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| | | | Joined: Jan 2016 Posts: 40 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Jan 2016 Posts: 40 | Hello All,
My name is Larry and I just joined this group. I just wanted to day Hello and to tell about my newly acquired truck. I pulled out of the woods yesterday 1-2-16 where she had sat for over 20 years. She is still quite solid for how long she had sat. The owners son told me that his dad drove it to where it sat. He also oiled down the cylinders when he parked it. I know the engine is still free and almost everything is still with the truck.
http://i1267.photobucket.com/albums/jj554/cometcountry1974/1953%20Chevy_zpsrvnty1nj.jpg
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Larry
| | | | | Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 14,522 Moderator: Welcome Centre, Southern Bolters, Legion Hall | | Moderator: Welcome Centre, Southern Bolters, Legion Hall Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 14,522 | Welcome to the Stovebolt, Larry. You'll find all the help you need to get that truck up and running right here. Lots of knowledge and great folks. Just ask your questions in the garage forums and let them help you get it done.
....for some reason I'm having trouble figuring out the link to the pictures but I'll be patient. Folks here can figure that kind of stuff out to.
Good luck. Sounds like an interesting project and you are in a "hot bed" of stovebolters in MO. Probably some next door!! | | | | | Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 4,215 Moderator | | Moderator Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 4,215 | Welcome Larry, hopefully the truck was sitting on high ground. We've all heard those "ran when I parked it" stories but having been oiled is certainly good. We hope it can be brought back to life, good luck. Be sure to ask if you need help.
Leo | | | | | Joined: Jan 2016 Posts: 40 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Jan 2016 Posts: 40 | Here is a new link to my photos on Flickr:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/13300290@N07/albums/72157662441579939
There is a lot of work ahead, can't wait to get the time to work on it.
Larry
| | | | | Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 14,522 Moderator: Welcome Centre, Southern Bolters, Legion Hall | | Moderator: Welcome Centre, Southern Bolters, Legion Hall Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 14,522 | Thanks for the pictures. Your truck actually looks in pretty good shape, or at least compared to some I've had! Oh, it'd be bad if I drove your truck. Looking at the gear indicator I'd put it in Reverse for park 
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| | | | | Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 3,596 Moderator | | Moderator Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 3,596 | Larry Welcome to the Stovebolt page! I'm also in central Missouri, but not St. Louis. We have a bunch of Bolters around the midwest and a lot get together at the Stovebolt Reunion in KC in Sept. https://www.stovebolt.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/forums/56/1/STOVEBOLT_REUNION_-_KANSAS_CIT.htmlKeep us updated on your progress, take a lot of pictures, ask a lot of questions in the proper forum and have fun in the process. Don
1967 GMC 9500 Fire Ladder Truck"The Flag Pole"In the Stovebolt Gallery1946 2-Ton grain truck 1946 3/4-ton pickup, 1953 1-ton pickup 1957 1-ton flatbed dually, 1954 Pontiac Straight Eight Of all the things I've lost in my life, I miss my mind the most! | | | | | Joined: Jan 2016 Posts: 40 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Jan 2016 Posts: 40 | Thanks. I can't wait to get to wrenching on the old girl.
Larry
| | | | | Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 5,074 Authorized Pest | | Authorized Pest Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 5,074 | You have some great pictures on your Flickr. You've got some great super close-up pictures. After reading your post in the Welcome Centre, I think this is my favorite image. What is all that stuff on there? Peg
~ Peggy M 1949 Chevrolet 3804"Charlie" - The Stovebolt FlagshipIn the Gallery"We make a living by what we get; we make a life by what we give." -- Winston Churchill | | |
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