My 1971 Chevy Wrecker

[Sleepy Cheyenne]

Originally Posted by BlackHaze

That's a bit of a rare bird so hold on to it man.

[BlackHaze]

Originally Posted by Sleepy Cheyenne

That's a bit of a rare bird so hold on to it man.

i have to ask how it is rare and i think it was bought to be a wrecker looks like the bed was put on when it was bought but i cant say for sure

[Sleepy Cheyenne]

Originally Posted by BlackHaze

i have to ask how it is rare and i think it was bought to be a wrecker looks like the bed was put on when it was bought but i cant say for sure

Cause from what I can tell that is a original wrecker bed from the factory. The only thing that isn't original is the bumper. Wreckers are harder to find than swb and lwb, the only thing probably a little rarer than that is a lwb stepside

[BlackHaze]

here is some numbers that where on the side thought about calling them but i am not sure the area code home phone 974 1953 Dig Pagers 785 8012 388 2734 and on the hood it has tow joe the paint covers it but you can see it cause it was pin striped and the boom has a lighting bolt on it

[special-K]

There were no wreckers from the factory. The only factory bed was a stake body/flatbed. It would have been a cab & chassis from factory, then went to upfitter. All this could be done through the GM dealership. You could get any brand you wanted.

That's the first truck I've seen with a bezel and no gauges

[BlackHaze]

lol i was looking at it to see if it would look good to paint the outside rim blue to match the glove box the rest is in the building i have to get a printed circuit for it the other was coming apart and it has the original tachometer as well the miles is showing 89000 but idk probably like 289000 lol but idk

[BlackHaze]

some more pics

[BlackHaze]

top pic of what i could see looks good but still no luck with getting out of 1st lol i might drive it like that ( not would be WAY TO SLOW) still thinking about pulling the top off but kinda afraid never done it before and dont want to fu** something up

[fp1967]

From the looks of your pic, it looks like it is third gear to me, not that it really matters which gear it is stuck in. After the shifter was off, did you take a screw driver and try to shift the shift rails to get each one in neutral? If not, I would try that and see if that works for you. It's been about 25 years since I've had a top cover off of one of these trannys, I'm pretty sure it has to be in reverse to get the cover off. With the gear that is in now, I don't think that the cover will come off.

[BlackHaze]

Originally Posted by fp1967

From the looks of your pic, it looks like it is third gear to me, not that it really matters which gear it is stuck in. After the shifter was off, did you take a screw driver and try to shift the shift rails to get each one in neutral? If not, I would try that and see if that works for you. It's been about 25 years since I've had a top cover off of one of these trannys, I'm pretty sure it has to be in reverse to get the cover off. With the gear that is in now, I don't think that the cover will come off.

i try a screw driver in the far right and tryed sliding it forward but it didnt move and you have to have them in reverse great well if i cant get it to move might have to wd40 the he11 out of it and change the oil in the tranny idk what to do but i might have to buy another tranny i know where there is one at but it has a larger input shaft it is out of a 1967 1 1/2 ton

[Jurassic-1]

It probably sat for a while. You could spray some penetrant over the gears and slides and try to gently work the shifter. You could even add some trans fluid down the shifter hole before you put it back in. Note, Make sure the two dowels are still in the top of the trans where you twist the shifter cap down. I dropped one into a trans once. I got lucky and got it out through the drain hole. If you take it out in a field and run it slowly sometimes the motion of the gears moving will free up the shifter. If you get it to shift drain the fluid and put in some fresh fluid and start driving it more

[fp1967]

It looks to me, like the center one needs to go forward so it lines up with the spring loaded reverse plunger on the left one. It will then be in neutral and you can reinstall the shifter.

[BlackHaze]

Originally Posted by fp1967

It looks to me, like the center one needs to go forward so it lines up with the spring loaded reverse plunger on the left one. It will then be in neutral and you can reinstall the shifter.

i read your 1st post and went strait to the truck you was right it was the middle needing to go forward( i was putting it in the far right one) it shifts great now thanks now just got to get a rear gas tank and mount it

[BlackHaze]

here is the tank i am going to use. the ones that go under the bed in between the frame are a little high and looks really tight behind the rear axle on the wrecker so i am going to put this tank in the bed on the passenger side between the boom tower and the side of the bed