Part 14: 1966 Chevrolet C20 First Drive in Years! Plus: Manual Clutch Linkage Adjustment

Come along as we drive the '66 for the first time down the road! But before we do, I have to get the clutch pedal to work!

[@JohnKaiser-lz2gl]

An excellent series my friend, I thoroughly enjoyed every part! Late 60s & early 70s Chevy/GMC pick ups are my number 1 favorites, special place in my heart for I-6 engines! Thank you so much for the entertainment, looking forward to the next project!🤓👍

[@martentrudeau6948]

Most folks back in the 1960s considered the Chevy the best truck, I think they were. Good to see that old truck still being useful, good looking truck too.

[@TheJayhawker]

Yes sir they certainly are!

[@sparkplug0000]

This project reminds me of 3 things I loved about an old Jeep CJ-7 I drove for 15 years - I love straight six engines - I have a great appreciation for “unsophisticated” - and at speed it was “self cleaning”. When it got dirty inside I’d just take off the doors and maybe the top and drive down the road a bit and all the dirt and debris just vacates!

[@rogeliogarcia2997]

Awesome 😎

[@aintskairtolskol9520]

i still love the sound of chain slapping the tail gate , watched all episodes and great work brother

[@dougtaylor8735]

My neighbor had a 67 with the 292 and a 4speed. As I recall, he never used first gear unless he was pulling really heavy loads. Enjoyed this series. Thanks.

[@kenswitzer4133]

Great job my friend

[@empiesidbury1573]

We had a 1966 C30 with a dump bed on the farm when I was kid in the 80's and oddly the brake pedal was much lower than the clutch. I asked why it was like that and was given the answer that it was because the truck had power brakes. It always seemed odd to me because I had always seen the brake pedal installed the same height as the clutch pedal, the brake pedal height seemed more like the level the automatic transmission trucks would have been.

[@Driven_Dragon]

Great rebuild! Subscribed

[@thecollectoronthecorner7061]

My wife Debbie has a 66 C20 that her father bought new. It is a 292 with 4 speed and 456 rear gears. We have a video of it on our channel.

[@richterknives]

i had a bout of minor anxiety the whole time you were driving the thing when I noticed the gas gauge was on E lol

[@papilloncycles3463]

Congrats!

[@ronniegrissom7618]

Put a refrigerator foot bolt on it my stopper was gone😊

[@markclark8367]

Your missing a piece that goes on the pushrod where the nut was to take up the slack that actually fits into the groove in the clutch fork.

[@TheJayhawker]

You know that's funny, I actually crawled under two parts trucks that I own to make sure I wasn't missing something. I thought for sure it needed something with a radius on it, but neither of mine had them. The manual does show all the pieces but doesn't specifically show a separate piece there either so I thought I was ok, Oh well...

[@joey4218]

I have a 66 C60. Might be a little different but it has the same part Mark mentioned. I can't figure out how to send pictures. It's about 1" long and had a chisel looking edge that fits into the clutch fork with a hole through it for the rod. linksharing.samsungcloud.com/5B4SrA7dqqpw

[@TheJayhawker]

@@joey4218 I'm not 100% sure, but your clutch fork looks a little different than the one I was working on. I wouldn't be surprised if everything on your C60 is a lot beefier than the 1/2 & 3/4 tons.

[@kcmopc]

looks like Kansas!

[@Kagaines]

Mine wasn’t drove in a long time. At first it was fine then the clutch wouldn’t let the truck go in gear. We adjusted it and it was fine but after a shift or two it did it again. He adjusted it again and the same thing. It shifted then would grind like it didn’t have enough pedal. Is there a issue with the clutch itself or the adjuster part? Any help is appreciated.

[@larrywoodruff7530]

Can you start out in 2nd gear or no?

[@lanie2011ca]

Nice video I have a ? Does a 1966 have a Trans cross member or just 2 front mouts

[@ihatesjws1188]

What gear ratio are you running in that dana 60?

[@howtoguroo2686]

On my 1969 dump truck , when I pushed the clutch pedal the rod bent , I added more metal and it still bends , the pressure plate will not move . maybe someone put in a racing pressure plate made for a hyd clutch , what do you think happened ?

[@TheJayhawker]

My first question is, has the truck been sitting for a very long time without moving? If so it is possible that everything is seized together. If that's the case you need to break it free by pulling it in gear or taking it apart and breaking it free.

[@howtoguroo2686]

@@TheJayhawker It has a rebuilt motor , fresh , I cleaned the carb and got it running , I started it in gear and drove it up my driveway and parked it .I don't think it was ever driven the exhaust manifold had no soot , it past the white glove test . I have the transmission almost out . Pulling the motor would have been much easier everything is clean , motor chevy orange and clean .that's what makes me think they put in a racing pressure plate ,those springs will not move even using a pry bar on the throw out lever

[@alexjo3114]

So are you making the clutch sit against the foam? Is that why you are hammering the metal?

[@TheJayhawker]

yes the metal stop that the clutch petal arm contacts when you release it was bent very far towards the driver. I believe a previous driver has a real habit of popping the clutch out and it eventually bent the stop.

[@alexjo3114]

@@TheJayhawker awesome thank you been trying to get the push rod to reach the fork and this has helped. Now im trying to unlock the shifter rods i believe they are called

[@wymple09]

I'm surprised that you bothered using low gear just to drive around.

[@Bill-xc8le]

is that a munci 4 speed in that? Second thought probably a saginaw in it.

[@TheJayhawker]

Yes sir, I believe it is what they called a Muncie SM420.

[@Prowbar]

Yep SM420