Discussion Forum - Northstar Chevelle Club

Very cool truck though. Could almost be a star at a show itself!!

Chrome the grille and maybe paint the roof the interior color or something to break up the green.

Is it possible to run an automatic with the 2 speed rear end?

I know where the perfect donor drivetrain is for that bad boy, with the Cummins engine and trans.

Ok how about a turbo feeding a clifford manifold and 4 bbl carb? Just increase the low end torque a little more.

67ss wrote:

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Ok how about a turbo feeding a clifford manifold and 4 bbl carb? Just increase the low end torque a little more.

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I can eventually see a 292 with 4 bbl and split exhaust going into dual chrome stacks..........not that I've given it any thought...

Absolutely the grill will get painted silver and maybe the bumper too. I hadn't thought of a silver roof but that is a great idea...

Mike, the 235 wasn't a great engien for longevity and many of them have been replaced. The 250 is a late 60's and the whole truck is upgraded to 12 volts already !!

 

 

 

-- Edited by Lost in the 60s on Tuesday 29th of November 2011 12:45:55 PM

Chris R wrote:

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How did you find this? Ebay score? You dont find them that nice around here for sure.

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Yep, on ebay. Starting price of $2900 and NO ONE bid on it. I had been talking with the seller about the engine, trying to help him determine what year it was. I offered him $2500 and he said he had a number of people who were going to bid on it at the last minute so the price wouldn't get run up sky high. I called him the day after the auction ended and he accepted my price. He thought I was going to DRIVE it back here. He said he wouldn't be afraid to go that distance with it but it would be a slow, rough ride. I'm really hoping it's as clean as he says.

 

Pushrod wrote:

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Am I correct in saying that is a 47-55 1st series? that is the best lookin  truck chev ever made. Great find!  

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I see I did neglect to include the year....

It's a 1952, same model year as me...

 

OscarZ wrote:

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The original 235 of that year were still babbit bearings I believe.  If you're going to leave a six in it you should find the follwing website very informative.  Maybe you had already found it.  If not I'm sure you can add it to your favorites.

http://www.stovebolt.com/ubbthreads/

 

 

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Yup, I was on there asking about the casting and assembly codes. I agree the 235 wasn't as good an engine as the 250 in it. It is a '68-69 with pressure lube oiling. They have a link to another guy who builds the 250-292 for high performance.

 

SShink wrote:

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Hey Mitch, the herd is waiting... are you home with the new purchase yet? 

I'm guessing since you've not posted since the weekend, you must still be on the road.

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I left at 9:30 am Sunday and got home at 9:30 pm Wednesday. 2480 miles door-to-door. Wednesday was a 16 hour marathon from Colby Kansas home. On the drive back, I could only go 58 mph or the engine was screeming at 3,000 rpm to make 62 mph. At 58 the trans would shift into lock-up when it wasn't under a load for lower rpm and  slightly more mileage. I DO expect a hand written "THANK YOU" from OPEC soon !!!

Here's a link to my webshots album of the adventure.

http://rides.webshots.com/album/581859932TLMCAK?start=0

 

67ss wrote:

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I think you probably could have shipped it for less then what you spent in gas and time to get it yourself? But then again that takes the fun out of a ROAD TRIP.

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 Thats exactly what I was thinking.

67ss wrote:

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I think you probably could have shipped it for less then what you spent in gas and time to get it yourself? But then again that takes the fun out of a ROAD TRIP.

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The estimates were 16-22 hundred. I now know why they were so high. It takes a LOT of time and fuel to go into the middle of the Rockies in winter...

I could've had it shipped for around 800 if the seller wanted to bring it to the flat land, which I didn't even ask.

Kevin, they suggested I buy chains to get back out and I didn't want to spend $110 on them. About the time I got to the base of the grade I had the truck in 4 high and had to have the gear selector in low. I stopped and put it in 4 low and couldn't get started moving again. I had the selector in 2 and the tires spinning at 15 mph. It took 300 feet of that to get it all moving fast enough to catch up with the tires and they finally bit the hard pack snow. I was really regretting not buying the chains. I had the selector in 3 and the tach at 3k to make 25 mph for 7 miles up that 7% grade. I was so proud of my truck that it never broke loose again and walked right up there with 8 thousand pounds trying to pull it back down. I also came down in 4 low at 25 to avoid needing to use the brakes and risk locking them up and skidding. There are plenty of curves with NO RAILING and 1000 ft drop to the bottom of the river gorge. It took almost 1/2 hour to drive the distance of the pass but it's better to go slow and get there.