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Apr 26th, 2026 | | AD Chevy Trucks  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!
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| | | | Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 2 Junior Member | | Junior Member Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 2 | 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 | | | | | Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 12,029 Cruising in the Passing Lane | | Cruising in the Passing Lane Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 12,029 | Morgan - welcome to the shop, and good luck with the new toy  you might have better luck with this particular question in the driveline forum .... 55-62 235's take the same parts, tune up or otherwise, the only variation is if you have hyd lifters [car] or not ..... and note that most don't like trying to decipher posts that are all caps, hard on the eyes :hammering: Bill | | | | | Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 2 Junior Member | | Junior Member Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 2 | Much thanx,BIll !!!
I'll be more conscious of "CAPS" in the future....this site is incredibly awesome,yet a bit overwhelming for a newbie.I've been directed to Keith Hardy's amazing site(TOCMP.COM) by Scott Ward/48bigtrucks--a huge help,and you both responded so quickly---i just hope to be able to return the favor(s) somehow...!!!A million thanx-
Morgan | | | | | Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 1,602 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 1,602 |
| | | | | Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 149 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 149 | Welcome to the group Merlin...... and sounds like a great find of a truck, but...... let me be the first to say......... WE need some pix..... We wannna drool over it....smile....
Michael.......
\'48 chev 2-ton boom truck (Boomer) '49 Chev 2-ton flat bed '65 Chev 35ft school bus '88 GMC 6500 '72 Superior 26ft class "A" coach '50 Farmall "M" '71 MGB GT '68 Austin-Healey Sprite '65 Austin-Healey Sprite and various other odd British cars and lots of old radios..... Although we know what the speed of light is..... What I want to know is... How fast is the speed of DARK??
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