Custom Touches I like it too Paul . It's the little things in life that make it enjoyable .
Time For : SWAP MEETS ~ I was at the A.T.H.S. Show Sunday last and saw two of these ~ . I also bought the *one* he had for my '69 C/10 , only...
Joe AKA ' MOTHERTRUCKER ' ~ he'll have good used or brandy new old stock ones for you .
Gaskets Me , I'd scrape & wire brush it HOSPITAL CLEAN then lay a thin 3/16" bead of Permatex " The Right Stuff " ~ you have to try this...
Those Devilish DETAILS ! Wow ; I wish all Body & Fender Men took the same attention to detail you do Rico ! .
O.K. ; I'm replacing my old rusted out cab with a factory AC cab and bit by bit am assembling the parts necessary . Yesterday I went by...
Jake ; Right about the time your rig was made , GM went to multiple hoses on the dual tanks ~ one will be the fuel nipple , the other is for...
Don't leave it with plain water in it ! that'll cause serious corrosion very quickly . If you can't drive it yet , drain the cooling system and...
Dash Progress Yes , it's looking very good indeed . Brillo pads / Steel Wool should NEVER be used on chrome as it leaves tiny scratches you...
Brake Leaks I'll never use any sort of tape dope on hydraulic brakes , the applied pressure exceeds a thousand pounds and tape / dope isn't rated...
Bed Block Dimensions If you go back 15 + years I had a post about this , I remember someone posted this info up . It's important to have the...
Stovebolt Firing Order It's dead simple to remember , just think about Women :p : 15 is TOO YOUNG 36 is TOO OLD 24 is JUST RIGHT...
New Paint ! Boy howdy that rig looks sweet . Having done a few re sprays over the years , I know how much time , labor and blood you put into it .
Harmonic Damper Rebuilding Do you have the old one with the rotten rubber ? . Mail it away to The Damper Dude , he's great and about 1/2 the...
Yep . Just be aware , if there's rusty crud in the cooling system , you'll need to clean it first . Use Citric Acid Powder mixed 1 # per...
Vacuum That's a great tip ! .
Cable Linkage Yep ; Lotsa good ones out there ~ if you're rich just google " Lokar " and you're all set . Otherwise time to hunt the...
" A Carter " IIRC , he was a Georgian peanut farmer back in the 1970's...... :p . Apparently , no one cares i killed my poor old...
Don't feel badly ~ I found the same thing a year or so after I'd purchased and worked my old '49 3100 ....... There were NO bed blocks ....
Garage/Shop Ideas I have a GREAT idea ~ come test build it in my back yard first , then you'll know what changes you'll want for the one you...
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