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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	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

	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

	Pony Up Despite the rising popularity of the '61-66 F-Series trucks and the fact that they are beginning to get some of the recognition they... more

	Project Old School, Part VII By the time you read this, Project Old School will have successfully been driven to truck shows and rod runs all over the Southland. But it... more

	Project Old School, Part VI After many months of cutting, hammering, shaping, filling, welding, sanding, primering, and spraying, Project Old School finally has a coat... more

	Project Old School, Part V At this point, I can't believe how far this truck has come in such a short period of time. We took a rough looking '64 Chevy longbed with a... more

	Double Trouble When it comes to today's classic trucks, the amount of creature comforts being installed seems endless. Air conditioning, power windows,... more

	Project Old School, Part IV: Relocation Program So I'm in the midst of the tedious block-sanding process, with the help of Chris and crew at Totally Polished, of course, and learning what... more

	Carb Confusion Right up there with "What cam should I run?" is one of the most asked questions to ever come up at any bench racing session. "Which... more

	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

	Project Old School, Part III: Clean Shaven When we left off at Part II, Project Old School was officially a big-window shortbed. There were still many obstacles to overcome, however.... more

	Project Old School, Part II Last month, I introduced you all to Project Old School, the newest project vehicle here at CLASSIC TRUCKS. I wouldn't go so far as to say... more

	Breaking the Chains Tailgate chains are ugly, plain and simple. Sure they do the job for which they're intended, but it comes with a price. On an older truck,... more

	Window Shopping Are you ever checking out a classic truck, knowing that it appears cleaner and smoother than the rest, but you can't quite put your finger... more

	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

	Steered Straight Not everyone can afford or wants to swap their pickup's straight-axle front suspension for a modern IFS, but with the right modifications,... more

	Old-School Rap We all know that different engines emanate various natural sounds by their varying exhaust valve configurations. Teamed up with any number... more

	Getting the Best TV Cable Signal Automatic overdrives have been around for several years now--just a little longer than people have been trying to retro-fit them into older... more

	Carbon-Fiber Diet Let's face it, as much as we love our classic trucks, when it comes to the instruments, our factory gauges usually come up short. With a... more

	Takin' the Low Road Stance and attitude go hand in hand when you're talking about hot rod pickups. Or, put another way, nothing says "farm truck" like an F-100... more

	Straight Axle Solutions Suspensions, suspensions, suspensions! Sometimes it seems like the only tech stories we do here at CLASSIC TRUCKS are chassis and... more

	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

	Pedal to the Floor It's pretty much guaranteed that you'll never find a flat surface on your pickup when you really need one. Like when you're looking for a... more

	Swappin' And Droppin' One of the few drawbacks when building a '60s-era GM truck is the limited amount of choices when it comes to updating the rear axle... more

	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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	1954 Dodge Pick-Up - Red Ram Roy bought a bright red '54 Dodge fully restored pick-up from an old friend and went on to compete in the Goodguys West Coast Nationals.... more
	Goodguys Heartland Nationals - Double Feature Picture Show There were two hot rod shows that had great turnouts, the Goodguys Heartland Nationals and West Coast Nationals.... more
	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, that's exactly what I did. My name is Jeremy Cook. I'm the... more
	1956 Ford F-100 - Contradictory Much of life is a division of two different viewpoints: introvert vs. extrovert, liberal vs. conservative, risk-avoider vs. risk-taker, etc. To fully understand the whole, we have to experience these... more
	Solid Foundation We are entering a golden age of classic truck building. Never before has there been more choices available to truck owners, especially regarding how to set-up a chassis. As more and more builders... more
	1970 Chevrolet Crew Cab - Pro-Tow With the recent popularity of late-model SUVs and Crew Cab trucks, it's no wonder why we are beginning to see amazing examples of earlier versions popping up around the country. A few years ago, Mike... more
	Western Washingtom Weekend Having made my inaugural trip last year, I was eagerly anticipating my trip to this year's Goodguys Puyallup show. While it is not their largest show by any means, this show draws the best of the... more
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	1952 Ford F1 Pick-Up Sheridan Blue - 'OL Blue It took 50 years before Norman got '52 Ford pick-up which he restored from the frame up and painted it Sheridan Blue.... more

	SEMA News Looks like we won for now! From the S ema Action Network Website Old car emissions exemption no... more
	1972 Chevy C-10 It's been some time since I've driven my "good from a far, far from good" '72 C-10. I stopped... more
	1968 Ford F-100 This week has been busy! Even though I haven't been out in the shop working on my '68 F-100, i've... more
	Cajun Shine All Car Wax Cajun Shine All was kind enough to send a sample of there 12 ounce Detailing Kit to me at our... more

	67' Front suspension clip for sale I have an entire front suspension clip from my 67 C-10. everything is original from wheel to wheel.... more
	67' straight 6 for sale!! It's the venerable ol' tree stump puller. A straight 6 296 with tranny still attached. I'm doing an... more
	62 f100 I have a lot of experience with older chevy trucks, but unable to find them any more around here... more
	1952 Chevy Truck Glass - One piece Windshield I am looking for a good reputable source for glass for my 1952 Chevy 5 window Pickup. My primary... more

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