Hello all you know I like a challenge well check this out I just purchased it from a couple of guys over here. Its a 1959 Chevy Suburban special order school bus that Delta high school purchased new in 1959 who had it until 1979 then a guy bought it & had it on the road until 1986. It was then found in 2013 by a couple of guys in the guys back yard nee deep in sand. They did the basics to get it on the road. It was then bought by a couple of guys from over here with a group of motors where I purchased it. I plan to restore it to a bus but convert it for my daughter & her wheel chair atb Andy.:tup: PS A big thank you for DAN & TICH from Dodge City trucks for picking it up for me.:tup
Hi and Welcome! I had a '59 3100 panel truck that I restored/ updated many years ago, so always like to see these old burbs and panels. Look forward to seeing your progress. best of luck!
1940 Chevy 1/2 ton pickup "KC" A day without sunshine is like, well, ..... dark!
Hello all its been a while since posting anything on here the weather over here in the UK hasn't been very good but the bus is getting there most of the welding is done engine has been out oil leaks sorted & back in & painted. Just started putting back together ready for the paint shop. Just one question does anybody know any body who does of the shelf seat covers for the suburban all the best Andy.
Just a suggestion. If you are on a technical forum asking advice, you might get better response if you used proper punctuation and broke your post into sentences.
"It's just a phase. He'll grow out of it." Mama, 1964
Have you got nothing better to do than make fun of my post maybe we are not all as gifted as you I am only asking a simple question I don't think I will bother asking in future unless there are some more polite people on here thanks Andy.
Easy there Andrew. Cletis was just pointing out a minor flaw with your posting etiquette. It is hard to read a post that is not broken up into sentences, such as your post in response to Cletis. We try very hard to be tolerant of everyone's style of posting, however, run on sentences with no punctuation can cause some misunderstanding of the question being asked. Just take a deep breath and do your best to use proper Kings English and accepted writing practices when posting. Believe me, we are here to help you.
Martin '62 Chevy C-10 Stepside Shortbed (Restomod in progress) '47 Chevy 3100 5 Window (long term project) ‘65 Chevy Biscayne (Emily) ‘39 Dodge Business Coupe (Clarence) “I fought the law and the law won" now I are a retired one! Support those brave men/women who stand the "Thin Blue Line"! Hug a cop! USAF 1965-1969 Weather Observation Tech (I got paid to look at the clouds)
Redryder pix My Hotrod A veteran - whether active duty, retired, national guard, or reserve - is someone who, at one point in his or her life, wrote a blank check made payable to The 'United States of America', for an amount of "up to and including my life." I am fighting cancer and I am winning the fight | Pain is part of life; misery is an option.
I see this too often. Instead of making a comment about someone's post within the post send the guy a direct message or e-mail regarding your concerns about his way of posting or typing.
Andrew, nice looking suburban project and keep those photo links coming. Really like seeing the photos.
Cheers, and welcome to the Stovebolt Page.
~ Phillip 1949 GMC Suburban - 10 year project 1952 Pontiac Chieftain Convertible straight 8 hydramatic 1945 GMC half ton truck - Driver 1946 Chevy COE - Might restore one day... 1959 GMC Half ton long bed NAPCO
Andrew, no need to reply on these translations of acronyms in your post, unless I am wrong:
atb = All The Best (Alberta Treasury Branches, or Air Transport Board?) tup = Thank You Partner (Toilet Upgrading Programme?) Many posters here do not know social media acronyms.
Now, back to panels, suburbans, and CEs (the rarest of all stove bolts).
Hello all thank you for all your comments I did not mean any offence in my post. I only wanted to update my post & ask a simple question. I will update the pictures soon but you do it different on here as on a lot of the other sites you can actually display the actual pictures on your post. Have a good day Andy.
Hello there Tim you are right with atb seeing all the best I try to keep up with the slang but Tupperware is actually for a smiley icon or a different forum I for got to remove from my copy & pasted post thanks Andy.
Glad to see you decided to stick with us Andy. Please understand a lot of us (myself included) are old geezers and do not necessarily keep up with all the social media slang. Being "Old School" with your posts helps us older folks help you better. That's what we are here to do and we do enjoy passing our knowledge along to the younger generation.
Now back to the Bus. You and your daughter are going to have a blast with that. Keep us posted.
Martin '62 Chevy C-10 Stepside Shortbed (Restomod in progress) '47 Chevy 3100 5 Window (long term project) ‘65 Chevy Biscayne (Emily) ‘39 Dodge Business Coupe (Clarence) “I fought the law and the law won" now I are a retired one! Support those brave men/women who stand the "Thin Blue Line"! Hug a cop! USAF 1965-1969 Weather Observation Tech (I got paid to look at the clouds)
Hello Martin please note I am no spring chicken I am nearly half a century myself. I have had a good day on the bus I have finished the divers side wing off & re-fitted the drivers side wing after taking it right back to bare metal leaving the filler work to the body shop.Thanks Andy.
I think I may have ridden on a 59 bus while in high school..I was a senior and about ready to join the Navy..
Folks make fun of how I talk, how I write,,,,,,,, etc.. I pay no attention to them, an't that right Martin? OMG, I just turned 75, I am totally on it..lol
welcome to the bolt.. you will enjoy the ride
Redryder pix My Hotrod A veteran - whether active duty, retired, national guard, or reserve - is someone who, at one point in his or her life, wrote a blank check made payable to The 'United States of America', for an amount of "up to and including my life." I am fighting cancer and I am winning the fight | Pain is part of life; misery is an option.
Andrew, like your project. We have another bolter doing and old bus. actually, I think we have two or three "under construction". Good luck on the project and thank you for keeping us up to date.
Hello all just a question my fuel gauge on the bus has now decided to read full all of the time when the ignition is on so it looks like the sender unit is faulty. So my question is what fuel tank sender will fit ? it has the original tank under the chassis. Thanks Andy
before you blame the sender, make sure the connection from gauge to sender is not broken .... the only thing that will fit is an original 55.2-59 panel or burb sender, which are not reproduced .... here's a sneak peak at a tech tip not quite 'live' yet on how to rebuild the sender using pieces from a 5-9 pickup sender
"When we tug a single thing in nature, we find it attached to the rest of the world" ~ John Muir "When we tug a single thing on an old truck, we find it falls off" ~ me Some TF series details & TF heater pics
Hello all its been a while but the bus is nearly getting there would love to post some pictures but how do I do it I have uploaded the pictures to the attachment manager but how do you add them to your comments thanks Andy.
Well all just trying to fix all the annoying bits with the bus. The bus Carburetor was playing up so managed to find an exchange one over here cured the bad running but when you stop like when fueling up its difficult to re start. If you leave it for a while it starts no problem.When it starts again it runs a great. I have done all the usual things points ,condenser,check & adjusted timing ,check & adjusted float level , checked & adjusted mixture.It always started fine with the old worn carb so is pointing to the recon carb any idea anyone. Thanks Andy.
