VIN Tag Be aware that this # should match your title and you might consider adding the same # to the top of the left frame rail near the steering...
Why Ray ; You are right of course , please pardon an Old Man's rant , I plead " O.P.P. " .
Body Repair & Canvas Covers THANX for the pix ! . seeing how others approach the job , makes it ever so much easier for the next guy , keep them...
Field Charge Testing YES . Just be aware that if you get ' clever ' and wrap the negative cable in a rag or empty Cheetos Bag then run...
Yeek ! Yet another ' Farm Job '...... :p . Anyways , drop that rear end out and carefully grind off the pivots , follow Russ' instructions...
Dropped Spindles Are an old time Hot Rodders trick , they're O.K. as they allow retention of the current springs and steering geometry . So...
I'll think upon that . The details are always the hardest part of resoration wheras the Hot Rod , you have no problem with making changes ....
Brake Pedal Spring You ALWAYS need a brake pedal return spring as the clevis pin must not touch the master cylinder unless you're actively...
Ride Height For some reason I'll never know , all older GM trucks tended to ride lower in the left front . I've swapped springs and so on ,...
Re - Spray What Russ said ! . If you're re - painting @ home or don't have the time & inclination to assemble , fiddle / tweak / ajust / dis...
Oil Plug Weeps & Seeps Never , EVER use a ribber drain plug gasket ! . Only a hard one , copper , fibre , aluminum , nylon etc.
Barnyard Alternator Testing FWIW ; Disconecing the negative cable with the engine running just above idle speed is always as 100 % positive...
Nice ! Thank you for the pix ! . Yes , that red one is really nice . I like the '58 / '59 Task Force pair too . Most folks do not...
Touring Yep ; Our Trucks were made to go from Sea To Shining Sea easily and fully loaded , if @ 50 MPH , this is fairly easy to upgrade to 65...
Canvas Covers WEll ; I learned to pot all the legs in buckets of cement , the tarp part has scads of ties so only the tarp part ever blows...
Working Shade Google " portable garage " or just go to COSTCO , they're nice 40' long canvas covers with good quality steel tubing unlike the...
The Long Haul Tony & others considering this ; It's an easy thing to do , beware much of the time it might get boring if you're used to the...
Final Assembly If the crank turns without binds , you're good to go ~ I'd not worry about it . Consider how you do the initial breakin , it...
Do-Nuts Yeah ; I did this too to a small amount as I preferred to learn Road Craft instead . Street racing is boring to me , I like the...
Towing For safety's sake , you really do need Bendix brakes ~ towing with Huck (rhymes with "suck") brakes is an accident waiting to happen ....
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