The Stovebolt Site Forums The Side Lot North Eastern 'Bolters "Welcome" is getting worked on ...

As a Native New Englander myself, I'm pleased to finally have enough interest from back home to standup a side lot forum for New England 'Bolters! We'll be tweaking this forum for a bit, and we'll be adding content to it shortly, but for now, if you're in New England, please introduce yourself, post where the cruise-ins are and generally get this forum underway! It's a good diversion from the black flies ...

John

Greetings from north central Mass. Name is Richard Patrick, I am attempting to get a 1946 (actually '47,1st) Suburban back on the road. Been at it for a few years, long story. It is still in my home town in Iowa. I go back every Summer to work on her.
Anyway, as far as cruises go. There is a come one, come all cruise every Friday evening at Kimball Farm in Lancaster, Mass. No fee, just drive in, park and walk around look at cars and chat. The ice cream is legendary.

Hello all, I'm a AD bolter with a couple 49s. One complete and 1 in rebuild mode. Still trying to get the engine to start but I think it is time to think about another engine or rebuild the 50/51 in the truck. Welcome

Hello from Southern Maine. Me and my 51 chevy 3100 reside in a little town on the New Hampshire border called Newfield. Even though I do get a few thumbs up as I drive around my truck isn't too remarkable. There are alot of old trucks around here. A few towns away in Waterboro there is a restaurant called Blast From The Past that hosts a gathering of antique motor vehicles of all kinds on Friday nights.---Jack

May 2024 :: Just wanted to add the image of Jack's '51 so it doesn't get lost. It *is* in his signature line - a Photobucket link. Just in case. - Peggy M

Well, speaking of the Blast from the Past, here is a post about another possible meeting point ...

Peg

I know we don't have all the country covered, and looking at the map we pulled for New England ... feel free to chime in if you are nearby. I know we have some folks from NY and NJ. Not sure how many are north. Maybe a few FishBolts out to the East

Peg

Hello from upstate NY. I am so glad to see a spot like this finally. My Panel is not road worthy yet, but I can't wait to bring her out and cruise with some other local bolters.


May 2024 (wow 10 years ). Added Josh's image in this post. His 1949 Chevy 1-Ton Deluxe Panel is in the Legacy Gallery ~ Peggy M

Hello from Western Massachusetts, me and my 51 4400 not ready for the road in anyway. Hopefully by fall I can get her running, stopping, and ready for some driving.

Cruise nights around here theres one at the
Ludlow Elks Tuesday nights.
Moose club in chicopee I think Wednesday nights
Janines frosty in ware I think friday nights not sure on that one

Jon

Eastern pa. here. Would love to have something close enough to drive to without trailering. The old girl runs like new, but 45 mph is hard to do on major highways!


May 2024 :: added Jim's truck image to the post. Also, Jim has joined many of the ODSS group in some of their events. The "old girl" makes that trip from PA to MD and VA smoothly. It's a beautiful addition to the group pictures! ~ Peggy M

woohooo, we got a section! Southeastern CT here.

I know it is difficult (and perhaps controversial) to change a region's name.

How about "The Shire"

I like the Shire Larry! I will check with John. I think the Northeast will make a lot more sense.

Our original intent (which we haven't gotten to) was to divide the country into six area, or something like that. Under each area would be the groups. Like we'd have Mid-Atlantic (maybe) and the ODSS would be a sub-forum under there. Or it could even be the whole East Coast with ODSS, New England, Mid-Atlantic, etc. as subs.

See ... too much to noodle thru just yet.

It is yet something we haven'g gotten to. And somewhere there is a pin the map deal around here ... that we'll get to.

Tim, far be it from controversial ... just hoped to figure the most sensible set-up.

Peg

Hi all- Grant here in CT. Currently relocating to Scotland with my 50 1/2 ton Chevy. Brining enough parts with me to build a 3/4 or 1 ton GMC- maybe one of each. Nice to have a forum for New England.

Hey everyone - Tom here from the Northeast corner of Mass (Newburyport area). Finished up my 56 3100 just under two years ago, now I am onto a different (non-truck) Chevy project. If I can help a local 'bolter in any way - give me a shout!

