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ramac1972 · 08-23-2009, 09:59 PM

saw this looks like a good deal,not my just saw online wish i had the cash,iv e never driven standard on colum is pretty easy or not really? http://sanantonio.craigslist.org/ctd/1338117384.html

71swb4x4 · 08-23-2009, 10:10 PM

That does look like a decent deal. I have never had a problem driving a three-on-the-tree. I think they are cool actually. You sure don't see them every day.

Longhorn Man · 08-23-2009, 10:13 PM

that looks like a great deal from up here in the rust belt.
This photo shows exactly why you should neverr paint your dash pad white.... look at that glare!

ChevLoRay · 08-23-2009, 10:17 PM

3 on the tree......been a while. Worst thing about these column shifters is the enevitable wear that makes shifting "fun" from time to time. My '65 would occasionally get hung in 1st when I was speed-shifting to second. Only recourse was to stop the truck, slowly but deliberately pull the shifter back down into 1st, then shift carefully and deliberately into 2nd when it was time.

Column shifters are nothing to be worried about. Remember, the pattern is an "H". Reverse is toward you and up. First is the bottom left leg of the H. Second is away and up. 3rd is away and down.

I'd buy it.

**Already Gone** · 08-23-2009, 10:19 PM

I may have to check into that truck. I love 3 on the tree cause I grew up listening to those trucks. When I was a kid there were a ton of Chevy truck's with 6's and 3 on the tree, but listening to a small block with 3 on the tree pull away from a light or down shifting was music to my ears when was 10 years old.

That'd be great 1800 mile trip from San Antonio back home listening to that samll block purr on the Interstate.

ChevLoRay · 08-23-2009, 10:24 PM

When I bought my '65, in June of '76, I had duals put on it to replace the stock single exhaust system. Glass packs and straight out the back with 2-inch all the way. Loved to listen to those pipes burbleing when I let off of the gas! Rapped 'em off one day at work and ended up replacing the water pump and getting the radiator recored.....when the fan belt got a twist in it and just wasn't quite long enough any more. That 4-row core radiator (it was a factory A/C truck) had to be repaired because of the pinholes that were discovered when I took it to be cleaned while the water pump was being changed (by me). Live and learn.

But, I loved listening to some glass packs as it popped and burbled.....

big_al_71 · 08-24-2009, 08:44 AM

that looks like a very nice deal!!!!

08-23-2009, 09:59 PM	#1
ramac1972 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: houston Posts: 41	good deal saw this looks like a good deal,not my just saw online wish i had the cash,iv e never driven standard on colum is pretty easy or not really? http://sanantonio.craigslist.org/ctd/1338117384.html

08-23-2009, 10:10 PM	#2
71swb4x4 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Brookings, SD Posts: 10,497	Re: good deal That does look like a decent deal. I have never had a problem driving a three-on-the-tree. I think they are cool actually. You sure don't see them every day. __________________ Some people are like slinkies, they aren't good for anything, but you can't help but smile when you see one tumble down the stairs.

08-23-2009, 10:13 PM	#3
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,690	Re: good deal that looks like a great deal from up here in the rust belt. This photo shows exactly why you should neverr paint your dash pad white.... look at that glare!

08-23-2009, 10:17 PM	#4
ChevLoRay Old Skool Club Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Benton, AR "The Heart of Arkansas" Posts: 10,880	Re: good deal 3 on the tree......been a while. Worst thing about these column shifters is the enevitable wear that makes shifting "fun" from time to time. My '65 would occasionally get hung in 1st when I was speed-shifting to second. Only recourse was to stop the truck, slowly but deliberately pull the shifter back down into 1st, then shift carefully and deliberately into 2nd when it was time. Column shifters are nothing to be worried about. Remember, the pattern is an "H". Reverse is toward you and up. First is the bottom left leg of the H. Second is away and up. 3rd is away and down. I'd buy it. __________________ Member Nr. 2770 '96 GMC Sportside; 4.3/SLT - Daily driven....constantly needs washed. '69 C-10 SWB; 350/TH400 - in limbo The older I get, the better I was.

08-23-2009, 10:19 PM	#5
Already Gone 70+ ( Old Skool Club ) Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan ,Canada Posts: 9,144	Re: good deal I may have to check into that truck. I love 3 on the tree cause I grew up listening to those trucks. When I was a kid there were a ton of Chevy truck's with 6's and 3 on the tree, but listening to a small block with 3 on the tree pull away from a light or down shifting was music to my ears when was 10 years old. That'd be great 1800 mile trip from San Antonio back home listening to that samll block purr on the Interstate. __________________ 1972 C10 Custom/Deluxe 613 Highlander 406/700R4 1999 White Tahoe LS 4x2 with Z56 Police Package 1992 K1500 GMC Suburban Members I have personally met: MusicMan70 - HeavyD - ChewyChevy67 - StingRay -71SWB4x4 - 67 Burb - DeadheadNM - too much stuff - bc65 - das601 " Circumsatances Do Not Change Responsibility " " The Sky is not the Limit, Your Mind is." Marilyn Monroe .. RIP Charlie Watts 1941 - 2021 Last edited by Already Gone; 08-23-2009 at 10:22 PM. Reason: additional info

08-23-2009, 10:24 PM	#6
ChevLoRay Old Skool Club Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Benton, AR "The Heart of Arkansas" Posts: 10,880	Re: good deal When I bought my '65, in June of '76, I had duals put on it to replace the stock single exhaust system. Glass packs and straight out the back with 2-inch all the way. Loved to listen to those pipes burbleing when I let off of the gas! Rapped 'em off one day at work and ended up replacing the water pump and getting the radiator recored.....when the fan belt got a twist in it and just wasn't quite long enough any more. That 4-row core radiator (it was a factory A/C truck) had to be repaired because of the pinholes that were discovered when I took it to be cleaned while the water pump was being changed (by me). Live and learn. But, I loved listening to some glass packs as it popped and burbled..... __________________ Member Nr. 2770 '96 GMC Sportside; 4.3/SLT - Daily driven....constantly needs washed. '69 C-10 SWB; 350/TH400 - in limbo The older I get, the better I was.

08-24-2009, 08:44 AM	#7
big_al_71 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: South Florida Posts: 11,375	Re: good deal that looks like a very nice deal!!!! __________________ Get your facts first, and then you can distort them as much as you please!!!!!. Sylvester's build thread >>>http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...ht=big+rebuild



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