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1940 chevy truck beds are 48" wide and 39 is 45" wide. 39 rear fenders are different than 40- early 47 fenders. the rear fenders are 1 1/2 inches...
Thanks Tom, i was just trying to save someone else the grief. the mufflers i ended up using i had to wiggle back and forth to get on the pipes...
this is exactly what i was doing. just trying to share to save someone else aggravation.
I do in fact bend pipe. i have been for 35 years and just bought a brand new huth 2600 bender and also i have a hand held hydraulic expander to...
I just wanted to pass this along for you guys that do your own exhaust work. I am in the process of bending up a new exhaust system for an o/t F...
dave is there a bleeder spot at the top of the cooling system? if the engine is higher than the radiator you are never going to get the air...
i just leave my top down all of the time so i never have to store it
i ran in to the same problem with a 41 chevy 3/4 ton with a 216. so yes they did use them on chevy trucks. i lucked out and found a guy locally...
I just rebuilt one of these and i had issues with it. the first issue i had was after bolting it to the manifold i cranked it and it was leaking...
i like to hide my battery under the front fender. bracket on frame to fender/running board. then make a sheild to keep road debris off of...
there was a sign on the door of the liqour store that toad went into after the failure to get somebody to buy him a bottle of old harper. there...
I dont know if this has been asked before but does anybody know what the name of the car lot was that toad stopped in front of after backing into...
i am glad you like the thread. the 39-40 hood should fit the cowl on a 46. the 46 hood is a bit longer than the 39-40 hood, i dont know if the...
i might have one i will have to look
if you look at a stock 46 with a box and fenders you will see the rear axle/wheels are a bit forward in the fenders. they are not centered from...
i was working in the local gm dealer parts dept in the early 80s. Friday after work using a buddies garage(18 and living at home yet) dropped a...
i bought this in 1974 at the age of 11. did bad things to it over the years but never gave up. hopefully will be on the road this summer. paid my...
the top pulley is the same just a bit off on the holes which can be opened up to fit with a die grinder. also some of the later short pumps have...
i went to work for a gm dealer when i was 21. they had all 2 post in ground lifts but they were the newer ones with the posts on the sides of the...
the thread you are referring to is "restoring 1930s auto shop" he dug up an old rotary single post drive on hoist and restored it. it actually is...
i bought this last fall with the intention[ATTACH] of putting it on my 40 chevy truck. anybody have an idea what these weigh?
i bought a set of 4 chrome steel slots in the rocket boxes for $150 a couple of years ago. they had been put on for one summer back in the 70s and...
as far as making wiring look like it belongs in an old car i use hockey stick tape to wrap the harness under hood
make sure the thing works before you move along. friend of mine bought one of these and we never did get it to work right. bought a spw and put it...
borgeson also makes vibration damper u joints and rag joints
the windsheild frame on these are hollow. i never had one strip but i usually replace the frame with a new one. i would think a rivnut to repair...
i have never been able to stop mine from leaking. contrary to the thought that new parts help, the windsheild gasket that they sell now is not the...
the toe board and the flat section of floor are 2 separate pieces. the part you have circled is the main section of floor that wraps around the...
the problem you are going to have with that section is the screws are bolting the top part into the structure of the cab under it. there is also a...
the red oxide sealer from napa looks like that when you put it on.
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