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New Stuff -- November 2004 | ||
New things on the site you just might have missed Also sometimes referred to as a newsletter |
Bobby Baker, owner of Superior
Chrome Plating Inc., chrome plating your Stovebolt, truck and classic
parts since 1952, will be the host for our guest forum for the month of
November.
If you have a chrome plating question or need a quick estimate of chroming cost for your project, post it here in the forum. We look forward to some interesting exchanges here.
All these good tips, then, will be written up as Tech Tips for easy reference later!
We did do two Tech Tips after the Guest Forum:
- Chrome Basics - So you failed Organic Chemistry twice? Here's help for your next visit to the chrome shop! -- By Bobby Baker
- Chrome Q's and A's - A compilation of the questions and answers from the Chrome Forum -- Good Stuff! -- By Bobby Baker and Stovebolters
A new Tech Tip - Multi-vac brake booster
With
winter and shorter days fast
approaching, Bob Burgoyne of Peyton, Colorado, took a long look at his '64
Chevy C60 dump truck which was stripped down to a rolling chassis. He decided
to push her into the back yard until spring and work on a few of the smaller
parts he had removed during the disassembly process. Having already restored
the heater box assembly, radiator support panel top cover, cab cowl vents
and several other smaller items, he turned his attention to ...
The Bendix Multi-Vac brake booster
Bob's got a great tech write-up, with lots of pictures plus a resource and a really good web site of his own. Check it out!
* You may be saying "fast approaching" -- what's with that? Well, as of print time (November 1), Bob reported in that they were "in the midst of our first winter storm here in Colorado. Cold, horizontal snow due to high winds, icy roads, the whole nine yards. It was a total white-out coming in to work, but I left home at 5:00 a.m. to beat the commuters." Gosh ... I felt a little bad to tell him we had temps approaching 80 yesterday! (No, I didn't ... snicker.)
2004
It Ran When I Parked It photo contest
Update - pix - prizes!
Okay! The prizes are rolling in and so are some of
the photos! Check out what we have so far. You've only got until November
30 to submit your your best IRWIPI entry. Be sure to check the details
for submissions (yea, yea -- they've changed already. So we flip-flopped
a little. It's election time, remember!).
If you need a little motivation, here's a story (did we ask for STORIES?) from Koolkar. Okay, okay. It was funny and we hated to just dump it in the trash with a bunch of absentee ballots and hanging chads.
"The story I got on this was that this truck was owned by an elderly gent who drove it for years. He had a history of near misses and minor scrapes for the months leading up to how the truck got to where it was "last parked." It seems he missed the driveway, and in trying to get out, made the situation worse, sliding farther down into the side ditch. He sat in the truck, unable to get out by himself until help arrived. When somebody finally came by to help him, he exited the passenger side door, and said "that"s it!" and refused to allow anyone to pull the truck out. It has sat there since. That was some time in the mid '60's. The old gent, I was told, has long since expired. But the truck appears to be EXACTLY as it was when it was "parked" -- right down to the key is still in the ignition. So, I guess it ran when it was parked." -- Dave "Koolkar" Feltner
Yep, must have been the truck's fault!
New November Links
A
new Saga
The Hunt and the kill -- Here's our future, 'Bolters!
At 17, Eric Radack hunts down his first Stovebolt ... and learns the joys of hunting (and getting) his first Stovebolt. Well, actually he ended up with several (including a nice panel)!
And you need to check out his "creative financing" strategies -- pretty goot! Joy needs to include these with some of her tips!
2005 Calendars are in the making
We've are collecting pictures for the 2005
Stovebolt calendars!
Besides the one for the It Ran contest, we'll have a calendar for Big Bolts, Burbs and Panels, Stovebolts Before and After (make-overs, you know!). Maybe even Daily Drivers, Show Stoppers, Advance Design. The possibilities are endless!
You send us the pictures, here are the details, we'll make the calendars.
And don't forget the "personal" calendars. We just need an image (at least 300 dpi and 12 x 9) and whatever information (if any) you want on it.
Here's a sample -- that's Rick Young's 1941 Chevy 1/2-Ton AK.! Keeping California beautiful. Good color for November, eh?
For your northern-hemisphere 'Bolters:
Old Man Winter is coming.
Is your truck ready? If not, here's Kevin to walk you through...
And in case you've missed any of these ...
The September Gallery Submissions
- Ranger Ric Sanders' 1969 3/4-Ton 4 WD Chevy -- "This is the true heartbeat of America -- another truck that won't say quit."
- John Sandoval's 1945 Chevy 1/2-Ton -- Steppenwood's ride gets a lot of "thumbs up" (I love that grille shot ~~ Editor)
- Tom Gibney's 1966 Chevy C-10 -- Tom's got an update for us on Rozinante
- Ed Black's 1950 GMC 1/2-Ton -- "This was a one-owner truck, before I got hold of it."
- Daniel Kravanis' 1950 Chevrolet 3100 -- "I love driving my truck and my kids love going for "truck" rides."
- Kevin Bobb's 1954 Chevrolet COE 5107 -- "We put a 8-volt battery in it and drove it home."
- John Hart's 1946 Chevy Suburban -- Featured in Tom Brownell's new book! (Told ya you'd see some familiar "faces" ~~ Editor)
- Ed Crowell's 1941 Chevrolet 1.5-Ton Wrecker -- "It runs so well, I sometimes think I've gone back in time."
- Si Lupton's 1926 Chevrolet Open Express -- Old Coes got himself a second Stovebolt! Our FIRST 1926!
- Richard Milburn's 1937 Chevy 1/2-ton -- Richard's first "re-do" but certainly not his last!
- John Harris' 1958 Chevy Apache 3100 Stepside -- "I convinced my wife that we needed an old truck"
- Brian Sodergren's 1954 Chevrolet 3100 -- This story is too funny ... I don't even know what to use to quote ~~ Editor
- Ken Fredrickson's 1947 Chevy Art Deco -- After 4 1/2-years, it's DONE! Now it's fun time! (Congrats, Ken! ~~ Editor)
- Scott Mumford's 1956 GMC Series 100 -- "The Purple Monster has an attitude and those little glass packs make her Growl"
- Jay Winkelhuas' 1972 Chevy Blazer -- Still doing some cosmetic work
- Stephen Romero's 1964 Chevy Stepside Shortbed -- The Bigbambino LOVES working on this truck
- John Henderson's 1954 Chevy 4400 Wrecker -- "Found the ad for this truck the day before hurricane Isabel came thru"
- Ararat Drum and Bugle Corps' 1948 Chevy Firetruck -- Outstanding transportation for this bunch!
- Tony Ryan's 1958 Chevy Viking Schoolbus -- Straight 6 in perfect condition and already converted to an RV!
- Rick Young's 1941 Chevy 1/2-Ton AK -- What a beaut -- Omaha Orange!
- Randy McManus' 1929 Chevy Stake Bed -- This youngster (21) has three old Stovebolts!
- Randy McManus' 1937 Chevy pickup -- The second owner on this one.
- Randy McManus's 1951 Chevy 3100 -- And here's number three!
- Eric Coulter's 1946 Chevy 1/2-Ton -- You just gotta read the story on this find!
- Bruce Michaels' 1951 Chevy 3600 NAPCO Conversion -- Bruce sends an update ... neat truck -- totally neat paint job!
- Arthur Averitt's 1963 Chevy 10 Longbed Stepside -- Pluses outweighed minuses
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