Nice Truck ! I really like how it looks now , reminds me of my old Tow Truck back in the 1970's .
Welcome collins ! Canadian built GMC's used CHEVROLET (cheaper) engines . As mentioned the cheapest & easiest way is to change the ring &...
Grease Reccomendation Any long fiber typ of grease will do ~ Often you can find Lubriplate gun grease in War Surplus Stores very cheaply ~...
Road trip ! First & foremost : Primer never protects anything , not even in N.M. as it holds moisture and promotes rust beneath it while you...
Show off ! Ya just can't resist rubbing that L O N G MOTOR in , can you ? :p .
Rain Gutter Seal Yes , you need to remove all of the old seal as there's almost always rust beneath it .
THANX Everyone ! I wish I'da seen that Flea-Bay one , I was able to find one OnLine for $88 including shipping and he ordered it last night ....
Wagon FUN ! It's always interesting to see how folks build wagons . The pup looks cute and happy .
Electric Wipers Use an old 6 volt VW Kafer wiper motor , they fit easily and work great .
Looking Good ! Black is always a nice choice . FWIW , Harbor Freight stuff is often not quite right right out of the box , it behooves one to...
Fuel Gauge The left most post is the power feed . The right most post is the sender connection . it's critical to use star washers under...
Leaf Springs Diamond used to also be very good and cheap too .
Thanx Evan I was born near Boston and raised in and around it , most of my old childhood chums still live there . I'm sad to hear of this...
Engine Choices Understood . As much as I prefer them to remain stock , it's your rig so follow your heart . Just remember : over the next 5...
Patch Panels Just yesterday I was reading the Hemmings News magazine (NOT the big book thing) and also the " Vintage Truck " magazine , both had...
I'm trying to help out a local kid , his truck has a '63 > L6 engine and he needs an HEI distributor for it , here in So. Cal. Anyone got one...
Project Truck What Russ said . The reason being , although it looks decent , rust never sleeps and experiance has shown that trucks like this...
For a '63 > 194/230/250/292 application , So. Cal. area . Junkyard takeout is fine , if used a complete unit with cap , wires and maybe even...
Another Beginning Looks like a good beginning ~ When properly tuned (rare) the 283 V-8 was a pretty peppy performer and didn't suck up too...
Amazing I want to know where he got a brand new pedal starter ! .
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