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| | | | Joined: Oct 2018 Posts: 9 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Oct 2018 Posts: 9 | I bought my ‘49 Chevy 3600 a couple of months ago. It was a long time Kansas farm truck with 70 years of grease and dirt caked on everything. Like most old farm trucks, when the wood bed rotted out, they just welded a sheet of steel on top of it. So after rebuilding all the brake components, I went after the bed...had to cut all the bolts (none would turn!), new oak, saved the metal that could be saved, beat and body-worked the rest, am using new stainless bed strips and bolts. Different approach, start at the rear bumper and work my way forward.
| | | | | 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, Finer49er. Congrats on your truck. We have to get'em when we can or they will be gone before to long.
Start at back? Why not! Just as long as we spend at least 15 minutes everyday it will get done and you'll stay motivated. Good luck and let us know how we can help. Be sure to ask questions in the garage forum.
And since your from Md. watch for the Stovebolt Homecoming late April....and Stovebolt Reunion early Sept. | | | | | Joined: Jan 2017 Posts: 308 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jan 2017 Posts: 308 | Finer49er--Post some pics...Bill | | | | | Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 7,440 Bolter | | Bolter Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 7,440 | Welcome to the Stovebolt madness. There is no cure. 
Martin
'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)
“I fought the law and the law won" now I are a retired one!
Support those brave men/women who stand the "Thin Blue Line"! Hug a cop!
USAF 1965-1969 Weather Observation Tech (I got paid to look at the clouds)
| | | | | Joined: Oct 2018 Posts: 9 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Oct 2018 Posts: 9 | Tried to post a pic, but got a message that it was too many bytes...not sure how to shrink a pic | | | | | Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 7,440 Bolter | | Bolter Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 7,440 | Read the Image Posting Policy in the left margin of every page.
Martin
'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)
“I fought the law and the law won" now I are a retired one!
Support those brave men/women who stand the "Thin Blue Line"! Hug a cop!
USAF 1965-1969 Weather Observation Tech (I got paid to look at the clouds)
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