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Looking *very* good here .

Looks good there .

My service is in the shop, I nearly joined in time to be cannon fodder in Vietnam but decided not to .

You need to remove the rear brake drums and see what's what . Being a '51 it should have the vastly improved BENDIX brakes that parts are readily available for and dirt cheap as these brakes were used up through the 1967 model year . Quite often there's simply decades of accumulated oil and...

I hope all here, young and old are well . I lost another one, my very best and oldest California friend . Rest easy Cliff, you will never be forgotten . Clifford Crate U.S.N. 1967 ~ 1970 .

I like what I see here . Baby steps will get you where you want to go .

Good to see Joe still out there being helpful .

Lord that's a pretty truck .

The windlace may not be proper;y installed, it was designed specifically to touch the edge of the door, that's how it eliminates drafts .

There's an oft missing rubber "windlace" trim that helps a great deal with this . The body jigs on these when new were rarely properly aligned. why once the door is adjusted to close properly the body's lines no longer match up correctly . Your best bet is to remove the headliner and door...

Looking very good . HAPPY EASTER ! .

Yep ; GM really hit it's stride in those years . I know a guy in Kansas who runs a junkyard, one of the few parts he sells are good running 261's salvaged from old farm grain bed big Chevrolets . A work buddy drove his Advance Design pickup to and from work for many years with a rod knock in...

SAD to hear it'll get scrapped, these are crude yes but so solid and reliable, they made and sold millions upon millions of them and places like Cuba, Georgia etc. (not to mention Los Angeles) still have plenty doing yeoman duty .

I appreciate your diligence Nick ! .

That one doesn't look as sludgy and all the ones I remember from the 60's & 70's . If it's original the pistons will be cast iron (!) and never wear out . I concur, a 235 / 261 is a sturdier and more powerful engine, not prone to throwing rods like the earlier " Target Lubrication" 216's &...