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I bought this over a year back at a auction in Seattle area. I was told it came from a dealers back field in Nebraska along with a dozen other cars and truck. It looked like a fair candidate for refreshing and getting back driving.
It made it down the Yuma AZ last fall and I have now started the painful part of finding the bad stuff.
The 216 does a partial turn but hits stoppers from full turn over. Transmission and clutch was pulled (in case they were stoppers) trans very good, but clutch is shot. I just picked up a nice 235 (1959) which will be the new standing for the 216. cancer rust is minimal and in easy to deal with areas, dent a plenty but time will cure those. Original color maroon is my plan to get back to. I am fighting to keep the 8lug 3 section split rims and use bias tires. But concerns on brake up grade options will have a major play in that plan.

More to come as progress can be made.
I am limited to working a few days here and there as my chemo treatments and wife's Parkinson slow life way down.

Welcome to the Bolt!
Looks like you've got quite a project there. Lots of good advice here.
That didn't happen to come from the Lambrecht sale in Nebraska did it? There was quite a bit of interesting stuff there.

Rich

not sure of which sale in Nebraska, I just lucked out when I was up visiting my son for a week end in Mount Vernon Wa. we spotted a car auction. The person who bought a group of cars and trucks in Nebraska was forced to sell them at auction in Mount Vernon.
Just shows one never knows when and where one will stumble onto a project.

Well after three days tied up in chemo and then a week of aches and pains recovery, I got my first time to do some work in two weeks.
The 216 still in the truck but transmission was pulled and clean but after two weeks is rusty again.
My plans to build an adapter for my engine stand to hold the transmission for cleaning, refreshing gaskets and any bad parts is still on hold. BUt maybe tomorrow I will bend some bars for the mount bracket and weld them up.

Today was warm out but I had to get one front hub pulled. I had to see how the new disc brake conversion fit up.
But like life snags and disruptions slowed things down a bit. A 60+ year old rusty truck has its cancer also. I tried to remove the drum from front hub but the two screws are stuck. I managed to get the drum and hub off as one piece so now can work at the screws on the bench.
Thinking I was moving along and went to pull the backing plate and spindle off the truck for refurb left me stuck again the four blots for backing plate one had to be stuck. Beating, impact wrench, breakfree, crow bar and still stuck.
At last my energy runs low the temperature runs high and now it will wait till tomorrow (I hope).

Way to many frozen bolts and screws.

Maybe I will sell that old 26 dodge that I was planning to make a rat rod out of, as bad as this is, it has to be worse.


Oh I do so get a kick out of the old ball bearing for the wheel hubs.

48c3600, at least your pecking away at it. I've always said at least 15 minutes a day and it'll amaze someone how much you'll accomplish. To get the screws out of the drum/hub I soak them with Kroil over night and use an impact screwdriver. I hit it the first time "tightening" the screw and then a few whacks losing it usually gets them. In the end, maybe a little heat from a torch...or even a small propane tank will sometimes make the difference.
......sometimes the journey is long but there are always some interesting things along the way.
Hope your feeling better. Let us know when/how we can help.

...just remember to ask questions in the most appropriate forums for the best results/views/opinions and help in general.