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No they are not all the same by truck series. That said the front driveshaft for the "1/2 ton" trucks and station wagons are the same. The rears...

This post will be really helpful in the future. Thanks for sharing your experience with us.

Good resource, gmwillys! Thanks

The best thing you can do for these old rigs would be to drain out all old fuel and keep it full of fresh fuel. The fuel needs to be a non-oxygenated...

Sounds like you're going to discover more things to fix. I would like to know too if fuel additives could help these old machines.

I'm glad you found the parts. Chromed they should look great.

The water pump started to leak more and it still runs hot, so I bit the bullet and ordered a new water pump and thermostat yesterday. I removed both...

When I had my "real" shop, I had pallet racking as tall as the side walls filled with engines by make, transmissions the same, radiators, rear diffs,...

That Echllin Ignition Cabinet brings back memories!

At least it looks "Half-Fast" organized GM!!! Way better than mine right at the moment...

Know the feeling. I've got two walls of containers of hardware and components for the wagon. All are marked with the contents, but it still took an...

Stuck back on a upper shelf. Short guys need step stools. Bought this Jeepster with 500 miles on a rebuild/hotrod alter. Came with parts and the...

Did you have it stuck back in a box that you hadn't searched through, or did you find a source for it somewhere?

That sounds like a fun new project for you! Welcome

I have found the part I thought was missing, mine has been chromed. Thank you to all who gave some really good info. Now I need to order the...

Just like Bmorgil said, Speedy sleeves have saved the day on a lot of worn seal surfaces. Now a bearing surface a sleeve will not work, because the...

You can use the SKF chart attached, or there are some others on line for the correct sleeve. It should be a 99118. The best price almost always seems...

gm breathes life into her! Nice gm, keeping those old rigs running!

The adjuster was lose, and was backed out on three rockers. The only thing that saved the top end was that the pedestal studs were lose as well. ...

Larry here is a plastic one with an outlet. https://www.summitracing.com/parts/rnb-61123 Or you could use an oil pan drain. There are a few...

That lil' D12 is so freakin' cute. It looks like a tractor only a lot smaller.

I would say the weekend is done! Man that is some serious lash under that rocker. Whats up there gm? Looks like the valve didn't make it home or...

Welcome to the forums! Looking forward to your build thread

Why don't I get anything done on the Heeps? Here are two reasons from this weekend. The first is a new to me S10 with a hurt 2.2, (broken timing...

If you want good info on specific parts or processes, go to threads by Pelogo (RIP), LarrBeard, gmwiĺlys, TJones, and bmorgil and equally good...

Ever been four wheeling in the desert with a geologist using a pick like the one in Shawshank movie except bigger and better? Maybe you pull over...

Thank you for creating an update and for sharing tips on how to do it.

Keeping Our Cool - Revisited In the last post on this I made the comment: "Now I just need to change out that dripping, pizzling cheap plastic...