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WELCOME
The site has expanded to include the 1973 to 1987 trucks!
Check out the new forum just for them and welcome our newest brothers and sisters with the "Rounded Line" trucks.
Encourage one another! Share what you've learned!
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Welcome to Stovebolt.com's Virtual Garage! -- the premier on-line source for sharing knowledge of pre-1988 Chevrolet and GMC trucks! These forums are for discussions directly related to the care, restoration and use of antique GM trucks, including Swap Meet and Events sections. If you are new to Stovebolt.com, please take a few moments to familiarize yourself with our forums before posting.
The administrators of this site are not responsible for the content of any post. We reserve the right to remove posts or entire threads that are not in keeping with our guidelines. If you have any questions regarding a forum, feel free to contact the appropriate Moderator(s) assigned to that forum.
Thank you for stopping by Stovebolt.com and using it responsibly! Thanks to those who have helped make this the happening online place for all things antique GM truck related!!
Regards,
The Stovebolt Staff
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The Parking Lot
 The entryway to the Virtual Garage! Pull up into your area, hop out and join other guys with similar trucks and general interests -- Got questions about your truck or the truck of your dreams? Join the collective in here to discuss specifics of your type of pre-1988 GM truck! No advertising -- that goes in the Swap Meet! |
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Welcome Centre
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New to Stovebolt.com and these forums? Cool! Welcome!! Check in here! Pull up a chair close to the woodstove and tell us a little about yourself and your truck(s)
Fri Mar 05 2021 11:16 PM
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General Truck Talk
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The Forum for general pre-'73 GM truck-related issues and questions.
Fri Mar 05 2021 06:37 PM
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Big Bolts
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For the bigger trucks. Got a ton and a half or bigger truck? Come on in and join the crew working on the full-figured jobs!
Sat Mar 06 2021 12:45 AM
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Panels 'N Burbs
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The place to be to discuss issues regarding those elegant and utilitarian full-bodied trucks -- Panels and Suburbans of all vintages!
Thu Mar 04 2021 08:58 PM
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'60-'66 Trucks
Welcome back to the Sixties!
If you love those 1960 to 1966 trucks, this forum is for you! C'mon in and talk about those trucks, swap stories or get advice on your latest project.
If it's related to '60-'66 GM trucks, it's good to go in here!
Thu Mar 04 2021 08:51 PM
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Tons 'o Fun
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1-Tons -- They're not the same as pickups but they're not Big Bolts, either. Got one? Join the crew in here!
Fri Mar 05 2021 07:49 PM
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'73-'87 Trucks -- "The Rounded Line"
NEW FORUM!! We're excited to welcome the '73 to '87 GM truck guys and gals to Stovebolt.com! An exciting site expansion to be sure! With the vast expansion of options and configurations that came with this era, there will be lots to discuss. We look forward to the knowledge sharing to come.
Sat Feb 27 2021 06:47 AM
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The Gallery
 Welcome to the forum for sharing what you’ve found, learned and accomplished! When viewing the Gallery Forums, changing your Display Options to sort by Thread title will put them into YOM order.
• Please – The Gallery is limited to pre-1988 GM trucks. Other marques or years can be discussed in our Greasy Spoon forum. Please read our Gallery Posting Guide" before posting your truck.
• Please ask technical questions in the appropriate technical forums.
• If another user sees an opportunity to help a poster/submittor with a needed part or to relieve them of an unneeded part, use the Private Messaging feature of the forums or post in the Swap Meet.
• Please don’t discuss *anything* other than the subject vehicle. For example, if you have a similar truck and want to discuss, please either take it to the appropriate forum or use the PM feature.
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1935 and older Trucks
The Gallery for owners of 1935 and prior model year Trucks!
Mon Feb 22 2021 01:45 PM
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1936-1940 Trucks
The Gallery for owners of 1936-1940 model year Trucks!
Fri Mar 05 2021 05:42 PM
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1941 - 1947 (1st Series) Trucks
The Gallery for owners of 1941-1947 (1st Series) model year Trucks!
Mon Mar 01 2021 06:20 AM
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1947 (2nd Series) - 1955 (1st Series)
The Gallery for owners of 1947(2nd Series) to 1955 (1st Series) model year Trucks -- the Advance Design!
Tue Mar 02 2021 05:51 PM
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1955 - 1959 (Task Force) Trucks
The Gallery for owners of 1955 - 1959 model year Trucks!
