The Stovebolt.com Forums Home | Tech Tips | Gallery | FAQ | Events | Features | Search
Help is a click away!

VEHICLE
INFORMATION
KITS


at the

GM Heritage Center
All the details are here.

Searching the Site - a click away
click here to search
New here ??? Where to start?
Click on image for the lowdown. Where do I go around here?
====
Who's Online Now
2 members (Millenimech, papas52), 145 guests, and 0 robots.
Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod
Forum Statistics
Forums66
Topics128,109
Posts1,056,266
Members48,439
Most Online14,466
Apr 26th, 2026
Step-by-step instructions for pictures in the forums
Brad Allen's photos

AD Chevy Trucks

Pictures galore
Over 6,000 pictures

Brad Allen has an awesome collection of Chevrolet factory pictures that he has set up from film strips.

Check them out!

Lots of work on Brad's part ... pure enjoyment (and references) for you!

Big Thanks!

THANKS!

For helping keep this great
old truck web site
on the Internet for

over 30 years!

and not clogged down
with Ads!


Again, thanks!

Previous Thread
Next Thread
Print Thread
#1505134 06/13/2023 9:10 PM
Joined: Apr 2023
Posts: 24
5
'Bolter
'Bolter
5 Offline
Joined: Apr 2023
Posts: 24
Painted frame with POR15

Messy job!
Lots of frame under this school bus!
Attachments
IMG_3724.jpeg (435.61 KB, 127 downloads)
IMG_3721.jpeg (338.55 KB, 128 downloads)
IMG_3719.jpeg (272.34 KB, 125 downloads)


1957 Chevrolet 6700 (31' School Bus)
in the Gallery Forum

1975 Chevrolet G30 Van Hightop (ClassB RV)
Joined: May 2015
Posts: 11,067
Housekeeping (Moderator) Making a Stovebolt Bed & Paint and Body Shop Forums
Housekeeping (Moderator) Making a Stovebolt Bed & Paint and Body Shop Forums
Joined: May 2015
Posts: 11,067
thumbs_up

Let us know when the mess wears off your skin. wink


Kevin
1951 Chevy 3100 work truck
Follow this saga in Project Journal
Photos
1929 Ford pickup restored from the ground up. | 1929 Ford Special Coupe (First car)
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.
Joined: Nov 2021
Posts: 1,258
F
'Bolter
'Bolter
F Offline
Joined: Nov 2021
Posts: 1,258
That driveshaft looks like a drunken sailor


1966 C-10 Step Side
"Augustus"
Engage in the DITY
or follow along in his
Project Journal
Joined: Jan 2019
Posts: 2,242
Herder of Cats, Goats, and Sheep (moderator)
Herder of Cats, Goats, and Sheep (moderator)
Joined: Jan 2019
Posts: 2,242
That is a pretty sweet bus.


From the Rocky Mountains?
Check in with the RM Bolters!
HiPo Forum Moderator

1958 Task Force Truck
"Frank" gets a new lease on life
Follow in the DITY Gallery
1959 3200 Task Force
The Ballad of Enkidu
The Saga in the DITY Gallery ~ and the story continues
Joined: May 2015
Posts: 11,067
Housekeeping (Moderator) Making a Stovebolt Bed & Paint and Body Shop Forums
Housekeeping (Moderator) Making a Stovebolt Bed & Paint and Body Shop Forums
Joined: May 2015
Posts: 11,067
Originally Posted by Ferris Bueller
That driveshaft looks like a drunken sailor
I don't think I've ever seen a 4-piece driveshaft before. Maybe it's offset like that for a reason. I don't think that they're supposed to be exactly in-line thru the u-joints.

That is a nice bus. thumbs_up


Kevin
1951 Chevy 3100 work truck
Follow this saga in Project Journal
Photos
1929 Ford pickup restored from the ground up. | 1929 Ford Special Coupe (First car)
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.
Joined: Jan 2000
Posts: 734
S
'Bolter
'Bolter
S Offline
Joined: Jan 2000
Posts: 734
Looks good to me! It'll stay underneath where it's dark and hard to see blemishes. I thought the furniture in my house looked great till we moved and I saw it outside in the sunlight. eeeek


Matthew 6:33

1952 Chevy 1/2-ton 3100
Late '55 235/SM420/torque tube 3.55
Dalton Highway survivor (using original 216)
www.truckwithaheart.com
Joined: Feb 2016
Posts: 1,989
7
'Bolter
'Bolter
7 Offline
Joined: Feb 2016
Posts: 1,989
WOW!!!! nice job. Driveshaft looks correct, mine is a three piece shaft with 161" wheelbase and they don't run in a straight line.


1957 Chevrolet 5700 LCF 283 SM420 2 speed rear, 1955 IH 300U T/A, 1978 Corvette 350 auto, 1978 Yamaha DT175, 1999 Harley Davidson Softail Fat Boy
Joined: Apr 2023
Posts: 24
5
'Bolter
'Bolter
5 Offline
Joined: Apr 2023
Posts: 24
Thanks y’all, I still look like a zebra but the stripes are wearing off!
Another shot of the driveline for fun!
Attachments
IMG_3732.jpeg (284.96 KB, 52 downloads)

Last edited by 57ChevySchoolBus; 06/17/2023 1:20 AM.

1957 Chevrolet 6700 (31' School Bus)
in the Gallery Forum

1975 Chevrolet G30 Van Hightop (ClassB RV)
Joined: Oct 2021
Posts: 6,822
O
'Bolter
'Bolter
O Online: Content
Joined: Oct 2021
Posts: 6,822
That's crazy.

What is the reason for the driveshaft to be so crooked in multiple planes?

It looks like it would shake the bus apart.


1950 Chevrolet 3100 (Ol' Roy)

1939 Packard Standard Eight Coupe (The Phantom) | 1956 Cadillac Coupe de Ville (The Bismarck) | 1964 Ford Galaxie 500 coupe |1966 Ford Mustang (Little Red) | 1969 Pontiac GTO (The Dishpit) I 1979 Ford F-100 | 1976 Ford F-150 (Big Red) | 1995 Ford F-150 (Newt)
Joined: Apr 2023
Posts: 24
5
'Bolter
'Bolter
5 Offline
Joined: Apr 2023
Posts: 24
It looks wild but all the pieces have a reciprocal angle from output / each other / pinion angle. My 2 piece one ton Chevy is similar, looks funny, runs smooth!


1957 Chevrolet 6700 (31' School Bus)
in the Gallery Forum

1975 Chevrolet G30 Van Hightop (ClassB RV)

Moderated by  klhansen 

Link Copied to Clipboard
Home | FAQ | Gallery | Tech Tips | Events | Features | Search | Hoo-Ya Shop
Powered by UBB.threads™ PHP Forum Software 8.0.0