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| | | | Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 51 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 51 | Hi--I'm Craig. I've been looking at this little '63 Chevy Fleetside Short Box for years when I visit my in-laws because I kind of like the originalness of it, so I bought it over the phone during these peoples estate auction today. It's a six--which brings me to a question already. I always thought "Stovebolt" was the six-cylinder engine, yet it seems to cover all older Chevy trucks here. What am I missing? Anyway, I'm glad I found you! [img] http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h274/Revoh1/SKRD7060CustomImage3929792.jpg[/img] It's about 300-miles from home right now, so I'm going to have to get it back here. My wife has already named it "Mater."  | | | | | Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 355 Member | | Member Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 355 | Congratulations on your buy and welcome to the Stovebolt Page! | | | | | Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 163 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 163 | Welcome to the Stovebolt Page! | | | | | Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 Bubba - Curmudgeon | | Bubba - Curmudgeon Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 | Revoh,
Nice truck.
The name "Stovebolt" has a very liberal definition on this site.
My father-in-law had a truck like yours in the late 60's. I think it had a 230 engine and was a pleasure to drive.
Good luck getting your truck home. Let us know when you get there.
Tim | | | | | Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 41 Member | | Member Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 41 | Welcome to the site. As my username says, I have a 63 3/4T that I love. Enjoy the truck!
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| | | | | Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 5,152 Cruising in the Passing Lane | | Cruising in the Passing Lane Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 5,152 | Welcome to the site, that's a nice looking truck!
Stovebolt is a nicknamed given early Chevy sixes because some of the hardware used resembled Stovebolts.
Around here its used a little differently and means any pre-1973 Chevy or GMC truck or pickup, though sometimes someone with an early Chevy car will show up too.
Somewhere there is an official statement regarding what a Stovebolt is at The Stovebolt, but there is no question your '63 fits in.
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It's true. I really don't do anything but browse the Internet looking for trouble... | | | | | Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 3,439 Moderator - The Electrical Bay | | Moderator - The Electrical Bay Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 3,439 | welcome.... that truck looks pretty straight..
Another quality post.
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| | | | | Joined: May 2004 Posts: 920 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: May 2004 Posts: 920 | What a great year for your truck. You have the new style chassis and still have the wrap around windshield. It's the only year those features are shared. That's why I like the 63s. Having the shortbox is also cool. So much potential...Good score!!!! | | | | | Joined: May 2001 Posts: 709 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: May 2001 Posts: 709 | Welcome aboard. Good to have you.
Bruce
Old Toy: Ol' Betsy stock 59 Apache SB Stepside (Gone but not Forgotten)
New Toy: 1962 Impala SS Coupe
The Driver: 1990 Toyota truck
| | | | | Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 16 Extreme Gabster | | Extreme Gabster Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 16 | now thats the way to introduce yourself...with pictures...nice truck man! | | | | | | Anonymous Unregistered | | Anonymous Unregistered | welcome to most helpful site on the net  | | | | | Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 738 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 738 | Welcome! That is a sharp truck. I have a 61 shortbox, very similar to yours, they are a joy. Gonna drive that the 300 miles to get it home, I would, will make a great story you can tell for years to come. Make sure and take lots of pictures, people around here love to look at pictures.
Kyle
"Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity." - George S. Patton My Machine | | | | | Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 51 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 51 | Thanks, everyone. I'm sure I'll post more after I actually get it home. | | | | | Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 272 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 272 | Very nice truck, looks straight and all there too. That's going to be a lot of fun for you to work on. What's your plan, stock? or???
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| | | | | Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 2,893 Socket Breaker | | Socket Breaker Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 2,893 | Quick history lesson:
The Stovebolt Page orignally covered the much older trucks with the inline six cylinder engine... then as I understand it, the old chevy truck book author Tom Brownell suggested that since it was already here that it would be cool if it covered up to 1972 trucks since they had sixes... and at that time in the mid to late 90's when the botl was getting going good, the 1972 trucks were soon to become officially antique... and was the last year of that body style... so, that was decided to be the cut off date.
