Recent content by e015475

The picture is the JL shift lever on a T5 tailshaft housing. My engine has been moved back a couple of inches so your location might be forward a couple inches There's some posts over on Stovebolt.com about the T5 in the AD trucks you might check out

I have a T5 in my truck. It is from a mid-80s camaro with an S10 tailshaft to get the shift lever in the cab in the right spot for a bench seat. Seats are stock frames. I bought this one from Johnny Law Motors -...

There's an old method where you take a crisp dollar bill and put in the door jamb in various places and give it a tug to see if the seal is actually touching the sheet metal. Try that first. If you want to spend a few bucks, you can buy a smoke machine with a little fan in it to create some...

That's excellent! Looking forward to watching your project as this truck comes together

"I will reattach the old VIN tag before the truck goes in for body- and paint-work late summer. I ordered a new VIN tag from our host, for post-paint installation." Be very careful doing this if you have to undergo any level of state inspection to get registered - I'd make sure the original was...

I'd put a dimple on the double-d shaft for the setscrews and thought I was good and had even made sure they were tight a couple weeks back. I was looking over my shoulder backing out of the garage and pulling on the steering wheel and the double-d joint shaft pulled out of the joint. Went back...

I have a flasher for LEDs, so I don't think changing it to a DOT550 will work. The turn signal switch on the column has provisions for a left and right light signal, so I might try just a light first. If I'm oblivious to the light I might have to try a buzzer too. Thanks for the tips

I didn't much care for the Ididit steering column either, so I bought a 2" polished tube from Speedway and a upper steering shaft support (with a horn ring) from Chevs of the 40s and made one. For the bottom bearing I used a 'column saver' to support the shaft. For a steering shaft, I went to...

I believe the 228 is the common motor on the half tonn GMC, but the blocks are all the same for displacements 228 and larger (up to 302 ci) The casting number for the block should be 6107326 for any of them from like 1937 to 1955. You'll find the casting number as raised digits on the block on...

IMG_0260 by e015475 posted Nov 1, 2025 at 1:18 PM My truck has a T5 transmission with a Johnny Law shift lever. I don't much care for their products, but it was the only one I could find. Shifter Arms & Accessories | Shifter Accessories | Transmission & Shifters | Johnny Law Motors These...

The first thing to do is get the headlight switch out of the circuit with a relay. Connect the relay to the battery and actuate it with the headlight switch. This will give the headlights full battery voltage and only pass a small current through the headlight switch. A six-terminal 20-30 amp...

I don't think you're going to like this answer much. Most all reproduction parts are made in China and only an 'approximation' of the OE. You're expecting way too much if you expect a repro bezel to fit an OE housing. Their fenders don't fit, their hoods don't fit, none of their sheet metal...

Nate- I think you're referring to Joe Mendola in Tucson. I believe he goes by "DeadZone Truckin" on this site. On the 67-72chevytrucks.com website he goes by "MotherTrucker" I've bought a lot of parts over the years from him without issue. My sense of him is he doesn't put up with any...

Here's an adapter- Chevy Engine to V8 Style Transmission, Adapter Kit

AFAIK the only automatic that will bolt up to the 235 is a 2 speed power glide. I doubt you'd be very happy with this 1950s technology. It will over-rev in first gear and bog when it hits second. I'd start looking for an adapter for a 350 or 700R4 that fits the 235 six. You'll likely have to...