Update May 2024 :: Added Tom's '56 to this post. It is in his signature line but just in case .... :: Peggy M

I was hoping to see a side lot for the New England Bolters.
I knew it would only be a matter of time.
This is good!

We just expanded this forum to include the Maritime provinces and Quebec -- Please join me in throwing open the border and welcoming our brother/sister 'Bolters from further DownEast!

Bienvenue, mes amis!

Hello from southwest Massachusetts. My '46 6400 grain truck is still working for a living on my tiny little farm. BeRT (the Big Red Truck) hauls in loads of natural fertilizer and hauls out produce to the local farmers' market every Friday. The truck draws in a lot of people and gets conversations started, leading to an occasional sale or two.

Now we just have to find a good picture / map that will work. Our brains are tired for tonight, tho. Suggestions welcome.

Peg

Mark Dufresne here and I grew up in Western Mass out in the hilltowns, I have been living in southern Maine for over 20 years now. I have two 46 trucks I am working on a 3/4 ton and a 1/2 ton I just picked up.

The closest we got was a fairly good map from a travel agency - but it didn't have Newfoundland.

We'll keep looking and pondering. Lot of water up there. Maybe we can make it all a water theme park look. (Oh, sorry, except for Vermont (as best I can tell)

Peg

Well, how about that. I may have found a map that will work. Will need to crop it.

Added to the pile.

without with St Pierre et Miquelon island

I think if the Island guys want to have a get together with the mainland folks, someone needs to bring a boat.

I didn't realize Nova Scotia is really out there. It will be good when we can get that pin the map thing figured out and going.

Now who can come up with a Northeast Bolters Fight song?

Hi Mark! And welcome to Stovebolt!

My family is up in Mid-Coastal Maine (Kennebec and Lincoln Counties), so Stovebolt has a natural affinity for the Pine Tree State!

Stay tuned and help us get this forum active!

John

Hey John what towns do they live in?

I was just up in the county for the weekend and it was a nasty hurricane up there. Tons of water and wind downed trees. Despite the bad weather in between the rain I went for a ride and came upon a pickup on the side of the road with a pile of 41 to 46 parts piled in it. They were hauling out a 46 dual wheeled log truck. Not in bad shape either. I was worried the guy was a scrapper so I pulled in behind him and asked what he was doing. Scored a nice set of extra front fenders for cheap money and a lead on a few other parts. I love Northern Maine!

Northern Maine is great..I travel through there a lot.

I'm Mapleleaf, I've been on this forum for years. I've got a 55 Belair, a 55 3200, putting together a 49 3600 and I have a 51 3100 to work on somewhere down the road.

I've met a couple guys from the NE area. Good bunch as to be expected.

If you guys travel up to NS feel free to drop in. NS is waaay out there but is not an island as many believe. You can drive here or take a ferry now from Portland ME.

May 2024. Wanted to include Randy's Tunabolt. as explained here:


It's nice I could move Randy's "shout out" from General Truck to North East Bolter forum.

X2

South NY here, 59 Apache 3200. I am confident enough in drive-ability to take her to car shows this year. Though I could probably do around 50 miles or so away without a problem it would be nice to have something close by. I know of at least one other bolter in my area.

Hi,
I'm in northern CT. I have a 38 Chevy that I have partially apart, and hope to get back on the road before summer is over. Hope to cross paths with some fellow NE Stovebolters.

May 2024 :: Added the photo of Hoff's '38 and made a hot link to his Gallery Forum post in his signature line. ~ Peggy M

Peggy. Glad to see my old home town on that map you found. Pointe Claire, just a bit west of Montreal. Now I am about 2500 miles west of there. A BC Bolter.

Sedgewick!! We found you then. Awesome

Yes, Mapleleaf has been with us a long time and had been a good friend. We did a fun feature story that is about one (?) of those trucks listed. (I see we ended with 2007 ... "to be continued"). The story of Randy really starts with Part 2 and Ecum Secum.

Peg

It is nice to have something close. And it's possible once a venue is found and the local Bolters are located.

