My CMP

[Stony Smith]

so with a little digging found them.

the number 48 is circled in big numbers beside a GM logo, then the small numbers are 3835327, which if I go off any of the VIN number ID pages it's between 42 and 51 so I can assume it's still the original 216 engine

Can anyone supply me a pic of what the original air pump looked like? I still have the line in the frame rail as well, Thanks Walde, I was wondering what that was.

[Walde Libera]

Stony

Borrowed a pic from a previous post.

Walde

[Stony Smith]

Thanks Walde, seems your going to be my go to guy for all my questions(hope you have all the measurments for the rear section! Did all chevy's come with this? if so it might be a part that isn't so difficult to find... with luck of course!

Here's another angle I've been thinking with this thing I like the idea of the bigger engine, but the gears are still going to hold me back for traveling long distance, I think the bigger trucks came with 6:13 to 1 gears, I found a longer wheel base Ford in my travels that buried up to the top of the axles, I don't want to dig it out just to find that it's not going to jive. Are the Ford Axles the same as Chevy?

[aj.lec]

Originally Posted by Stony Smith

, I think the bigger trucks came with 6:13 to 1 gears, I found a longer wheel base Ford in my travels that buried up to the top of the axles, I don't want to dig it out just to find that it's not going to jive. Are the Ford Axles the same as Chevy?

C15a had 6.5:1 diffs C30 ,C60s , C60l and CGT have 7.16:1 diffs
Axles are interchangeable but Ford and Chev have different housings
So if you want more road speed you need C15a centers

Long term it would be benificial not to modify a gun tractor as they are quite rare and worth more unmodified and restored to original

[Bruce Parker (RIP)]

I can help you out with the correct transmission compressor. PM if interested.

Originally Posted by Stony Smith

Thanks Walde, seems your going to be my go to guy for all my questions(hope you have all the measurments for the rear section! Did all chevy's come with this? if so it might be a part that isn't so difficult to find... with luck of course!

Here's another angle I've been thinking with this thing I like the idea of the bigger engine, but the gears are still going to hold me back for traveling long distance, I think the bigger trucks came with 6:13 to 1 gears, I found a longer wheel base Ford in my travels that buried up to the top of the axles, I don't want to dig it out just to find that it's not going to jive. Are the Ford Axles the same as Chevy?