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They look great Kevin. Looking forward to seeing the finished product. Gee, aren't dents fun? Yes , yes they are not.
Ron - - Dusty53 "you can't dance with the Devil and then wonder why you're still in Hell" " They will forget what you've said, and they will forget what you have done but they will never forget the way you made them feel"
After installing a new 21gal fuel tank from CJ Pony & rigging some temporary switches & wiring, was able to start truck & pull it out of shop under its own power. Felt good, I have to admit. Also , after some rust & dent repair, got the hood painted while truck was outside.
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1966 C-10 Short Stepside HiPo Step-by-step ~ and on-going resto build in the Project Journals
After installing a new 21gal fuel tank from CJ Pony & rigging some temporary switches & wiring, was able to start truck & pull it out of shop under its own power. Felt good, I have to admit. Also , after some rust & dent repair, got the hood painted while truck was outside.
That *is* a pretty truck, RB! Like the color combo! Looks like my truck after I washed the cab today and found out it actually is red under all the years of accumulated storage dust ...
I spent a rainy Saturday afternoon in the shop with the new project and managed to wrap up inventorying the parts collection ... during which I found the carburetor! Yay. Only it's the "rare" Carter RAJX-O (naturally ...)
And from the hardware, I determined that the truck had a body on it built by Schurmeir-Whitney in Minnesota. Cool!
Basically, I have a whole bunch of stuff that I can't identify ... yet... But there's less mystery stuff here today then there was yesterday
John
"If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went." Will Rogers
That *is* a pretty truck, RB! Like the color combo! Looks like my truck after I washed the cab today and found out it actually is red under all the years of accumulated storage dust ...
I spent a rainy Saturday afternoon in the shop with the new project and managed to wrap up inventorying the parts collection ... during which I found the carburetor! Yay. Only it's the "rare" Carter RAJX-O (naturally ...)
And from the hardware, I determined that the truck had a body on it built by Schurmeir-Whitney in Minnesota. Cool!
Basically, I have a whole bunch of stuff that I can't identify ... yet... But there's less mystery stuff here today then there was yesterday
That is an ambitious project, to say the least. Are you planing on using the original engine & drivetrain ?
Thanks for the kind words . I hope to have it road worthy by the end of the year.
The wife was standing near by when I started the engine to back it in the shop again. (It's a Gen V 454 with a Gen VI HO roller cam) It startled her & she said Oh! that sounds powerful! LOL
1966 C-10 Short Stepside HiPo Step-by-step ~ and on-going resto build in the Project Journals
Phil -- It's a 1927 Chevrolet Capitol LM (1-ton). Peggy bought it from the other Phil (TrknGMC) ...
Robert (MPandC) went out to the shop today with me and we have the beginnings of a game plan for the remaining sheet metal work (fenders and running boards).
RB -- my plan is to keep it as original.
John
"If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went." Will Rogers
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John, with Robert on board, (I wish I was closer to him, so clearly jealous) you should have no issues with sheet metal work on the Capitol.
Kevin Newest Project - 51 Chevy 3100 work truck. Photos [flickr.com] #2 - '29 Ford pickup restored from the ground up. First car '29 Ford Special Coupe Busting rust since the mid-60's If you're smart enough to take it apart, you darn well better be smart enough to put it back together.
