Last night I went to see my son play violin in the middle school spring concert. It was awesome. Parking lot of the school was packed and check...
Silly question. I have a '58 235 in my '55 1st. The exhaust manifold takes a donut where it mounts to the engine pipe. Any idea of the proper...
I have entire driveline installed in my '55 first series. Cab is "resting" on front perches and mounted on rear mounts to frame. I'm having a...
It was nice day on Thursday so we rolled it out of the garage and did a little work on the truck. A little safety lesson on proper use of the...
Hi to all my friends, This is just a note to say that I may not be on for a while. Big day in court today about custody of my kids. As you...
Jealous yet? That's right. One of the few things that the guys who prepped my 55.1 for the Old Navy store DIDN'T cut out was the factory turn...
The weather has been nice so naturally a man's thoughts turn to...HIS TRUCK:D Buttoned up the driveline today following Nate's most excellent...
My kids and I have decided to build our own wood bed. Prolly would be cheaper to buy the wood kit somewhere like some bed specialty company that...
Hi everyone, Just got done B-B-queing a fresh batch of breather caps and thought of something you all may be able to help me with. (Just for...
What's the deal with the lower front apron on these trucks? The piece that fits between the grill and the radiator on the bottom. They are hard...
Hey Robin, How's it going with all the work this weekend? It IS this weekend, isn't it? Wish I was there. Andy
Wednesday it was 65 degrees and I took a 9 mile run at lunch in my shorts and a T-shirt. Yesterday it was 70 degrees and just beautiful. Today...
Anybody know what the resistance range in ohms that the sending unit is for the gas tanks in these old trucks. My unit is out, just having the...
Okay, here's another question. The guy that gave me my 235 also threw in some very gently used brake parts off his '58. I have four almost new...
I know this is an old subject, but I haven't been able to find an adequate answer in the archives, so here it goes again. I just got my 16 inch...
Okay as promised. Updated pics on members gallery. Andy
Maybe I'm out of practice, having done my last resto 20 years ago, but my kids and I put the engine in our '55 1st this weekend and it was a real...
A couple of months back there was a thread about a body and fender tool set (hammers and dollys) from Harbor Freight that someone was talking...
Am installing the engine/trans assembly with the kids this weekend. The factory service manual for my '54 1/2 ton shows that the groove for the...
Haven't had a car with a heat riser on it since my 1940 inline 8 Olds' when I was sixteen. The 235 I'm putting in my '54 does not have the...
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