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Workin on those pictures Big Chevy. Been kinda busy but haven't forgotten

Rick- that's a very sharp truck. Thanks for the grill step by step with the decals.

Brad

stripping more paint from the cab. Dang this is taking forever... If I was working full time and not in school this woulda been sandblasted and in primer by now!

Just finished disassembling the front grill from my 1950 3800. Lots of grinding, lots of drilling. Still have all my fingers, toes, ears, and both eyes are still in their sockets and functional

How many barley-pops have I earned?

Bruce

Bruce,

I would say at least 12 barley pops. "POP A TOP!!"

Tim

Not until you knock out all of the dents, and put it all back together. Sorry no partial credit here in Boltland.
Carl

You are too tough, Carl

Barley pops may be earned and enjoyed along the journey.

Nice

Got the small dent removed from the right barn door on the '48 Suburban. Used a suction cup type puller and it worked as advertised. One more tick off the to do list.

Finally took the 1st ride in my '41!!!! Still have a few tweaks and wiring to do, but it sure feels good to get to this point.

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While I was away on the Targa rally , I bought a set of fenton headers and twin carb intake. I thought I got a real score.
I am home now and inspected the parts properly.
The fentons are very poor quality control.
Exhaust outlet on one side is 53mm and on the other 45mm !
Intake has very big step in the gas flow area that WILL impede performance . I think this has just been made for looks.

I have some engineering work to do now to make these parts good.

That's sweet, Coneboy!

Yesterday the old '53 3100 saw the light of day for the first time since 1988. We rolled it out of the barn for a good pressure washing, inside and out.

Since I had taken the seat out last week, I sat on a five gallon bucket to steer it as my wife pushed. I offered her the option, she didn't want to drive. LOL

First I had put a folding chair in there, but it was too tall, so I used the bucket. I took pics of both and put them on facebook, asking my friends to help me decide between captain's chairs or bucket seats for my truck.

I also removed the gas tank from inside the cab. That 26 year aged gas sure was nasty, and fortunately there was less than a gallon of it.

Under the gas tank, I found a Buffalo Nickel. Somebody must have lost it through the seat many years ago.

My nephew showed up with his tractor just in time to help me pull the truck back into the shop.

We also got all of what was left of the bed bolts loose, but were not able to remove the bed. It has a farm built rear bumper with a piece of vertical angle iron on that is welded to the outside of the stake pocket on one side. I didn't have any batteries charged for my cordless grinder, so the bed will wait until next time.

Looks like a great project Tim. Take some pictures and post them here.

Sunday I pulled the old 3 spd out of my 58 GMC and put the new one in. It's out of a 71 C10, 3 spd Saginaw. Can't wait to get the new Yoke in for the driveshaft.Larry

Stripped a little more paint off the cab.
Removed the drivers side door, have to do some major rust repair on it.
Removed the hinges, need to rebuild those as well.

I had to buy a lot of the "removed from truck" parts for my 1954 3600 and refurbish some of the parts that came with it so this week has been all about getting the side mirrors on, the NOS 55' vacuum wiper motor installed and the new wiper arms and wipers put on. The old truck is coming together and should pass vehicle inspection so I can get it licensed. Next is the "bailing wired" Rochester Carburetor.. so maybe it will start without priming it every time ! Look out "Engine Bay Forum", here I come with carb questions..

Sounds good Dusty, got any pictures?

Sure do, here's a link. It's been challenging and fun at the same time. New wheels and tires, new bumper, headlight bucket, turn signal unit, brake light switch, all the wiring, finding the new vacuum motor and getting the wipers installed, I'm excited! I have to thank the many people on the Stovebolt forums for the wealth of information, its really, really helped. I've got a ton of stuff left to do, but its a good start.....By the way, this is a Texas truck, originally in Wink, Texas I think.....


https://www.dropbox.com/sh/1qsbybcf8vi3ptj/AAD-yDz3zjTXOCKb2CBQCtWXa?dl=0

My truck had one of those, too... Fortunately, the 5/8" thick steel was bolted on; not welded. I could tell he finished making the bolt holes with a torch; probably after burning a tool up (1/2 of one hole looks drilled). Post some pictures of it when you can.

I like the "make your own" farm accessories. And, welcome to Stovebolt!

Brad

Installed the upper and lower control arms and spindles on the Danforth crossmember in 29 degree weather. Boy are my hands cold.All coming together slowly. If you are running a SBC like me you will run into some clearance problems with the exhaust manifolds. The 216/235/261 sixes will have no clearance issues.

