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merry christmas from the smokies
merry christmas ----well,almost --it's just turned christmas eve. I hope santa gives everybody what they want,and hope 2014 is a better year for...
a friend of mine used a set from a late 70s c30 454 truck , all he had to do was grind a little on the left side front to clear the front part of...
there's a guy about 30 miles from me thats got a bunch of 'em ( has to be about 15 or 20 )
if it's original & the dash oil gauge only goes to 30 lbs it's a babit motor if the oil gauge goes to 60 its got bearings
looks like its time for a donor-I hope whoever did that gets stuck with one with hidden mud in worse shape----------if possible
PART 2 you can match the defroster ducts 2 1/2inch on the car heater to 2 inch on the truck by using exaust reducers ----painted flat black , they...
I used a 59-60 car standard ( cheap-biscayne ) complete heater in a 58 truck. It has a square core & a large plate that covers the heater part of...
I had a 53 f1 that had a box from a 1 ton & it steered like a modern truck without ps---a lot better than stock------I dont know if they...
lobe down on cam---305s have (soft) cams that will wear for no reason
I had a 53 f1 that the p.o.claimed to have put a steering box from a 2-ton on . The truck was all stock & drove & steered like a new truck
had a 50 merc in the 80s & into the90s ----never had any latch troubles
I use them for topping off my lawnmower oil
too much hardener???
learned on my pops 55 belair 235 3spd. That was 40 some odd years ago & I still have that car
how much can i shave a chev 235 head to raise comp & still run pump gas :confused:
no idea on width. Most rears were 10 bolts,but some wagons & ss cars had 12 bolts. Posi rears were available for both 10s & 12s
# 1--yes #2 you could get an extra deep wheel-or get a wider rear 55-57 cars fit good-might be a little hard to find now. I'd look for a 77-89...
sure is a good lookin day here ( corryton ) ------hope you got some snow too - as long as its not to slick & you only have to go out if you want...
i was checking the power windows on an old driver and rolled my beard up in the window---------a friend was bringing home his 34 chopped 3 window...
car in the background looks like a stude
frame should be the same except the rear framehorns are different .you should be able to mount your bumper by drilling matching holes in the...
you can almost stand back & throw the wheel at it & make it work
maybe a late 40s - early 50s gmc truck
part 2-----also 58 & 59 trucks have a normal square core that can be re-cored & should be a bolt in except heater hoses will be in a different...
if its a round core it may be hard to find- but they also came in 53-54 chev cars- maybe a repop can be found in a car part catalog
also when installed the left side cables should cross each other to allow the left arm to park pointing in
see above + left trans part number will end with an odd number & rt side will be even
Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!!!
if you have the control arms off & get the old balljoints out, you can freeze the new b-joints for 18-24 hours then tap them in with a small hammer
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