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| | | | Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 145 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 145 | My '51 3100 gets about 14,000 tp 16,000 miles put on it each year, pulling the Teardrop Trailer and all my Dutch oven cooking stuff. Up till now I have done this with the 216 engine. This year I decided to put in a little bigger engine so I went with the 235 with a little work done to it. I'm also installing disc brakes so that I don't have to smell the brakes when I'm headed downhill.
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Kels
Half Ton Will Travel
God bless America...One nation under God
| | | | | Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 2,953 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 2,953 | Nice looking truck! That's a lot of mileage each year. I get cramps and sore joints doing 1500 miles in my cramped cab! What are the wheels, size, and are they 6 bolt? | | | | | Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 627 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 627 | You have a sweet looker and a lot to be proud of. More power to you!
Mike Barnes
1950 GMC 1-ton pickup
| | | | | Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 4,066 Bolter | | Bolter Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 4,066 | nice truck except for the color  dual carbs look good, thought about installing them on mine, hate to mess with it though because it runs great as is.. thanks for the post and pix...........Fred
Redryder pixMy HotrodA veteran - whether active duty, retired, national guard, or reserve - is someone who, at one point in his or her life, wrote a blank check made payable to The 'United States of America', for an amount of "up to and including my life."I am fighting cancer and I am winning the fight | Pain is part of life; misery is an option. | | | | | | Anonymous Unregistered | | Anonymous Unregistered | | | | | | Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 926 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 926 | What's wrong with the color? If your rig is nice enough to paint red,I'd go for it! I think it's an awesome truck,and that trailer is a cool piece too. BTW-has anybody tried 3 singles with progressive linkage? I've always thought that'd really be the good looking trick set up;the homely trick set up would be a small 4 barrel.
Seriously-great looking truck,Kels. | | | | | Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 703 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 703 | Thruwurkin, That's a real nice rig and trailer. You're a lucky man, to have the time and freedom to be able to spend that much time behind the wheel.
Speed, Take a look at Joker's link... | | | | | Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 145 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 145 | Olblu49, I am running P225/75R15s all the way round. The wheels are 6 bolt and I don't remember what the brand is but they are from the local tire store. The only time I don't get cramps and sore joints is when I'm driving that thing.
Joker, What is the red you used on yours? Mine is GM code 70, Torch Red.
Speed, I thought about the 3 carbs with progressive linkage but have heard too many horror stories about keeping them tuned and synchronized. I may try it on the next one.
Thanks to all for the compliments.
Kels
Half Ton Will Travel
God bless America...One nation under God
| | | | | Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 9,115 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 9,115 | Wow, what a beautiful truck and such great pictures. With such a nice red color I would think that would be fireman's dog in one of those pictures? | | | | | Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 4,066 Bolter | | Bolter Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 4,066 | Kels, glad you picked up on that,, speed missed it,not sure what code red mine is,, it was painte over 8yrs ago when I bought it,,held up good, been out in the Tx weather all this time till last yr, finally got it in the garage, sometimes it looks red and sometimes it looks red/orange,,,regards..Fred
Redryder pixMy HotrodA veteran - whether active duty, retired, national guard, or reserve - is someone who, at one point in his or her life, wrote a blank check made payable to The 'United States of America', for an amount of "up to and including my life."I am fighting cancer and I am winning the fight | Pain is part of life; misery is an option. | | |
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