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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	360 Ford Engine Rebuild - Blown Blocks As a high-mileage, daily driven truck, my FE-powered 1968 F-100 has seen its fair share of bumps and bruises externally,... more


	September 2011 Custom Classic Trucks Marketplace - Classic Marketplace Take a look at this month's parts in the Custom Classic Trucks Marketplace. more


	Bumpside Ford IFS - Fatman Strikes Again I have had my ’68 Ford F-100 for more than a decade and as the editor of Street Chopper magazine, this truck has hauled a lot... more


	Mounting Solutions For Ford Engines - Tru Blue The Ford crowd gets a bad rap when it comes to powerplant options in their classic trucks. Let’s face it, while the... more


	Basic Body Tools Guide - Bump And Grind For custom classic truck enthusiasts, one of the most rewarding moments comes when someone asks who handled a particular... more


	Fabricating A Custom Grille - Hot Off The Grille Unlike Pep Boy’s and Autozone’s mass produced abominations in a box that mount naked trucker ladies and nautical stars... more


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


	Lowering A 1973-1987 Chevrolet Truck - A Drop In The Bucket Lowering a later-model truck that’s already equipped with independent front suspension should be a fairly straightforward... more


	Adding Remote Door Locks - Hot Rod Hauler Of all the trucks I’ve owned, only one of them has been newer than ’75 and none of them have had much in the way of... more


	Polishing A Classic Truck - A Polisher Named Sioux Whether it’s the final step to completing a $30,000 custom paintjob or saving an oxidized $299.95 Earl Scheib special done... more


	Chevrolet Cab Repair - Save-A-Cab Let’s face it; we are not about to run out of 1948-1955 Chevrolet truck cabs anytime soon. These trucks were produced in huge... more


	Installing New Steering - Hot Rod Hauler From the outset we’ve had a variety of goals for the Hot Rod Hauler, some were established for practical considerations... more


	July 2011 Classic Marketplace Read more on some of the hot products we review in this issue's Classic Marketplace more


	Exhaust System Upgrade - Camp Wheezy Giving Grunt to a Wimpy Exhaust System more


	Dashboard Wiring Upgrade - A Dash Of Class Updating The Hot Rod Hauler’s Dash: Part 2 more


	1973 Ford F-350 Transmssion Upgrade - Hot Rod Hauler Shifting Into Overdrive—Part II more


	Fixing A 1966 Chevrolet C10 - Patina Control Loyal Custom Classic Trucks readers might recollect the subject vehicle of this story as the original condition ’66 Chevy C10... more


	June 2011 Custom Classic Truck Parts - Classic Marketplace Check out some of the custom truck parts we review in this issue's Classic Marketplace more


	1960 to 1966 Chevrolet C10 Small to Big-Window Conversion - Panoramic Change In the mid-’50s, a styling trend that found its way from American automobiles into light-duty trucks was wraparound... more


	Custom Paint Tricks - You Name It We Flame It In a swirling sea of leading brands, the original recipes are the most likely to survive. Now couldn’t the same be said about... more


	1973 Ford F-350 Dash Install - A Dash Of Class In the ’70s, most truck manufacturers decided that the average person wasn’t capable of interpreting the gauges on the... more


	E40D Transmission Swap - Hot Rod Hauler At the outset of our Hot Rod Hauler project, one of our major goals was to increase fuel economy while maintaining the towing... more


	May 2011 Custom Classic Trucks Marketplace - Classic Marketplace From the Editors of both Custom Classic Trucks and its sister publication Classic Trucks in conjunction with our friends from... more


	Chrome Metal Plating - It Don't Mean A Thing If It Ain't Got That Bling What It Takes to Get Perfect Chrome and Stainless more


	Restomods Rule! A Purist’s Guide To Customizing ’67-’72 Chevrolet C10 And GMC Trucks In the world of classic trucks there isn’t a truck more iconic than the 1956 Ford F-100, the Deuce of trucks. After 55... 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