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What a Difference A Day Makes
Sometimes, it's the simplest things that make all the difference in the world. Take for example, our resident red '67 Chevy longbed. When... more |
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Factory-Adapt
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First-Time IFS
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Tough and Practical
First of all, it's great to be back between the covers of CLASSIC TRUCKS, (even if it's only for an occasional visit). This time around I... more |
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Stop, Drop, And Rollers
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Box Drop, Part 2
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Drop Box, Part I
How many times have you bought car or truck and told yourself, "I'm just going to leave this one as is and drive it?" So you do drive it... more |
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Project Old School: Quiet Time
Ever since I began driving Old School, I couldn't help feeling like I was in the center of a tin can. Granted, when I started driving the... more |
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Keeping Our Cool
When you're a young hot rodder, having air conditioning in your classic truck is the last thing on your mind. How fast and how low your... more |
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Project Old School: X-ing Your X-Member
Since installing the Airlift airbag kit in Project Old School, the driveshaft comes dangerously close to hitting the top of the trailing... more |
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Bones Worth Building On, Part I
Contrary to popular belief, most trucks nowadays merely serve as catch-all light-duty vehicles. For the most part, modern trucks do... more |
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The Hows and Whys of TPIs
There aren't too many things more misunderstood to many of us than fuel injection. Although carburetors haven't been used on new cars since... more |
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The Royal Treatment
When it comes to modifying vintage trucks, there's no question that upgraded suspensions are at the top of most enthusiasts' wish lists.... more |
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Double Trouble
When it comes to today's classic trucks, the amount of creature comforts being installed seems endless. Air conditioning, power windows,... more |
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Gauging Your Options
Too often when it comes to customizing a classic truck, builders make changes just for the sake of making changes. In many cases, the best... more |
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Introducing: Project Old School
You should never buy a classic truck sight unseen. You'd think a magazine guy would know that. But, when I was looking for my next project,... more |
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Push Button Cruisin'
You have to wonder if the Chevrolet engineers that designed the Suburban ever thought that it could look like this. And if the Cal-Trans... more |
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Bringin' It Down A Notch Or Two PT 2
Well, I don't figure most of you were as anxious as I was to see the suspension upgrade on my '55 pickup get finished, as I had been... more |
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Bringin' It Down A Notch...Or Two
You may recall from the "Rizzo" days my '55 Chevy Stepside--the same one I said would retain its dual parallel leaf system for its daily... more |
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Fan-Tastic
If one is good, two are better, right? Such logic may not always hold true, but there's something to be said for a pair of electric fans... more |
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Independent Thinking
Let's face it, your truck's cargo hauling days are most likely over. Now that you've come to grips with it you might as well do something... more |
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Taking The Sway Away
Carving corners and taking twisties aren't the first thoughts that come to mind when thinking about most early truck handling... more |
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POWER STEERING FOR SOLID-AXLE CHEVYS
My hat's off to those of you who've opted to retain the stock solid-axle configuration in your early Chevys. You're better men than I... more |
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FAT CITY
You see a lot of suspension stories in CLASSIC TRUCKS magazine, and for good reason: we're all a bunch of wusses! Well, maybe not wusses,... more |
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Ridin' Right
Every once in a while a new product crops up that significantly impacts the classic truck hobby. Certainly the availability of fiberglass... more |
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