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New Articles and Updates ~ August
  • 1972-2008 GM Passenger and Truck VIN decoding documents -- Randy Luton found this
  • Spot Art Deco trucks like an expert -- More pix added (Parking lights) -- by Kip Bonds
  • 1941 3/4-Ton Differential Swap -- 48 mph too slow for your '41? With a few wrenching skills and access to '55 - '62 parts, Kip "Kip's41" Bonds shows you how to get higher speeds
  • 1960-66 Back Window Conversion -- Take out the small and put in a BIG - Randy "MyBlueChevy's" Osborn has some good pictures and instructions

  • Restoration & Modification
    Shopping for Buying / Selling a Stovebolt Identifying your truck Getting Started Big Truck (be sure to visit the Big Bolts forum, too) Electrical Systems (be sure to visit the Electrical Bay in our forums) Interior (Not here? Well, stop by the Interior forum)

    Windows (Not here? Well, stop by the Interior forum)

    Radios (Not here? Well, stop by the Radio Clinic )

    Engine (Be sure to check our Engine and Driveline forum, too!) Transmission & Driveline (Remember, we have an entire forum dedicated to the Engine and Driveline) Brakes Axles Suspension and Steering General Body Work (Check the Paint and Body forum, too) Rust Removal
    • De-Rusting with Vinegar -- A quick and not too expensive rust removal technique using vinegar! -- by Alan Christensen
    • Electrolytic Rust Removal -- Bust rust the way the pros do -- By Ted Kinsey and updated by Randy Baumann
    • Evapo-Rust -- Product review -- Two Bolters check out a new product in battling the enemy: rust -- by Koolkar and Inky05
    • Low-Buck Rust Removal -- The Molasses Bath -- cheap rust removal for the patient restorer -- By Barry Weeks and crew
    • Rusted Clutch Head Screw Removal -- How to do it without ruining everything
    • Zero Rust -- Restoration rust control in the Real World -- By Bill Irish
    Painting your truck (Ahhh ... we have a special Paint and Body shop forum )

    General Upkeep

    Product Reviews
    • Evapo-Rust -- A new product in battling the enemy: rust -- By Dave "Koolkar" Feltner and Paul "Inky05" Yacabitis
    • Zero Rust -- By John Milliman
    Seasonal Advice
    Featured Truck Projects
    Originals
    • 1939 Chevy 1/2-Ton -- Off-frame resto of a pre-war pickup -- By John Milliman
    • 1949 Chevy 4400 -- An in-progress off-frame restoration of a big Advance Design truck -- By John Milliman
    • 1949 1/2-Ton -- An off-frame with an engine upgrade) of an Advance Design pickup -- By John Henry
    • 1951 Chevy Panel Truck -- An on-frame resto of a pretty solid AD panel truck -- By Leila Smith
    • 1951 Chevy Suburban-- Off-frame resto of a unique, and somewhat rare, old 'burb -- by Stu Sanderson
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    GM History Stovebolt History with Lou MacMillan, Stovebolt Historian Emeritus

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