Thu Feb 25 2021 05:00 AM
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1960 - 1966 Trucks
The Gallery for owners of 1960 - 1966 model year Trucks! Show us pictures and tell us your truck's story!
Sat Mar 06 2021 12:27 AM
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1967 - 1972 Trucks
The Gallery for owners of 1967 - 1972 model year Trucks! Show us pictures and tell us your truck's story!
Thu Feb 25 2021 03:20 AM
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1973 - 1987 Trucks
The Gallery for owners of 1973 - 1987 model year Trucks -- The "Rounded Line." Show us pictures and tell us your truck's story!
Mon Mar 01 2021 03:06 PM
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The Shop Area
 Ready to break out the tools and get to work?? Well, plenty of space and tools are available -- just find your way to the appropriate shop and get to work. |
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Project Journals
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The restoblogs! Ongoing projects (restorations, modifications, outright street machines, as well as smaller scale component projects (steering, engines, etc.) -- all in near real time! Blow-by-blow, step-by-step description, commentary and discussion by the project persons themselves ... and you are there!
Sat Mar 06 2021 01:26 AM
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The Engine Shop
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The place to discuss engine items, rebuilding, updating, swapping engines.
Sat Mar 06 2021 12:51 AM
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Driveline
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The shop area for transmission, axle, brake & suspension-related discussion about repair, restoration, upgrades or swaps. 4WD, too!
Sat Mar 06 2021 01:19 AM
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The Electrical Bay
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Don't do the Smoke Check! Stop by here with all your electrical questions, comments, tips and whatever else ya got that's related to Stovebolt electrical systems.
Sat Mar 06 2021 12:16 AM
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The HiPo Shop
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Thinking about a hotrod, street rod or other custom work? Stop in here. Shoot, we'll even talk about power brakes, power steering and CD players!
Sat Mar 06 2021 01:06 AM
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Paint and Body Shop
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Some folks actually enjoy body work. You'll find them in here. Get, give or swap advice on body work, painting, paint care. Rust talk here, too. Your Shop Supervisor is 4ontheFloor
Fri Mar 05 2021 11:13 PM
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Interiors
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Stop by here to discuss interior work -- upholstery, interior paint, floor mats, seats, headliners, whatever.
Fri Mar 05 2021 04:20 PM
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The Tool Chest
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Can you ever have enough Tools or a big enough shop? Stop in here and find out. Or discuss that upcoming tool purchase with one of the experts lurking within... IF YOU DARE!!!
Thu Mar 04 2021 04:13 PM
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Making a Stovebolt Bed
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Your Bed -- Not as easy as Mom made it look! Well, come join the discussion on restoring your truck's "Business End."
Fri Mar 05 2021 01:09 AM
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Name that part ...
Need to identify a left-over part? Or something in that trove of NOS treasure you just scored? Need to properly identify something before you sell or buy it? Show us a few pictures and tell us whatever numbers you can and we'll try to help you figure it out.
Mon Mar 01 2021 02:08 AM
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The Side Lot
Discussion area for the regional groups to talk about or coordinate region-specific meets, junkyard tours or other non-technical face-to-face stuff. Please take technical questions, buying, selling and general discussion to the appropriate forums. Don't see one for your area? Check out the Events Page to see how to start a GABFest!
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National - Level events
Events, gatherings and other happenings at a National level
Tue Sep 01 2020 07:58 PM
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The Legion Hall
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For May and November, this is the place for veterans -- ALL veterans -- to check in and stand tall with your brothers and sisters in arms. The pursuit of happiness (embodied by our freedom to engage in old truck restoring) is only possible through your service and sacrifice and this is our little way of saying "thank you."
Let us know who you are!
Tue Feb 02 2021 01:22 AM
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STOVEBOLT REUNION - KANSAS CITY
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This Side Lot Forum is specifically for coordinating the major Stovebolt gathering of the year: the Reunion in Kansas City. Folks come from in and out of the country, so we need a lot of planning space. So, we're gonna hog a corner in the Side Lot for a while!
Fri Jan 29 2021 04:09 AM
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The Heartland
Serving the Great Plains states of Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska and Iowa! Got something going on? Want to get something going? It's a big area, better check in here!
Sun Feb 14 2021 12:38 AM
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The North Eastern 'Bolters
From Greenwich to the North Pole... From La Sarre to St. John's ... This is the North Eastern North American section of the Side Lot. You might not be able to get theyah from heyah, but you can get here from darn near anywhere ('long as you have a computer!). Stars and Stripes and Mapleleaves, English et Quebecoise -- Welcome and Bienvenue! New Englanders, Les Quebecois, Bluenosers, Newfies and the Maritimes unite!
