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141. Re: [oletrucks] Stabilizer bars for 56 GMC? (score: 1): Author: "Kevin Lake" <lakek@oit.edu>; Date: Sat, 13 Mar 1999 09:58:59 -0800; I would appreciate that. Keep me posted if you find a set. They were supposedly on quite a few 2-wheel drive trucks too, but I have been told that many were thrown at the first tune-up. I have some p; /html/oletrucks/1999-03/msg00594.html (9,641 bytes)
142. Re: [oletrucks] Headlights Brighter With Revs (score: 1): Author: "Kevin Lake" <lakek@oit.edu>; Date: Sat, 13 Mar 1999 11:25:57 -0800; Ouch! That had to hurt, not to mention being exciting. I always wondered why they ran under-drive pulleys. I always thought it was so the alternator didn't pull as many horse power, but to keep an al; /html/oletrucks/1999-03/msg00599.html (7,672 bytes)
143. Re: [oletrucks] Fan Shroud Originality (score: 1): Author: "Kevin Lake" <lakek@oit.edu>; Date: Sat, 13 Mar 1999 11:47:25 -0800; My 1/2-ton Suburban has a fan shroud that looks to be OEM. My truck is a V-8 truck, I don't know if the 6-cyl. trucks had a shroud or not. My guess would be that they did, a fan without a shroud is p; /html/oletrucks/1999-03/msg00600.html (10,884 bytes)
144. Re: Re: [oletrucks] 366 V-8/big blocks (score: 1): Author: "Kevin Lake" <lakek@oit.edu>; Date: Sun, 14 Mar 1999 08:52:56 -0800; There is a truck specific 427ci. The two C-70 Chevy's that I used to drive at work both had 427ci "truck blocks" (1981, 1985). The motor does have a taller deck height, and I have been told that they; /html/oletrucks/1999-03/msg00625.html (10,235 bytes)
145. Re: Re: [oletrucks] 366 V-8/big blocks (score: 1): Author: "Kevin Lake" <lakek@oit.edu>; Date: Sun, 14 Mar 1999 12:37:12 -0800; You just gotta love company politics. Does anybody remember the 377ci small block that GM played with for a while? I don't think it ever made production, but I think they used it in Bill Thomas' Chev; /html/oletrucks/1999-03/msg00632.html (13,156 bytes)
146. Re: [oletrucks] GMC Parts (score: 1): Author: "Kevin Lake" <lakek@oit.edu>; Date: Sun, 14 Mar 1999 22:37:50 -0800; Could it be the 324ci (I think it was a Buick based motor) that GMC used in some of the bigger trucks? It has a pretty distinctive look to it, the valve covers are pretty shallow, and they are almost; /html/oletrucks/1999-03/msg00649.html (8,309 bytes)
147. [oletrucks] GMC Paint Codes? (score: 1): Author: "Kevin Lake" <lakek@oit.edu>; Date: Sun, 14 Mar 1999 22:47:21 -0800; Where might I find the tab/tag that would tell me what color my truck was originally painted? I know that Chevy had a paint code tab, but did GMC? If so, where would it be located? My factory data pl; /html/oletrucks/1999-03/msg00650.html (6,908 bytes)
148. Re: [oletrucks] Panel brochure on e-bay (score: 1): Author: "Kevin Lake" <lakek@oit.edu>; Date: Mon, 15 Mar 1999 13:25:14 -0800; It depends on how bad you want it. I saw an advertisement for a 1920's Stutz go for $75 at a swap meet. Two elderly gentlemen (both appeared to be in their late 80's) nearly killed each other fightin; /html/oletrucks/1999-03/msg00670.html (7,884 bytes)
149. Re: [oletrucks] 55-57 4x4 (score: 1): Author: "Kevin Lake" <lakek@oit.edu>; Date: Wed, 17 Mar 1999 20:27:52 -0800; The easiest way to convert it would be to find a Napco ($800 to $1500 when you can find them depending on condition) set-up and install it under the current truck. A more difficult method might be to; /html/oletrucks/1999-03/msg00715.html (8,686 bytes)
150. Re: [oletrucks] strange noise (score: 1): Author: "Kevin Lake" <lakek@oit.edu>; Date: Fri, 19 Mar 1999 22:36:10 -0800; Are all of your accessories bolted down tight? You might also check the inside of the alternator (if you are running one). Mine had a plastic heat shield that got bumped when I had it out of the truc; /html/oletrucks/1999-03/msg00752.html (8,375 bytes)
