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Evan Ritter passed last April 8th. Evan (aka "Coilover") was a great asset to this and other old car/truck forums. His wife Dar has since passed also. The Ritter family will be having a memorial service for Coilover and his wife this Saturday (17 Jan 26) at his shop in Trenton, Texas at 3 pm.

Any chance you have a 48-52 3/4 ton front axle in your junk pile? I need a steering knuckle.

Anyone know where to get properly fitting brake and clutch pedal rubbers? The ones our host sells ($7 a set) are too small for the rubber to properly wrap around the rubber. They probably need an additional 1/8" or so across the "pocket" on the back side. I can force them on, but the edges of...

Did Chevy TF trucks use dash hole fillers shaped like these? I know GMCs from 55.2 through 59 did.

The Christmas Parade here is a big deal every year. Perfect weather this year. Around 60 degrees. A huge turnout, about a mile long with people 6 to 8 deep on both sides of the road. There is video from the Austin Texas (90 miles away) CBS station here WATCH ON DEMAND 'Light the Night...

I was ordering a few parts a week or so ago and I always thumb through the paper catalog to see if there is anything else I need. I ran across this Push Rod Cover Gasket GMC-Classic Chevy Truck Parts listing for GMC pushrod cover gaskets. Claims to be correct for GMC 228,236,248,270,302...

I'm thinking of installing a one piece headliner from our host as shown in the link below. I'd like to get first person reviews from those who have used this product. My cardboard headliner is falling apart. I'll put DynaMat against the roof and get the interior cab light working before I put...

I'm trying to troubleshoot an electrical problem around a Bosch type (cube, 5 pin, 30/85/86/87/87a, etc) relay that is buried way up in the dash of my '52. If I could get a meter on the relay pins I could figure it out, but there is no way I can get to it. I could make one, using the female...

When I overhauled the door hinges on my '52 five years ago I lubricated the new hinge pins. Lately the driver's side door has started squeaking when you swing it open or closed. No mention of how to lube the hinges in either the body (includes doors) or lubrication sections of the Maintenance...

I looked through many entries you posted about using Citric Acid as a cooling system cleaner back to around 2000. Some just said to use Citric Acid. Some said to use 1 pound of citric acid per gallon of distilled water, while others said 1 pound of citric acid per 3 gallons of water. More...

Seen at the Lonestar Round Up yesterday. Even though it isn't a Chevy/GMC truck, I'm guessing that an old Buick driver like Evan would appreciate this.

…. a Chevy truck and a Cadillac in 1956. Seen at the Lonestar Round Up in Austin Tx 4/12/19.

Zig needs to get his gas gauge working. They are stock (1950?) GMC gauges, which means they were designed to work on 6 volt positive ground juice. The truck is now 12 volt negative ground. I'll need to do some investigating to find out how to get the positive ground gauge working in a...

'58 GMC half ton (or any 55.2-59 Chevy/GMC half ton), when the front wheels are "straight ahead" is the pitman arm vertical? Or is the drag link joint further forward or behind the pitman shaft where it comes out of the steering box?

If you have a STOCK 52-55.1 front sway bar (came on Suburbans and were optional on others) would you please measure the diameter of the bar near the point that they pass through the largest support bushings? This picture is of a GMC sway bar. I know the mounting piece is different on the GMC...

Because my current '52 GMC windshield glass has NO identifying marks, I'm guessing that it is not original and therefore may not be proper size. Before I replace the gasket I'd like to be sure it is proper size. Does ANYONE out there have an ORIGINAL windshield glass that they can measure for...

Have a friend who is putting a V-ate in his AD truck and would like to retain the original gas pedal. Anyone here do that? If so, please give details.

Two cross sills for bed on 55.2-59 Chevy/GMC half ton trucks. Never used. Purchased from our host about 20 years ago and put into the attic when they weren't needed during bed rebuild. A set of Kudu bars. If you are not a GMC guy you don't need to know what they are for. I'd rather that...

I had one in my 57 GMC for many years. 5 years ago the fan motor started dragging really bad so I ordered a new fan motor. Before I got it installed my truck was T-boned, rolled and totaled. Still have the motor in an un-opened box. I'm pretty sure all the Old Air units of the day (mine was...

My wife and I are packing to move in a month or so. We have a large collection of "family" heirlooms, mostly furniture, art work, glassware and dishware that we needed to offload to other, one generation younger, family members. They came to our place and picked what they wanted, but in most...