Looking back on our recent feature trucks, it's no surprise that the '60-66 Chevy and GMC trucks have become popular for both restoration and rodding. The choices for updated suspension, braking, air conditioning, and replacement sheetmetal have added new life
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Ever Since Project Old School's inception, there were plans to fit the truck with one-piece glass. I knew this would be difficult, given the triangular shape of the opening. The reason is that unless the window is all the way up in the channel or all the way d
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Ever wonder why those trucks you see sitting flat on their framerails have front wheels that lean inward at a 45-degree angle? The answer is camber. Camber is the measurement of tire lean in degrees. If the top of the tire tilts inward, the vehicle has negativ
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It's no secret that sway bars are extremely beneficial to the handling capabilities of old trucks. It's also no secret that most of the '63-72 GM products did not come with them as standard equipment. Simply put, there is no easier or more cost effective way t
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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 wasn't always that way. This installment focuses on the suspension buildup that took place over the very same 72-hour pe
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After many months of cutting, hammering, shaping, filling, welding, sanding, primering, and spraying, Project Old School finally has a coat of black suede on it. We left off last month by torching all four coils 'til the '64 was resting on the bumpstops and bo
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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 small back window and created the truck I've always wanted. I was now looking at a big-window shortbed with a GMC front
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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 hard labor is all about. We realize that there are a couple obstacles in the way of shooting any kind of final primer or
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When we left off at Part II, Project Old School was officially a big-window shortbed. There were still many obstacles to overcome, however. There's still the 1/2-inch of body filler residing in large areas of the bed, and the thick layer of glue-pot glue that
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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 I've bitten off more than I can chew, but that's mostly because I have Chris Daley and the rest of the crew at Totally Pol
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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 assembly. Since the majority of these trucks came from the factory with manual transmissions, they usually are found to have a r
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