Evan Ritter passed last April 8th. Evan (aka "Coilover") was a great asset to this and other old car/truck forums. His wife Dar has since passed...
Looks like you are in luck with the manifolds Don. Info from GMPartsWiki - Exhaust manifold - casting # 3835587 = GM Part# 3694164, used on...
Don: I don't have much info on Canadian trucks. I'm guessing the engine is a Chevy 261. Smaller GMC trucks of your vintage were equipped with...
Can you read the casting numbers from the manifolds? Most likely be a 7 digit number. They are likely to be the same as '59 Chevy parts. I have...
Closest I could find to your 3694508 is 3692708 which is for a 1950-52 Chevy 235. Sometimes casting numbers can be hard to read, but reading a 27...
Not better nor faster. Fresher. Remember, the majority of adults in 1951 smoked. Opening the heater input to outside air and cracking open the...
I have no promotional lit. Hot engine coolant (water/antifreeze mix) is pushed into a 3/4" diameter hose by the engine's water pump. The other...
GMC offered 2 heaters as shown below from the '53 GMC Master Parts Book. The one on the top was also known as the "fresh air heater". You remove...
True for USA made trucks. Post WW2 Canadian made trucks until at least 1959 (newest I have documentation for) used Chevy 6 cylinder and V8...
Your GMC was made in Canada. It was factory equipped with a Chevrolet 216 engine. The "first 3 digits is the engine size" is only true of USA...
Not unless: a. you can identify the current shifter's make and model b. the company is still in business, still making the parts and would sell...
The shift lever you have now looks to me like a home-brew to me. The shaft appears to be one diameter, instead of tapered like a factory shaft...
Other than being uglier than me, what is wrong with what you have now?
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