151. Re: [oletrucks] Drivetrain Vibration (score: 1): Author: "Kevin Lake" <lakek@oit.edu>; Date: Fri, 19 Mar 1999 22:46:17 -0800; Just a thought, have you changed anything in the rear drive train recently? If so, have you done something to change the angle of the drive line in relation to the rear diff.? If the drive line and t; /html/oletrucks/1999-03/msg00753.html (10,240 bytes)
152. Re: [oletrucks] new possible clunker law in OR (score: 1): Author: "Kevin Lake" <lakek@oit.edu>; Date: Sat, 20 Mar 1999 09:47:45 -0800; It's not just the Gen.Xers. I don't know if I am a late "baby boomer" or and early Gen. X, but the point is that these people are going totally crazy. The really serious among this group would like a; /html/oletrucks/1999-03/msg00761.html (13,154 bytes)
153. Re: [oletrucks] I liked it (score: 1): Author: "Kevin Lake" <lakek@oit.edu>; Date: Sun, 21 Mar 1999 16:29:07 -0800; Hey, what a great use for all those old Ford trucks. ;^) Kevin Lake 56 GMC Suburban/napco -- oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959; /html/oletrucks/1999-03/msg00818.html (8,261 bytes)
154. Re: [oletrucks] Spotlight accessory (score: 1): Author: "Kevin Lake" <lakek@oit.edu>; Date: Sat, 27 Mar 1999 10:36:02 -0800; If you really want a spot light and are in a state that doesn't allow them, most states will not say anything if they are not hooked up. Just pig tail the wire and tape it. Check with local law enfor; /html/oletrucks/1999-03/msg01056.html (10,238 bytes)
155. Re: [oletrucks] Need advice (score: 1): Author: "Kevin Lake" <lakek@oit.edu>; Date: Sat, 27 Mar 1999 10:54:27 -0800; Buy a Quincy two-two stage. It will produce more air than you will ever need. They have a cast-iron compressor block and are very nice (although, they do require a little maintenance: oil change, fil; /html/oletrucks/1999-03/msg01057.html (8,428 bytes)
156. Re: [oletrucks] new possible clunker law in OR (score: 1): Author: "Kevin Lake" <lakek@oit.edu>; Date: Sat, 27 Mar 1999 10:46:03 -0800; If you can find one, get the 4.3L V-6 rather than the 2.8L V-6. I had the 2.8L and didn't have any problems, but I have had quite a few friends that did. It got better in the later years, but it was; /html/oletrucks/1999-03/msg01058.html (10,236 bytes)
157. Re: [oletrucks] GMC Restoration Package (score: 1): Author: "Kevin Lake" <lakek@oit.edu>; Date: Sat, 27 Mar 1999 11:10:30 -0800; When I talked to them, it sounded like it would be late spring or early summer before they knew any more. I will try and dig up the address/phone the project moving 8^) Kevin Lake 56 GMC Suburban/nap; /html/oletrucks/1999-03/msg01059.html (8,622 bytes)
158. Re: [oletrucks] Need advice (score: 1): Author: "Kevin Lake" <lakek@oit.edu>; Date: Sat, 27 Mar 1999 11:00:55 -0800; You are correct on the operation of the two-stage. They are also a little bit more efficient. A two stage will normally produce more air (CFM=Cubic Feet per Minute) than a single stage will, on the s; /html/oletrucks/1999-03/msg01060.html (9,300 bytes)
159. [oletrucks] Truck:NAPCO, Cameo, Auto Museum & San Diego (score: 1): Author: "Kevin Lake" <lakek@oit.edu>; Date: Sat, 27 Mar 1999 11:57:10 -0800; Hello all, I just got back from San Diego. I had a great trip. I went a visited a friend down there who is in the process of building (99% complete) a Cameo/NAPCO. It is a VERY COOL looking truck (pi; /html/oletrucks/1999-03/msg01061.html (7,797 bytes)
160. Re: [oletrucks] shocks (score: 1): Author: "Kevin Lake" <lakek@oit.edu>; Date: Mon, 29 Mar 1999 22:05:35 -0800; My boss had a set of leaf springs re-arched about 5 years ago at a shop in Tucson, AZ. They offered a set of Teflon strips to place between the leafs. They were another $20 or $30, but they were full; /html/oletrucks/1999-03/msg01110.html (10,405 bytes)

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