Classic Truck Restoration

If you are looking for tips and advice on classic truck restoration, click on one of our technical articles below. We’ll cover everything from fixing taillights and a rear bumper on a 1953 Chevy to truck cleaning tips and steering upgrades. With great tutorials and step-by-step photos you’ll get the inside information you need from the experts at Classic Trucks.

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	Stainless Steel Brake Lines - Making Stainless Painless Plumbing a classic pickup can be a time consuming and sometimes aggravating chore. more


	Wheel Size Options - Let’s Go Bigger! I can’t pin point a date, but within the last ten years the Pro Touring look has become very popular with today’s classic truck enthusiasts. more


	July 2012 Classic Trucks Parts Department Check out the parts we review in this month's Classic Trucks Parts. more


	Electronic Fuel Injection Tips - Fuel Tanks, Fittings, And Lines, Oh My! OK, so you made it into the 21st century with your powerplant, but you may be left in the dust because of your fuel delivery system. It’s... more


	Ford 9-inch Parts - New & Old Technologies For A 9-Inch Housing A common issue with the Ford 9-inch is that it can be difficult to choose the correct parts to build per your vehicle’s needs. You have to... more


	Premier Street Rod 1947 to 1954 Chevrolet Cab - Forward Into The Past For years, it seems as though the street rod guys have had all the luck when it comes to the availability of reproduction bodies in both... more


	Home Shop Benders - Cool Tools II Tools are to the hot rod hobbyist as shoes and handbags are to the fairer sex—in either case there’s no such thing as too many. more


	June 2012 Classic Trucks Parts - Parts Department Take a look at this month's classic trucks parts! more


	Home-Shop Spray Gun System - Cool Tools Other than our classic trucks themselves, there’s nothing more dear to a rodder’s heart than our collection of tools. more


	Wheel Painting Tricks - The Wheel Deal OK, painting a steel wheel is not exactly the most difficult job when it comes to building a classic truck, rather, it is just one of the... more


	June 2012 Professor Hammer’s Metalworking Tips I’ve encountered an issue that you may be able to comment on. Ten years ago, I did a lot of MIG welding with my auto-darkening lens that... more


	Fixing Paint Issues - Troubleshooting Paint Problems It’s pretty exciting to see do-it-yourselfers attempting some of the more difficult aspects of classic truck building on their own these... more


	3-Point Seatbelt Install - Three-Point Belts For Classic Trucks We spend a lot of time planning and working on our pickups with the intention of ending up with good looking high-performance classics. more


	May 2012 Professor Hammer’s Metalworking Tips Read more metal working tips from our resident expert Ron Covell in this issue's Professor Hammer section more


	1948-1955 Bedwood Install - Going To Bed There is something to say about the ability to adapt given any situation or shortcoming. Lets face it, not every part that you find or... more


	May 2012 Classic Trucks Parts - Parts Department Jim Meyer Racing’s custom, jig-built, mandrel-bent or fabricated direct-replacement ’60-72 GM/GMC pickup chassis’ offers you all the... more


	12 Spray Gun Tips You Can Use Believe it or not, doing your own paintwork is not something that should be out of the question for the accomplished classic truck... more


	Homemade Tools for the Home Shop - Quick & Easy It’s a sure bet that all of us home hobbyists have come across a few neat homemade tools or ideas that facilitate our fabrication and/or... more


	Vintage Air’s Front Runner Serpentine System - Front & Center Wow, it’s not often I get a chance to spend time out in the garage enough for updates in two consecutive issues. more


	New Sheetmetal For An Old Truck - Sheetmetal Shenanigans I’m pretty sure it was Neil Young who years ago recorded an album by the name Rust Never Sleeps. And though I may be mistaken in regard to... more


	1963-1966 Chevy Power Steering Upgrade - Eased Steering For Early C10s Have you ever wished you didn’t have to muscle your truck around just to get it in a parking spot? more


	Shaky Ground With stormy weather comes wet, muddy boots that track water inside our trucks, especially the driver’s side. Getting in and out with wet... more


	5-Speed Gearbox Install Gears, gears, gears! There is nothing like shifting gears in a Classic Truck. more


	April 2012 Classic Trucks Parts - Parts Department Take a look at this month's Classic Trucks Parts. more


	April 2012 Professor Hammer’s Metalworking Tips Read more metal working tips from our resident expert Ron Covell in this issue's Professor Hammer section more

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	1955 Chevrolet 3100 - The Twelve-year Challenge Have you ever started something with the greatest intention of finishing it quickly, but when you actually dive in head-first the project ends up overwhelming you and all you can do is stare at it?... more
	1966 GMC Suburban - Creamsicle Owning a custom truck project is a funny thing. Some days you want to do nothing else but go outside and turn wrenches, working towards making your ride the coolest thing on the planet.... more
	1967 Chevrolet C10 - Old On The Outside Clean On The Inside. Keith Stephens had his eyes set on a Fleetside shortbed C10 for several years, in fact the truck passed right through his small town of Rowlett, Texas, to get to an auto shop where it would then sit... more
	July 2012 Classic Trucks Parts Department Check out the parts we review in this month's Classic Trucks Parts.... more
	Wheel Size Options - Let’s Go Bigger! I can’t pin point a date, but within the last ten years the Pro Touring look has become very popular with today’s classic truck enthusiasts.... more
	Stainless Steel Brake Lines - Making Stainless Painless Plumbing a classic pickup can be a time consuming and sometimes aggravating chore.... more
	63rd Grand National Roadster Show - Starting The Year Off Right This year the grand daddy of all shows turned 63 years old and all we can say is, WOW, what a blast! The show is not only a gathering for Hot Rodders but rather it’s where gearheads unite to view and... more
	1941 Dodge Truck - Two To Tango It’s pretty amazing when you step back and think about just how vast our automotive hobby has become.... more
	1979 Chevrolet C10 - Mix & Match OK, it was the paint that caught our eye, but like so many great trucks, upon closer inspection, Ron and Connie Thacker’s truck was a lot more than just a cool flame job.... more
	1970 Chevrolet C10 - Classic Cruisers Jose Leyva’s Presidio, Texas-based, ’70 C10 is a great looking pickup and a fine example of a homebuilt classic that see’s more than its fair share of road time.... more

	Custom interior Have you ever wanted a first class, award-winning custom interior for your rod or custom, but... more
	ididit's 25th Year Anniversity! ididit’s 25th Anniversary Car Show & Open House is this October 1st, 2011 It's that time of... more
	You will be missed From Baer Brakes webpage. Baer is deeply saddened about the loss of partner and... more
	Save the Salt Coalition National Landmark Needs Salt Replenishment Program A number of prominent organizations have... more

	Looking to Buy a 1955 3600 4 speed but its geared to low. I like to buy this truck it has rebuilt 6 in it with 4 speed but its geared to low it cant be... more
	I'm gonna buy a 67-72 f100 Hi. I wanna buy an old f100 for use as a daily driver and restore it to original or almost original... more
	V8 Conversion Kit Hey there everyone. I have a 1951 GMC 9300 and I am wanting to put a SBC and 700R4 Trans into it. ... more
	56 chevy truck project I,m looking to sell my 1956 chevy short bed . The frame has a no-limits wide ride , coil over ifs .... more