Looking forward to joining this community! I was able to find a mostly untouched 1953 Chevy 3100 pickup. Not sure if it's the original 235, but it looks in pretty good shape. I bought it from a really nice gentlemen who was the 2nd owner with clean title. It's a 5 window and he told me not many of these trucks in 1953 came with the spare tire holder on the drivers side of the pickup? I guess maybe only one of 500 made with this feature? I assume I can get some correction on that around here.
It ran about 10 years ago before being put in dry storage. I am really excited to learn more about these 235 Stovebolt's. Any tips on what I should look for on these engines after they have been sitting awhile? Other than being converted to 12v at some point it looks all original to me. Only thing I have found so far is that the generate appears to not be lined up great with the fan belt. I heard you can flip a bracket around? Or would it be best to just get a new alternator setup? I would like to get it running and driving before starting my restoration project. My long term goal is to get it back to the original green color, redo the interior and button up the 235. Not looking for a show truck but one I can drive down my dirt road and not worry about it
