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Re: Upgrade to power brakes from manual
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As far as the body goes. I like the 62 Hood more than the 60 Hood so I'll stick with it. REALLY contemplating changing the bed to a Long Step Side. I already have the fenders and front and rear of the bed off a 60 in may garage. I'm pretty sure I can use those. All I should need is the longer steps in front of the wheel well, the rear steps, and the inside bed walls. |
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Re: Upgrade to power brakes from manual
Sorry for the 235 picture being so much larger than my picture of the 292, but you get the idea. They are pretty visually different from each other if you know what they look like.
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Re: Upgrade to power brakes from manual
Here's a 250, which is just a 230 with a longer stroke crankshaft.
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Re: Upgrade to power brakes from manual
Yep, that's a 235 (or possibly 261 if you're real lucky). Which also confirms it as a '62 in my mind, since a '63 would have a 230.
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Re: Upgrade to power brakes from manual
Long bed fleet to long bed step is pretty easy to do. There are different mounting locations for the bed though. The long bed stepside parts (side panels and steps) are not reproduced and a little harder to find, but they are out there....and no steps behind the fenders....just in front. If your considering a swap, I'd look for a donar bed instead of parting it together. It'd be cheaper to do. The front bed panels and tailgates for the stepsides are pretty much interchangeable from late 55-66 so that should help you with your search.
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Re: Upgrade to power brakes from manual
They were probably step bumpers which were normally dealer installed. The step bumpers wrap around the back of the trucks and are normally very heavy duty bumpers
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1963 Short bed step side SBW 427 big block and borg warner T-16 HD 3 speed manual http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=519869 1963 Short bed fleetside BBW 348 1st gen big block w/Powerglide http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=619024 1964 Short bed trailer |
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Re: Upgrade to power brakes from manual
BTW, from my understanding most (maybe even all?) of the parts are the same for the '55 (2nd series) to '66 stepside beds. I know the fenders and all that stuff is supposed to be '55-'66, and IIRC the tailgate is actually a '47-'87 part somehow.
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Re: Upgrade to power brakes from manual
Looks like a fairly decent truck
![]() I agree that it is a '62 C20 with either a 235 or a 261. Most likely a 235. I do have a single 8 hole 17.5 wheel if you are interested.
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Re: Upgrade to power brakes from manual
$35.00 plus shipping
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Re: Upgrade to power brakes from manual
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47-53 had a different design tailgate than the 54-87
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1963 Short bed step side SBW 427 big block and borg warner T-16 HD 3 speed manual http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=519869 1963 Short bed fleetside BBW 348 1st gen big block w/Powerglide http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=619024 1964 Short bed trailer |
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Re: Upgrade to power brakes from manual
That's what I've always thought, thanks for the picture. Can't remember who was saying it goes back to that, but I guess they got confused if it was used in '54; probably extrapolated that back or something. I think I read it on a parts site selling them, though; hopefully they've corrected that by now!
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1963 Short bed step side SBW 427 big block and borg warner T-16 HD 3 speed manual http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=519869 1963 Short bed fleetside BBW 348 1st gen big block w/Powerglide http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=619024 1964 Short bed trailer |
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Re: Upgrade to power brakes from manual
Ohhh...and I saw in the new Class Industries catalog I got yesterday that they are reproducing the long bed stepside bedsides......
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Re: Upgrade to power brakes from manual
Yeah I bought what I thought was a 64 as it came with a 64 title. The truck did not have a vin plate on the door frame but after removing the body parts found the number on the frame saying it was a 65, also the motor turned out to be a 65 so have to go through the 68A form here in Texas to get it retitled. The North Texas Auto Theft Task Force at least told me the truck is not stolen so that was a relief. But in order to get a new correct title with a new vin plate I have to get the truck completed and take it to them for inspection and then I can get the correct title and be able to get a new vin plate.
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Re: Upgrade to power brakes from manual
So how hard is it to upgrade to coil springs on a 62?
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Re: Upgrade to power brakes from manual
You will have to do a complete suspension and crossmember swap. May as well upgrade to discs with power steering and brakes if you're going to all that work.
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