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Yeah, I stand corrected. I just looked it up and the synthetic does show added zinc. Might try it next time.
I don't think the synthetic VR-1 has the zinc. It's rated SL for newer motors with cat's. I stick with the dino VR-1.
Here's my '53 F-100. Small block MOPAR.
A 4.3 Chevy V6 with EFI and auto doesn't qualify as a hot rod in my book.
Yeah, and running boards removed too.
Find a Color Match paint supply store. They have a computerized paint matching system that can match any color. Bring the truck or some part off...
The V on the Ranchero is a single chrome piece. The V on the album has a split and looks like two joined at the V. The faces are photoshopped....
55 or 56 Packard?
Oh, you can buy some of the original parts or custom adjustable seat risers/sliders from Mid Fifty F 100 Parts (midfifty.com).
My original seats and brackets are long gone but here's the picture out of the 1953 F 100 shop manual. I think the 53 to 55 were identical but...
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