I know for the ODSS, after a while the "tag along event" (the Leonardtown car show), didn't matter any more. The "event" was actually the Homecoming itself. These guys wanted to see each other and catch up, wrench all day and night - fixing one another's ride and anyone else who stopped by, eat enough, and take a nice cruise as a group.

It would be great for the Great North East to have pockets of gatherings and then one "coming together" of several of the groups once a year! Sometimes going farther than an hour's drive, with everyone's busy schedule, it's just too hard to make that happen.

We are anxious to see this "corner" develop. Just as the BC Bolters, Southern and ODSS ... we think this may be the next big expansion!

Peg

Hello to all from southern NJ, Camden County. Just 20 minutes across the river from Philadelphia. About a year and a half ago I bought a low mileage, great shape 1954 3100. I am just the third owner. The first had it for nearly 50 years. It came out of storage where it had been forgotten for a couple of years and needed some help to wake up again. I sold my 55 second that was still a bit farm fresh for this beauty. So glad I did.

Just don't know how many others are really close by.

Mike
Mike

Newbie just starting my restore checking in, Rochester NY! Would love to participate but truck won't be on the road this year.

Ran into Amtrakjoe at Newtown, pa. car show on the 20th. Just heard him talking about Stovebolt and went over and introduced myself. Lets get some more Eastern Pa. and New Jersey on board.

Hello to all, from Brooklyn, New York. I recently acquired a '65-'66 Chevy C10 Fleetside, 250 I6 with 2 speed automatic aluminum Powerglide. I am new to trucks in general, having recently swapped my Harley Softail Deluxe for her. I am leaving the city in August 2014 to retire (drop out) to the northeastern woods of Maine. Swapping the Harley for the truck was next on my to-do list after buying the land. The truck seems to be in fine, stock, condition, and mostly restored. But I have many plans for her, including a custom dash instrument cluster, re-doing all of the wiring, bumping up the alternator, replacing all lights with LED's, sway bars, and whatever else can be done with limited funds and mostly my own two hands. She also needs a mod of the rear end to improve highway mileage. At the moment she is in the shop for a tranny rebuild. (Regrettably, this is the second week she is there -they just can't seem to get something right. See my post "Haunted Powerglide?" in the driveline forum.) This truck will be my only vehicle up there, so she has to be in top shape. But I am very happy to have this truck. If anyone else on this forum is from Brooklyn, it would be great to hear from you.

Hi, as a new member I thought I'd introduce myself.

My name is David and I've lived in Vermont all my life.

I have been a GM guy as far as truck go ever since my first truck at 18 - a 1979 Chevy 4WD Shorty Stepside with a 350/4sp that I bought with only 11,000 miles on it. Since then I have had several (all 4WD) Chevy or GMC trucks or vans (Astro and Safari). I'm sad to say that I am not so impressed with the latest GM offerings, however - I bought a new 2014 GMC 1500 and sold it after a year, replaced with a Ram with the 5.7 Hemi and I love it...

I've always had an interest in performance and/or old cars, but have never had the budget to do much with it. The only real classic I've ever owned was a 1972 MG Midget that I drove for a few years in "needs restoration" mode. I started work on it but didn't have the time and ended up giving it away to a friend.

My personal preference would be a mid-late 60's muscle car, but my wife has always wanted a "rounded" pickup. I have no trouble making that concession as I like them too, and it kills two birds with one stone by making Her happy.

For the last year or so we've been perusing the options and at this point I am most interested in the 47.2-54.1 (I've seen it said that the cross grill & 1-pc windshield started in '54 but I've seen plenty of '54s with the 4 slat grill and split window, so I'm assuming that was a mid-year change) AD series. I like the GMC better than the Chevy for two main reasons - 1) I prefer the grill and front running lights, and 2) GMC only makes trucks, so if you want a truck you should have a GMC. They're the Truck People!

Anyways, so far we are still just looking, but am getting a bit more serious now. I need to sell my Mercedes CLS 550 to free up cash and garage space before we can do too much...

