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Maiden Voyage is a success! #1252657 01/27/2018 1:00 AM
Joined: Jan 2015 Posts: 208 Missouri B Blind1968 Shop Shark
Blind1968 Shop Shark B Joined: Jan 2015 Posts: 208 Missouri	Well after 3 years of tearing down through all the dirt and rust then building back up it was finally time to take it out of the garage on its Maiden Voyage . It was a short trip around the yard but it moves under its own power. Other than a small coolant leak coming from the heater core everything seems to be operating as planed. A big milestone in my journey with this old truck. Thank you all for all the help over the years and the years to come. Bryan ~ Last edited by Blind1968; 01/27/2018 6:30 PM. 1949-52 Chevy 3800 1-Ton Flatbed In the Stovebolt Gallery More pix on Photobucket

Re: Madden Voyage is a success! Blind1968 #1252660 01/27/2018 1:04 AM
Joined: Jun 2011 Posts: 5,096 Longmont, CO E EdPruss Crusing in the Passing Lane
EdPruss Crusing in the Passing Lane E Joined: Jun 2011 Posts: 5,096 Longmont, CO	God luck with the 'maidens'. Ed '37 GMC T-18 w/ DD 4-53T, RTO-610, 6231 aux., '95 GMC running gear, full disc brakes, power steering, 22.5 wheels and tires. '47 GMC 1 ton w/ 302, NP-540, 4wd, full width Blazer front axle. '54 GMC 630 w/ 503 gasser, 5 speed, ex fire truck, shortened WB 4', install 8' bed. '55 GMC 370 w/270, 420 4 speed, grain, dump bed truck from ND. Works OK.

Re: Madden Voyage is a success! EdPruss #1252718 01/27/2018 3:41 PM
Joined: Jan 2015 Posts: 208 Missouri B Blind1968 Shop Shark
Blind1968 Shop Shark B Joined: Jan 2015 Posts: 208 Missouri	Lol yeah seen that.. ðŸ˜‚ 1949-52 Chevy 3800 1-Ton Flatbed In the Stovebolt Gallery More pix on Photobucket

Re: Madden Voyage is a success! Blind1968 #1252736 01/27/2018 5:04 PM
Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,863 Dellrose, TN H Hotrod Lincoln Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer)
Hotrod Lincoln Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) H Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,863 Dellrose, TN	You took John Madden for a ride? I'll bet that was fun! Jerry "It is better to be silent and be thought a fool than to speak and eliminate all doubt!" - Abraham Lincoln Cringe and wail in fear, Eloi- - - - -we Morlocks are on the hunt! There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self. - Ernest Hemingway Love your enemies and drive 'em nuts!

Re: Madden Voyage is a success! Blind1968 #1252746 01/27/2018 6:02 PM
Joined: Jan 2015 Posts: 208 Missouri B Blind1968 Shop Shark
Blind1968 Shop Shark B Joined: Jan 2015 Posts: 208 Missouri	Yeah it seems my iPhone preferred Madden Voyage to a Maiden Voyage...must be much more in-depth ... lots of X’s and O’s. 1949-52 Chevy 3800 1-Ton Flatbed In the Stovebolt Gallery More pix on Photobucket

Re: Madden Voyage is a success! Blind1968 #1252785 01/27/2018 9:57 PM
Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 1,002 VA V VEW 'Bolter
VEW 'Bolter V Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 1,002 VA	Congratulations!!!! It's a great feeling just to know they can finally run, move, and stop on their own! ~ Victor 1941 3/4-Ton Pickup (in process). Read about it in the DITY Gallery 1955 Grumman Kurbside "Doughboy" 235/3 on tree w/ OD 1957 3100 - moved on 1959 C4500 Short Bus "Magic Bus" - moved on 1959 G3800 1 Ton Dually "Chief" - moved on 1958 C4400 Viking "Thor" ~ moved on to fellow Bolter

Re: Madden Voyage is a success! Blind1968 #1252797 01/27/2018 11:00 PM
Joined: Jan 2015 Posts: 208 Missouri B Blind1968 Shop Shark
Blind1968 Shop Shark B Joined: Jan 2015 Posts: 208 Missouri	Thank you. Yes it was. 1949-52 Chevy 3800 1-Ton Flatbed In the Stovebolt Gallery More pix on Photobucket

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