- 321. [oletrucks] Swap meet (score: 1)
- Author: "Hanlon, Bill" <Bill.Hanlon@COMPAQ.com>
- Date: Thu, 20 Jul 2000 07:48:45 -0500
- Any of you southeast Texas oletruckers going to the Conroe swap meet this weekend? Nothing like walking around in 100+ degree heat looking at other people's junk. oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM
- /html/oletrucks/2000-07/msg00814.html (6,661 bytes)
- 322. RE: [oletrucks] Front brake parts (score: 1)
- Author: "Hanlon, Bill" <Bill.Hanlon@COMPAQ.com>
- Date: Thu, 20 Jul 2000 16:34:21 -0500
- I don't know if it is a bolt on or not, but I just finished converting my 57 GMC 102 (equivalent to 57 Chev 3200) front brakes to disks. I could contribute backing plates, slave cylinders, drums and
- /html/oletrucks/2000-07/msg00843.html (8,526 bytes)
- 323. RE: [oletrucks] And you wonder why I want an IFS? (score: 1)
- Author: "Hanlon, Bill" <Bill.Hanlon@COMPAQ.com>
- Date: Mon, 24 Jul 2000 10:56:24 -0500
- I paid a little more than that for roller bearings, which should last a lot longer. Sounds like it is time for kingpins and bushings. hehe, just joking, but I pulled off my front drums and the passen
- /html/oletrucks/2000-07/msg00955.html (9,106 bytes)
- 324. RE: [oletrucks] And you wonder why I want an IFS? (score: 1)
- Author: "Hanlon, Bill" <Bill.Hanlon@COMPAQ.com>
- Date: Mon, 24 Jul 2000 14:01:17 -0500
- I have the part numbers that were stamped on the bearings at home. I'll look them up tonight and send the numbers tomorrow. Like many other parts that our oletruck specific parts suppliers sell, the
- /html/oletrucks/2000-07/msg00961.html (10,765 bytes)
- 325. RE: [oletrucks] And you wonder why I want an IFS? (score: 1)
- Author: "Hanlon, Bill" <Bill.Hanlon@COMPAQ.com>
- Date: Mon, 24 Jul 2000 16:04:47 -0500
- Heavy Chevy is one supplier that does it's best to keep you from knowing the original part number. That is where I got the brake parts referred to below. They did the same thing with the coolant temp
- /html/oletrucks/2000-07/msg00964.html (13,646 bytes)
- 326. RE: [oletrucks] I can't believe I'm saying this...too many projec (score: 1)
- Author: "Hanlon, Bill" <Bill.Hanlon@COMPAQ.com>
- Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2000 13:05:59 -0500
- Notice that when Miq had to make room the project he is willing to give up is his wife's. Sounds right to me. Anyone that knows me will be in complete shock to hear (read) this, but I have to confess
- /html/oletrucks/2000-07/msg00994.html (10,171 bytes)
- 327. RE: [oletrucks] And you wonder why I want an IFS? (score: 1)
- Author: "Hanlon, Bill" <Bill.Hanlon@COMPAQ.com>
- Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2000 13:43:43 -0500
- The bearings I purchased are definately NOT Timken. They are probably made from re-cycled rice hulls, but I hope that they are still better than ball bearings. Anyway, the numbers are: Inner = MBS 9
- /html/oletrucks/2000-07/msg00995.html (11,730 bytes)
- 328. [oletrucks] TF front springs (score: 1)
- Author: "Hanlon, Bill" <Bill.Hanlon@COMPAQ.com>
- Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2000 15:03:42 -0500
- At a swap meet over the weekend I noticed two Chevy TF trucks that had 6 leaf front springs. One was a 55, the other a 57. Both were 6 cylinder. My 57 GMC 102 has 8 leaf springs on the front. I'd lik
- /html/oletrucks/2000-07/msg00998.html (11,625 bytes)
- 329. RE: [oletrucks] New to the list (score: 1)
- Author: "Hanlon, Bill" <Bill.Hanlon@COMPAQ.com>
- Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2000 17:14:15 -0500
- Given the width of the hemi, you will probably have to reposition the steering box anyway which is a good reason not to stay with the stock front end. Hello everyone. I've been reading this list for
- /html/oletrucks/2000-07/msg00999.html (10,159 bytes)
- 330. RE: [oletrucks] turn signal cup (score: 1)
- Author: "Hanlon, Bill" <Bill.Hanlon@COMPAQ.com>
- Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2000 08:16:41 -0500
- Your guess is right. That is the job of the wedge. The trick, at least if you have a Hydra-Matic, is figuring out how to tighten the screw. There is very little clearance between the head of the scre
- /html/oletrucks/2000-07/msg01022.html (8,118 bytes)
