Welcome ! I've seen much worse trucks brought back so this is good news you got them . Will you be Rat Rodding them or what ? .
Good Deal ! It's always nice to put a face to the name... I spent all weekend swimming in the sand looking for parts , not a 235 to be found...
Well ; Sometimes the dizzy tang isn't fully inserted into the oil pump's drive slot and if you tighten up the dizzy's clamp , it cannot settle...
Thanx ..For the correction Jim . My brain is getting all white & fuzzy like my hair.... :)
Task Force Forums O.K. scroll down until you see the ' forum jump ' button and click on the drop down arrow , select the '55~'59 forum (that's...
Engine Upgrade Good deal Rick ; If the cylinder head is uncracked , you can sell it for good money.... Now , go put a post up on the Task...
Hmmmm... How do I forward this to my E-Mail account so I can look at it when I have acess to a speddy computer ? . :confused: -Nate
Engine Overhaul O.K. , it appears someone has been in there before as that's either a low compression piston or it's badly burned by ping and was...
Reality Check $12,000.00 is for a clean low milage _correct_ restoration needing no work . By the $20,000.00 mark it'll have to have under...
Now That's What I Call " YardArt " :D ' Gordons Potato Chips ' ~ I love it :p
Link To Pix Thanx ! :)
Just So ! That was entirely the point ~ back in the day it was a routine thing to have the title corrected after the engine was swapped out.......
I Hope You told him to install bronze valve giudes ! those original cast iron ones suck out loud
Pictures ? Where ?? :confused: These days , pretty much everyone gets a pass just for having a ' Cast Iron Wonder ' under the hood , even if...
Title & VIN Actually that's rarely the case as when these old trucks were new , the engine was thought to be the most valuable part of it and so...
Must be a really early '54 to have a closed driveshaft (called a " Torque Tube BTW) . most '54s came with 3:90 final drive ratios in any case so...
Well Ya Know.... ...I worked on one of these , once :rolleyes: And after I screwed it all up B.E.R. , there was a guy like Evan in town who'd...
Nice Pix ! She looks to be having the time of her life there . good on ya Bill .
It leaks where the dip stick enters the tube , or where the tube enters the block ? . What kinda tranny do you want the install and why ? the...
What Evan Said Let the penetrating oil soak in a few days , tapping with the brass hammer . If nothing works and you want to try and _force_...
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