I had previously used an 83 GMC IFS in my sub which allowed the engine to sit a little lower with the stock front mounts. With the Danforth setup the crossmember itself is lower resulting in the 283 being very low between the frame rails. In this position the spark plugs would not be accessable. So I will have to fab custom front mounts to get the engine up so I can at least see the plugs. I will have to wait till spring to finish this project now. Wisconsin winters are for snowmobiling,Ice fishing and deer hunting and not for laying under an old truck wrenching.


weeds

Got the rear frame painted the other day. I'm kind of stuck now and don't know what to do about the frame under the cab. I may build a strong stand and jack up the cab onto it; then paint the frame. It looks like my rear differential was originally red(?). I gave it a big drink of 90w lube to get it filled 1/2" below the fill plug.
Brad

I know it's been a while since I've posted here.
It's been quite a long journey! Down to the frame and back up again... Here's my '59.

ASSEMBLED

I still have a few loose ends before putting it on the road.

Jerry

That is nice, Jerry. I love the grille guard.

Jerry, that truck is looking great! Your engine sounds like a NASCAR qual on the Facebook video.
Brad

started welding a patch panel into the driver side door.

Installed my driveshaft with new u joints and a new yoke for the all sych 3 spd. The 50 mile test run was so much fun I didn't want to stop. Truck never felt so good.Larry

I torched $3.00 worth of scrap mild steel into an alternator mounting bracket on my 55.2. Kept the generator mounting bracket for the adjustment arm on the inverted alternator. My Delco generator still works fine; now I can just go either way with a few wiring changes.

Brad

That ought to work.

Good Humor Truck, Installed the SM420 trans. I did have a problem after I had it overhauled.Trans on the jack stand, the trans wouldn't go in the bell housing.I saw the throw out bearing wasn't sliding on the snout sleeve.Saw a hair line crack, actually two of them. Called the trans shop they had extras so I replace it. I think the hot tank expanded the cracks during cleaning.After that it went in like butter.

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Ground down some welds from a patch panel I put on the door

Worked on getting both window regulators ready for painting. The two originals were loose, could pull the arm by hand. I have another 52 2 ton for parts that had two good regulators, just need cleaning. I compared the two and found the ones off my truck have the teeth on the big gear worn down to about half what they should be. I think this truck was a commercial gravel truck at one time so the windows probably got run up and down a bunch each day. The parts truck was always a farm truck I think so maybe the windows didn't get used near as much. Lot of little tedious stuff to get done before I can put the doors back together.

Latest work on the 53 Chevy 3100...

Last weekend I removed the bed and set it up on some sawhorses. Prior to removing it, my thought had been to replace the bed cross sills, both sides, front panel and tailgate due to rust. However, after removing it and getting a better look at the condition, my plan now is to restore all the original parts, except the cross sills, those are the only parts that are too far gone to save.

This weekend I removed the hood and radiator. I also removed the lower hood latch and the hood latch panel. To my surprise, the underside of the hood latch panel is blue. It looks like the Transport Blue color. The truck is red and has always been red...how did that blue paint get in there?

"This weekend I removed the hood and radiator. I also removed the lower hood latch and the hood latch panel. To my surprise, the underside of the hood latch panel is blue. It looks like the Transport Blue color. The truck is red and has always been red...how did that blue paint get in there?"
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Hard to tell; it could have been a replacement for the original. Was the truck ever wrecked?

As far as I know it was never wrecked. The truck has been in my family since my Dad purchased it new. That is what puzzled me about the underside of the hood latch panel being blue on a truck that has always been red.

Another possibility might be; a swap at the factory for some reason during the manufacture. Maybe at the last inspection it was discovered that the original was not functioning as designed. That would require someone to replace the part with one from supply. However if the color on top was red and from what you've said, it was, then perhaps the factory just failed to paint the back side.
Whatever, it's a great mystery.

I just got back the Driveshaft for the retro Good Humor truck. Who ever measured it before I received the truck didn't give enough slide yoke play.I had the shop shorten it and install the front and rear U joints. Two different sizes, I went with a 1955 rear axle.I wanted to keep the 6 lug setup. Now on to over hauling the rear axle.

Washed it with CLR and satin cleared it

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Looks good, Skip.

I've read about that procedure and have been curious about it. What did you use for the clear? Did you scrub with the CLR or just wash?

What did I do to my stovebolt this weekend? Well, nothing...unless the trip to Autorama in Houston last Friday counts. LOL

I did speak with the guys from Bayou City Coatings about blasting and powder coating the frame...that counts for progress on the stovebolt, right?