Historical/This I know/60-66 Model Changes

[Frizzle Fry]

Stickified!

[jchav62]

Very cool truck! Glad this thread got re-sticky'd...

[Vernski]

Just put some new breaks on my 65 gmc fleetside. I knew that the rear end was a leaf spring option on it but did not know how rare they were. The brake shoes & wheel cylinder are the same as the rest. But the drums are not. They are taller about a 1/2 inch. I first took my drums to Les Schwab to have the drums trued up and they said they were to far gone and that I needed new ones, well they had some @ $80 per drum. I knew I could do better cause I checked online and told them no thanks. I went to NAPA and they had a pair that I purchased @ $40 per drum took them home and tried one and it covered all but a 1/2 inch of the shoe. I took them back to NAPA and showed them the difference, allot of head scratch'n going on there finally the parts guy said why don't you have your old ones trued up they don't look so bad. I told him what Les Schwab had said about them being toast and I didn't think they were that bad either. Well NAPA trued them up for $9, good for another 50 years.
Couldn't find the original drums anywhere NAPA had a listing but no part # for them. Just a heads up about tire shops not looking out for the customer be careful out there. Vernski

[slorio]

Vernski:
The 1000 series GMC trucks all used a 10 bolt Dana 44 rear end with leaf springs. If you need drums in 50 years, you might check the part numbers listed in the attached. I had the same trouble when I started on my 1966 1000 series GMC fenderside.
Regards,
Steve New Orleans

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s....php?p=3399195

[ChiefRocka]

Good info...it's going up !!

[Vernski]

Thanks Solrio for the part#'s , I forgot to ask in my post will this difference in the rear ends affect when I change gear ratio's as mine is low geared? Thanks guys. Vernski

[1964C10]

Thanks for all the work on this post Aerotruk! I enjoy reading this thread.

[aerotruk63]

1960 Identification

[aerotruk63]

1960 Last page

[aerotruk63]

Power Brake unit
http://cardone.com/English/club/memb...ARTNUM=50-3537

[NF65Fleetside]

OK, so tell me this! What determined the sideview mirrors for the models? Were those options? Some have the standard stem and square/circle, some were the work/farm verticle rectangle, and I see others with full on towing mirrors.
Is the vast variety purely from people getting creative on their own or did GM actually put out all these mirror options?

[1Bad62Pro/Street]

A Few Points of Interests 60--66 Chevy Trucks:

[1Bad62Pro/Street]

Originally Posted by NF65Fleetside

OK, so tell me this! What determined the sideview mirrors for the models? Were those options? Some have the standard stem and square/circle, some were the work/farm verticle rectangle, and I see others with full on towing mirrors.
Is the vast variety purely from people getting creative on their own or did GM actually put out all these mirror options?

I don't think they to many options in those years. What you probably see the most on these trucks maybe the West Coast Mirrors.


Towing mirrors. People put all kinds of after marked mirrors or just get some off another brand of truck and or just later year Chevy/GMC truck.
I think they were just one or maybe two options.
There are some fellars on here that up to par on this.
I am still learning myself.

[Bertomarc]

Does somebody knows anything about rims. I got this 66 LWB and I did not see these rims before. Where are they coming from?????

[Franks Fab Shop]

they look toyota 4x4 to me

[1Bad62Pro/Street]

They look like they are off of a Ford Ranger. There was one parked beside me today at work. Looked identical to those less the center cap.

[Bertomarc]

thx. Looks simular yea. Must decide if i'm going to put original rims for myn or I leave this ones on it. They are not bad looking, but I want to make them red with ww tires, don't know if that will look good on this rims. Going to sand one and powder coat him red to see if it's looking ok???

regards,

Berto

[1Bad62Pro/Street]

I think your truck would look good with Smoothies.
Also go to the search above and search the forum for wheel picture threads so you can get an idea of what you like or not. There are a few that are on here.

[LILRED66]

They are commonly referred to as:

"Cat's Eye" pods (Chevrolet Pickup Color History, by Tom Brownell and Mike Mueller, page 67)
"Double Bubble" (Encyclopedia of CHEVROLET Trucks, Don Bunn, page 101)
"Aviation Inspired" (Chevrolet Pickup Color History, by Ton Brownell and Mike Mueller, page 67)
"Ovoid Pods" (Chevy Pickup Trucks, by Steve Strathan, page 60)
"Jet Pod" air inlets (Standard Catalog of Chevrolet Trucks, by John Gunnell, page 98)
"Flat, Scoop-Like, Jet Pod" (Chevrolet Pickups 1946-1972, by John Gunnell, page 56)

[bushytlb]

Lilred66; Thanks for the information and references. Are these hoods rare or sought after. Will they fit any c10 60-66? bushy

[markeb01]

Originally Posted by LILRED66

They are commonly referred to as:

"Cat's Eye" pods (Chevrolet Pickup Color History, by Tom Brownell and Mike Mueller, page 67)
"Double Bubble" (Encyclopedia of CHEVROLET Trucks, Don Bunn, page 101)
"Aviation Inspired" (Chevrolet Pickup Color History, by Ton Brownell and Mike Mueller, page 67)
"Ovoid Pods" (Chevy Pickup Trucks, by Steve Strathan, page 60)
"Jet Pod" air inlets (Standard Catalog of Chevrolet Trucks, by John Gunnell, page 98)
"Flat, Scoop-Like, Jet Pod" (Chevrolet Pickups 1946-1972, by John Gunnell, page 56)

Thanks Tony, I'm sure it took some time to research and post all this.

An interesting observation - one downside of the 60-61 GMC hood in particular is with such a large "screened" area open in the front, a ton of road spray and crud is injested especially in the winter. This makes it much more difficult to keep the engine compartment clean, and will clog up an open element paper filter with regularity. Of course if you're lucky enough to have one you may not care about this problem.

[K-TEN]

"On the 1960 model year the pods had a horizontal bar going across the opening.

On the 1961 model year the pods had a verticle bars in the pod."

I'm sure you meant to reverse the years Jake. The 60 had the vertical only bars. The 61 had the large horizontal bar. Kind of like a 2 bladed propeller.

[jbgroby]

yep,

sorry I had it backward ;(

[bushytlb]

jbgroby, and K-TEN; Thanks for the information. The tip to look for rust out under the lip if useful. bushy

[Hilandr451]

1960 Chevy as it came from the factory.



1960 or 1961 GMC (both had the same hoods)



1961 Chevy hood on a GMC (or a GMC grill on a 1961 Chevy hard to tell from this angle)