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| | | | Joined: Feb 2017 Posts: 16 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Feb 2017 Posts: 16 | Hello Bolters. I joined this site about a year ago when I purchased my 53 Chevy 6400. This site is a wealth of information and I have learned a LOT but have not yet posted anything.
Shortly after purchasing my 53 I also purchased a 59 Chevy 261 engine pulled from a 59 Chevy Viking. The engine was locked but I have since taken it apart, cleaned it up installed new rings and am in process of reassembly. My original plan was to put the 261 into the 53 but when cleaned out the gas tank on the 53, installed new fuel pump, points and plugs the old 53 fired right up and has been running fine. I'll see if I can figure out how to post some pics. | | | | | 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...uh, welcome back Clark6400. Sounds like you been away for awhile but definitely busy on the bolts. Take a look down in the left bottom corner of this page for posting pics.......some things have changed recently about posting pics...you can now actually post a pic here in your reply area as well as still post links for us.
You are in good company as there are many bolters around your area or not to far away. Watch for them and hey, how about attending the homecoming in April right up the road in Mechanicsville, Md. | | | | | Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 2,987 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 2,987 | Looking forward to seeing pictures of that Big Bolt! | | | | | Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 4,215 Moderator | | Moderator Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 4,215 |
Welcome back, Clark. Nice when they fire right up. I'm sure you'll hang on to that 261, though. Good luck the rest of the way.
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| | | | | Joined: Dec 2015 Posts: 2,063 Big Bolt Forum Moderator | | Big Bolt Forum Moderator Joined: Dec 2015 Posts: 2,063 | | | | | | Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 3,440 Moderator - The Electrical Bay | | Moderator - The Electrical Bay Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 3,440 | Welcome back. I had the same "problem" with the 283 in my truck. It ran pretty well when I got it, so I put it into the truck to get it set up and running. I figured I'd drop in my rebuilt 327 when the 283 died. It never died, and now resides in Germany.
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| | | | | Joined: Jan 2018 Posts: 10 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jan 2018 Posts: 10 | Hello Clark good luck on your truck hope you can make it to Lexington for the big truck show there I'm going to try to get there
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| | | | | Joined: Feb 2017 Posts: 16 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Feb 2017 Posts: 16 | Below (hopefully) is a link to pics of the 53 6400. I do realize there is now a way to post direct but I'm little slow on figuring out how to do these things and think the file size is to large. Let me know if the link works.
http://s1152.photobucket.com/?postlogin=true
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