OLD - Yup-That came with a 216 but it is not hard to replace it with a 235. The 235 really was a better engine as they had full pressure oil systems Someone may have already done that for you. That is what I did with my "51. Still have the truck but haven"t driven it in years. It was my dad"s first truck. If my memory serve me correctly, the "50 did not have the vent windows. I think "51 was the first year for that design and also "51 was the last year for the pull-down door handle. When you get her running, pay close attention to that shifter box on the steering column under the hood where the linkage goes back to the tranny. Mine was worn out and would constatnly get caught between gears or worse yet get stuck in two gears at once. Yep - when that happens the truck wont go. Then when sonny gets pi$$ed of and winds her up and lets the clutch out....well the truck won"t go but the tranny lets go. Don"t ask how I know. So if it gets stuck in two gears, raise the hood and push or pull on one of the levers and it will go back to neutral on that slider and then you can gingerly make the 3 on the tree work again. About the 12 volt conversion....That is easy and there is room in the floorboard for a small 12 volt battery. Change the lights, (don"t forget the ones in the dash) change the coil and add a ballast resister and change the generator. Leave the starter alone. It works great on 12 V. I didn"t change anything on the heater but did run it only on low speed and it worked for years that way. One more thing to think about....that drive line is what GM called a Torque Tube. There is a u-joint at the trans. but not at the rear axle. The Drive shaft is enclosed in a tube. The tranny seal always leaks and the grease runs down to the rear end so check the trans fluid once in a while. If you change to a later model trans, you will need to change the rear end as well. Good luck and have fun. Those were great trucks.
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