The Stovebolt Site Forums Welcome! Welcome Centre Hi From Yeti in Australia

Hi guys, a quick intro before I smash you guys with questions

As the title says I'm from Australia western Sydney to be more exact

I have an Aussie bodied 51 Chev 5ton truck that I'm in the process of throwing back on the road

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Now I'll go over and ask a few questions

Welcome to the site. I cannot open your link. You likely have a Canadian built truck if it is right hand drive. Is this truck going to be doing hard labour for you? Hopefully it doesn't need too much to get her back into shape. Good luck with it.
Leo

Thanks 1953 Panel

I think your right being a RHD 5ton job as it doesn't look like US trucks went this big. also the brake parts all have made in Canada on them

the truck it's isn't in bad shape brakes are my biggest mechanical issue

rust wise its all stuff I can handle with out buying replacement parts and while it looks pretty rough it wont take a horrible lot to make sound and look OK

I don't know what Ive done wrong with the picture, its simply a photobucket image but we'll try this as a simple link.

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welcome to the site!

Welcome to the Stovebolt. The bigger the better! The guys in the BIG BOLT forum are always willing to help as well as the other forums. Good luck and keep us posted.
...its weird looking at the right hand drive. But its a cool weird!

Thanks Achipmunk, I guess its geographical becasue when I see left hook cars here I have to take a double look to get my head around it

Welcome stovebolters here in hunter valley check out COE 500 he is in Sydney went to school with him he will be help he has nice cab over converted into dualcab you will get great help here keeping the dream alive

Welcome to the 'bolt Yeti.


Funny,it's the other way round here,even as a Pom I still do a double take when I see a RHD truck.
I've only actually ever seen one here in Blighty,a South African import.
Most of the trucks here are from the States as they never officially sold them here.
Add to that,we don't have any laws concerning LHD in the UK so the bulk of the trucks here are LHD personal imports from the USA and left that way,mine included.

There's loads of great info (and friendships) available here as you'll no doubt find out.

Good luck with your new project.

Thanks for the warm welcome TPR57C

I love the fact we have a few Australians here and even a few new south welsh men here, Ive done a search for COE 500 but haven't found any thing, but i'm sure in good time he'll turn up