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The clearance between the end of the water pump and the radiator is less than an inch, so it seems impossible to attach the fan. Is there a step we are missing? Haasman

We are having a difficult time fitting the radiator and the fan into the restoration. The truck is a 1951 3100 with engine #FBA13701 that I believe is a 216. We are using the X radiator support. Sourced a correct radiator but there so little room for the radiator fan. Someone suggested using a...

The answer is yes, assembling the everything together as a unit is best. To be clear, both inner fenders and fenders were assembled and mounted to the body prior. So the "assembly" I am speaking of is the grill unit and the radiator lower air deflector (the one where the hand crank would fit...

Glad to say we are back at the '51 3100. Life can be so distracting sometimes LOL. The front end question: What is the best way to install the front end grill, the lower pan and pieces? We've been doing it a piece at a time: Fenders mounted w inners, then installed the radiator support. It...

totally agree about powder coating .... at the moment of deciding what to do with the old truck I met a new friend who insisted he blast it and coat it for me. Living in N. Calif I felt it was a good way to go.

Thanks Nate. Yes these grounds are so important. Your call out of ".... cab/frame, bed/frame, front fenders/core support / frame to make all the lights work better, the fuel gauge more accurate and the radio quieter..." is so right on. Aside from the odd bad connectors on the front...

Relocated it to the right of the ignition switch, under the lower dash

I was looking through manuals etc for how the cab and frame were originally connected on the 47-54 Chevy pickup and didn't find anything. Anyone point out the ground location(s)? Haasman

Does anyone know why the Heater/defroster diverter cable was originally located left of the steering wheel? Haasman

Happy to report it works. Really think park/running lights with head lights is good idea these days.

I did. Thank you for that. I also came across this method: jumper wire from tail light to park light terminals on the head light switch. How's this look to you?

.. and to have Bill Hanlon generously walk two newbie through wiring challenges was great. Thank you Bill.

Yes totally understand the flexibility of the two contacts. We decided to go the permanent way- we took the bad sockets out and directly wired the lights. Works great. Great feeling knowing the lights are good, and solid. Thanks for all the help! Crazy, it was the fricken bulb holders...

Both left and right park/turn signal sockets had the same problem: the 1157 bulb contacts float in their base. Frankly amazed to find this, really speaks to poor part quality. We had spent quite a bit of time (many, many hours) trying to figure out what was wrong with the front park/turn...

email sent, yes 1 for the shared park, 2 for each of the left n right. Curious, what voltages would you expect?

Yes, we do use spreadsheets. The idea being to list each of the voltages for each wire going to the 4 wires, on each side? Two for the headlights, 2 for the park/turn combo? We can list this and communicate them to you.

The terminal strips are being used and are very accessible. We measured 12.3v at both parking light wires. The turn signal wires varied of course with the intermittent of the flashing. It seems to go from a low of o.12v to steps of 4.4v, 10.xv to 12.2v. We were thinking this is because of...

Thank you Bill. Got your number. What time zone are you in? Yes the front turn signals do have separate park light and turn signal wires. What we are trying to figure out is why when the park lights are on, the turn signals won't work? (They do when the park lights are off, whether during...

Bill, it is hardwired. We've discovered that - we do have turn signals L & R when the head light switch is off or in head lights on position. we do not have front L & R turn signals when park lights are on.

we have a ‘51 3100 Chevy that we are rewiring and everything works well except some oddities with the front turn signals, wondering if anything occurs to you about these issues? We have LEDs on all four corners. They all work and flash with the hazards. We are using a 900 SignalStat turn...