- 331. RE: [oletrucks] 1954 GMC VIN Number (score: 1)
- Author: "Hanlon, Bill" <Bill.Hanlon@COMPAQ.com>
- Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2000 10:32:22 -0500
- To expand on Bob's information below: C = Oakland CA plant P = Pontiac MI plant Z = 54 (and I think 1st series 55) Y = 55 2nd series X = 56 T = 57 S = 58/9 101 is 1/2 ton short bed 102 is 1/2 ton lon
- /html/oletrucks/2000-07/msg01032.html (7,780 bytes)
- 332. RE: [oletrucks] Measurement please (task force) (score: 1)
- Author: "Hanlon, Bill" <Bill.Hanlon@COMPAQ.com>
- Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2000 14:38:12 -0500
- Another thing to consider is that fiberglass rear fenders can be had for TFs that are 3 inches wider than standard. Hello guysI have an opportunity to buy some new rear wheels for my truck at a prett
- /html/oletrucks/2000-07/msg01085.html (8,747 bytes)
- 333. RE: [oletrucks] '57 Wiper Motor, Repaired! (score: 1)
- Author: "Hanlon, Bill" <Bill.Hanlon@COMPAQ.com>
- Date: Mon, 31 Jul 2000 08:30:04 -0500
- As you were sitting in the spa, did your wife provide you with your cold beverage of choice before she went to the parts store for you? Hello List, I decided to take the wiper motor apart since I had
- /html/oletrucks/2000-07/msg01199.html (8,358 bytes)
- 334. [oletrucks] GMC V8 head questions (score: 1)
- Author: "Hanlon, Bill" <Bill.Hanlon@COMPAQ.com>
- Date: Fri, 2 Jun 2000 14:24:49 -0500
- My '57 GMC truck came with a Pontiac 347" V8. The Master Parts Manual for my truck lists a part number of 524370. These are low (7.8:1) compression ratio heads that I believe were only used on the tr
- /html/oletrucks/2000-06/msg00022.html (8,083 bytes)
- 335. RE: [oletrucks] Ki ngpins on a half ton AD (score: 1)
- Author: "Hanlon, Bill" <Bill.Hanlon@COMPAQ.com>
- Date: Fri, 2 Jun 2000 15:58:55 -0500
- Any decent shop should be able to do the work. The specs (see Maintenance Manual - I have one at home if you don't) call out the size for the king pin's hole in the end of the axle. If worn beyond th
- /html/oletrucks/2000-06/msg00025.html (9,406 bytes)
- 336. RE: [oletrucks] Hydra-matic Hop-Up parts available? (score: 1)
- Author: "Hanlon, Bill" <Bill.Hanlon@COMPAQ.com>
- Date: Tue, 6 Jun 2000 08:27:09 -0500
- I've been e-mailing jec2@gte.net in California who claims to be doing performance mods for Hydra-Matics. Hydra-matic vs. 700R4? Remember that the Hydro will not give you an overdrive. It would be re
- /html/oletrucks/2000-06/msg00106.html (9,561 bytes)
- 337. RE: [oletrucks] Re: fiberglass fenders? (score: 1)
- Author: "Hanlon, Bill" <Bill.Hanlon@COMPAQ.com>
- Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2000 08:20:09 -0500
- I have glass fenders on my 57 GMC. I couldn't find a decent driver's side rear fender that did not have a cut-out for a spare when I was ready to paint, so I bought a set of glass fenders from one of
- /html/oletrucks/2000-06/msg00242.html (8,289 bytes)
- 338. RE: [oletrucks] alternator vs. generator (score: 1)
- Author: "Hanlon, Bill" <Bill.Hanlon@COMPAQ.com>
- Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2000 09:49:08 -0500
- Jack's point about pulley size brings up an interesting point. I put a single wire alternator on my 57 GMC V8 5+ years ago. I am very happy with it's overall performance, however at idle speed (with
- /html/oletrucks/2000-06/msg00279.html (9,399 bytes)
- 339. RE: [oletrucks] Interesting article in Pickups N Panels in Print- (score: 1)
- Author: "Hanlon, Bill" <Bill.Hanlon@COMPAQ.com>
- Date: Wed, 21 Jun 2000 07:14:32 -0500
- I have not seen one, but my GMC master parts manual shows the Chevy TF dash parts as well as funny sheet metal front end parts. My '57 GMC 102 (1/2 ton w/ 89" bed) came equipped with a 3.07 rear end
- /html/oletrucks/2000-06/msg00509.html (8,207 bytes)
- 340. RE: [oletrucks] speedometer/'53 (score: 1)
- Author: "Hanlon, Bill" <Bill.Hanlon@COMPAQ.com>
- Date: Wed, 21 Jun 2000 16:49:02 -0500
- Sounds to me like the inner cable is a little long. I just replaced a chewed up drive gear to get my speedo and odo working again, which it did...for a while. Everything worked like a charm but after
- /html/oletrucks/2000-06/msg00519.html (7,649 bytes)
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