Unless you live in the perfect sunbelt area with very little humidity or salt you are going to have rust damage on your classic truck. If not stopped it will keep eating away at your truck until you have unsightly damage occurring in a number of places that can compromise the beauty, rigidity and strength…
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…
It’s important to know the lug bolt pattern and size of the lug bolt on a classic Chevy truck as some of the information available out there is not always reliable. Whether you are purchasing a set of wheels, or you’re stranded with a flat and need someone to bring you a spare, it’s always…
It’s inevitable, the radiator in an old truck will not last forever and it’s going to need to be replaced. My 1972 C10 project truck is in need of a radiator pretty badly right now. There are so many choices for radiators, how do you ever know which one is the best for your truck?…
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…
I’m currently rebuilding a 1972 Chevy C10 short box truck. I hauled it home on a trailer along with a pickup bed full of miscellaneous parts. I like to stay busy and I like to work on cars and trucks. That combination is the perfect storm for the hobby of car and truck rebuilding. I’m…
Everyone seems to have a favorite old truck. It may be the one that grandpa drove on the farm or it may be the one that sat in the driveway when you were growing up. Probably every vehicle has its fans. There are certain models of classic trucks that are considered the most desirable and…
The 1964 Pontiac GTO is referred to as the first real muscle car. The Pontiac Tempest was provided with a package of upgrades, which allowed it to be labeled as a “GTO”. This post is all about this famous Pontiac. The options that make a Pontiac Tempest into a GTO: The GTO has the order…
For most people their first car holds a lot of special memories. Saving your hard earned money, the search for what you thought would be the perfect car, and the purchasing experience. Then you do all the little things to it to make it yours. Most guys like to start customizing their cars right away….
If you love old Chevy and GMC trucks it might be because you have memories from when you were a kid riding in one of those early models. Or you might just love the classic lines and the way they look. Chevy C10s were built by General Motors in four different generations spanning forty-two years….