The most likely scenario is to buy a fairly stock driver, and do projects over the winter. I'd eventually want IFS, 4-Link rear, 4 wheel discs and a V8. I won't go too crazy with power, I mostly like the sound of a V8, and the extra grunt is nice, but this is to be a Sunday afternoon driver, not a hot rod or street racer. I also don't have any intentions of going all out with a frame-off restoration - just fixing what's broke and get it running and driving a little more modern.

This forum looks like a great resource. I've learned a lot already and expect to become part of The Bolt as I continue my GM journey.

Hi all,
John from Stow, MA here. Newbie to the forum. Love all the info!!!! I go into instant sponge mode whenever I'm reading about someone's build. Also really appreciate plugging my issues into the search bar to see if other had the same issues, and how they worked them out. I just recently picked up a '54 3100 5 window. My son named her Clyde the Glide. I informed him (in a joking way) she's a lady and you'll treat her with respect. To which he said, ya, well she still looks like a Clyde. She's a project. Too many owners did too many modifications to her in the past. I'm attempting to make her presentable again. Somewhere along the line a previous owner dropped a Camaro front clip in and lowered her all around stance. I'm looking to bring her back up close to factory ride height. He/she took a lot of shortcuts and fuglied their way through a partial build. I'm fumbling along best I can, identifying and correcting issues as I find them. Previous owner said she has a SBC 350 wTH350. It's a SB, but I haven't run the numbers yet, so we'll see. Anyway, like I'm sure is the case with most of you, family, work and life in general doesn't allow me as much quality time as I'd like with my 61 yr old mistress ;o)
Sl'inte, John

Hello John,
Bring your truck on over to Kimball Farm in Lancaster. We have a cruise-in every Friday evening. We normally have a DJ, however this Friday we have a band. No charge, just drive your old truck or hot rod or whatcha got and wear a smile.
Officially 5-9, but some show up as early as noon!

Patrick

Thanks Patrick,
I brought my son over last Friday night. The weather wasn't great, so there wasn't a huge turnout. But it was fun and the ice cream was great :o) I heard there's also a show down in Foxboro by Bass Pro Shops every other Thursday. Is that still going on?
Thanks,
John

also @ Klems in East Brookfield

Hello All: my wife and I live in my native town (even my family homestead) on Cape Cod where we enjoy our '65 C20 long-bed truck in stock condition. It is being restored now in the body shop at the local technical high school. Unfortunately, the restoration was not completed by the end of the last school year so we missed the summer cruise season. Hopefully by Christmas break it will be finished. The truck had a camper on it for most of its life so it still has the original wood bed painted in factory black. It's a great truck and lots of fun!

Hello Everyone! New to the forum (my first post), from Lincoln RI. I just picked up a 1949 3100 that I plan on going through.

A little background on me: my history with vehicles has always been slow and low. I've built 5 custom S-10s, 4 of which were on airride. I started building my 6th (and was going to be my lowest, was gonna plant the rockers on the ground) when this truck fell in my lap

. I will not be doing the ever so popular frame swap. I plan on keeping the original frame and lowerung it with the soild front axle. I have a built up 350 and beefed up 700r4 that will be going in the empty engine bay. I've been doing a lot of research and I want to keep it (mostly) a traditional style hotroding. And it will be getting painted. No flat black or primer. This will be one of my biggest and definitely my nicest build. Wish me luck! Haha!

Vinnie

I'm excited to see a NE Bolters forum. I'm originally from upstate NY (Stamford: northern Catskills). 26 years ago I married into a Red Sox family from Newport, RI. Having grown up a Mets fan it wasn't that hard a transition. :-)

I have a 1958 Suburban that is currently tucked away in Kansas City, MO while I finish my 2 year tour in Kuwait. When I leave here next summer I'll have 2 years to go to 30 year retirement from the Army. Eventually I'll end up back in Newport. We bought my in-laws house about 5 years ago so Newport will officially be home at some point. Not sure I'm ready to settle down quite yet though. When I do get back I plan on being a big part of the classic truck scene in the area. I usually end up in town for a couple of weeks in the summers so I'll try to link up with some folks next time I'm in the area.

Thank you for your service !!!!

