What Did You Do With Your Truck Today ?

[Dan in Pasadena]

Originally Posted by G&R's57GMC

This is for you Denee, Look near the bolt head.

There's a bolt head in that picture? I just see a bikini!

Boy, that receiver hitch for the Venture/Uplander really DOES fit like it was made for our trucks. Ever since you posted that factlet I've been monitoring CL for one.

[Clarance J]

Originally Posted by Dan in Pasadena

Yeah, you can see my dirty jeans - I dug out a big stump and planted a climbing rose today - and my belly sorta looks like it's sticking out - which I SUPPOSE it does but not as bad as the rounded bumper seems to show...at least I don't THINK it does

Dan, I think what you have there is the fun house mirror effect. Chrome bumpers always make me look that way and I know that I'm not that round. I can only hope that I'm right. That's why I never wear stripes. You can tell if I'm walking or rolling.

[Denee007]

Dan, that's an interesting picture cause even zooming in on it, I can't see the person taking the picture! Nice looking bumper btw!!

Originally Posted by G&R's57GMC

This is for you Denee, Look near the bolt head.

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[G&R's57GMC]

Denee,

Look to the right of the right bolt head on the curve, you'll see me from the waist up.

Hint the florescent light is just above me.

Glen

[G&R's57GMC]

Originally Posted by Dan in Pasadena

There's a bolt head in that picture? I just see a bikini!

Boy, that receiver hitch for the Venture/Uplander really DOES fit like it was made for our trucks. Ever since you posted that factlet I've been monitoring CL for one.

Dan,
Call the U-Haul company store near you not the local dealer, If I remember right the receiver was around $125.

[Dan in Pasadena]

Originally Posted by G&R's57GMC

Dan,
Call the U-Haul company store near you not the local dealer, If I remember right the receiver was around $125.

Oh I know I can do that to get it.

I'm just a cheap bastard and don't need it in the short term which is why I'm "Craigslist creeping" to find a cheap used one!

[focusedontheprize]

Placed my order with Hurst Racing Tires for my white walls. Thanks for the help NEWFISHER and Coach.

[Russell Ashley]

I worked mine some more. I went over to the lumber yard to pick up some cedar 2x4's. While there I met a guy who has a 50 AD and a 51 GMC. He was familiar with Stovebolt.com but not this forum, so I suggested that he look this forum up.

[agnes the dog]

Finished up installing the 3" drop axle.

[Stepside Jim]

Just looking at the pictures of the last couple trucks sitting in real life situations vs sitting in the garage makes such wonderful statements.

I'd write more but I have to get back out to the garage and do more sanding.

Thanks for the motivational pictures. Jim

[Dan in Pasadena]

Agnes, Looks nice. About how I want mine to sit. Lower but not slammed -which of course is hard to do with the straight axle.

DO you have a photo of it before? Is it a 3" dropped axle only or did you pull leaves, or do other things to lower it?

[dubie]

I haven't really touched mine in a couple days. I sanded and primed the door panels while the wife built and upholstered a panel to fit in the recessed area. I'll post some pics of it later on. Other than that I was shimming the bed up to make the body lines match and continued on the wiring

[Russell Ashley]

I wish mine was a little lower in the front like Dubie and Agnes but it's as low as it will go with the original front axle. There is only about 1 1/4 inches between the spring and the rubber bump stop now. This is due to tired springs, not anything I did.

[crossfire84]

bought new tires for the truck.

[agnes the dog]

Originally Posted by Dan in Pasadena

Agnes, Looks nice. About how I want mine to sit. Lower but not slammed -which of course is hard to do with the straight axle.

DO you have a photo of it before? Is it a 3" dropped axle only or did you pull leaves, or do other things to lower it?

Here's a pic of the truck the day I got it. I pulled two leafs almost immediately, but the pack was so weak that the rest of them dearched very quickly. That's why I went on my search for a drop axle. I'm on a tight budget, so I had to find a used one. Worked out great though. I got it from a guy in Wisconsin while we were up there on spring break. I got the Nostalgia Sid's axle (drum to drum with new king pins installed), steering stabilizer, a monster tie rod with new ends, steering box, new shocks, spring packs, and an adjustable drag link (and a set of wheels and other misc parts) all for $300. He had put 168 miles on the setup. He went with a Heidt's front end because his wife didn't like the ride.



Thanks for the compliments!

[NEWFISHER]

" He went with a Heidt's front end because his wife didn't like the ride. "

I hope that statement never falls from my lips, it scares me to read it! I am blessed with a great wife, some of the little projects in , around and under the cars/trucks she will help with.

You saved $700 on the axle and steer parts, $600 ish on the leaf packs and he tossed in the shocks and steering box. You did well!

[SCHRUMGMC]

Beautiful Trucks


How much did you get yours for Dubie ?

[Dan in Pasadena]

Originally Posted by agnes the dog

Here's a pic of the truck the day I got it. I pulled two leafs almost immediately, but the pack was so weak that the rest of them dearched very quickly. That's why I went on my search for a drop axle. I'm on a tight budget, so I had to find a used one. Worked out great though. I got it from a guy in Wisconsin while we were up there on spring break. I got the Nostalgia Sid's axle (drum to drum with new king pins installed), steering stabilizer, a monster tie rod with new ends, steering box, new shocks, spring packs, and an adjustable drag link (and a set of wheels and other misc parts) all for $300....

You realize you got a SCREAMING cheap deal, right? Congrats. I've been searching for a deal like that for a year.

I HAVE to do something as someone honked up my front spring packs. One side has 5 leaves and the other has 6 though it rides level side-to-side!
No idea why they did that, plus my shackle bolts/pins - whatever the proper term for them - are screwed up as the grease retaining rubber is torn and "squishing" out.

I am REAL tempted to try the 3" drop leaf spring pack from The Truck Shop since I HAVE to do something anyway (if I am keeping the straight axle). If it isn't low enough I could add the dropped axle, but it's a "Catch-22" because the springs don't do anything for my (likely) need for rebuilt kingpins. Then I'd have to pull the whole thing out again....OH THE HUMANITY!

[SCHRUMGMC]

Hindenburg, Dan

[Dan in Pasadena]

That's right, Junior. (Hindenburg)

Better call a waambulance! lol.

[SCHRUMGMC]

Every time I hear the OOOH THE HUMANITY I see that blimp

[Dan in Pasadena]

If anyone cares and just to have SOMETHING to report today:

I installed a short length of clear 5/16" vinyl tubing from my radiator overflow tube to the "intake" tube on my stainless overflow tank that I posted a photo of back a couple pages in #1970.

[SCHRUMGMC]

Can a Tire off of a 1972 GMC fit on a 59 gmc ?

[Dan in Pasadena]

Any tire off any vehicle can fit ANY other vehicle IF you have the correct rim for it.

That said, I THINK what you're asking about is the lug pattern. The '59 likely still has its original 6 lugs. The '72 (I think) has a 5 lugs on a 5" bolt pattern. So no, with those variables it won't fit.

FYI, GM trucks have the 5 on 5 pattern, cars had the 5 on 4-3/4" pattern.

[SCHRUMGMC]

The tire is on the Rim for the 72

I hope