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Apr 27, 2007
What more could you ask for in a truck?
I've owned a '73 Chevrolet 1/2 ton four wheel drive short bed for 11 years now. I've put 100,000 miles on it, and my dad put 250,000 since he bought it new in '73. The motor has only been rebuilt once in that time.
Bulletproof is about the best word to describe this truck, it takes a beating and just keeps going. My yearly maintenance bill is about 1/2 of what it is for the Mazda I own. Change the oil and filter and drive.
Parts are extremely plentiful for the '73-87 trucks, there are still many in the junkyard to pick over, and parts are cheap. you can do just about anything you want to this platform, and it will cost about half as much as other makes would.
My particular model was equipped with a TH350 and NP205, with manual front hubs. This was kind of an anomaly, as they switched to NP203 cases with TH350's for most all trucks built. I believe this was a carryover from parts the year before. The NP205 case is the most desireable of all cases, so try to find one of those, not the "Full Time" NP203 equipped trucks and Blazers that are trouble prone and suck gas. The 12 bolt rearend as also only available up to about '75, so look for one of those as well. The SM465 transmission is a great granny low gear manual, and was used until the early 80's.
About the only real trouble spot I've had on my truck has been the front wheel bearings I need to replace those every three years. The transmission has been bulletproof, I've only needed to replace u-joints twice in the driveshaft, and the rearend I've only had to rehab the brakes as needed and fix wheel bearings once.
I've rolled this truck, driven over countless curbs and ditches, ran it into a curb sideways at 25MPH and only bent an axle, etc. The truck has been great and I plan to drive it until it won't drive any more. I four wheel it regularly, and though the manual hubs are a pain to get out and lock, I highly prefer them and the manual shifter over a button on the dash. You know they're locked and won't fail like so-called "technologically advanced" mechanisms. The truck is from an era when things were built solid and user friendly- when you do have to do some engine work, you can climb up into the engine bay with ease. Everything is laid out well and failry worker friendly. Repairs are usually quick and easy.
It's comfortable enough inside, though the interior noise is annoying at highway speeds. I wish the seat would go back about 2 more inches cause I'm tall, but it's good enough. I like the upright seating and windshield position- you can actually see the end of your hood which helps in parking lots and off road. It gets about 15mpg freeway at about 60MPH, and 11 around town. It's quick with a four barrel carb, headers, and dual exhaust.
The trucks are still affordable, require very little work, and have great aftermarket support.
And, finally, the styling is timeless. These trucks will never go out of style, and there's a reason they made this style for 14 years. Two tone paint, 70's mag wheels and a 2" lift and the look is nailed. You can NOT go wrong with a '73-87 Chevy half ton.
Jun 07, 2019
Works great on stripped 2mm button heads.
2 of 2 found this helpful I just bought a set of these because I've been borrowing a co-workers for a while now. I primarily use the #1 size to remove tiny button head stainless screws that other co-workers strip out. Just jam the extractor side in and reverse it out, works every time. Have never even had to use the drill side of the extractor. Glad to have my own set now.
Dec 20, 2006
Still affordable cool car
31 of 33 found this helpful For the price, you'd be hard pressed to find a car that gets as much attention, is as easy to find parts for, or is as reliable as a Model A. The 1928/1929 Models are virtually identical, and are easily distinguishable by the "step-in" of the body to the cowl. They are narrower than the 1930/31 models, and have some more angular features. A very distinguished, timeless style. The drivetrain consists of a four cylinder, valve-in-block flathead producing roughly 35hp stock. The manual transmission is unsynchronized, and leads to the torque tube and banjo rearend. The drivetrains of all Model A's interchange. The Model A's, luckily, became favorites of restorers back in the 60's, and now the aftermarket has just about every single part reproduced and refined so you can practically build a whole car from scratch, save the core body structure. The car is very solid and reliable- mine was pulled from a barn, the points were filed, new gas was added and it fired right up. I have since freshened the motor and it's still running and driving strong after 78 years. The car is quite cramped by today's standards, but it's easy enough to drive. The handling is not the best, but what do you expect? The rumble seat is a nice feature for carrying your friends around, though, the 1928/29 models did not have a roll down window available so talking to them is not an option. My car has a top speed of about 65mph with minor modifications. The mechanical brakes do an adequate job if properly adjusted.
Both styles of Model A are destined to only rise in price. They are already a true classic, a timeless design (as evidenced by so many still driving today), but as the 32-34 coupes rise in price there needs to be an alternative for the common man. The Model A is that car!