HEY FELLOW BIG-BOLTERS :
JOHN & PEGGY HAVE AN AWESOME SIGHT HERE !!! AND
I CAN'T TELL YOU ALL THE HOPE,ENCOURAGEMENT,AND JUST PLAIN LAID-BACK FACE-SPLITTING,IDIOT-GRINNING
JOY AND WONDERMENT AT ALL THE PHOTOS,MUTUAL AID ARTICLES,AND SIMPLE REAFFIRMATION OF MY FAITH IN HUMANITY THE MANY HOURS I'VE ALREADY SPENT IN THIS ZONE...THANK YOU ALL !!!
I'M A NEW 'BOLTER,AND,AS SUCH,HAVE TRIED NOT TO BE THE ONE TO ASK THE DUMB QUESTION RIGHT OFF,
THOUGH I'M SURE TO LATER ON....HERE'S MY PROBLEM :
I JUST ACQUIRED,THROUGH SERENDIPITY,SYNCHRONICITY,GOOD VIBES,AND MAGIC A VERY FINE OLD TRUCK AT A GOOD PRICE AND WITH VERY GOOD VIBES AND WISHES IN THE FORM OF A '41 CHEVY 1-1/2 TON 160"W.B. STAKE TRUCK.THE VIN IS GOOD,THE TRUCK IS ALREADY ROLLING,REGISTERED,INSURED,AND LEGAL...
I WAS,AT FIRST,DISMAYED TO REALIZE THAT THE ORIGINAL MOTOR WAS GONE,BUT I READ MORE HOURS OF INFO ON THIS SITE THAN I CARE TO ADMIT,AND SPENT THE SAME AMOUNT OF TIME TRYING TO MATCH UP THE NUMBER ON THE BLOCK(REARWARD OF DISTRIBUTOR)WITH NO SUCCESS.I TRIED JOHN'S PAGE,PATRICK'S CLASSIC,ETC. WITH NO JOY.(YES,I TRIED-CHEVY CUSTOMER SUPPORT COULDN'T FIND IT EITHER.)
CAN ANY FELLOW BIG-BOLTERS,OR ANY OF YOU AMAZING BOLTERS TELL ME WHAT BLOCK I HAVE WITH THE NUMBER:LAS535753 ON IT...? ACCORDING TO THE HEAD CASTING # (3836848),IT'S A '56 235-WHICH WOULD MAKE IT A NON-BABBITTED ENGINE WITH REAL PRESSURE-OILING...(TOLD YOU I DID SOME READING HERE !),YET I WOULD DEARLY LOVE TO VERIFY THAT BLOCK FOR TUNE-UP REASONS(SEEMS THE PARTS BOOKS AROUND HERE ONLY GO BACK TO '49....
MY FIRST POST,PLEASE BE PATIENT WITH THE LENGTH OF THIS---IT'S JUST THAT IT'S LIKE RAMBLIN' ON WITH A FEVER---YA THINK ???
MANK YOU THUCH,IN ADVANCE-FAT FENDERS ARE STYLIN'...NEWBIE BIG-BOLTER MORGAN
