\"NEW\" Chevy purchase......check out the pic!! ... and answer a few Q\'s
Who says that owning old Chevrolets isn't a disease!!!???? /forums/images/graemlins/waytogo.gif
Isn't she a beaut???!!! /forums/images/graemlins/thinking.gif You're looking at a 1964 Chevy C60.
OK, so most of you are probably wondering "WHY"??? Well, for starters....my wife and I are finally moving from California to the East Coast, and we are going to need a "U-Haul" type vehicle to get there. I started pricing out a 1-way rental and quickly realized that it would be a LOT cheaper to simply BUY this vehicle and use it for the move. I might even decide to sell it once I get where I'm going and probably get all my money back out of it.... It just seemed to make sense to me.
Anyway, being a vintage Chevy, it's familiar to me in a lot of ways but really unfamiliar in others. Here are a few "headscratchers" that I hope you guys can help with:
1. Gearbox - It's a 5-speed manual from a company called Clark. The actual part number is 265V. It has two PTOs on it, which is pretty cool, but it needs a clutch, so finding a good parts source will be step 1. The truck won't drive without one.
2. Two-Speed rear axle. The owner now claims it's only a single speed, but the VIN tag describes it as having two ratios (?)6.40 & 8.72 There is a vaccuum canister near the pinion which I believe is how the gear selection is controlled. I also thought there would be an additional lever or button on the floor shifter, but theres no apparent way to actuate that vaccuum port??
3. Engine - Owner claimed that it was a 327 (which was one of the engines offered) but the valve covers, and equally spaced exhaust ports are saying "BIG BLOCK"!!! to me..... Nice score, so maybe that makes it a 396/402? In either case, it purrs like a kitten. The whole truck only has 50,000 original miles on it, and from the papertrail this truck has, the motor has never been replaced.
SHOP MANUAL: This is what I was planning to buy....
From the preliminary research I've done, the 1963 manual contains the majority of the service information, and 1964 only had a year-specific "supplemental" manual issued. I was planning on buying 1963 & 1964 to have a complete set of books to start sorting this truck out. Does anyone know if this book will cover the heavier trucks like the C60?
My 1972 Truck Shop Manual only covers the C10, C20 & C30. I'd like to make sure I'm getting the right stuff before I go and blow around $80 for books!!! /forums/images/graemlins/dunno.gif
There's lots more to tell, but I guess I'll wait to see if anyone cares about this post before I post up more pics and write a whole lot more. I would definitely like some help from those folks who are "in-the-know" on these bigger rigs...
Who says that owning old Chevrolets isn't a disease!!!???? /forums/images/graemlins/waytogo.gif
Isn't she a beaut???!!! /forums/images/graemlins/thinking.gif You're looking at a 1964 Chevy C60.
OK, so most of you are probably wondering "WHY"??? Well, for starters....my wife and I are finally moving from California to the East Coast, and we are going to need a "U-Haul" type vehicle to get there. I started pricing out a 1-way rental and quickly realized that it would be a LOT cheaper to simply BUY this vehicle and use it for the move. I might even decide to sell it once I get where I'm going and probably get all my money back out of it.... It just seemed to make sense to me.
Anyway, being a vintage Chevy, it's familiar to me in a lot of ways but really unfamiliar in others. Here are a few "headscratchers" that I hope you guys can help with:
1. Gearbox - It's a 5-speed manual from a company called Clark. The actual part number is 265V. It has two PTOs on it, which is pretty cool, but it needs a clutch, so finding a good parts source will be step 1. The truck won't drive without one.
2. Two-Speed rear axle. The owner now claims it's only a single speed, but the VIN tag describes it as having two ratios (?)6.40 & 8.72 There is a vaccuum canister near the pinion which I believe is how the gear selection is controlled. I also thought there would be an additional lever or button on the floor shifter, but theres no apparent way to actuate that vaccuum port??
3. Engine - Owner claimed that it was a 327 (which was one of the engines offered) but the valve covers, and equally spaced exhaust ports are saying "BIG BLOCK"!!! to me..... Nice score, so maybe that makes it a 396/402? In either case, it purrs like a kitten. The whole truck only has 50,000 original miles on it, and from the papertrail this truck has, the motor has never been replaced.
SHOP MANUAL: This is what I was planning to buy....
From the preliminary research I've done, the 1963 manual contains the majority of the service information, and 1964 only had a year-specific "supplemental" manual issued. I was planning on buying 1963 & 1964 to have a complete set of books to start sorting this truck out. Does anyone know if this book will cover the heavier trucks like the C60?
My 1972 Truck Shop Manual only covers the C10, C20 & C30. I'd like to make sure I'm getting the right stuff before I go and blow around $80 for books!!! /forums/images/graemlins/dunno.gif
There's lots more to tell, but I guess I'll wait to see if anyone cares about this post before I post up more pics and write a whole lot more. I would definitely like some help from those folks who are "in-the-know" on these bigger rigs...
