Hi all, Joined up here when I bought a 1951 3100 locally in NJ (rare to find here!) back in 2002. She always wanted an old truck to drive (drove her Dad's mid 60s Dodge truck). I figure it is time to start a journal
So found a NJ titled truck (3 window, short bed, 3100), which is very important as NJ is strict on titles and Bill of sales are a real hassle to get processed. It was a basket case that the guy had disassembled, cut the rusted floors out and put some sheet metal down. He also put a Heidts Mustang II kit in the front and mid 70s rear leaf setup and disc brakes on 4 corners. We paid $3,000 and it included a bunch of new and old parts, re-chromed bumper and grill and "most" of the parts to put her back together.
He did an OK job with the frame welding (stick welder), boxing the frame in spots, but did a poor job at the chevy small block mounts. I have to clean up all the welds and put more "box" in as well and weld new motor and trans mounts.
Here is some as bought pics once I got it home and put it in my shed.
