Thanks Evan I'll check with Speedway. I knew there had to be a solution as it seems like a common swap. Mike
I have a new ifs with gm 5 bolt pattern and a ford irs with 5 bolt pattern. Does any on know if I can convert the irs to the gm pattern with disk...
Nate If You wanted to tow a camper trailer, what motor and automatic trans combination would you suggest? Also what weight trailer? Mike
Re Pop Nate this a re pop hood. It is not even close to fitting. I have taken Evan's advise and fit it without hinges, after installing cowl anti...
Hi Denis, I would use good crimp connectors on interior connections with dielectric grease and shrink tape. Anything exposed to weather solder...
Hood Problems The new hood is not even close to fitting. The hood is about an inch wider than it should be at the hinge points. It looks as...
Job well done Zig. I thought I had patients but they pale in comparison to yours. If a project took me that long I am sure I would have lost...
I have had success with heating the ring gear to remove it from the flywheel and then flipped it around and re installed it. This places the worn...
Evan I was just looking back over this thread and noticed your comments on my door fitment. I am going to back and remove the hinges and drop the...
Repops No painting yet. A body man friend stopped by and said STOP! I was ready to paint the cab without mocking up the nose of the truck. Turns...
This is the first I'v heard of this. I just received my glass from our host. Since I have built my cab from scratch the glass may or may not fit....
Steve, the rust was under the untouched weld thru primer. I only found it as I was sanding back my first application of all metal filler over the...
Steve I was just looking at some of your past posts and saw one about weld thru primer. The roof on my truck came with weld thru from Dynacorn. I...
Zig, the paint color is called clover. I picked off of a paint chart at Napa it looks different in different light but it is a solid color off...
Final blocking and paint underway After a month of waiting my neighbor and I are going to clean out the paint booth this Saturday. I am going to...
Rico that truck looks great, when you get close to the finish line it's hard to stop. I also like the front pan. Do you know who makes them? Mike
Changes in attitude This project started out as a daily driver for my wife but has morphed into something else.I finally have the cab in primer....
New Paint Color After talking to my man Doug at NAPA three paint samples were made and the label was swapped on two of them. There in lies the...
Milo That truck looks like a great platform to start with. All of those layers of paint may be a blessing when it comes to rust. If the drive...
Looks great Rico I had the same problem with margins. Very time consuming fix. It looks like you have it on the run now. Mike
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