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| | | | Joined: Sep 2018 Posts: 21 diesel weasel | | diesel weasel Joined: Sep 2018 Posts: 21 | Hello from central Louisiana, I’ve been searching for a couple of weeks for some sort of restoration/rat rod/classic truck forum to gain a little insight towards my project truck. I was hoping to find bits of info here and there relative to what I was doing but here lies the holy grail of early truck knowledge. Thank you for having me. Recently I acquired a ‘52 Chevy 6400. The previous owner and I have been going back and fourth for about 3 years since I spotted it peaking out of his barn. He drove it into said barn and parked it in the late 90’s when the local cotton gin closed and hasn’t touched it since. He is only 2 miles up the road from me so I put enough air inthe tires to drag it back to my shop. I can grab the fan and roll the engine over so at least I know it’s free, it was converted to 12v at some point and there is only one small rusted out spot under the cab on the drivers side. So now the fun begins. Again thanks for having me.
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'62 Chevy C-10 Stepside Shortbed (Restomod in progress)
'47 Chevy 3100 5 Window (long term project)
‘65 Chevy Biscayne (Emily)
‘39 Dodge Business Coupe (Clarence)
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Welcome to the site. What are your plans for it? Put it back to work? Be sure to check out the big bolts section.
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| | | | | 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. Congrats on your truck......see you around the garage forums. | | | | | Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 2,987 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 2,987 | Gotta love them Big Bolts!
Welcome to the Bolt! | | | | | Joined: Sep 2018 Posts: 21 diesel weasel | | diesel weasel Joined: Sep 2018 Posts: 21 | Initial plans are to get the engine running then address the brakes and tires. I’d like to lose the long heavy flat bed and possibly replace it with some rough cut hardwood timbers. It’s got a near perfect combination of rust, paint, and patina so I’d like to preserve that without some glossy clear coat.
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Sharp knives
Accurate Rifles
Smooth Whiskey
| | | | | Joined: Dec 2015 Posts: 2,063 Big Bolt Forum Moderator | | Big Bolt Forum Moderator Joined: Dec 2015 Posts: 2,063 | welcome to the forum! Sounds like a cool project, (looks pretty good too!) | | | | | 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 | Love those flat beds but just never had one cross my path. | | |
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