Engine & Brakes If should have standard brakes with parts available from the host here or NAPA or Chevs Of The 40s in Wa. State.... I'd be in...
My son's young buddy just bought an abortion ~ franken truck ~ he thought it was a nice old '55 3100 with a V-8 but when he got it home , it had...
Jason , I grew up in E. Ringe New Hampshire on a farm , using badly rusted out old pickups that wouldn't pass the safety inspection so we'd be...
' A Good Find ' Lord I hope so ! . Over the years , I've had over a hundred pickup trucks , most were just fine but for some reason or...
Green 1969 C-10 Yes , that's it ~ it looked too nice so I asked him some detail questions & he was honest and sent me the rust hole pix ,...
Slushbox Transmission Yep ; You may recall that was one of the three main points in my search..... Sadly , I am no longer a young man :( ....
Road trip ! ALLLLLLLLL righty then ! . I won this old '69 C-10 shortbed on Flea-Bay and all I needs do now is go pick it up and rattle &...
No Farm Boys Eh ? . I figured that'd raise some chat from the City Folks :rolleyes: . Guess not .
Positive 2 Negative Ground Conversion This is a good idea and , there's nothing to it ! . Simply reverse the battery cables (now's a good time...
Rust Never Sleeps I hope you've put some sort of clear coating over all that else one fine day the paper thin sheet metal will simply...
No Worries ! Slap an L6 in it and I'll drive it...... :D
'64 C10 & Pig Farming I don't really cotton to this body style and I don't want to buy another & wind up loosing my a$$ just to dump it later...
'58 Cameo Carrier Yeah well ; I kinda avoided going by that one and they decided to keep it and had it re sprayed so it'll now forever be...
<magic> ....And FAST work too ! . I close my eyes and imagine this rig but nearly stock , it makes me shiver to consider it..... painted...
O.K. , I've been out looking and have found a few shortbed Chevy's with thinwall L6 engines and slush box trannies , one even has power steering ....
Whew ! Time flies Russ ; Soon he'll be taking your truck out on dates to impress some girl..... :rolleyes: . Keep up the good Fathering ! .
I looked it up in the Stant OnLine catalog , Stant P/N 10623 , NAPA BALKAMP # 703-1220 . Some older GM #'s too : General Motors...
Robert ; Do try the Rislone trick first , it's cheap and easy : remove the spark plugs & fill the cylinders , let it soak for a week before...
Dream Garage Obviously you'll be wanting a sink & toilet , also sealed concrete floors are good as is drainage .
Seat & Fuel Filler Caps That seat , along with the rest of your truck , loks mighty fine . You have the WRONG gas cap ! there is NO relief...
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