Got to a car show yesterday (without my truck) and saw some nice vehicles.
A nice 55.2 or 56 1/2 ton and a 1953 GMC panel.
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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.
Kevin -- Always fun to go to a show that actually has interesting vehicles to look at, instead of just a bunch of late model stuff showcasing added on chrome crap, loud stereos and computer performance.
Beautiful panel truck!!
~ John
A kid raised on Hotwheels, Matchbox and Tonka cannot be reasonably expected to own only one vehicle as an adult.
1949 Chevrolet 3804 In the Legacy Gallery | In the Gallery Forum 1973 IH 1310 Dump 1963 Kaiser M38A1 2001 International/AmTran RE3000 "Skoolie" 2014 Ford E-350 4x4 (Quigley)
Some really nice local trucks there Kevin. Will be nice when yours can join them in the future. I agree on John's assessment of the "Beautiful panel truck!!"
~ Dan 1951 Chevy 3 window 3100 Follow this story in the DITY Gallery "My Grandpa Carl's Truck and How it Became Mine" 1966 Chevelle (Wife's Hot Rod) | 2013 Chevy Silverado (Current daily driver) US Army MSG Retired (1977-1998) | Com Fac Maint Lead Tech Retired (1998-2021)
Thanks for sharing pics of those beautiful rigs. Wish one had been full of COHO Salmon Oh and the interior shot of the panel wagon....wow!
Craig
My '50 Chevy 3100 5 window, '62-235cu, 3:55 rear My truck ....... Respect The Rust If I'm not working on my truck, '65 m00stang or VW camper, I'm fishing with the wife or smoking Salmon.
Machine shop says maybe they'll be done assembling the short block next week. Then I have to bolt the rest of the engine together and install it. My target is the big show the first Sunday in August, if not before.
On a side note, I took a closer look at the engine bay on the GMC panel. Didn't recognize the carburetor - not a Rochester or a Carter that I've seen. @carbking might know.
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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.
LOL! Yep says "ZENITH" right on the side, if I had just zoomed up far enough. Has a bowl drain valve, which is a new one on me.
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.
Kevin - That’s not a drain valve. It’s actually an adjustable “main jet”.
“carbking” can better describe it and how it functions than I can.
~ Dan 1951 Chevy 3 window 3100 Follow this story in the DITY Gallery "My Grandpa Carl's Truck and How it Became Mine" 1966 Chevelle (Wife's Hot Rod) | 2013 Chevy Silverado (Current daily driver) US Army MSG Retired (1977-1998) | Com Fac Maint Lead Tech Retired (1998-2021)
OK, as I said, I'm not familiar with that Zenith carb model. I do recall that the Zenith updraft carb used on the Model A's had a fuel adjustment on them, incorporated with the choke. Pull for choke and turn for more fuel when the choke is closed. That could be done on the fly from inside. Just accompanied a Model A back from that show that had issues with the engine running too lean and backfiring. A main jet adjustment took care of that.
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.
That is a Zenith model 28 (has the idle mixture adjust screw high on the back of the carb) or 228 (has the screw on the left side near the throttle plate, can't see either in this picture).
The adjustable high speed jet was an option for use higher than 6000 feet above sea level.
The really neat thing about it was that you left the original main jet in place, as shown in the drawing below from Zenith's overhaul manual for 28/228 carbs. That way you can revert to the fixed main jet by backing the adjustment of the adjustable jet all the way CCW.
I have one on my Zenith 228, but I've never been higher than about 2100 ft above sea level.
'57 GMC 102, Original 347 V8, HydraMatic, 3.08 rear gear, added A/C, disk front brakes, HEI, AFB carb, '98 Honda Black Currant paint. T-boned and totaled 10/12 '52 GMC 152 Stake Bed, Original 228, SM420, added A/C, HEI, disk front brakes, '67 Chev 3.55 rear gear. Gets used as a real truck.
