 I can't complain too much. Engine seems like it should be good, and the brakes are even good. Hell, the battery was still hot. It has a scabbed up 10'x80'' flatbed on it right now. I'm going to collect some stuff and put a nice bed together for it with some toolboxes, maybe a saddle tank, too. Most everything that was done to this truck was done, well, p*** poor, but in a few weeks it should be up and driving. When it is I'll swap it out for my '65 as my DD and do some much-deserved work to the '65, including a fresh 292 for it. (I like the sixes, lol)

Looks like it has a lot of potential! I can't wait to see what you do with it. :-)

Yeah, I'm itching to get it on the road and do some hauling. Anyway, a little update. The guy said it blew the head gasket, and he put a new one in. "Just needs valves adjusted". Yeah, right, lol. I adjusted the valves and got it to run, ran it for a few seconds up and down the driveway, and shut it off. He didn't clean the head bolt threads, so the head wasn't tight. As soon as it ran it blew out and water and oil went everywhere and re-collected in the pan and rear cylinders. Oh well, as least I got to drive it, lol. Then I had to peel the head off, as the brand new fel pro gasket had been gooped with gray silicone. Good news is that it is a relatively low mileage standard bore engine, that looks to have never had the oil pan off, like I thought. (No silicone there, lol.) The head is nice, valves are thick and not sunk into the head, and again I think it's never been messed with. Cam seems fine, too. A few new gaskets and it should be good. I was going to pull the head off the fix the "new" gasket anyway, lol.

I have the exact same truck! Mine has a '68 250 in it and I swapped out the original rear that was blown up for a Dana 70HD out of a '74 C30.

Let me tell you when you get everything sorted out you will quickly find out that truck is TOUGH AS NAILS

Yeah, it should be a real good truck, an even stouter version of my C-30 pickup. I drained out the water/oil in the axle the other day and found out it has a 4.10 third member in it like the pickup does, too. I also decided I'm going to paint it blue again. I should start making some real progress on it the next few days.