Nate, All 3100 54's had torque tubes and 390 rear gears. The 5.1 was the first open drive line (Hutchins Drive?) and some early 55.1's (ask...
Speaking of indians, a "must see movie about a great old Indian motorcycle "World's Fastest Indian". Find it, watch it. Jim
Hey Bill, if you look closely at the photo, you might make out a closed receiver hitch. You could really get around in that comtraption, and...
It only takes time, but it takes time I thought my 54 would take about 6 months to get on the street. I learned a lot in 3 years about these old...
Ken, What diameter tires and which rear gear are your going to finish up your truck with? The wides whites will look great with the aggie...
More appropriately Big Kahuna Ken, you don't get to change your handle in the forum, once you pick it, you are stuck with it. My first "car"...
Your 2nd Run Your 2nd run should be to the court house square in Liberty, bring Hanlon, we'll park 'em three in a row and put on our own...
I thought it was an acronym for some attention disorder related to old trucks and many of us. Jim
Scott; The sm420 shifter on my 54 is very close to 24.5" above the floor in first gear which is about the highest shifter position. The shifter...
Andy, I beleive I have the open yolk parts for the sm420. I want to make a swap. Jim
Andy, You can fill your sm420 from that top zerk hole if you try (really slow, and not necessary). The manual says the tranny is full cold when...
My first car was a 1954 3100 Chevy. I bought it when I got my driver's license. It was already 14 years old. It was still in factory...
Too bad the SSR didn't come this close to looking like an AD. This thing is nice, the f*^d drivetrain is regretable, but I really like the...
I sent my not working original off and had it converted to am-fm . It looks original, it plays just fine and fancy. We run our recorded music...
Isn't LWJ installing a 235? And replacing a DPO installed 292? Maybe I got lost here. Someone asked me how old I am, I may have to go find my...
Bill, You can put another 200 miles on it when you bring it to the Spndletop Rod Run in Port Arthur the last weekend in March. Great...
Front engine mount photo maybe one of these pics will help, if not, maybe there is better photgraphy out there. my bride swears this is 'truck...
Mike, Just keep on puttering along. These are desperate times, think how long you've wanted this truck? Well it won't be long now, even if it's...
I love simple, but kinda humbled that the simple part of it was myself! The magnetic plug was in the 420 long ago. DPO I guess. I'm using...
Gig 'em that burnin orange AD will look mighty fine sitting next to Kens50 Maroon truck in that parade next year. Nice job, nice rod....
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