One of the most overlooked maintenance items on your truck is servicing the rear end. It is tucked away, under and to the rear of your truck so it goes mostly unnoticed until there is a problem. Regular maintenance and service can keep you from those dreaded repair bills. How do you service a truck…
We all see those perfect trucks at the car shows where the engine bay looks like it’s fresh off the showroom floor. The paint on the engine is so perfect it reflects off of the chrome. If this is what we want our trucks to look like we need to pull the engine out of…
Knowing your gear ratio is instrumental in determining which transmission gear set is best suited for your truck. It is also important to know the ratio as well as the tire size to determine which speedometer gear you need so your speedometer reads accurately. Here are three ways to find the gear ratio of your…
I have always heard claims of how much horsepower adding headers to a truck will produce. When looking for more horsepower for your engine, are headers an effective way to go? Headers have individual tubes for each exhaust port that allows exhaust to flow unobstructed from the cylinder head by moving air faster and more…
I keep hearing and reading that the latest and greatest addition that you can add to your classic truck is the GM LT1 engine. When you add Chevrolet’s most technologically advanced engine to one of their classic trucks– you have a very refined and very fast build. The GM/Chevy LT1 has a lot of good…
The LT1 is the latest engine swap craze as the world runs out of cheap sources of the famous LS1 motor. There are different LT1’s available and they vary in horsepower and torque so let’s make sure we are getting the best one for our projects. To identify a GM LT1 engine, check towards the…
Telling the difference between a big block and a small block engine can be confusing. Each has some pros and cons. Do you wonder why each type is called a big block or small block engine? A big block engine is actually physically larger than a small block engine. Big blocks have a significantly larger…
My ’72 C10’s transmission was leaking and I didn’t like the firmness of the shifting between gears so I decided to pull it out and give it a working over. I cleaned, painted, sealed and put in a TRANSGO reprogramming transmission kit. To do this work I had to remove the transmission and reinstall it…
The mixture of fuel and air in an internal combustion engine is ignited by the spark coming from the distributor. There are many advantages of using an electronic distributor over a mechanically timed points and condenser distributor. How do I change from a mechanical to an electronic distributor? Disconnect battery Disconnect distributor wiring Remove cap…
Whether you want to lower or raise your truck, changing the spindles is an easy way to accomplish this ( by up to three inches) without changing any other components. And sometimes a spindle needs changed because of wear from a bearing going bad. Either way it’s a job that can be completed in an…