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old (member) new truck 1951 3100 deluxe
i have been spending the last 21 years in the 67-72 and square body and in the middle of a complete restoration of my 71 cst blazer 4x4.
but now my most recent purchase is a 1951 chevy 3100 truck 216 4-speed heater, 5 window cab, mostly all original. anyway i will be relaying on you all for an education on this model year . my plans are to perfect it in many ways. it has a minor front main leak and the speedometer cable slips out of trans..?? why i dont know as i haven't had time to look into it. another thing it it is missing the two front parking lamps. one more thing the starter makes a terrible noise when it engages ?? oh and because of the past ?? 40 years of beer intake i choose to cut down the steering column, or loose weight... lol yeah "thats not happening" any way heres a few pictures of this rust free cal/arizona truck any and all advice or recommendations will be appreciated. pics to follow. thank you coyote dave or yote1234
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Re: old (member) new truck 1951 3100 deluxe
pics of the " Coyote ranch truck"
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Re: old (member) new truck 1951 3100 deluxe
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Re: old (member) new truck 1951 3100 deluxe
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1971 K5 CST Blazer 1951 -3100 short bed 4sp 1965 Chevelle Malibu 283 (sadly sold) 1968 Camaro 327 1968 Honda mini-trail z50a #377 1966 uh 1-D Huey Last edited by yote1234; 08-28-2024 at 02:36 PM. Reason: pic |
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Re: old (member) new truck 1951 3100 deluxe
The bad thing with a small steering wheel and stock steering is that it takes a lot more effort to turn at slow speeds and your chest muscles get more of a workout than they may want. Been there done that had the sore muscles.
What a great looking truck and it is great to see that someone didn't stick a bunch of truck fru fru on it as you see too much of now.
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Re: old (member) new truck 1951 3100 deluxe
thanks for the reply mr48.. i was thinking more of shorting the column instead of a smaller wheel
thx again for the input. Dave
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Re: old (member) new truck 1951 3100 deluxe
shortening the column is harder than first thought. the steering shaft is a one piece unit that goes from the steering box to the steering wheel. yes it can be shortened but it may be more work than anticipated.
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yes i think it would be involved but i believe if i removed it from the truck and disassembled , cut down a few? Maby 3 inches, weld it then rebuild and re- installed i think i could do this in a few days? but i will do more research on this before i remove it.
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Re: old (member) new truck 1951 3100 deluxe
It is basically a shaft inside a tube from the box to the strg wheel. One piece from steering box to steering wheel. The outer tube can be cut above the box, then the shaft cut slightly above that. A bearing can be installed in the tube to support the shaft there. Then the same thing can be done on the upper part, below the column shifter box. The upper tube will need to be supported where it exits the cab. The floor mounted bracket for that is available from online suppliers. a couple of u joints can be used with a section of double D shaft to connect the dots after you have shortened the upper part to your liking. The inner shaft can be ground or filed fown to accept a u joint. The bearings required are called flanged bearings and can be found easily if you look for a wheelbarrow or wheel dolly wheel bearing. If you google the procedure, I am sure you will find a thread on doing exactly what you are looking for.
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thank you for the encouraging words. being a 4-speed i figured it wont be too hard. i have not found a specific thread on this and that amazes me. but i will search further and hope i find a specific thread simplifying this task. thx again, dave
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