Vintage Truck Restoration

Happen to be looking for tech support? Maybe installing something on that project of yours and you need a few pointers? Well, here in our technical section you can find articles, tips, and helpful guides related to anything you might be building on your classic truck.

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	Chevrolet C10 Suspension Upgrade - Stand And Deliver I’ve covered a handful of upgrades made to the project C10 over the last couple of months but by far the biggest improvements... more


	Air Conditioning Install - Creature Comforts On Ice One of the best creature comforts that can be added or upgraded to our old trucks is air conditioning. more


	Bear Claw Latch Install - Striking Distance One kit that will bring things full circle is their power bear claw latch kit, which will outfit your ride with all the... more


	Rear Axle Install - Hot Rod Hauler One of our goals for the Hot Rod Hauler was to get it a little closer to the ground and still maintain its load carrying... more


	1955 Chevy Chop - Chop Suey Last month we left off finishing the structural support of this ’55 Chevy’s chopped top. more


	DIY Stainless Steel Exhaust - A Sound Alternative Exhaust work is something that most guys outsource to a local shop due to the fact that most of us either don’t have a... more


	T5 Transmission Install - T5 Trans-formation An Affordable Overdrive Option One of the main reasons that I was attracted to my C10 when I came upon it on Craigslist was that it was a manual... more


	January 2012 Custom Classic Trucks Marketplace Check out this month's parts in the Custom Classic Trucks Marketplace. more


	Brothers Trucks Fleetside Bed Install - Rack 'em Our C10 project truck began its life as a Stepside truck. more


	Updating 1968 Chevrolet C-10 Engine - Restoration Rehab After purchasing my ’68 C10, it became obvious pretty quickly that the engine was in need of a little attention. more


	Customizer's Guide To Basic Chopping - Chop Suey I once read on the back of a pizza box that said, “No task ahead of you is as great as the power within you.” more


	1970 Chevrolet C10 Metal Shaving - Clean-Shaven We began the metal part of our project truck makeover by smoothing out the gas filler area on our 1970 Chevy C10. more


	Project Truck Shopping - Buyer Beware! With today’s technology, it’s all too easy to buy something off the Internet on a whim with a little more than a wing and a... more


	Building a 9-Inch Ford Rear - Ford Power For Chevy Performance The rearend is likely the subject of the majority of abuse your classic truck will see. more


	Fatman Fab Rear Suspension Kit - Versatile Four-bar It doesn’t make any sense to slam the front of your classic truck if the back end is gonna stay sky-high. more


	Building a Better Small-Block Ford - BluePrint For A Bulletproof Blue Oval I’ve never really understood the whole Ford vs. Chevy dispute, for it seems that both camps have some pretty valid points... more


	Relocating Gas Tank - Clean-Shaven One of the more popular upgrades in the classic truck world is to relocate the gas tank from inside the cab to a safer,... more


	November 2011 Custom Classic Trucks Marketplace Control Cables new floor-mounted throttle pedal is constructed from strong, billet aluminum and eliminates having to route... more


	Window Glass Rubber Install - Gone With The Wind… One of the first things I always do after purchasing a car I plan on driving (as opposed to a restoration project) is to... more


	Con2r/Helix Steering Install - Steering Aid On a 40-plus year-old truck some parts are bound to wear out or need to be replaced. Whether it is for the improvement of the... more


	Customizing A Classic Truck - Freedom Of Expression One of the ideals of America is everyone is offered up a full serving of freedom. Now freedom can branch out into so many... more


	1975 Ford F-350 Airbag Install - The Hot Rod Hauler When we started on our Hot Rod Hauler, a 1973 Ford F-350, some of our goals were to lower the rear slightly, improve the ride... more


	October 2011 Classic Trucks Marketplace - Classic Marketplace Read more about the product we review in this issue's Classic Marketplace more


	Fixing Chevrolet C10 Rearend - Bulletproof 12-Bolt For ’67-’72 Chevy pickup owners, there are a number of reasons not to get rid of that 12-bolt Chevy rearend under your... more


	1956 Ford Truck 3D - The V Brothers’ Ford Fate is a funny thing. It arrives when you least expect it and, more often than not, in a package you hardly recognize.... more

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Custom Truck Tech by Make

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	Bonneville A Century of Speed - Pure Bonneville History This is one event you're not going to want to miss.... more
	1969 GMC Pickup - Fabside For a proper rolling fabrication shop, you’re going to need some equipment, and for that end, the guys at Miller had a field day.... more
	1956 Ford F-100 - A Bright Creation Having owned several in the past, Dennis didn’t hesitate to jump into another 1956 Ford F-100.... more
	1968 Chevrolet C10 Camaro Gas Tank Install - Muscle Car Cells For Classic Trucks Having a new fuel tank in your truck is not only a good idea, but a great one.... more
	1948 Chevrolet 3100 - New Direction Whoever said, “The best laid plans of mice and men often go awry,” might have been working on a custom truck project at the time.... more
	1984 Chevrolet Silverado - Osmosis We let Kevin tell us about how his love affair with trucks, in particular, how his 1984 Chevrolet Silverado came about.... more
	Altman's Easy Latch Kit - Giving Your Doors Bite Time to replace those old door latches with some fresh new ones.... more
	Classic Performance Parts Steering Box - A Better Box for Classic Trucks Classic Performance Products decided to design a brand-new power steering box to fit a variety of old trucks.... more
	Damaged Hood Repair - Massaging Mangled Metal We throw caution to the wind and beat a patch panel into shape.... more
	1950's Big Window Dodge 1/2 Ton - Battered Ram Must have been quite the truck in its day.... more

	eBay Built Gasser Van The editors of Hot Rod are in the process now of building this ’68 Chevy Van for the 2012 SEMA Show... more
	eBay Built The editors of Hot Rod, Lowrider, european car, and Four Wheeler are in the process now of building... more
	Classic Instruments '53-'55 F-100 Package Check out Classic Instruments retro-fit unit for '53-'55 Ford trucks. Original fit, original... more
	Presented by The Long Beach Model "T" Club All Antique, Classic, and Automotive Hobby Related Items Friday July 20, & Saturday, July 21, 2012 ... more

	Body work The rain gutters on my 1972 Chevy pickup's previous owner used bondo and the paint was starting to... more
	wheel spacers Has anyone any good or bad experiences with using wheel spacers. I have just fitted a 3" drop axle... more
	Chopped CabOver Coupes and Sedans Posting everywhere else.......... Something to... more
	54 chevy 235 1bbl rochester carb. Ready to throw in the towel.This engine is in a 49 chevy pick up. It sat two years without running.... more