I am originally from Norwich,NY (south central) and my father spent his service time in Newport,RI

We go there often enough, good restaurants in Newport

good luck and stay safe

Hmmm, I missed this. My name is Tom and I live in south east CT, lived in CT all my life and winters are getting a bit old....and so am I.

Recently picked up a 1956 3600 that somewhere during it's abused life gained a flat bed dump and a broken frame to go along with it. I have the rear end our and futzing with the frame. Cool gay-raj and cold tools making work a real event.

I have been in mfg all my life and have a pretty well stocked shop, lathe, mill, welders and other tools of distruction.

welcome Tom,

welcome to the best place for real information !

Tyler here, in Burlington, Vermont. Thought I'd post a "hello" in the neighborhood thread!

Been on this site since '02. My 59 3200 has been off the road most of that time, with a brief trip about 6 years ago after installing the rebuilt 235 without adding a fuel filter. Carb clogged up with rust from the tank, and is has sat in the garage since then!

I plan on getting it on the road this Spring, stickered and legal-like. I want to drive it for a spell, then decide if I want to sell it or not. Needs the fuel system put back together, some tinkering with lights wiring, probably a couple weekends worth of work.

I play upright bass and would love to have an early 50s wagon or ambulance or something to haul it and its gear to gigs in the nicer months. I love the old Plymouth wagons and Packard Henney coaches! I'd need to sell the truck to free up the capital and garage space, though!


May 2024 added the image from Tyler's Gallery story here. If you go to his page, there are plenty more image in that story. ~ Peggy M

Tyler,
welcome back, good luck getting it running, hopefully you won't have to pull fuel tank to clean it.
Had to google Charlotte, nice area

I am in in Central Mass

Thank you for your military service...Best wishes!

Hey everyone,first post on Stovebolt....here in coastal NJ....restoring 1956 GMC 1/2 ton s/b 270 cu in 4 speed...bought out of a barn in Montana from the original owner....having lots of trouble with single bbl Rochester carb,leaking all over after 2 rebuilds...........any ideas??

Hey New Jersey, welcome to the obsession.
You'll have more luck if you ask this in the Engine shop forum. The depth of knowledge here is insane!

Just wanted to start a thread on car shows in your/our area. Where and when?

I'm in western mass

Ludlow,ma Elks lodge Tuesday nights
Chicopee,ma Moose lodge Thursday nights(I think)

There is a " Cruise Night" every Friday at Kimball Farm located in Lancaster,Ma. It is on route 70, a mile off route 2, exit 35. Kimball Farm is known for their incredibly delicious ice cream! Officially it is from 5p-9p, however some folks start showing up at noon! DJ starts at 5 or a bit earlier. Usually there are from 250-300+ cars. All makes welcome, the idea is antiques, classics and uniques. Just show up, get out and enjoy the 'old car cameraderie.' If you leave without trying the ice cream, shame on ya.
see ya there,
Richard

We're a talkative bunch. Maybe should have said cruise nights as well. There's gotta be more shows and cruises around I'm not just talking in western mass but all over are northeastern area of the bolt.

Syracuse Nationals.... Info here It is a great show...lots of cars, vendors, good food and entertainment...I'll be wandering around on Saturday
Dan

Cruise night at Mount Carmel Society, Enfield CT, on Thursday nights starting at 5:30.

This Sunday 10 July 2016 at Longbranch Park, Syracuse is the Annual ATHS truck show. always a good time

52pu

the Granite State Old Truck Meet (formerly known as the Barrington Old Truck Show/Meet) is coming up next month. i look forward to checking out the new location in Deering NH


http://nerockbusters.weebly.com/upcoming-events.html

The y2camaro.com website has a great list and links to car shows and cruise nights over all of New England.

looks like fun, til I read "no dogs allowed"

its a great show.. the 2014 one is on youtube. I don't have a dog so that restriction is irrelevant to me.

if anyone is interested, here is a video of the show. It was a hot day and the show was on the tarmac...

www.youtube.com/watch?v=kydBro7VjqU

Thanks for sharing that video. The show looked like a good time. Maybe next year I can make it up there.

