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| | | | Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 4 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 4 | Aloha , from the Netherlands, daily drive a 1991 r3500 as a contractors truck.
Recently swapped my 1952 sub for a 1952 3/4 ton 3600 , now busy with reman. a 292 from crank up, redid a 4l60e with a compushift to fit the 292 thinking of re-gearing the backend ratio for highway driveability later, found the 8-bolt front disk job on this forum , great work! Steering box , well yes wanting to swap it too for a power steering one........ While iam at it. Next weekend going to aluminium blast the still perfect condition chassis, then the cab. Anyhow the target is a rolling chassis over newyear.
Keep you posted with pictures soon. Cheers Sven
Busy with 1952 3/4 ton a w/292cid 4l60E
Cheers Sven Stevens
| | | | | Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 4,215 Moderator | | Moderator Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 4,215 | Welcome Sven, I have close connections to the Netherlands, my parents are both from there. Sounds like you have some work ahead of you. If you need help with anything, just ask here in the most appropriate forum. Good luck and we'll be waiting for the pics.
Leo | | | | | Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 3,750 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 3,750 | Welcome Sven,wow,I see you registered here in 2010,you really have been busy!
Glad you've finally broken your silence,and we look forward to seeing your pictures.
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1950 Chevy Advance Design 3100 in ScotlandIn the Stovebolt GalleryMore pix on Flickr. I've definately got this truck thing in my blood ... my DNA sequence has torque settings"Of all the small nations of this earth,perhaps only the ancient Greeks surpass the Scots in their contribution to mankind" Winston Churchill.
| | | | | 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 | ratsintown, you can leave but the stovebolt fever will never go away...as you already know. Lots of knowledge and great folks here to help you when you need it. Good luck and look forward to following your progress and see you in the garage forums. | | | | | Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 4 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 4 | Thanks youall, yes ,iam really taking pictures this time , i have to find my way around your forum yet, iam just off the phone with Dave from hollisterroad ,ordered a 8-lug front disk conversion set and master cylinder which iam going to fit to a hydro- booster for adequate traffic braking....... Keep you posted.
Cheers Sven
Busy with 1952 3/4 ton a w/292cid 4l60E
Cheers Sven Stevens
| | | | | Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 4 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 4 | aloha, update on the 52 3/4 ton ; chassis & sheetmetal aluminium shotblasted, next welded a few minor holes , nothing serious , the truck must have been in a very very dry State, its almost as coming out of the factory. Anyhow i sprayed the chassis and cab in epoxy hi-build epoxy , after handfilling all joints with a thin variation of that epoxy. This will hopefully prevent any moisture to damage the metal. All joints will be filled with marine sealant later.
Ok the cab had some minor dents and the were filles with epoxy filler, as I don't want to seen any material which collect moisture.
Ordered the paint , the body will near white creme , the fenders will be dark petrol green, the 292 will gets its origional oker yellow , wow it has costed a lot of discussion that whole color scheme.... Glad thats decided.
As far as the 292 cid , the engine is bored 0.04 over & honed , new pistons are in , new camshaft , kept the crank ,that was ok , waiting for oversize crank bearings.
Unfortunatly ordered the wrong bolt pattern starter, aas i overlooked the 2 different castings of the engine , so i have to sell it locally..
Thinking of IFS , as i wonder if the standard leaf springs can take the larger force of diskbrakes , iam afraid i will bent them if you really do a crash stop. the 1/2 ton kits around ( besides being very expensive)does not seems to be strong enough for a 3/4 tonner.... Likely the best solution is to seek a wreckyard modern 2500 front axle..... Difficult to find here.. might have to buy a complete boneyard truck for that....
As was already known , the sourching of parts takes foreever , and is slowing the quick build, but its fun.
Keep you posted. Should have added pictures , but i have to take some tomorrow... Add them later. Cheers Sven
Busy with 1952 3/4 ton a w/292cid 4l60E
Cheers Sven Stevens
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Redryder pixMy HotrodA 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. | | | | | Joined: Dec 2015 Posts: 2,063 Big Bolt Forum Moderator | | Big Bolt Forum Moderator Joined: Dec 2015 Posts: 2,063 | welcome, sounds like a fun project! Always nice to start with good metal! | | | | | 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 | Sven, your making some nice progress and look forward to some pictures. Also, remember if you have any specific questions to ask them in the most appropriate forum for the quickest and best results.
Thank for keeping us posted. You may want to consider starting a thread in the DIY Forum where you can come and add to it anytime you like....lots of us like to keep up with them as folks go along.
Keep trucking brother. | | | | | Joined: Apr 2016 Posts: 14 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Apr 2016 Posts: 14 | Hello from Idaho...spent four years enjoying the Netherlands while in the military, saw a few classics on the road, I'm sure you will have lots of conversations about this truck. Good luck on the build and please post some pictures.
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