Re:53 survivor Welcome to the forum! If you can't find it here,it doesn't exist!
Woohoooo Thanks Nate. Great lookin couple and if I was a "few" years younger I'd have been flirting with those bridesmaids! That is,if I could...
Sooooooooooooo,Nate where are those wedding pics you promised us? We are all dieing to see you in a tux!
Memories Shooter,this should bring back some memories for you,good or bad,lol. I found this a couple of years ago near where I lived in...
Re:Museum If any of you guys are ever up that way,the Auburn Cord Deusenberg museum in Auburn Indiana is a cool place to visit. Lots of different...
.035 was the standard back in the day and still holds true for your 6 banger. My Dad always said nothing but AC plugs for a Chevy.
Re:Charlotte C'mon pace car,outta the way!!!!:D
Re: Brit,if you look to the right of the main photo there is a "pictures string". Click on the images to view. Some of these old COE's are amazing.
RE:Bolt In Everything bolts in. It takes a bit of engineering under the truck dash but the solutions will come to you as you progress.
Re: The build quality of some of these trucks is amazing,especially the Autocars.
Re:Gas pedal Its easy enough to use a cable operated pedal from a GM product. Just drill 3 holes and go!
Re:Embossing The everyday plates here in Ohio are still stamped metal,but the "special issue" plates come with crappy letters that look as if...
Re: Nope don't think so if you keep the under-floor master cylinder. I used the firewall mounted booster from the Nova.
Re:4 on the tree My uncle had a Simca passenger car back in the day with 4 on the tree. That thing was a POC:rolleyes:
Re:1/2 or 3/4 Well................shrek doesn't say which he has. Mine is a 1/2 ton.
Re:Angle Did I forget to mention,I have 2" lowering blocks in the rear? Angle is perfect!:D
I used a 77 Nova rear in my 53 and it dropped right onto the springs with very little modification. I only notched the perches so the u-bolts...
Re:Big 57 I gotta agree with Nate here. The big trucks just aren't all that popular. There may be one in a thousand truck fans out there who want...
Re:Do Tell Just take the springs off and turn them around end for end. This gives you back that 2 inches or so that the old pivot points used.:D
Re:Rear end So what type of rear are you putting in it? If you are keeping the original springs don't go buying one of those fancy shackle kits....
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