At least, that is my understanding...
-W | | | | | Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 51 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 51 | I figured it was sort of a carry over name like that. I'm not planning to do a lot of obvious stuff to it. I just want to make it as nice as possible the way it is. I don't really even want to paint it, although I'll have to see how bad the rust is under the "patch" panels they stuck on there to see how to deal with that. Mainly I just want to make it mechanically sound so my son and I can knock around in it or take stuff to the swap meet once in awhile. I was thinking I'd like to have it lettered up to look like it was on there since new with the name of my grandad's car lots he had from the 30's to the 70's in Colorado Springs, but I'd have to find someone that gets what I want to do, and it would have to be pretty unobtrusive. I know some of the rat rod crowd gets old looking sign painting done, so I'll kind of watch for that. That's my biggest "modification" plan. | | | | | Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 272 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 272 | That's cool! It will really stay an original!
1948 AD Pickup
| | | | | Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 4,066 Bolter | | Bolter Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 4,066 | welcome to the bolt.........may you enjoy it as much as I have.........
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. | | | | | Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 688 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 688 | welcome to the StoveBolt Page. Cliff59 | | | | | Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 51 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 51 | Thanks, everyone! I'm trying to get it worked out so I can pick it up this weekend.  | | | | | Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 1,756 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 1,756 | Great idea on the lettering, Rat. rods are getting very popular. Bet you will get lots of good comments. neat ride. | | | | | Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 20 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 20 | welcome aboard, i love the truck! everything you could imagine about your truck is here somewhere. if you cant find it just ask, people here are the greatest. | | | | | Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 5,070 Authorized Pest | | Authorized Pest Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 5,070 | Yes, welcome. Glen, we should get your '69 up in the Gallery for next week. Looks like we have all the info now.
Peg
~ Peggy M 1949 Chevrolet 3804"Charlie" - The Stovebolt FlagshipIn the Gallery"We make a living by what we get; we make a life by what we give." -- Winston Churchill | | | | | Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 191 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 191 | Revoh, that is one nice looking truck, and that's exactly the way I'd do it too. Trucks that look like that, that are still on the road just makes you wonder about the story behind them. | | | | | Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 17 Junior Member | | Junior Member Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 17 | hey revoh welcome to the site,ya I have a 63 chevy fleetside with a 283 love driving it have done little engine work to it since I bought it in 1999.I did a lot of bodywork tho,I wish I could put pics on the site don't have a camera to do that anybody have info to get pics on the net let me know good luck with the 63 shortbox that is a great year. see ya. god speed in getting it home. | | | | | Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 622 Member | | Member Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 622 | Get some paint on that eye-sore!
delete my account and pictures
| | | | | Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 51 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 51 | Well, here it is , all home and sort of cleaned up. There's a lot I could do to it, but I'm not in any big hurry. It has '63 Car hubcaps, but they were as old and gritty as the rest of it. From what I can gather from the history, it must have come with the painted hubcaps, and these were probably on the shelf at the dealer in the little Nebraska town, so they added them to spruce it up. I put the trim rings on after I cleaned up the hubcaps. It drives GREAT! Shifts nice, steers nice, runs good. Unbelievable. I think it's going to be a pretty good little truck. | | | | | Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 2,893 Socket Breaker | | Socket Breaker Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 2,893 | if the wheels are the regular steel wheels, paint themt he color of you choice and put something like these baby moons on there: http://matraca.home.mindspring.com/04092005.html also, go check out this site, and find the 'ugly truck' ... it will inspire you as to how much you can do on a budget. http://www.chevyasylum.com | | | | | Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 51 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 51 | I kind of like my hubcaps. At least they're the right vintage. If I ever change them, they'll be for the style that would have come on it. Thanks for the links, though. | | | | | Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 50 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 50 | I asked the same question a while back:
http://www.stovebolt.com/bboard/cgi-bin//ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=22;t=003764;p=1#000000 | | |
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