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  • Re-wiring Turn Signals -- A common question for these old trucks -- updated by Cletis
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    Restoration & Modification
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    Windows (Not here? Well, stop by the Interior forum)

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    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 )

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    • 1939 Chevy 1/2-Ton -- Off-frame resto of a pre-war pickup -- By John Milliman
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    • 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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