We're happy to announce that coming soon, we will be opening our garage door a little wider to accommodate the next era of trucks -- the 1973 to 1987 GM trucks of the "Rounded Line."
I hope everyone will make them feel welcome as they step onto the shores of Stovebolt.com!
This era truck saw the beginnings of GM's vast expansion of models, options, drivetrains, interiors, etc so there will be lots to discuss with folks redoing them. Let's provide them a great forum to knowledge share!
Also ... I need a volunteer moderator for this forum. You don't have to be an expert on these trucks, you just have to help maintain the discussions. If you are interested in becoming a moderator for this forum, let me know. If you would like to become a moderator for any of our other forums (our new Gallery Forums, for example), let me know! High post counts are not important. In fact, I'd love to get some new guys on the site involved in this. Take a look at the attached Moderator Guide -- it will let you know what's involved with being a moderator here.
Thanks, John
John
"Of all tyrannies a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive." — C. S. Lewis
Very good John, I acquired a square body pickup last summer. I heard that this new forum was in the works. So do we have to submit a resumè to be a moderator? I'm not a new guy, so that is already a strike against me. When you get to the bottom of the barrel and no volunteers, let me know, my services are available. Leo
Good news! I've got a couple of mid-1980's pickups, an 84 Blazer, and half of an 82 Suburban that got T-boned just behind the driver's door. That one's got a pretty badly bent frame, and back when I was teaching auto body my students learned how to prepare a body for a "rear clip" repair by cutting the floor pan and quarter panels off behind the B pillar and leaving the roof untouched. I doubt if that one's ever going to go back on the road, but the running gear and suspension is mostly intact. Jerry
The murder victim was drowned in a bathtub full of Rice Krispies and milk. The coroner blamed the crime on a cereal killer!
Cringe and wail in fear, Eloi- - - - -we Morlocks are on the hunt!
I've got my eye on a 80's Chevy Luv and that would be a cool sub forum to have with those trucks. Even though it's based on the Datsun platform it's still a Chevy and from the 80's.
Phillip 1927 Chevy Capital 1 Ton truck - basket case 1941 Chevy Suburban - Parts only 1949 GMC Suburban - 10 year project 1945 GMC half ton truck - Driver 1946 Chevy COE - Might restore one day... 1959 GMC Half ton long bed NAPCO
Moderator - The Electrical Bay and Rocky Mountain Bolters
I'll have to dig out some pix of the '77 camper special I picked up for $500 years ago. That thing could haul a load of rocks and still get 7.5-10 mpg! I towed the 39 pickup from Grants Pass to Oceanside with it.
Nope. Looks like Leo stepped up to moderate. I don’t have the time for that.
Phillip 1927 Chevy Capital 1 Ton truck - basket case 1941 Chevy Suburban - Parts only 1949 GMC Suburban - 10 year project 1945 GMC half ton truck - Driver 1946 Chevy COE - Might restore one day... 1959 GMC Half ton long bed NAPCO
I was referring to the LUV subforum. Thanks again, Phil. I'll send you the moderator guide and the other paperwork. Moderating a subforum is pretty simple -- it usually only requires a couple of hours a day. Sometimes a little more on weekends.
John
"Of all tyrannies a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive." — C. S. Lewis
That same tolerance was not shown here for larger small trucks (Panel Delivery & Corvair Vans). They were American designed & manufactured (and, were listed in the Truck Data Books for Salesmen). Most posts were moved to the Greasy Spoon. One of those trucks even had a high-pressure Stovebolt 235 engine.
I know, an interest in consistency "is the hobgoblin of little minds".
Nonetheless - thanks for the change of heart/belief for the LUV.
