have to thank momma for making me what i am
dad taught me alot. mechanicaly
but mom wasnt scared to tear into something & try to fix it
even though she had no idea what she was doing some of the time.
i bet alot of other "slick fans" had the same experiance.

dad got his draft papers on his 21st birthday 1942
he was at remagin bridge too, A battery 9th Armered
came back home got married , had kids, farmed
we worked together every day
loved to hear him talk about those war stories
lost him last spring
i miss him tellin me.....that'll never work.

thanks
looks easy enough to me now
get some wheels, make a chassis, bolt on cover.

i might even try to sneak in a c*e*y cover!
or i could turn it upside down ,and make a flower pot.

misdiagnosed? oh yea... went to a ER on a sat. nite, with INTENSE stomache pain idiot there said it was just, "indigestion" and to go home. all day sun. pain so bad, just wanted to die. mon. morning seen my own doc, 2 hours later...... i was getting my gall bladder out, surgeon said it was...

could someone post a pic showing their valve cover car
im going to try to get to kc and would like to try to make one
wheels inside or out?
does it matter if its a jeep dodge chevy?

if you have the equipment you can do it i lifted a wagoneer body (minus front clip) for frame resto i would think a uni would weigh about the same takes about 6 lifting spots with straps, front, middle,back. i used my winch truck, but i suppose i REAL strong tree limb would work lift it up high enou...

some people look at their vehicle as steel and rubber. we on the hand look at it as a part of the family. even though they let us down sometimes, there are times that they got the job done when you didnt think they could we look at a rusty hull, an know it could be a show piece while others think it...

i cant believe this weather
wife says to turn on furnace
but it dont seem right after MAY 1
the wind has blown straight out of the west ALL day about 30 mph
if it does this when drive to KC should get about 40 mpg

talkin to an 'old-timer' the other day (he is around 95 years young)
he started a dirt construction business in the 50s
said if he bought 5000 gallons of diesel fuel at one time
the price was ........

.03 cents a gallon
thats NOT a typo
.03 cents

nice old binder
those are some tough trucks
i wish id had never sold mine (b-120 4x4 62)
there was more iron in the foot pedals than in a toyotas frame

:twisted:
NOT ME

mines a stepside

what happens in vegas , stays in vegas

Thanks guys
I think i'll go with the black, it goes well with the red
im new to this site, and man! am i glad i found it!!
the info here is great

his neighbors would probably help you pay for it
make the value of their homes go up, if it left town
I think everyone is overlooking the fact that it has


4 PERFECT HUBCAPS !!!!!!!!!

what is the original color wheel on a 61 f100 4x4 one guy told me the rims were the same color as the truck but i have seen some trucks with black wheels & the truck another color my truck is red, the previous owner replaced the SPLIT rims with modern rims, and i want to go back to right color, ...

ive actually used tin foil on a tractor (no gum though) every morning i jammed the hole shut and put a piece of baling wire around it to hold it in place it was beyond repair sure beat breathing diesel smoke the best price i could find on a manifold was half the cost of what i gave for the tractor! ...

if its basically a stock 302, that 9 inch well easily handle it.
i had a 302 in a 61 uni and never had any trouble.
they are a nice compact good amount of hp engine.
good luck with that swap 8)

FLUFFY ! i cant believe it!!



sorry, my mistake i thought that was my x-wife

i wondered about jb weld , dont know if it will resist that much heat
next time im in town ill ask the guys at autozone

thanks for the offer, im new to this, had a 61 unibody in highschool but let it go. but recently picked up a 61 4x4 thats very original. while scanning the net for info, i found the slick60s forum, and have been reading it quite often. i would like to go to slickstock but dont know much about it. (i...

its great when such simple things make us happy

i know people that drive new stuff and their mad about everything!?!