Well I had been picking some brains here for several months already so I thought I would finally post something and was encouraged to start a Project Journal.
A little background. I live in the center of Arizona in a little town called Camp Verde. I had sold one of my vehicles and wanted to start a new project. Having recently retired, I needed to stay productive.
I'd owned a 1953 Chevy 1/2 ton that I bought from my brother when I was much younger. I sold it to help with a down payment for our first house. So I have always been fond of this vintage of trucks.
I had been looking for a long time for something affordable to get started with but didn't have much luck. Last summer I finally found the 1952 GMC in Albuquerque, only 6 hours away haha.
So me and a buddy went for a road trip and ended up coming home the same day with a $2200 basket case. Knowing it was a long journey but I knew I wasn't coming home without it.
When I got it home is when I really saw what I was getting into. Like floor boards, inner and outer side cowls, firewall, and of course cab corners. Not to mention all the fender work and missing parts. The drive shaft was even cut in two.
You get what you pay for. I am about a year into this thing and it's now summer again and getting real hot in the shop so I'm starting to slow down some.
That's about all the words I'm putting down for now.
Paul
