LOL - i'm used to them dripping - but this one was a flood! ;)
Success!!! I finally got all the parts in and had some time and good weather. The brakes are great. Even and it stops very well. While I was...
Hello all, I've decided to replace all of the wheel cylinders, shoes, springs, flex hoses and the Master Cylinder. This way I'm starting with...
NICE TRUCK!!! :cool:
I agree. Life is not about the destination, it's about the adventure:cool:
Guys, Thank you! I used to do extreme rock crawling. I built a Toyota Land Cruiser into a vehicle that would literally climb the side of a...
Thanks, Since I'm going back in anyway... I've got new shoes on order and I'll get the drums turned. Hopefully once I get it put back...
Doh! Going back in...:o Cheers
Thanks, I bought the truck for $2,500. I think I'll insure it for $5,000. Does that sound reasonable? Ebay is all over the place on...
One other question. The "Primary" shoe is the wider (more surface area) of the two, correct? And it is installed towards the front of the...
I was talking to my insurance agent about insurance for my 54 Truck. They suggested that I tag and insure it as an Antique Vehicle. I live in...
Ken, Thanks - Yes that makes perfect sense. I will look into this tonight. Cheers
Thanks, I replaced both front flex hoses but not the one in the rear. I was getting a good fluid flow to both rear cylinders when I was...
I'm planning on holding on to the grille guard. It's pretty unique. It is a "Smash Hit" made in Waco, TX. It is all solid. No tube steel...
Thanks, There's a little rust in the floor board but other than that it is very solid. A far cry from my past experience working on old Toyota...
Thanks, I've got the same grease stained shop manual. Mine's actually covered in one of those old plastic telephone book covers. The Anchor...
Good call. That's how I ended up changing out the front flex lines. I was bleeding the cylinders and got to the front passenger and was getting...
What adjustment can you do to the anchor pin? As for the silly questions - what's an AD? Cheers
Thanks! No radio. Can you add an original looking radio? The grille Guard has already been removed. I like the look with out it better....
Hello all, Newbie here... I just got a new (to me) 54 Chevy truck. My brother in law has had it for the past 20 years and it has set in his...
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