3/4 ton to 1/2 ton Conversion on a 73 Chevy

[Deaf Bob]

you know, GM put that bend there so that if you have a front-end collision you won't be decapitated by your hood. Oil your hinges!

Got me a tow truck bumper with the grille guard... Gonna take a hell of an impact to chop off my head!

[silver_bullet]

old school road armor! Cool!

[SuperBuickGuy]

Got me a tow truck bumper with the grille guard... Gonna take a hell of an impact to chop off my head!

Oh Bob, you make it too easy

because even if it did give you a lobotomy at the neck, nothing would be lost....

don't forget to tip the waitstaff!

[Deaf Bob]

Only my vision... Ears don't work nohow!

[SuperBuickGuy]

most people don't even need their eyes to run into other cars.

[yellomalibu]

you know, GM put that bend there so that if you have a front-end collision you won't be decapitated by your hood. Oil your hinges!

I always thought it was a poor design or an oversight. The possibility of it being engineered to prevent decapitation never occurred to me.... but yes, if you have an old car or truck - especially one of these trucks - oil your hinges!

[Stewzer55]

Oil your hinges period!

[silver_bullet]

moly chain lube seems to work well...

[Beagle]

Oil your hinges period!

There was an oil embargo in the 70's... apparently it was SO expensive, people didn't use it on things like hood hinges for mile long hoods with pumpkin chunker springs, or 300 pound doors. 100k miles was considered high mileage for a reason!

[Huskinhano]

There was an oil embargo in the 70's... apparently it was SO expensive, people didn't use it on things like hood hinges for mile long hoods with pumpkin chunker springs, or 300 pound doors. 100k miles was considered high mileage for a reason!

I remember that time well. The oil tankers lined up off the Jersy coast by the refineries full of oil just sitting there.

[74NovaMan]

Looking at this one very seriously:

[novadriver]

Nice looking truck Chris. It would match the Nova. There is none of that style in my area that isn't a rust bucket. I have had a few over the years but they all had mud in the fenders and needed cab corners. Nice thing is LMC has everything for those trucks cheap. Good luck.

[74NovaMan]

This one is only 10 hours south. If things go well, we are hoping to drive down this weekend and drive it back.

[Damon23]

Nice one Chris. Lots of those down in these parts but most get used up being long beds. Hope it works out.

[Huskinhano]

Other then the wheels that looks exactly like the C10 I drove at the Chevy dealer when I delivered parts. It was a 73 with a 307.That looks like a 73-75?