[Bob Carriere]

Being in the process of rebuilding a c15 cab 11 I have opted for a 1958 Chev 3 ton truck engine...... 261 cu. i. stock rating at 150 HP....called the Job Master. It as the full oil pressure system and external full flow oil filter provision. As per advice from the Stovebolt.com gurus I am installing the head from a Chev 235 to slightly increase the compression... somewhere around 8.5 .....stock cam stock carb circa 1958

This engine is a total bolt in..... fits the bell housing...... important to note that the right hand drive trcuks have a very special right hand bell housing that allows the cluthch fork to exit on the driver's side...

I had hopes of... still considering... using the 1958 4 speed.. fully synchro... stronger gear box......BUT .. it is somewhat longer that the original 1940 Chev tranny and I am not sure I canmake it fit without major surgery which i would like to avoid.

I realize that the fully syncho gear box will deprive me of the melodious craching sound referred to by Geoff... but I can alwyas shift the synchro without using the clutch fully depressed to impressed the purists..hahaha

All of the above have been dictated by the ease of maintenance..... ability to drive the usual 300 t0 500 miles to go to a meet.... at a reasonable pace ... with reasonable dependability. In Canada and Northern USA our highway distances and speeds really make a convertion a necessity....... In fact I may use 20 wheels on my C15 to get better speed and reserve my original 16 wheels for official shows and parades.

My goal is to get close to original...sound and sights.... with some degree of dependability and safety.

For the same reason my brake whee cylinders will be Stainless steel lined and I "may" opt for a modern split master cylinder from a circa 1970 Chev 1 ton truck.

I intend to drive my truck as a pleasure vehicle... even occasional mud holes will be visited.

To each is own!!!!