1957 Chevrolet 3600 Dually Short Bed Dump Truck on 2040-cars
Fountain Valley, California, United States
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Complete Restoration History
The frame restoration took about 7 years. I stripped all those years of grime and road off the old frame and body, straightened her out, painted her up and set about to repair and restore all the mechanicals. I bought and installed new front and rear leaf springs and shackle kits from Benz Spring in Oregon. Installed new king pins,brakes and bearings. Installed a hydrovac unit from a big GMC dump truck and gave it power brakes. I rebuilt the mid 70’s 350 cubic inch motor with bigger valves and a mild cam and rebuilt that quadrajet carburetor to a perfect working order. Installed a new clutch, 11 inch flywheel and high torque starter. Installed an electroniciginition, new alternator and optima battery for trouble free operation. I rebuilt and sealed the PTO and the pump with new bearings and seals. I removed the drum parking brake behind the SM 420 trans in order to install a Gearvendors overdrive unit and then installed a line-lock so there is some sort of E brake. It really needed taller gears for freeway driving so I replaced the 4:57 rear end gears with a top quality 4:11 from a mid 60’s truck and installed taller, later model wheels in the rear that took the 17.5 inch wheels to 19.5. This required having the hubs drilled on a CNC machine to accept larger and longer lugs. I kept the 17.5 inch wheels in front and had all 6 wheels powder coated. Installed a power steering kit from ABS in Orange, California and added an auxiliary fuel cell just inside the frame behind the cab. I kept the seat tank and installed a fuel selector switch and now have a very long range between fill ups. It cruises at freeway speeds at about 2200 rpms and with all that Dynamat sound attenuating material I installed, it’s pretty quiet as well. Someone gave me a bench seat from a mid 90’s truck that I had recovered. It’s way more comfortable than the old stock seat. This old truck looks great and shows well at car shows. People go nuts over it. But I wanted it to earn its keep so the last thing I did was install huge air helper springs (Air Lift Dominator Series with 5,000 lbs of leveling capacity!)and a wireless compressor. This is a completely custom fabrication that I made with some technical assistance from Air Lift. Now this thing can really carry some weight. The huge hydraulic ram dumps the bed without even straining.
In October, 2009 it won the Participant’s Choice Award: best in class at the 5th annual OCVCCA all Chevy show. |
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GM won't sell 2014 Chevrolet SS in Canada
Thu, 21 Feb 2013Allow us to be the first to extend our condolences to our friends to the north. General Motors has announced the 2014 Chevrolet SS will not be available in Canada. The Globe and Mail reports the automaker has confirmed the high-performance sedan won't hit Canadian dealers, though GM hasn't offered up any reasoning as to why that is.
Buyers here in the US of A, meanwhile, can look forward to getting their hands on the 415-horspower, rear-wheel drive SS by late summer. Something tells us it won't be long after that before Canadian officials start seeing individually imported 6.2-liter V8 four-doors in their neighborhoods. Fortunately, Canadian buyers will still be able to take home the 2014 Chevrolet Corvette. The C7 bowed at the Canadian International Auto Show last week, reportedly drawing sizable crowds and interest.
Chevrolet SS previewed by Holden VF Commodore SS V show car
Thu, 14 Feb 2013It won't be long before we see the official, production-ready Chevrolet SS sedan (hint: it will be revealed this weekend). And to tide us over until all of the official details are released about the US-spec version, we have this: the Holden VF Commodore SS V show car, a performance-oriented brother to the Calais V that debuted earlier in the week.
What we really want to know about the SS V is what lies underhood, but General Motors' Australian arm is keeping that under wraps until the Chevy model breaks cover this weekend. Nevertheless, it's obvious that the SS V will be a serious performer, with all sorts of aggressive cues driving that home on the car's exterior. Take a look at those 20-inch billet aluminum wheels that hide big Brembo brake calipers up front, the sculpted hood and front fascia, the wide air intakes with LED running lights and the quad exhaust pipes out back. It's like the Pontiac G8 GXP never even left us.
Inside, there's a sporty-looking interior with aluminum accents that mix in with black leather and suede surfaces, all tied together in the middle with an eight-inch MyLink touchscreen infotainment system. It looks great, and again, while we don't know anything regarding powertrain details, it makes us oh-so happy to see a manual shifter smack dab in the middle of the center console.
GM recalling 250,000 SUVs over door electronics
Mon, 20 Aug 2012After a door-fire investigation that dates back to February, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has officially announced a recall today that affects around 250,000 General Motors SUVs for a faulty driver's door module. The recall applies to the Buick Rainier, Chevrolet Trailblazer, GMC Envoy, Isuzu Ascender and Saab 9-7X from the 2006 and 2007 model years, as well as the 2006 Chevrolet Trailblazer EXT and GMC Envoy XL for vehicles sold and/or registered in the Snow Belt.
Road salt use in these midwestern and northern states can lead to corrosion of the driver's door module on these GMT360 and GMT370 vehicles, which allows water to come in contact with the circuit board. If shorted out, the vehicle's power door locks and power windows will not work, and could possibly lead to overheating and, in some circumstances, a fire. No official word on how many total vehicles caught on fire, but back in June, 28 fires had been reported to the government agency. A fix for the problem is still being worked out, but all affected vehicle owners will be notified by GM.
Scroll down for the official NHTSA statement.