well if it helps what i did was take the entire radiator and the front mount to a radiator shop then i had them reuse the old top tank and...
wow that sucks. it looks like one of two things. 1. the cab has sagged during reconstruction. 2. you simply mounted the toeboard at the wrong...
Russ i really appreciate your pics and have a ton of questions all pretaining to the 50. sorry if its too many. 1. in what order did you replace...
i have started to remove my rotten sections of cab and noticed that my doors and pillars are in good shape. i dont want to remove the doors if i...
thats interesting. at some point in my trucks life the driver side was in a crash. when it was "fixed" the whole front end was replaced with a GMC...
i used a 79 caprice classic rear. my neighbor had a (stolen) donor and gave me any parts off of it. by the way if you go to autozone and ask for a...
i have used both the tranny crossmember and the engine crossmember from our host. they seem to work fine just cut and weld the ends then bolt them...
hello everyone i was thinking of making my own patch panels. i think i could make the toeboard, inner cowls and the floor panels. does anyone know...
the switch is from the caprice and mounts on the brake pedal bracket. unfortunatally i have never driven the truck. its just one of the things im...
hello everybody, i was looking my truck over the other day and was wondering if my brake setup was correct or if i left anything out. the booster,...
thanks for the replies. i use two component urethane on my frame rails. its blue and made by devoe. i used to do urethane/epoxy floors with my dad...
its gonna go over new metal but i just wanted to protect it and do it right the first time. can the por-15 go in the doors? ol' chebby:the...
I am planning on replacing my firewall and floors but am wondering what to coat them with? i was thinking about either POR-15 or bed liner inside...
i dont think i would use a torch, probably a peanut grinder or sawzall. what do i do about the vent windows? i would still like to keep them but...
if i wanted to chop the top would this be the time to do it? has anyone ever done this? is a difficult procedure? i was thinking 2" in the front...
i changed mine out for a 79 caprice rear end. nice cruising gears for the highway. i believe it was within a 1/2 inch of the original. it fits...
OL' CHEBBY thanks for the pics. i noticed when you did yours i didnt see a lot of bracing. is it not there or maybe i just didnt see it? it looks...
i started removing all of the urethane today with a heat gun, worked really well. just kinda cleaning until i found good metal. i then started...
nate told me that you might be able to help me with a firewall replacement. the pics are on my last post. i have a 51. is it hard to do a...
thanks for the reply nate. its not so much an "on the cheap" deal, cost is a factor but im willing to pay to do it right. is there a lot of stress...
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