I recall Pontiac did something similar with a fem firebird in the '70's. A baby blue thing Don't remember what they called it, but it was...
Oil Opinion in Vintage Truck Tech Tips in Vintage Truck has a fairly hard sell for using modern diesel engine oils in lieu of modern gasoline...
SWMBO is a t-sip, this is about the only place she would allow me to put an Aggie sticker on "our" truck. She didn't know it was there until I...
Tranny Jack i borrowed a big tranny jack from a friend and went in from the bottom. Notice the sm420 is secured with chains. The rounded case...
And if you have the sm420 tranny, and want to go with an open drive line, I have the rear cover and open yolk from a donor I bought to replace my...
I second the motion. Too easy to just switch out the torque tube since Evan is in a giving mood. Lubbock to Dallas and back, do it in a...
Nice truck In Texas this would be the near perfect Aggie Truck. Maroon! Probably some vintage merlot on the other side of the Rockies....
I suggest you contact the AC vendors and talk to their tech folks about whether the 216 will pul a compressor. The folks at Old Air played it...
Unions brought us 40 hour work weeks, overtime, benefits, safe work places, retirement, etc... Love them or not, we all benefit from the union...
Thanks Nate. Shopping made simple, not to mention the guest mechanics! Jim
Trip to NAPA I'm on my way to the NAPA store now!:cool: My next door neighbor owns the nicest pool table in south Jefferson County, you boys...
the CD "color by number" harness A couple of pictures from Thunder's wiring, our very first try, and last. SWMBO refers to these photos as...
The still operating original Pines Theater in Silsbee Texas 08-26-2007
OK, I pulled my flywheel dust cover today because I am so tired of wiping up Thunder's mess. We drip/dump roughly 2 oz oil engine oil in a 100...
Low speed jingles Last time my AD quized me, the collar had backed down my torque tube from the rear of the ball cover. tink, tinkle, tinkle......
OK Speedy! That's a really nice driver truck/car. It looks really good in the photos. Now where is that low mileage sm420 4 speed you left...
harness and loom I used the Chevy Duty replacement harness, it can be ordered most any way you need it. I also installed a Painless fuse box to...
OK Nate! I will relocate my ground wire this weekend, and get the bigger wires ordered asap. Always something, but I am a fan of prevention....
OK Nate. You are dead right, about the counter guy argueing for 1 gauge cables. But since I am running 12 volt, and the system I used has...
How Thunder is grounded I replaced my cable years ago, put the cable back to the frame and connected the braided cable from the frame to the bell...
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