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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	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


	DIY Tilt Column Install Since trucks are primarily designed and manufactured as beasts of burden rather than luxury rides, any upgrade that... more


	Summit Racing Universal Rod Builders Exhaust Kit - Tube-B, Or Not Tube-B I hate farming out any kind of work when building a project vehicle. It doesn’t matter whether it’s body work, paint, wiring,... more


	Wilwood Engineering Brake Upgrade - A Major Brake Upgrade Back in the day, drum brakes were the only option for the ’40s and ’50s pickups. It was not until the ’60s when GM and Ford... more


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


	March 2012 Classic Trucks Parts - Parts Department Welder Series is proud to announce the availability of yet another build-it-yourself kit for the classic trucker who likes... more


	GMPP 383 Crate Engine Install - Weekend Update For me, it’s always exciting when I get a chance to spend some time on my ’57 Chevy project. Staying as close to on-time with... more


	How To Chop Up Engine Mounts - Engine Mount Mayhem By now, you guys should all know that I’m never one to leave anything alone. It doesn’t matter if it’s new, old, broke, not... more


	Adjustable Pedals Install - Pedal Your Enthusiasm With the vast array of pedal assemblies in the aftermarket world, I stumbled upon a cool set of pedals that were basic... more


	Fatman Fabrications IFS Install Upgrading your front suspension to a custom independent front suspension (IFS) may seem like a pain in the rear to most,... more


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


	February 2012 Classic Trucks Parts - Parts Department Check out the latest parts we review this month in this issue's Parts Department more


	Preparing For IFS Suspension - Cutting, Removing And Boxing It’s funny when I get feed back from some of my friends that work on their own vehicles. They say things like, “Why does it... more


	Ford 351 Windsor Crate Engine - Bolt-on Horsepower We’re always looking to check out the best the aftermarket has to offer—a monumental task in a world chock-full of awesome... more


	January 2012 Classic Trucks Parts - Parts Department Check out the latest parts we review this month in this issue's Parts Department more


	Lizard Skin Sound Damping - Spray Away Noise You may be thinking that spray-on sound damping sounds like something you’d see on an infomercial. more


	January 2011 Professor Hammer’s Metalworking Tips Read more metal working tips from our resident expert Ron Covell in this issue's Professor Hammer section more


	Bob’s F-100 Parts Four-Bar Setup - F-100 Suspension Upgrade A week or so ago I was running an errand for the missus when I happened to drive right by Bob’s F-100 Parts. As I did, it... more


	Fuel System Install - Getting Tanked We’ve all been there, thinking maybe it is time to freshen up the old steed, bring it back to its former glory. You know,... more


	Three-in-one Tilt Column Install So, I have seen tons of stories—tech articles—about how to adapt a tilt column to an aftermarket IFS or Mustang II-style... more


	December 2011 Professer Hammer's Metalworking Tips Read more metal working tips from our resident expert Ron Covell in this issue's Professor Hammer section more


	December 2011 Classic Trucks Parts - Parts Department Check out the latest parts we review this month in this issue's Parts Department more


	1957 Chevrolet Truck Suspsension Upgrade - Easy Air Ride, Part 2 Three or four weeks ago (in the Sept 2011 issue) I began the installation of a RideTech RidePRO e3 control system and a... more

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