I have always liked that range of year GMC. My dad had one for a while when I was growing up on the farm in Kansas. By the time I was able to drive legally at 14, he had a 54 Ford which I liked too. It had a strange problem of occasionally not shutting off when turning the key off. It was...
My fan was already locked with longer bolts when I bought it in 1980. It does make considerable noise at higher rpm but it has never come apart in the 36 years I have owned it. It has seen many excursions to redline. I don't recall ever changing the water pump either. It may have gotten...
Happy to help and I am glad you are happy with the condition.
Sorry for the late reply. My dad died and I had to go back to Kansas to be with my family.
Mine is also where is was when the car left the factory. It is in decent condition. I like it and it will remain in place as long I have any say about it.
I also have a 69 Fairlane Cobra with the 428 CJ engine. I don't mind having to grease the suspension joints every few thousand miles when I can get in it and put the pedal to the floor and get the feel of that exhilarating acceleration. If I want to carve some corners I get behind the wheel of...
That's exactly what I was thinking when I saw it but I don't remember it having sheet metal threads. I'll have to take a look. I need to get in there and replace the clock anyway.
That is a great reflection of something that was once great. You brought that car to life. You could put the name of great horse in the place of that car in much of that story and it would feel the same.
There is an adjustment screw accessible from the back that can be used to set the clock to the right speed. This requires removal of the clock. The unfortunate thing is it usually slows down again after a few years.
I have two clocks and when one quits, I have the other one set and ready to...
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