Sun Oct 04 2020 02:50 PM
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The BC Bolters
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Discussion area for Bolters residing in the greater British Columbia, Canada region. Please keep general discussion, technical questions and swap meet items in their original forums.
Sun Jan 31 2021 05:59 AM
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The Whole Wild West Coast
We finally have a spot for you Bolters waaaay over there on the far coast. That's a nice long scenic drive from top to bottom. See who you can go wrench with along the way!
Thu Feb 04 2021 09:07 PM
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The Great Lakes Bolters
Formerly the Heartland Bolters (Plains states -- Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Illinois, Michigan, Indiana ... and Ohio ... or as far as you'd like to travel)
Wed Mar 03 2021 12:34 AM
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Rocky Mountain Bolters
Hangout spot for Bolters in the Rocky Mountain region: Colorado, New Mexico, Wyoming, Arizona, Utah, and Montana for starters ... all the way up into British Columbia, Canada
Tue Nov 03 2020 02:56 AM
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The Southern Bolters
Discussion area for the Southern Gentlemen and Ladies of who park their Bolt in the South - LA, MS, AL, GA, FL, NC, SC, TN
Fri Mar 05 2021 03:44 PM
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The Texas Bolters
Discussion area for the Texas Connection, the Lonestar Statesmen of the Stovebolt Page!
Wed Mar 03 2021 02:35 AM
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The Old Dominion Stovebolt Society (MD, VA, WV & DC)
Discussion for Stovebolters residing in Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia and DC. And ... possibly ... under probation .... So. PA
Thu Mar 04 2021 01:55 PM
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The International Zone
Who put the 'World' in the World Wide Web? International STOVEBOLTERS did! This is the forum for the non-North American Bolters to discuss their goings on.
Wed Jan 27 2021 01:32 AM
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Swap Meet
This is the place to buy, sell, swap and give away parts and trucks. Check trucks wanted / for sale; parts wanted / for sale; miscellaneous stuff; modern GM and non-GM; freebies; Stovebolt spotting alert network; eBay and Craiglist links; and for all this ... a hauling board! Anything 30 days or older, will be deleted. Feel free to re-post! You have to be logged in to use this section.
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Trucks for Sale
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Pre '88 GM trucks for sale.
Wed Mar 03 2021 08:02 PM
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Trucks Wanted
"Wanted to buy" ads for pre- '88 GM trucks only.
Tue Mar 02 2021 12:24 PM
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Truck Parts For Sale
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Pre- '88 GM truck parts for sale.
Sat Mar 06 2021 12:54 AM
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Truck Parts Wanted
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Pre- '88 GM truck parts wanted.
Sat Mar 06 2021 12:18 AM
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Misc. Stovebolt Stuff
Pre- '88 GM related stuff like tools, literature, license plates, etc.
Fri Feb 19 2021 02:40 AM
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Modern GM and Non-GM
Post-'87 and non-GM trucks and parts -- for sale and wanted to buy.
Wed Feb 24 2021 04:01 PM
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Freebies
Free stuff! Truck stuff give-aways!
Thu Feb 25 2021 08:30 PM
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Stovebolt Spotting Alert Network
See a cool truck available? Tell us!
Fri Mar 05 2021 03:05 AM
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Hauling Board
Need a truck or parts hauled? Got room for a haul-back? Let 'em know in here!
Sun Feb 28 2021 08:50 PM
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eBay and Craiglists Links
See some cool, interesting or useful Stovebolt-related stuff listed on eBay or on Craigslist?
Tue Mar 02 2021 03:35 AM
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The Front Office
Well, there should be a place for everything. Here is where we pile all the fine bits of greaseless information. See what's been added to the site, take an info ride on the IT Shortbus and catch a few technology tips, or totally zone in the Greasy Spoon.
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New Stuff and Announcements
The "News page" is to let you know what we've added to the site. Only staff can start threads here, but you are more than welcome to reply. If you have something you'd like us to start a thread on, just contact a moderator.
Tue Mar 02 2021 06:29 PM
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IT Short Bus
New to the 'Net or have computer or general Internet questions? Find help in here! Veteran Road Warrior of the 'ole Info Superslab? C'mon in here and help!
Fri Mar 05 2021 01:10 PM
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The Passing Lane - Stovebolt Memorials
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The place to put links to obituaries and post remembrances of our friends in the hobby who have left us.
Wed Mar 03 2021 03:15 PM
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