It looks like a great show, maybe next year

1956 GMC Snub nose (LCF)
Looking for front fenders
Any info out there?

Hi, Dave McKee here in Danbury Ct. I've got a very rusty 38 1/2 ton that I'm attempting to do a resto-mod on. The back half of the frame was so far gone I just cut it off and replaced everything from the cab back with box tubing. I've had it for a long time and now that I'm retired have started working on it again. So far I've been working on the doors putting patch panels on and refurbishing hinges, latches and window regulators. Once the weather warms a bit I'll get the doors rehung then square up and stabilize the cab and start welding floor and patch panels on to it. When I'm satisfied with the cab I'll be more comfortable putting money into the drive train and suspension. This is a great site and am sure I'll be spending a bit of time here.
Dave

Hey all, Joe Cinko here in Middletown NJ. I just picked up a 54 Chevy 3800 long bed pickup truck to get running for my father. I've never attempted to work on something this old, so it should be a pretty good learning experience for me. I've already gotten the strange glances from the Napa guys as a 20 year old kid walking in asking for parts for something three times my age is rather unusual around here. I've been poking around here the past few days and I've found a lot of good information. Hopefully I can find someone fairly local in NJ to bounce ideas off of.

Joe

Welcome to Stovebolt.com, Joe

If you have questions, ask away.

If you have not already done so, go to the Tech Tips on Stovebolt.com (here) and start from the top. Scroll from top-to-bottom to see what is in there.

THEN, go back a read a few/many of the articles in the first three sections of Restoration & Modification.

Been there, done that. Yesterday was a slow day at work so I spent most of the day reading through articles. It will probably make more sense when I'm staring at the truck to better visualize what I'm looking at. I definitely feel more confidemt working on the truck after reading the tech articles and looking at some of the diagrams online. The next major hurtle is going to be getting the linkages unstuck and sourcing an ignition switch, as someone robbed the one out of the truck. And figuring out the wiring.

First question, did all of these trucks come with turn signals? There's no holes in the fenders for the big orange ones, but I thought I saw some really long wires dangling by the steering column that looked like they would go to a switch.

Second question, I was flipping through the online service manual to find all the grease points and it said to use transmission lube to grease the u-joints. Do they actually mean gear oil, or can I use regular grease? I haven't checked to see if my driveshaft has zerk fittings on the u joints or not. I should probably check to see if those are wiped out yet as well.

Thanks for all the help so far.

Joe

What trucks are "these trucks"?
(always state year/make/model, if pertinent to your question/post)

I think that turn signals became standard equipment on trucks in the late 50s?
Factory-installed Optional turnsignals on trucks first became available in 1954.
GM accessory turn signals were available for trucks for many years before 1954, and the wires ran inside the steering column, exiting the column low under the dash.

We need to know your year/modell/size truck to answer the u-joint lube question.
Until 1954/55 u-joints were inside an enclosed drive-shaft "torque-tube", and were lubricated by transmission fluid (from the transmission).
In 1954, the 3800 u-joints were not in a torque-tube. They had grease fittings.
What document did you read regarding u-joint lubrication?

My mistake, the truck is a 1954 Chevy 3800. It does have an SM420 with an actual driveshaft with u joints, not a torque tube. I read one of the service manuals posted on here.

http://chevy.oldcarmanualproject.com/shop/1954truck/54ctsm0006.html

I was told the truck was uses by the fire department when it was new, I'm assuming by a fire chief or something, so it may have had turn signals or maybe some sort of switch mounted on the column or somewhere. I know there aren't any holes in the column drilled for wires to poke through.

Joe

Hello I am Wendell , I live in Epping,NH. I am interested in 47-53 3100 series Chevy pickups, I look forward to talking with other "bolters" and maybe learn more about these nifty trucks. and their owners. Just so I am clear I do not own a classic,antique vehicle, however I hope to in the future. In the mean time I am looking for connections and good conversation. and maybe make a friend or two..
Personally I prefer the 5 slat horizontal grill design. my dream truck would be fire engine red with gloss black fenders,gray interior. A 235 in-line 6 cyl. engine, have a good heating system, Also I would prefer a 4 or 5 speed floor shift manual transmission. I am also thinking I would like a short wheel base..as I do not need a lot of vehicle. please feel free to send me a note or say hello .

