squirrel's 57 Chevy one ton

[squirrel]

Chevy V8s have the engine numbers stamped on the block deck surface in front of the pass side head. The little area about 3" long and 1/2" wide that I cleaned and sanded smooth looking for numbers

[Scott Liggett]

More BBC fun! I will suggest the same cam I got. Huge torque from right at idle.

[Caveman Tony]

congrats on your spiffy new GEN V block! Keep the timing chain cover & oil pan, or its dealer stuff. Couldn't find 'em anywhere when I did my Gen V.

Sierra Vista! Aaaaaaah, how I miss the dry heat. And solid sheetmetal on everything up to the age of Cortez soldier's armor... And even that stuff only has surface rust out there.

You keepin' the flatbed?

[squirrel]

This is a Mark IV, not the Gen V. Although the part number is the same! But the block appears to be from 91, the last of the old style. And it even says Mk IV on the back of the block, cast into it. I guess they were already producing the V when it was made?

I'm pretty sure I'm gonna lose the flatbed, but I'm not sure what will go on instead. I have an 8' 59 fleetside bed, I could shorten the wheelbase and use that, or try to find another rough bed to use as a donor to add a foot to it (that would be neat), or I may do something else with the truck. We'll see.

I think I have enough bedsides and stuff to make a 9' stepside too.

[CTX-SLPR]

I'm pretty sure I'm gonna lose the flatbed, but I'm not sure what will go on instead. I have an 8' 59 fleetside bed, I could shorten the wheelbase and use that, or try to find another rough bed to use as a donor to add a foot to it (that would be neat), or I may do something else with the truck. We'll see.

a '59 Longhorn, that'd be cool!

[SpiderGearsMan]

man , there some bad recon cranks in the early nineties , atk was real big offshoring machine work and most of the cranks failed , loads of comebacks

[JOES66FURY]

the metal flat bed is fugly but a nice wood bed with some nice wood stakes it would not be awful..

[squirrel]

heh....that's funny Joe, have you seen pics of my 59 chevy truck from 1985-1990?



But I've had enough of flat beds, I'll do something else with it.

[SuperBuickGuy]

heh....that's funny Joe, have you seen pics of my 59 chevy truck from 1985-1990?



But I've had enough of flat beds, I'll do something else with it.

yay - no flatbed
I'm all for flatbeds on work trucks.... but I've never thought they were a 'styleish' thing.

[squirrel]

I pulled the pan off and flipped the engine over. Neat stuff....the block is a 4 bolt main! and the three rod bearings I took out look ok, the crank is still pretty nice (can't feel any wear, mic at 2.1794 iirc)

I guess I'll buy some 20 under bearings and change them one pair at a time, and see if the rest are ok. It's kind of a pain to take off more than 4 caps at once.

Bearings are dated 1990