If you want adjustable suspension, go with air bags, if you want set ride hight, coilovers. I have bags, and no problems. I installed coilovers...
any kind of rust encapsulator will work. The bed liner sprayed on will kill noise and prevent rust.....bonus. How did that shifter work out?
I want the same thing in a 'burb to haul the wife and kids in.....
Which is why I cover the whole roof in Dynamat before using the jute. I also completly cover the floor so that I don't have the rust out...
I use dyna mat and hushmat on mine. Also, use the foil backed jute stuff you can find at hot rod shows on top of the sound deadner for insulation...
The center strip clamps between the 2 halves and is a floater. It all tucks behind the weather stripping on the sides. Be aware that the...
You can mount them both , using the 11" as a dedicated a/c fan.
It doesn't matter what rear you use. look at one that has the same measurement flange to flange (where the rim surface touches the brake surface)...
If you are keeping the 6 lug setup, look at the dakota rears, 97 and up. The 8.8 is not a bolt up, you have to cut off the 4 link mounts, weld on...
I didn't brace, so that I could manipulate when needed. After tacking in, I checked the doors and such before welding in solid.
I used an8.8 out of a town car. you can get disc or drum, and it matched the track on my 3/4 ton. They are about $100 at pull a part.
The driver's side looks a lot like on the 53 I am building... http://picasaweb.google.com/rpettycustommurals/JimS53 I have lots of photos of the...
Yes, start at the bottom. The long part goes to the outside. Use the weatherstrip adhesive all the way around the door and the weatherstrip...
http://forum.olskoolrodz.com/showthread.php?t=43902
Listing this for my brother in law....out of business, needs it gone. http://columbia.craigslist.org/grd/713417081.html
on another forum..... http://forum.olskoolrodz.com/showthread.php?t=43584
235/75/15s are 29" tall. The taller the tire, the taller the final drive ratio. Ex. on my old toyota, it had a 195/75 14 when I got it. I put...
If the looooong bed is like my 3/4 ton, the torque tube goes to a carrier bearing, then turns to an open shaft. You will just have to have an...
A lot of those cars are really solid compared to what I have seen at the swap meets. He has a 54 chev. truck, the big 1 1/2 ton truck, a gmc...
Found this yard near Bethune, SC. Old man won't sell any of it.... http://picasaweb.google.com/rpettycustommurals/BethuneJunkyard
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