Make shure you have the little plastic or rubber gasket under the drain plug, like some modern cars have, sometimes this will help.
If you assemble first, be shure to "Jamb out" everything. This means painting behind every surface that will be covered.....door jambs, behind...
Use a ford rear, look into something around a 90 Town car, a 200? Mustang or an Explorer. Take our tape measure and match something up.
I know people from all over, but not names. I may recognize cars.....
I use a flat blade screwdriverto uncrimp, then pliers to recrimp.
You don't need no steenkin S10......... [IMG] [IMG] Mine is a 51 3/4 ton. Still stock frame, Fatman superlow air rine front, 95 Tbird IRS....
Disconnect the battery first. Remove the guage by removing the 4 little nuts on the back. Be shure to drop at least one in your eye and another...
aFTERMARKET m2 Uses Granada discs for Ford pattern, metric Gm for chevy. I am installing a 95 Impala SS rear in a 51 at the shop right now....
It would have disc brakes, on the cheap.
Run the front straight ahead, then t to the right, following the crossmember. Run the rear straight back to rubber line, then t to each brake.
Swap to a more modern disc brake axle. Most pull a parts have them under $100. Look into something like a 90 Town car, I ran one when I first...
As for the blinker, check your wiring in the unit...the harness has nothing to do with that. The dome light circuit should not be connected to...
The easiest way is to grab a late model v8 and manual trans out of the same vehicle. I would look into a 5 speed, overdrive is definately the...
Drove my Chevy to Chick Fil A today to support good old classic american values.
Check the 53 build thread...how to assemble the AD.
THese trucks aren't complicated....Like a tractor with a cab. They are designed to be kept running with a minimum of tools and servicable in the...
Get some black speaker grille cloth and put over the grille to further hide the stereo. Nice work.
Look down the barrel of the carb and open the throttle all the way. You should see a squirt of fuel shoot into the intake. If not, you may need...
I'm on it!
Start at the front (vent window) DON"T glue this part yet...you will need to move it to insert the vent window. put the rest of the channel...
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