The Stovebolt Site Forums The Side Lot Texas Connection Any houston bolters?

Seems like there aren't many southeast texas folk on here.

Frnky

There are a few here. I'm in Spring. More should chime in.

Mark

Great to hear! I'm trying to restore my 57 and want opinions from local guys as far as where to go for help or parts.

I'm in Sugar Land

I'm in Beach City.

In Livingston Texas

Anyone know where I can either get a roof and transplant or find a cab that's pretty clean? I have some rust rot-through above my windshield and on one of the windshield corners. Anyone have someone that can fab and patch this and won't cost and arm and a leg?

I am in Fredericksburg which isn't that near Houston, but I go down there a lot. It is tough to find a good cab in East Texas because of salt and the coast and humidity in the piney woods. What year cab are you looking for. This area has been picked pretty clean, but from here west and north you find more rust free cabs. I never recommend too many patch panels because you will get bogged down in patching and never finish the project. Farm trucks out of the Midwest make good cab donors because most of them have been in a barn all their life except for the harvest. And they are usually cheap. I recently bought a 54 2 ton GMC in Kansas for $1,000. I collect larger trucks, but the cab would fit on a pickup. I also bought a 46 and a 41 GMC 1 1/2 ton out of the Midwest for $850 and $750 and a 1 ton GMC for $450. They all only have surface rust.

Crenwelge.....how are you finding all these surface rust trucks? And how are you getting them down south so cheaply?

There are a lot of guys that post interesting eBay and Cragslist and auction finds here. http://www.oldgmctrucks.com/
A search of Craigslist nationwide is here.
http://www.adhuntr.com/

There is a guy in Weatherford named Dan Solt that has hauled several for me. dnsolt@prodigy.net
I am also in the trucking business. Have been for 50 years. Although we transport mainly dry bulk commodities, I do have 2 flatbeds. Quite often I can get them moved by someone who has a partial load going south. And I have a 20' tilt carhauler with 2 7k axles and a class 5 hitch on my GMC 2500HD.

Cab on rolling frame $900 in Livingston Texas

Houston...'46 Chevy bus in the works.

I'm in Pearland

crosby

Hey ya'll. I need a recomendation on a good upholterer in the Houston/South Houston or Clear Lake area. I have a 54 3100 that I am putting buckets in and need all the carpet and headliner done as well. Anyone know of a good place?

Santa Fe, yes..Texas.

There is a very good place on Louetta in Spring.

Louetta Auto Upholstery
2819 Stablefield Ln
Spring, TX 77388

But they are not inexpensive. If you find a good & inexpensive place plz let us know.

Thank you. Will do.

Spring, TX here.

I'm in deer park here.

I'm in Rosenberg. Just got a 54 3100 but also have a 48 LWB panel and a 55 2nd series.

I'm in Houston.. Just got an original 1939 Chevy truck..

Another Houstoner here

Northwest side of Houston here. Got a 1950 1/2 ton almost a year ago to start cleaning up. Going mostly original. I pulled a lot of great info from other Stovebolters.

I'm in southeast Houston (Clear Lake), just got a '50 5-window 3100, stayin' original.

Im not quite in Houston but just up the road in Iola, near College Station. I've got a 46' 1 1/2 Ton that I plan to start working on sometime soon.

I'm on the Katy Houston line @ I10

I am in Richmond, TX (next to Sugar Land). I just acquired a 1948 Chevy 3100 truck. I am new to this so any local help would be much appreciated!

hour south of Houston in el campo 49 5 window

Navasota, about an hour northwest of Houston.

Being new to the Stovebolt, 1948 Chevy 3100 (restored original) do you folks here in the Houston area get together occassionally? i would enjoy seeing others trucks and getting advice.

It's a great idea CL. All we need is a place to meet and someone to organize it. Before Jerry got all knocked up on his scooter, I threatened to invite him over to Houston for a bolter gathering and help folks out on these old trucks. Neither of my trucks are drivable at the moment, but count me in.

I'd be interested in meeting too. We could tack it onto an existing car show like the Nifty 50ees cruise in on Saturday nights in Spring (I go to that one occasionally) or the Kemah Chick Fil-A Saturday night cruise, which I haven't been to regularly since I moved to the north side. Neither of those would require anything more than just agreeing to show up on the same night, and anybody's running vehicle would be welcome regardless of style of build, whether original or hot rod or in between.

Your truck doesn't even need to be running yet to get together, meet each other and swap lies, er, I mean ideas. I hope you have better luck organizing a get-together than I do in this area. We used to get together often but everyone seems to have dropped out except me.

I would be glad to assist in setting something up after the holidays. My preference would be to find a spot as centrall as possible for us so that any many as con will be able to drive their rides. I have questions about my 48 chevy truck that I can't get much help in the Richmond area and frankly the manauals are good if you know what you are looking for. I would like to meet and talk to people and see examples. Send me an email, I think they call it a private message, of those of you that are interested and where you are located so I can start looking. I am in the Richmond / Rosenberg (Sugar Land) area.

I'm around Spring, would be good if we could get under cover and maybe have a place to hook up a shop light. Count me in.

Frnky4fngz,
I'm on the north side of H-town and just getting started on my 49 half ton. Visited the Niftee Fiftees club show a few times.

I'm in Spring. Sounds like fun. I'm in.

Mark

I'm in Spring just starting my 52 3100. I would like to meet up as well.
David