Hey Wendell, welcome aboard. Good to see another NH guy here. This is a good place to get up to speed when you are just truck shopping. Be sure to check the want ads too.

Upstate NY. Trying to get my '61 Apache 10 pickup on the road! Already been helped immensely by the good people here on the 'Bolt.

May 2024 :: Added Greenman's Apache image to his post here. More info on his truck is in the 60-66 forum :: Peggy M

Hi All. Thomas from Connecticut here. Just bought a 56 3100. Want to get closer to original rims and tires. Currently running 255.60.r15 but I'm thinking of changing out to 205.65.R15 along with rallye style rims to accommodate the narrower tire. Any opinions/advice would be greatly appreciated.

Welcome Thomas. You'll find lots of info by searching the forums on this. Better yet, post your question in the appropriate forum area, in your case most tire questions are addressed in the Driveline area.
You'll soon get lots of opinions, links and photos etc. Do your research and find examples of trucks with the look you want.
Good luck with your new old truck!

Thanks N!

Anyone in the CT Fairfield County area with some good knowledge of a 3100 with 216 motor? I could use some help setting the timing, adjusting the carb and figuring out this thing with some old school tips and tricks. Thanks!

Not that ritzy corner of CT!
I found that using a vacuum gauge to set the timing gave the best running motor. Warm the engine, disconnect the vacuum advance and plug any other suckers ( like wipers ), connect a gauge to the intake manifold port and adjust the timing by rotating the distributor to get max vacuum. Make sure your valves are properly set first but that's another story.
Still playing with the carb, but mostly go by the shop manual procedure, just rebuild the carb first or you are going to waste a lot of time tweaking a bad carb if it's the stock Rochester.

Ok how many of you guys are still up in the area? You guys up and running? Any local swap meets coming up in the area any time soon?

I am hitting cruise nights and local shows around So. NH. Swap meet at NE Dragway on June 30, and last Sunday of every month.
The y2camaro.com site has a good list for the northeast, especially Conn.

I'm in the Hudson Valley, New York and recently dragged my 1951 3100 out from under the trees and gave it a good wash. Last ran 10 years ago, so I'm optimistic to have it ticking soon. All original 1951 on a '48 frame.

September 21st and 22nd, 2019

Saratoga County Fairgrounds, Ballston Spa, NY

This is an enjoyable gathering that I went-to from 2004-2015 (we then moved to NC).

No judging, no/minimal entry cost. Big and small trucks.

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They used to also have antique farm equipment and working hit-or-miss engines.

How is the swap meet at the dragway?

Ecratrods- Haven't been in a couple years, used to be just ok. Like all swaps, need to go at sunrise to find the golden nuggets.

Hi! I'm at the eastern end of the Erie Canal in Waterford, NY. Anybody close to me?

Hey Tom

Two towns away I think...(Mechanicville NY)

Currently Stoveboltless...thinking about getting another..only had 5 of them so far...gotta stop selling them all...

MikeC

May 2024 :: added the image from Howard Knapp's Legacy Gallery page. The links are also in his signature line. :: Peggy M

Hello all. My name is Luke. Just checking in from Connecticut. My current ride is a 1949 GMC 150. It’s basically all original except for wheels/tires and the 5.3 under the hood. Here is a pic from the goshen fairgrounds car show this past weekend.

Hello my name is Matt. Originally from SoCal but for the last 20+ here in Fairfield County, CT.

Just acquired my dream vehicle, a 1953 5 window 4 speed 3100 with a ‘59 235 engine upgrade.

I have enjoyed my short time on Stovebolt and look forward to much more of the same.

Matt-nice ride................

I just recently join as well, I am down in hope valley Ri I recently retired and I’m doing a complete resto. Except mine is a 33 and all the wood is in need of replacement. Good luck on your project. I figured I would say hey, your the closest one I’ve seen on here so far?

BBMONG welcome! You're very close to me. I'm in Warwick RI.