http://i942.photobucket.com/albums/ad266/cmefford/DSC02178.jpghttp://i942.photobucket.com/albums/ad266/cmefford/DSC02181.jpghttp://i942.photobucket.com/albums/ad266/cmefford/DSC02185.jpgHere is my 46 3/4 ton Chevy i bought in september of 2009. I had been wanting to get a truck for some time. I recently got married and my wife wants to buy all sorts of wood furniture. Being pretty handy with woodworking, i told her i could make everything she wants if i had the necessary tools, but some of them are pretty big so i need a truck to get them home! I wanted an older truck that i could actually use as a truck and not worry about scratching it up. i started looking at the 67-72 style, then looked further back, and further, until i got to the 41-46 style and new thats what i had to have. i found mine on ebay and fell in love. i swear the last 2 days of that auction were the longest of my life, but i won it and my dad and i headed from oskaloosa iowa to the middle of arkansas (jesseville), just a casual 11 hour drive down (slightly longer to get back, due to the precious cargo). There isnt much more nerve racking than hauling your new truck through the winding mountains of arkansas with fog reducing visibility to the point where we could barely see the front of the hood! The previous owner bought the truck in 96 and drove it for a year and then parked it in his garage, intending to restore it, but didnt get around to it. at some point between 97 and 09 it was pushed outside to make room in his garage. It currently resides in my dads garage near oskaloosa. i live in muscatine iowa nearly 2 hours away so i try to make weekend trips whenever i can to work on it. i've got the interior pretty well stripped and ready to start sanding so i can get a coat of paint down. the interior is the only thing i plan on "restoring" at this point, just so my wife wont be grossed out to ride along with me. the truck isnt running yet, but engine is free. i'm waiting on my brother-in-law to get out of the field to help with that. hes a bit of a guru of all things engine. hopefully over the winter we get it running, get some new rubber on it, get the brakes fixed and the interior done so i can drive it come spring. whats the point of a goal if it isnt lofty?
Love the site. i'm just getting started but its a great reassurance to know where to turn when i have a problem.
