Nice Picture ! Thanx Joe ! . When I were a laddie there was old trucks and cars like this everywhere in New England ~ those berry bushes loved...
Working I'm pretty sure I was slowly rattling & wheezing along trailing a thin plume of blue smoke Charles , prolly not exceeding 60 MPH...
Hot Rodding As much as I prefer stock(ish) , I like to see well done modifications too and this young Man has obviously been working very...
What GOOD Threads Do ! They wander too Charles ~ just like me , I'm in Modesto , Ca. to - day in my '69 C/10 carrying my new to me 1977 Chevy...
Fixed Thanx for the update .
<Magic> Smoke I'd never allow a circuit that didn't work properly to remain connected ~ fix that damn horn ring! . Meanwhilst , all you needs...
' Endoscope ' With a name like that , no wonder you lead off with Proctology jokes :D . Where did you get one for $16 ?? . The valve is...
Looking Good ! I'm not clear as to why you couldn't tighten those rear bolts before mounting the water pump..... I sure hope you wire brushed...
Bearing Grease NAPA sells many different types of grease , as long as it's not white lithium grease you'll be fine . BTW : white lithium...
Resto - Mod Well....... Other than the raised up hood it all looks O.K. I guess..... Me , I'm old & foolish so I'd rather have a '58 with...
Ouch Well ; Much of the engine and tranny is alloy so it's not all that bad . Does it still kick over ? . If so it's just a whole lotta...
Gasketing Maybe get some Gaska-Chinch shellac and coat both sides of the paper gasket and allow to tack up a bit before installing ? . I use...
Wheel Bearing Grease I used short fibre Moly based , high temp. grease on the ball bearings in my '49 for 20 years and never had any failures ....
Learn As You Go Well ; I worked on many old IHC V-8's when our Fleet was IHC , they never had exhaust manifold gaskets and leaked...
Brake Vacuum ...From the 3/4" NPT plug right under the carby ~ full unrestricted intake manifold vacuum .
All Done Nice ~ No go DRIVE IT :) .
Good daddy ! I see you're teaching him to use safety gear , that's important to do at an early age so he'll always be comfortable with it .
Heat Risor Leaks There are NO parts for that other than the bi - metallic spring so DON'T FOOL WITH IT unless you want to remove it and braze the...
Sweet ! Thank you for those wonderful photos ! . Glad you made it home O.K. ~ I drove to Yucca Valley where it was 99? F @ 09:30 and didn't...
Basic Up Grades The pedal starter works fine and helps prevent random kiddies from stealing your truck . I'd retain it as it'll work terrific...
Separate names with a comma.
