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| | | | Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 5 Junior Member | | Junior Member Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 5 | Hello everyone, I have a 1955 1st series 3/4 ton that my grandfather bought new. He passed away in 63. My dad parked it in 71. He parked it in the barn said it had carb problems, but I think he just liked the hotrods better. Well anyway after all this time in a leaky barn I moved the truck to my garage last fall and started cleaning it up a bit. I'm new at this but I can turn a wrench a little. It will probaly need a lot of going through to get it looking fairly decent, but it doesn't need much other than the rust under where the cab meets the fenders. I am finding out a lot on this site. Hope to see pics or others who have this same style of truck
Roderick D. Carpenter
| | | | | Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 3,370 Crusty Old Sarge | | Crusty Old Sarge Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 3,370 | Another "Barn" find, it's cool that this truck is still in your family after so long. There are a lot of knowledgable folks here and they love to help. Welcome to the "BOLT".
~ Craig 1958 Viking 4400"The Book of Thor"Read the story in the DITY1960 Chevrolet C10"A Family Heirloom"Follow the story in the DITY Gallery'59 Apache 31, 327 V8 (0.030 over), Muncie M20 4 Speed, GM 10 Bolt Rear... long term project (30 years and counting) If you don't like driving yourTruck, you won't drive yourTruck..| Living life in the SLOW lane | | | | | Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 2,953 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 2,953 | Welcome! Nice to see you are keeping it as an heirloom. Real nostalgia. | | | | | Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 183 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 183 | Welcome, Rick! There's so much to learn here, sit back and get ready for a ride through the Bolt. Jump on the search button at the top of the page and read, read, read. Oh yeah, and let's see some pics of the '55!!  | | | | | Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 866 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 866 | Welcome Rick. Lost of good info and good people here. | | | | | Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 428 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 428 | Welcome aboard, Rick. Lots of good folks here that are always glad to lend a hand. | | | | | Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 7,440 Bolter | | Bolter Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 7,440 | Come on in, sit and take a load off. Lots of good folks here and the info is always free!
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'62 Chevy C-10 Stepside Shortbed (Restomod in progress)
'47 Chevy 3100 5 Window (long term project)
‘65 Chevy Biscayne (Emily)
‘39 Dodge Business Coupe (Clarence)
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| | | | | Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 5 Junior Member | | Junior Member Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 5 | Thanks for the welcome, I'll try to get some pics up as soon as I can
Roderick D. Carpenter
| | | | | Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 2,398 Former Workshop Owner | | Former Workshop Owner Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 2,398 | Welcome Rick
I am anxious to hear all about your project. Maybe there are a few like yours in the "Gallery".
John
~ J Lucas 2006 GMC Envoy 4.2 I6 2023 Ram 2500/Cumins 6.7 I6 2010 Jeep Grand Cherokee (Wife’s) 2002 Silverado 2500 Gas 6.0 1941 Chevy 1/2-Ton 1942 Chevy 1.5-Ton SWBIn the Gallery My Flicker Photos! | | | | | Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 1,028 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 1,028 | Welcome Rick,
Thsi is a great site to help you with your project. It is really cool to keep an heirloom like your truck.
Rich | | | | | Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 513 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 513 |
1949 Chevy 3600 Flatbed all orginal 1964 gmc 4000 1973 gmc 6000 2005 chevy duramax 4x4 1994 chevy 1500 Trucks are GM and Tractors are Orange "I don't measure a man's success by how high he climbs but how high he bounces when he hits bottom." - General George S. Patton | | | | | Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 180 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 180 |
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| | | | | Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 382 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 382 | Welcome, Rick! Nice to have you along. Sounds like a real neat project. Barn finds are always good finds, especially when its in the family!  Send us some pics when you can! | | | | | Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 6,377 Ex Hall Monitor | | Ex Hall Monitor Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 6,377 | Welcome Rick. Ditto what every above said. I'd add one more thing that I say a lot about vehicles that sat a long time. Pull & clean the gas tank before trying to start it. Any old gas/varnish left in the tank will disolve when the fresh gas hits it & crystalize on the intake valves after you shut the engine off. That will often stick one or more valves shut & bend pushrods or worse. :hammering:
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| | | | | Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 427 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 427 | Welcome Rick,
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Flora, isn't that near marengo? | | | | | Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 149 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 149 | hey Rick....big welcome....
did you remember to bring some beer???? lol
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??
| | | | | Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 507 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 507 | Rick, welcome to the BOLT!!! Grab a beer, pull up a chair, put your feet up and enjoy the ride. All things have a solution some things just take longer than others. Just remember the old bodymans code "Hammer it to fit and paint it to match"
"If it ain't Steel it ain't Real" "Earth the insane aslyum for the rest of the Universe" 41 1/2-ton, a work in progress 68 Shortbed stepside 327/325hp/700R4
| | | | | Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 688 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 688 | Way to go Rick... A wonderful way to Remember you grandfather, and Honor your Dad. Welcome to the Bolt. Cliff59 | | |
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