Come on down, I'll give you a lesson and put the brush in your hand...It is the only way to learn!
I put a 7 pound cab on mine and popped the heater core.
I had a rear out of a 90 town car, it measured about that. I ran stock ford steelies with 235/75/15 and they just fir. You may hae to pull out...
I'll teach you all to stripe.....nothing to it.
Granted, my suspension isn't stock, but I added a swaybar to my Fatman front end and it made a huge difference, the IRS came with a pretty beefy...
Most suppliers sell a kit, cut and ready. If you are going custom, you can use anything. Talk to an upholstry shop and ask them. After cutting...
I am self employed as a mural artist. when I am not painting, I try to build trucks. Actually, not much has happened in 6 mo. It has been in the...
Most all patch panels are purchased. I highly reccommend the separate floor and toe board panels. I have installed a one piece and it doesn't...
Measure from the back of the steering wheel at the column(taking in account wheather you want the wheel moved closer to the dash) to the floor....
Etching primer is for bare metal, then you can use a thick primer for blocking. Rattle can painting large panels is notoriously hard to get even....
Here is a friend's yard. He has a number of ADs that he recently aquired. The blue 54 and the yellow 53 are drivers, the others are parts...
I think that is the inline style.
Use KY or something very slick and a friend to help pull it through. Much swearing is involved.
Drilling a hole in the spring perch works fine.
Very nice. They are for driving, so drive it you should.
Here is one from the 60s http://truckcampers.fanworks.org/the_camper_that_started_it_all.html A forum that may help......
How to restore your Chevrolet truck is about the best book out there right now. Also pick up an assembly manual and a shop manual, both readily...
Actually, they are in chronological order....the painted pic.s are when it was first purchased. The wheels are what were on it, I found some 16"...
New pic.s in the album.. http://picasaweb.google.com/rpettycustommurals/JimS53#
I'll be doing this soon, I will post assembly pictures as I do it.
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