I hope this is the right place for this... just signed up and this is my post to the welcome desk.
Last August I bought a 53 Chevy 1/2 ton that was all there but barely ran.
I've always wanted one, ever since we moved here from Oz in the '70s- our new UT neighbour had a nice blue one and I thought it was the coolest thing ever.
I rebuilt the carb, plugged the mainfold leaks, fixed the brakes, got new tyres, new battery, new front bearings, tightened the steering box, put in new plugs/wires, had new generator bushings and brushes put in, and a lot of other little tweaks- and Voila! Suddenly it ran pretty well, and now it's inspected and all legal.
Basically everything was there when I bought it,and all the electrical stuff worked, but it needed ALOT of adjustments and messing with.
In November I did a compression test and found a dead cylinder; I removed the head and found a burnt exhaust valve. The guy I took it to for fixing is taking FOREVER... I'm squirming 'cause I miss driving it like anything!
Sorry this got longer than I planned.
I've been lurking for a couple of months but now I'm here.
I have photos but I cant figure out how to upload them- maybe later.
JGriffin
