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I am new to this site and very happy its here
[url=http://rides.webshots.com/photo/2624762280096773078UNHyHz ]Box in the air[/URL]
[url=http://rides.webshots.com/photo/2295160370096773078wOOnbd ]Newly powdercoated wheels wraped in new rubber[/URL] [url=http://rides.webshots.com/photo/2180766090096773078Wsjrqv ]Looking like a bull dog[/URL]

hay Hevy! welcome to the garage with yer big bolt - lookin good - it's better tho if you link to the pics with text rather than putting them inline as links [you can see it didn't work well!]

like this is the album

see the glove box manual linked below for hints about sharing pics here

Bill

Nice truck Heavy Hauler. What's the engine,trans, and rear? I got a '56 big bolt as well.

It's a 261 with an sm420 and a vacume 2 speed rear. I plan on using the truck daily and have plans to swap the 261 for 496 cid 1/4" stroked big block. I found that Anthey street sweepers use front axles with the same six bolt pattern, spring size and spacing. these axles have modern 15" disc brakes and a 6000# rating. I also plan on gitting rid of the hydovac brake booster in favor of late modle hydoboost unit.

Those powder coated wheels are very nice.

Hope this works [url=http://rides.webshots.com/album/553943429TbKiHr ]web page[/URL]

Nice Truck.

Here she is again. After taking a big hammer,my 4x4 truck,a few chains and a hydrualic bottle jack to her front bumper,some scotch bright and a can of paint to her grill. [url=http://good-times.webshots.com/album/554298328ruApIG ]after a little face lift[/URL]

Very nice! The grill turned out good too.

How did the powder coating on the wheels hold up? I chipped the fresh paint putting mine back together.

Nice Truck HevyHauler! Grill looks brand new!

This truck looks like it could move a house! Just got that look on it's face

"What do you want moved? Let's go!"

sweet ride man

Hevy, Very sweet. Where did you get the chrome lug nuts and are they 9/16?

Hey guys I just added seven more pic's to web shots.painted the front bumper and cleaned her up a bit more. I have big plans.so keep watching,it will be good. All new glass,interior,steering system from colum to box, A hydoboost(not hydovac)brake system,dual big truck stacks and a stroker big block. Well for some reason I can't seem to post a URL code with out a pic coming up in the midle of it so just click on any of the above.

Oh powder coating turned out great. The chrome lug nuts are covers you can get them at most truck stops or truck suply outlets that sell chrome goodies.No they are not 9/16" they are 1 1/2" but if 9/16" is what you need thell have them too.

Hey all nothing new yet. I am wiating on a good size order from LMC Truck :rolleyes: ,feel like a 5year old wiating for Christmass. The order has all the glass(gray smoked ),the cab rubber to include the pedal pads floor mat and seals.Keyless remote door locks power windows,old school cab lights,chrome headlight bezels,new parking lights .Close to $1300.00.I want a luvered polished stainless visor,if anyone knows where I may find one,haven't had much luck here.In the mean time I am doing a lot of resurch on steering and brake updates for our bigbolts,and will be sharing this info as I make progess.In the next few months I hope to be adding a new wirring harness and the new bigblock power plant.

Excellent truck!

Just being nosey, how much did the Powder Coat set you back?

Guy

Hey guys got my order from L.M.C.,now just need the time.The Kenworth has a leaky pinion seal on the rear driver so I'll be under that thing this weekend, after all it pays the bills. I will keep you all posted though.

Oh tractor78 it was $27.50 a wheel good deal. It was done by a local tire shop chain (LesSchawb Tire).

Well I did mannage to find the time to work on the bolt yesterday. After rounding up a good friend to help. We removed the windshield clead up the frame work. Then we set out to put the new gasket around the new windshield. After fighting it for what seemed to be an eturnity,I checked the site here for hints. Ah found what I was looking for. Put teh gasket in a bucket of hot water. Finaly I checked the part number on the gasket. Dee ta dee I had ordered the wrong one. So all we acomplished was to pollish of a fith of whisky.

Hey guys I need to find a compliet steering system for my truck.I have posted it on parts wanted.

HH,

Nice truck. Lookin' good.

Keep at it.

Havent any new pic's yet, the weather has been a little incliment. But since I updated last I have added chrome headlight bezels, new parking lights, all new tinted glass, new floor mat, ****er boot, peddle pads hell all the cab rubber is new. I have a set of old style cab marker lights, and just got the power steering box. lots of work done lots more to go.

Not having much luck. I am tring to get my mirrors off the doors and mount them to the cab. Much like Kenworth has done with thier mirrors. I looked into modifing a set of KW brackets but they want $600.00 for a set and it seems that the wrecking yards know this too. The advantages of cab mounting the mirrors is Three fold. One you don't have a heavy mirror assembly pulling your door apart. Two the mirror is no longer put out of ajustment every time you close the door. Three it sets the mirror forword some so you don't have to rubber neck to see from it. It realy dosen't change the look of the truck much. I realy can't believe that it's not the standerd.

Really had to do some searching to find the original post of when I started this truck build but I found it. Of course it's been a very long time as life tends to get in the way of our hobbies. Fast forward 14 years she still isn't finished but I still have her.
I wanted to being this thread back to the forefront and dive back in.
Too bad but two different photo hosting sites and a couple of computer that crashed I have lost most every picture of this build.
As she currently sits. The stroker 496 big block is in the frame rails with a 540 Alison automatic behind it, however final mounting has never been completed and the new engine has never been fired.
The front axle, brakes, springs with all hardware pins and shackles are new. The front hubs and spindles have been machined to except better bearings and modern lip seals all to convert to oil bath set up.
Steering systems is mostly complete withe the exception of column and shaft. Steering has gone through a complete modernization with a power box and conversion to a cross over drag link.
There will be a lot more to come and I will do what I can to find a hosting sites I like to bring now pictures to this thread, btw the only pictures to survive are the ones in the gallery on this site.

https://www.stovebolt.com/gallery/ensrud_grant_1956.html
Here is a link to the surviving pictures in the gallery...

Since you’ve been gone 14 years lots of stuff has happened to Stovebolt.com. You can now post photos directly to your threads/posts. Instructions are in the left margin of every page. Glad your back.