1976 Chevy C30 350 4 Speed Driving

Another old work truck that has been Frankensteined and hodge podged together out of parts from like 15 different vehicles. Runs great!

[@stevenkielly]

Im in the process of restoring a 1980 gmc 350 small block sm465. It runs and shifts as smooth as yours looks like it does. Good job on shifting young man you have the revs and speed down pat to allow for smooth gear shifting.

[@peptoklepto783]

Man that looked like a smooth riding machine. Sounded healthy too.

[@shaunroland8053]

Nice rig!

[@darrenjattan4277]

OLD CHEVY IS MY BABY 😍. SMOOTH RIDE

[@Mtoutdoorsman]

Got to love the sm465

[@oldcroneysgarage9739]

So after all the years of Frankentruck being gone, we meet one of his close brothers!

[@ishmaildaryaii6548]

Very nice bro ❤

[@chadmillionaire1546]

I love it!!

[@sonnybedez7040]

I miss my dads truck like this. When trucks were trucks and the working man was able to afford them, all you got now are rich fake cowboys making 200,000 a year as a engineer who are buying these trucks now for 100,000.

[@janetholt2412]

You said it brother. 🫡🫡🫡🫡

[@IanHotson]

Well I always drove a pickup truck because I needed them for work, didn't do it to be cool didn't do it to make a statement I just needed a truck, now I'm almost embarrassed to drive one because all the fucking idiots that want to try to be cool, go buy a fucking Prius you bunch of shit heads leave the truck to the working man and quit driving the prices up so we can't fucking well afford it

[@dieselburner4461]

Yup todays “men” are buying these 2025 silverados and acting like pony humpers

[@henrytupper6959]

I converted my 3 on the tree to a four speed called a three ring Saginaw. Now I actuate reverse with a cable.

[@CrazyWoody1989]

I've been threatening to do that with one of those early 80s NP440 overdrive 4 speeds but they are hard to find.

[@rancidmilk8824]

Fair warning tha saginaw transmissions are not very durable. The saginaw was put behind chevy v6 and inline 6 motors, its easy to blow them up with a 300hp v8.

[@mikeyrichards7812]

Don’t ever sell it! What a cool truck!

[@raymondhardwick6151]

God runner

[@OleonG]

Cool video!! I have 77 c20 same gears right laners all the way haha

[@CrazyWoody1989]

For sure! I just towed my trailer about 150 miles in mine and it was a long trip lol

[@OleonG]

Getting ready for a 7 hour trip in mind right lane all the way haha

[@OleonG]

I bet it rode better with a load in behind it !!

[@CrazyWoody1989]

@@OleonG It definitely did! Lol

[@justinsmith847]

Nice!!

[@CrazyWoody1989]

Thank you!

[@justinsmith847]

@@CrazyWoody1989 no problem I will be running basically the same truck making a Frankenstein of sorts I have a 1985 Chevy c30 chassis cab frame and I'll be taking the bed and cab off my 86 c10 to put on that frame and will have a Chevy 350 w the sm465 I believe the rear end is 4:56 gears cause the chassis used to have a dump body on it ... So I'm sure I'll be wanting to swap the gears to something like 4:10 eventually to make it more highway friendly lol

[@CrazyWoody1989]

@@justinsmith847 For sure! Unless you're running big tires you might even go higher than that unless you plan on towing with it a lot. Mine has 4.10s in it and it's just about right with 285/75s but definitely isnt doing 85 down the interstate lol. When this video was shot it had a huge set of 36 inch old style buckshots on the rear and even with them it was no problem to take off in 2nd gear

[@justinsmith847]

@@CrazyWoody1989 nice yeah that is what I figured I mean It will tow eventually but I don't think I'll really need the 4:56 gears ...

[@CrazyWoody1989]

@@justinsmith847 Yeah 4.56s are for when you wanna haul like 10 tons lol. I pretty well knew I'd mostly only ever be using mine to tow a car trailer and I regularly use it to haul my Gambler 500 van around and it does just fine with the current setup.

[@DelvisPalmar]

Un excelente camión ah qué velocidad irá

[@CrazyWoody1989]

Io más rápido que he ido fue 80 mph

[@stoltzstandards5911]

How hard is that thing to shift in traffic it's been awhile since I've driven a manual and I'm looking at a square with an sm465 in it and what gear do you Start off in 1st or second?

