Its infectious

[Lionelgee]

Originally Posted by Ganmain Tony

Lionel anything, any help any time would be greatly appreciated & invaluable.

I guess all I can say is "you got me"

I just honestly cant stand the thought of the poor old thing rotting away in a paddock.

G'day Tony,
Yep sure did get you to rue those words hey! Yes, you can't leave any decent sort of truck to rot away in a paddock. Not even a Chevy aye!

Send me a PM with your details and I will email a load of photos on Friday or post them to you via snailmail -after I spend a happy day fossicking in the old truck Valhalla.

Leeann is even coming too - somewhat reluctantly I must admit.

Kind Regards
Lionel

[Rob MacDonald]

It's a four-speed - if you look you can see the 'reverse' lever on the side of the shift rod.

[Ganmain Tony]

Originally Posted by Seaforthpiper

It's a four-speed - if you look you can see the 'reverse' lever on the side of the shift rod.

Thanks Rob

Just to clarify what I meant - does the gearbox have 4 forward gears & 1 reverse. Or 3 forward gears and 1 reverse?

Is the box the same as what was used in a Chev Blitz (CMP)?

[Dinty]

G'day All, A 4 speed box is just that '4 forward gears' + reverse cheers Dennis
ps reverse is never counted in the 'speeds factor' unless maybe it's a 'Champ',,.

[Rusty]

Hi Tony, mills will still cut good quality hardwood for you. From the south coast you can get spotted gum, in the past used for bullock drays and ship frames or Iron bark is also available if you want to soften the ride due to the weight of the stuff. You should be able to get Red gum from near your place I belive there are still small mills operating out your way only last week I spoke to a chap with a Lucas mill from Wagga who was selling red gum at a swap meet.

If you order from the mill allow 25% shrinkage and machining waste, stack your wet boards with one inch spacers and let sit for a year in a dry stable temp enviroment. I have a cellar space were I stack and rack timber and it alays dries well without splitting.

[Ganmain Tony]

Originally Posted by Dinty

G'day All, A 4 speed box is just that '4 forward gears' + reverse cheers Dennis
ps reverse is never counted in the 'speeds factor' unless maybe it's a 'Champ',,.

Thanks Dennis,

I repeat my question - does this truck have a four speed gearbox & one reverse gear or is it a 3 speed box with one reverse gear.

Does this vehicle have the same gearbox as the Chev Blitz?

[cliff]

Originally Posted by Ganmain Tony

Thanks Dennis,

I repeat my question - does this truck have a four speed gearbox & one reverse gear or is it a 3 speed box with one reverse gear.

Does this vehicle have the same gearbox as the Chev Blitz?

Tony I am fairly certain the blitz has the same box as this Chev and as the 4 speed bit has been answered twice above in obscure ways I won't obscure the answer anymore

[Tony Smith]

Originally Posted by Ganmain Tony

I repeat my question - does this truck have a four speed gearbox & one reverse gear or is it a 3 speed box with one reverse gear.

Does this vehicle have the same gearbox as the Chev Blitz?

Drawing on my vast Chev knowledge ( ), the gearboxes available at the time were similar to the options offered by Ford. That is, there was a 3 spd synchro box in Cars and a 4 spd crash box in trucks. The crossover point was in around the 3/4 to 1 ton ute range. The GM 4 speeds will be broadly the same, with small variations like clutch/bellhousings, input lengths, spline counts, output shaft types and ancillaries such as handbrake locations.

There may be a chance that the box is identical to a Blitz, but more likely to be similar with interchangeable parts. The only way to tell is to have the two boxes on a bench side by side, or to have the PROPER parts books and compare part numbers.

[cliff]

Originally Posted by Tony Smith

The only way to tell is to have the two boxes on a bench side by side, or to have the PROPER parts books and compare part numbers.

Tony, are you saying there are "IMPROPER" parts books out there?

[Ganmain Tony]

Originally Posted by Tony Smith

Drawing on my vast Chev knowledge ( ), the gearboxes available at the time were similar to the options offered by Ford. That is, there was a 3 spd synchro box in Cars and a 4 spd crash box in trucks. The crossover point was in around the 3/4 to 1 ton ute range. The GM 4 speeds will be broadly the same, with small variations like clutch/bellhousings, input lengths, spline counts, output shaft types and ancillaries such as handbrake locations.

There may be a chance that the box is identical to a Blitz, but more likely to be similar with interchangeable parts. The only way to tell is to have the two boxes on a bench side by side, or to have the PROPER parts books and compare part numbers.

Thanks Tony succinct as always. Much appreciated as it is very helpful.
To Cliff & Rusty thanks fellahs also.

Had a Gecko climb out from under the valve train when I took the rocker cover off. So Im off to a wreckers to look for a replacement engine.