Leaf Springs As long as it doesn't bottom out , you're good to go .
Alternator You'll need to either find a 1962 Chevy 235 alternator bracket or buy a fancy new one to mount an alternator to the 216/235/261 engine...
Quality Is Priceless You'll be sorry if you buy Taiwanese rubbers...... Poor fit and short life .
Sort Of The Dubble Dutti F.C. Vans had them in both 6 and 12 volt versions..... Of course , finding one of those vans nowadays , even as a...
Mechanical Puzzles Now you're about to learn how us old Farm / Junkyard Mechanics manged to get parts when working on cobbled up things.........
Welcome jo ! Glad you're hear and just at the right time too , these suspension upgrades are interesting , I'm learning as you alls go along ....
Buck teef ! Way to go Bill ; That looks and sounds like a good 'un . Retirement eh ? congrats , I'm due in 2016 if I can hang in that long...
New Windshield Oh well . Thanx for trying . Dollar for Dollar , replacing the windshield in any old vehicle will give you the very best...
Those Dang '60 ~ '61 Hoods The problem is they tend to rust out badly around the turn signals . Every time I see one of these hoods in perfect...
Electronic Gauge Testing Both the sender , and gauge head must be *perfectly* grounded else it'll never read right . The previous advice was...
Flat Springs Because they're flat ~ leaf springs are supposed to be arched .
No Pictures Here Matinus ; The 420 was made to fit both open and closed drivelines , the rear plate on it it changed depending on which you...
It runs ! That's great . I hope you put the cooling system back to - gether first as running it dry will kills the piston rings in very short...
New Windshield No charge ? really ? . Even in The Peepole's Republik of Californy ? One of my cars has a severely sand pitted winshield...
Tim's Truck Um Tim ; I hope you know your springs are shot.....
King Pins Well ; If you jack up the front end and adjust the wheel bearings to zero play , then you can rock the king pins for testing by...
Dealer Replacment 235's I certainly wish I'da kept Bill's old Chevrolet price book as it detailed not only the 235 engine but all the various...
Priceless ! Thanx Evan .
Muncie SM420 Tranny It was made to suit both closed and open drive lines . I'm still trying to give away an SM465..... :rolleyes: . The...
Welcom duggan ! As mentioned , we love pictures . As long as you bought the 3100 (1/2 ton) kit , it should be do - able ~ the very nature of...
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