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Hello everyone,

Just picked up this old truck. The story that came with the truck is it started life as a Cochise county vehicle. It was sold at auction in the early '70s to a local in Bisbee, Az. It remained there until there until a few years ago when the gentleman purchased it from had come across it while doing some work in the area. So naturally I have just started to call the truck Bisbee.

The truck itself seems solid. Needs some work but that is half the fun having a truck like this.

The rust is minimal. A small bit in the cab corners. And a quarter size hole in the floor. The original 216 and three on the tree are long gone. Has a poorly swapped 250 and SM420. Runs great but mounting is questionable. While the truck is drivable she is a handful. Needs king pins and drag link. Parts are already ordered.

I know I will be visiting this forum often as I navigate the rebuilding of Bisbee. I have already found plenty of helpful information on this site.

Thank you all in advance for your support.

Here’s a few pics. Will definitely add more as she progresses.

Welcome to the ‘Bolt! Nice truck!

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Welcome Bisbee! Looks like you found a very nice 3/4 ton (3600) which is a great starting point. Looking forward to seeing and hearing more on your truck and the journey you decide to begin to make it "yours"!

Thanks for adding info and pictures. Bisbee is going to need some lovin', but I think not near as much as many do. If you don't already have your hands on a shop manual, or parts manuals for that matter, check out the many free to use linked resources at Keith Hardy's Old Online Chevy Manuals.

You'll find the 1948-51 Chevy Truck Shop Manual to help you get started on the various stock aspects of your project. Between these resources and asking questions in the most on-topic forum for what you are working on, folks will gladly offer their experience and tales of trials and tribulations on their trucks to help you work on yours.

You will also find that other folks have done the swap to the later style 6 cylinder, so if you are skeptical of your current setup, you can show us what you have and ask for help in figuring out what to do/not do in that department.