[@CrazyWoody1989]

It's not too bad to shift, and I almost always take off in second gear unless I'm pulling a trailer.

[@bradduda4300]

Nice thing about the transmissions with a low first is that you can idle along in slow moving traffic!

[@LG--gg8sq]

Wow they look different compared to the 67-72 generation

[@CrazyWoody1989]

They are quite a bit different (cheaper) than the 67-72 models but I still love them lol

[@Dude-ve8zk]

How do you start off on second with minimum slippage? I have an 86 f150, 1st is very low for climbing. Any tips?

[@CrazyWoody1989]

2nd gear in the sm465 is about the same as 1st in a regular 4 or 5 speed so it's no problem at all to take off. Really 1st is only good if the truck is loaded down, pulling a trailer or if I wanna crawl around real slow. I'm not all that familiar with how those old fords are geared but I'd say it's very similar. If it doesn't like taking off in 2nd it may just be becauae it has pretty high rearend gears. In which case you would just have to deal with the aggravation of taking off in granny low all the time unfortunately.

[@hastyhillfarmand4x480]

Tip : scrap the ford and buy a square body.

[@liamthemarchingbandguy4063]

What kind of carb does it have?

[@CrazyWoody1989]

It has a Holley 600

[@forkliftwizard]

For sale?

[@tylerpripps4969]

Love the seats. What are they?

[@CrazyWoody1989]

Some sort of vinyl, not original to the truck but pretty neat looking. The sun visors and headliner have been made to match lol

[@WindyCityAudit]

Just bought a 78 c30 350 4speed 4wd dually from a fire department. Could use someone that knows this truck to share some info.

[@CrazyWoody1989]

Sounds like you got a pretty sweet truck!

[@jaketoland6775]

How many miles can you get on a tank?

[@CrazyWoody1989]

I don't even know lol, I'm not even sure how much it holds because I've never filled it all the way up

[@NLYS27]

Does the truck really ride that smooth?

[@CrazyWoody1989]

Yeah it drives and rides pretty nice! It's kinda harsh over bigger bumps and pot holes just because of the stiff springs but even that isn't terrible. It rides real nice with a load of wood on it or a loaded trailer hooked up 😂

[@dakotatolbert8737]

What are rpms at?

[@CrazyWoody1989]

I'm not sure, there's no tach, but I'd guess around 2000 at 50-55 mph

[@allenleavell2847]

What motor does this truck have?

[@CrazyWoody1989]

It has an early 70s model 2 bolt main 350 with some 80s 882 heads, so nothing to write home about lol but a good running engine.

[@martindiaz3035]

What transmission is that?

[@CrazyWoody1989]

Muncie SM465

[@martindiaz3035]

@@CrazyWoody1989 cool just bought a c30 but plan to Put the drive train on my 84 stepside , does it do burnouts? 😂

[@CrazyWoody1989]

@@martindiaz3035 The only time I've ever done one in it was on its maiden voyage and that was only because it was too easy to pass up because it didn't have a bed on it at the time 😂 but I'm sure it would still lol

[@melmen2379]

Thease are geared so low. First 2 gears walk. I have a 1984 3500

[@user-ng7hx5wg8b]

What’s the mpg??

[@CrazyWoody1989]

It *might* get 13 mpg on the highway unloaded 😂 Which of course is a huge, huge reason why I don't drive it much unless I need to use it to haul something or pull a trailer.

[@CarOpieMods]

Top speed?

[@CrazyWoody1989]

Fastest I've had it was about 80

[@Duramaximus]

@@CrazyWoody1989 how about 60-65mph on the highway is it screaming bad “just got basically the same truck with the same trans” motors having issues but close to fine tuning

[@CrazyWoody1989]

@@Duramaximus It's not too terrible. The truck had some gigantic 315/85R16s on the back at the time of the video. I've since put new 285/75s on it all the way around and according to my math it'll do 70-75 at about 3000 rpm with the 4.10 axle gears

[@bartongibson]

You

[@Hirthirthirt]

Why is it SO incredably hard for americans to oil hinges....I mean just WHY???

[@CrazyWoody1989]

Lol what?

[@luvsthose8230s]

Too bad it’s not three on the tree.

[@CrazyWoody1989]

I've got another truck that is! Lol

[@hastyhillfarmand4x480]

Why the hell would you WANT a 3 on the tree? Id convert it to floor shift 1st thing lol