I don't think so on a 55.2-59. Deluxe (aka Fresh Air) heater mounted inside the cab. It had an apparatus that connected to a roughly 4" square...
The standard heater that was in my '57 GMC looked a lot like the one that JON0249 posted, just one piece. Chris' pictures show two pieces, but...
Someone (not CPP, I just scanned their web site) is making a rack-on-an-Ibeam kit. Article was in one of the old truck mags a few years ago....
Standard heater has no temperature control valve, deluxe heater has one. Standard heater has a short (3" ?) lever near the air outlet that you...
I have a friend in Taiwan that needs to buy a standard crankshaft and bearing set for an '88 Chevy 454 and have it shipped him. Anyone have a...
You could carry a floor jack around in the bed all the time and jack the proper corner of the truck up when necessary to fill the tank. No!...
'57 front drums are also riveted to the hub.
The tank I put under the bed was from a 80-something Mitsubishi pickup. It had a separate vent line fitting that I attached a piece of 1/4" fuel...
Same one I used on my truck, but I mounted it on the back end of the left rear fender. I ditched the chain because I didn't want the cap to hang...
Thanks for the gentle dope slap Ken. I'd better stick to TFs.
I'm no AD expert, but the tubular crossmember in the first underside picture with the bump in the middle for the driveshaft just doesn't look...
I used "chrome" welting material between my rear fenders and bed. The material is actually plastic. Don't remember wher I got it, but it was one...
Older than me, but the theory is still good. And Nate will enjoy the moto footage at the beginning....
Rolls Royce used this transmission until 1966.
Regular Production Option (RPO) 314, Automatic Transmission (the old Dual-Range Hydra-Matic), was available on both six and V8 equipped 54 thru 59...
The 55.2-59 GMC V8 U mount was the same as used on 55-59 Pontiac V8s. The top of the U mounted to the engine at the bottom of the timing cover...
Breezy's point is that you used to be able to order (for instance) New Departure 909052R (R for roller) bearings that were dimensionally the same...
Two guys with beards and a guy named Beard.
I know where it parks on Saturday nights between March and mid-November.
I always thought it was "Got More Cubes".
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