Builds and Examples
1953 GMC Suburban LS Powered Hot Rod Build
From Hand Built Cars ~ Jim Stafford’s 1953 GMC Suburban LS Powered Hot Rod Build. [More…]
GMC
DIY Projects
How To Install a C-Notch and Axle Flip Kit ~ Leaf Spring Axle Flip
Follow along as we lower the rear of our ’75 GMC Sierra Classic using an Axle Flip Kit on the leaf springs and install a C-Notch kit. [More…]
How To & DIY
How To Install One-Piece Door Glass in 1955-59 Chevy & GMC Trucks
How To Install One-Piece Door Glass in 1955-59 Chevrolet and GMC Task Force Series Pickups, Panel Trucks and Suburbans. [More…]
How To & DIY
1955-1959 Chevrolet & GMC Truck Windshield Gasket Installation
Precision shows you how to replace and install windshield and weatherstrip in 1955-1959 Chevrolet & GMC Trucks. [More…]
How To & DIY
How To Install a Coil Spring Front End in a 1955-59 Chevy or GMC Truck
Watch a complete installation of the new Total Cost Involved Engineering ’55-59 Chevrolet and GMC truck coil spring front end. [More…]
How To & DIY
How To Remove Side Window and Vent Assembly from 1955-59 GM Trucks
How to remove the side window and vent assembly from the door on a 1955, 56, 57, 58 or 59 Chevrolet or GMC Task Force Series Truck… [More…]
Car Shows & Events
Dino’s Git-Down 2018 ~ Chevy Only Show
GrinderTV talks with Dino about the past, present, and future of the Chevy Only Git-down, then headed to the show at Big Surf in Phoenix… [More…]
Technical Info
Chevrolet S10 ~ Everything You Need to Know
Whether your Grandpappy left you his old truck or you found a donor, if your thinking of building something S10 based, Start Here. [More…]
How To & DIY
DIY Carpet Installation in a Classic Chevy / GMC Truck
Installing new Carpet, Sound Deadener and Jute Padding is an easy weekend job that will quickly freshen up the interior of your Chevrolet or GMC Truck. We’ll take you through our best Tips & Tricks that make this project simple, complete and give awesome results! [More…]
Rides & Roadkillers
ICON Derelict ~ 1949 GMC Long Bed
A barn find 1949 GMC truck hiding a sports car under perfect patina! Come along for a ride to learn what makes an ICON Derelict so special! [More…]
DIY Projects
1963-72 Chevy & GMC Truck Longbed to Shortbed Conversion
This Longbed to Shortbed Conversion Kit for 1963-1972 Chevy/GMC trucks will take the confusion out of this customization… [More…]
Builds and Examples
Former Fire Truck: 1952 GMC 9700 7.9L Turbo Diesel Build
A former City of Woodstock Pumper #1 fire truck, Bob Ward’s 1952 GMC 9700 is a full size beast with a Turbo Diesel 7.9L International Motor and air suspension. [More…]
Technical Info
The GM Vortec 8100 ~ A BIG Gasoline Engine
The Vortec 8100 is an 8.1L V8 from General Motors. It was designed as a diesel alternative in the GM pickup truck line-up. The Vortec 8100 borrowed much of its design from the 454 CI big [More…]
Technical Info
Big Vehicle Overdrive ~ 4L80E Transmission Basics
When your big engine and TH400’s lack of overdrive has your engine screaming on the highway, a 4L80E transmission might just be the answer. The 4L80E transmission’s roots trace back to the Turbo-Hydramatic 400 automatic [More…]
How To & DIY
GM LSx Engine Swap ~ Wiring Harness Preparation
By Jay Kopycinski — There was a time when many hot rod enthusiasts were afraid of electronic fuel injection (EFI) on engines, preferring the “relative simplicity” of a carbureted engine that could be run in a [More…]
DIY Projects
1949-54 GM Car Torque Tube to Open Driveshaft Conversion
The enclosed driveline, or torque tube, is really a quite effective design — It’s advantages are positive location of the rear end, with no Panhard bars, traction bars or four-link setup needed for rear-end stability. [More…]
DIY Projects
How and Where To Score a Cheap Junkyard Engine
For generations hot rodders have pulled bigger and more powerful engines out of other cars to use in their DIY hot rod projects. Back in the ’50s gearheads would spend hours hunting for Cadillac and Oldsmobile engines to use in their rods. In the ’60s builders started pulling Hemis, Pontiac 455s, Ford Cammers, and of course the big-block Chevys out of cars to power their gassers, T-buckets and other custom powered street machines. [More…]
Projects & Parts For Sale
Chevrolet and GMC Trucks For Sale – Great Bend, Kansas
Nobody Else’s Auto Recycling 332 N US Highway 281 Great Bend, Kansas Call 620-786-4428 Specific questions about parts or a specific vehicle needs – CALL: 620-786-4428 Many Parts and Vehicles can be viewed on eBay [More…]