261 Cam You're clearly looking at a different part # as this is the Specs I find there : 1962 CHEVROLET C40 4.3L 261cid L6 : Engine :...
The CO$T Hah ; I'm lucky thata way : SWMBO not onl rides anywhere in my old truck , she doesn't care one whit about me buying anything for it...
Just A Guess But , I'll take it you meant you paid more for the new cab than you did for the whole truck ? :p . There's no shame in that ~ I...
Door Latches Don't overly trust the originals either , once you clean them really well and look at how they work you'll see why . I used to...
Oops No harm no foul Evan ; You gave some good info and a nice interior picture for folks to learn from .
210 Madness East bound ? that was several Semis and three cars tangled in the tunnel , one car got stuck underneath the flipped Semi and killed...
Junkyard Hauler Oh Charles ~ I have my very own shopping cart for that ~ it carries my two 5 gallon buckets of tools , my cane , my "...
Control Arms I hope you're not replying to my post as he wanted to up grade a 1970 .
Mechanized death Bilbo ; The doors pop open like that because you foolishly bought crappo Chinese repop latches instead of proper N.O.S. ones...
'67 ~ '70 Disc Brake Upgrade OOPS ! wrong forum . Anyway , you're in luck : just go find a dead '72 and grab the complete spindles and...
Novak O.K. Gerard ; Sorry for the late reply , I asked my Jeep buddy in New Mexico and he says Novak is the very best there is .
Late 235 Cylinder Head Just go buy a good used 235 head , the casting # near the left top front will end with " 848 " ~ that's the last one made...
Wagons Naw Charles ; That's what my Truck is for ! :rolleyes: .
Looks Good I'd align it right away ~ if those new springs " settle in " soon , they're junk and will flop and be worthless in a year or so ....
Exhaust Manifolds Those truck ram's horn ones do it for me ~ I always add a crossover pipe as close to the engine as I can to improve extraction...
Hood Repair & New Rig David ; I suggest you pop the $ for a good quality spot weld drill bit as pictured above , you have to use it to...
Novak How about a link Gerard ? . Most of the time all you need is bearings and synchro rings , maybe the hubs .
Cool Wagons !! Those are SO cool ! . When I were a wee lad I wanted a waon , any wagon , so badly I could taste it but never was allowed to...
The Screwdriver Slot Yes , if you're working in a big shop with a band saw it's easy to do , I just unscrew the stud by hand , always easy...
O.K. Then ~ Now , go DRIVE the darn thing ! what's all this ' 40 or 50 miles ' B.S. ? . If you did all the routine adjustments and can drive...
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