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Jul 21st, 2025 | | | | Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 16 Junior Member | | Junior Member Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 16 | G'Day from OZ. i have just obtained 2 mid 40's Chev Trucks / Pick up's. one a 46 styleside and a 47 styleside that has been hacked at the back of the cab! bouth these need some TLC and i guess i got my work cut out for me,but that's half the fun. i couldnt help noticeing that the 46 & 47 Chevs are really different to the Aussie Chev / Gm. if i could figure out how the hell to post pic's i'd wack a few up for all to check,im struggling to find Pictures of these. :hammering: thay have the same frounts guards as the 46 / 47 Chev Sedans :confused: i can tell you that much,but other than that info is scarce. Kind Regards,Brett  | | | | | Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 5,139 Authorized Pest | | Authorized Pest Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 5,139 |
~ Peggy M 1949 Chevrolet 3804"Charlie" - The Stovebolt FlagshipIn the Gallery || In the Gallery Forum"I didn't see this one coming. I don't see much of anything coming. :-O" | | | | | Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 700 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 700 | Welcome to the 'Bolt Brett. Would love to see the pix of a down unda Chevy truck.
Don
My 1941 in the Stovebolt Gallery
My Photo AlbumBut I tried, didn't I? ... At least I did that. RP McMurphy
The past belongs to the future...but only the present can preserve it.
Besides the noble art of getting things done, there is a nobler art of leaving things undone. | | | | | Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 1,602 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 1,602 |
| | | | | Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 4,983 Master Gabster | | Master Gabster Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 4,983 | Brett,you're as welcome as any Aussie could be. Sounds like you have a project with the primary problem, "parts". It's good you have two that way you have a donor. I would spend my time looking for vendors down there. I'm sure they would be quite expensive to ship from the states.
Good luck buddy...
~Jim
| | | | | Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 1,048 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 1,048 | Hello Brett Welcome to the site.
If you haven’t already done this, go to the “Home” Tab, scroll down to “Stovebolt Office” click on it, then click “Stovebolt locator” next to the globe icon. Way down listed under “Oceania” you will find several other mates.
P.S. I worked in Melbourne in ’03 & ’04 great place & great people there | | | | | Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 311 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 311 | Welcome, you have great project trucks!
"ther's so much to take in,it's kind of overwheaming". Just "take" it one thing at a time and it will ALL get done.
Always get a 2nd opinion, especially if I am the source of the 1st opinion.
| | | | | Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 16 Junior Member | | Junior Member Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 16 | Thanks mate,
have found the fellow Aussie's and Chev men to boot!
have added a couple more pic's to the image gallery,so please feel free to browse the slide show and pass comments , good or bad.
Kindest Regards, Brett | | | | | Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 39 Member | | Member Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 39 | Hi Brett are you restoring it or rodding can possiblity help out on some parts here in New Zealand , just let me know what you need . Roger | | | | | Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 16 Junior Member | | Junior Member Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 16 | Roger,
mate, i will deff be roding the 47 with the chopped back, but as for the 46,it's in good nick and im seriously thinking about a full resto.
Kind Regards, Brett | | | | | Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 67 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 67 | Hello Brett,
Isn't it funny how you have a Holden's vehicle. I've been a member of this community for a little while. They are a great bunch. It's good to see a fellow Cane Toad with such a great truck. (That's what we call fellow Queenslanders)
Brendon | | | | | Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 688 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 688 | I like the UTEs ...but I have a special place in my heart for the PLYMOUTH UTES. .... www.hubcapcafe.com/ocs/plymouth.htm Cliff59 | | | | | Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 16 Junior Member | | Junior Member Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 16 | hay fellas, a couple more pic;s her of the progress, we have got the truck stripped down to chassis and weather permiting tommorow we will have it all blasted and under primer. http://community.webshots.com/album/560445136UOWFmz?start=12 Kind Regards, Brett | | | | | Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 70 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 70 | G'day Brett, I'm on the Tablelands and reinventing a '41 Chevy 3/4 ton truck. I thought it was a ute when I started but it aint, its a flat bed. You're gaing to love this game I've been in it a few years now and I can tell you mate, it gets pretty scary and folks in town look at you like you're going crazy. Recently my old engine died and I hadn't finished wiping the tears from my eyes when all fo a sudden I got an email from these pages telling me there's a bloke in Alice Springs has a 52 Chevy motor for sale. I only got back last week, clocked up 4,325 kliks and paid just a little money for the motor. Its been fully reconditioned by South Australia Engineering and its looks brand-new inside and out. While I was there, couldn't help myself, I bought a '46 five window styleside utility for $500, still in its WW2 suit, sitting out there in a shed in the desert -no rust, she's totally complete, engine runs with good compression. Nothing to buy, (?) I'll go out and pick it up in the winter. Welcome to the club cobber, these blokes are a fair dinkum mob and pretty helpful when you're stuck with a problem. I've bought parts from Northern California, Mojave Desert, Missouri, Southern California, Texas, and combed the bush around these parts salvaging what I could like a leper, let me know what you need, I'll try to help. I have a '47 Chevy 5 window Stylemaster styliside ute in an old timber yard at Herberton, same as yours, no engine, body complete from firewall and two doors to tailgate -yours if you want to come and get it. It cost me $50 but there is little I can use on it. I'll send pictures if you are interested. My progress pics at: http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2610847360102152310BVgpbL?vhost=good-times And again welcome mate! Send some Bundy! Denis aka Zacca
"After you skin yer knuckles, Mr Shifter ain't yer friend any more." 1942 Chevy 3/4 tonIn the Stovebolt GalleryPhoto Site1946 Chevy 5 window coupe/ute (new stray) 2000 Nissan Patrol 4x4 4.5l turbo diesel
| | | | | Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 121 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 121 | welcom awsome trucks. i like the cars and truck australia has. i guy i know has a australian falcon. it has right hand steering made to look like the mad max car. anyway welcome
gotta love old trucks
| | | | | Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 16 Junior Member | | Junior Member Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 16 | Originally posted by Zacca: G'day Brett,
I'm on the Tablelands and reinventing a '41 Chevy 3/4 ton truck. I thought it was a ute when I started but it aint, its a flat bed.
You're gaing to love this game I've been in it a few years now and I can tell you mate, it gets pretty scary and folks in town look at you like you're going crazy.
Recently my old engine died and I hadn't finished wiping the tears from my eyes when all fo a sudden I got an email from these pages telling me there's a bloke in Alice Springs has a 52 Chevy motor for sale.
I only got back last week, clocked up 4,325 kliks and paid just a little money for the motor.
Its been fully reconditioned by South Australia Engineering and its looks brand-new inside and out.
While I was there, couldn't help myself, I bought a '46 five window styleside utility for $500, still in its WW2 suit, sitting out there in a shed in the desert -no rust, she's totally complete, engine runs with good compression. Nothing to buy, (?) I'll go out and pick it up in the winter.
Welcome to the club cobber, these blokes are a fair dinkum mob and pretty helpful when you're stuck with a problem.
I've bought parts from Northern California, Mojave Desert, Missouri, Southern California, Texas, and combed the bush around these parts salvaging what I could like a leper, let me know what you need, I'll try to help.
I have a '47 Chevy 5 window Stylemaster styliside ute in an old timber yard at Herberton, same as yours, no engine, body complete from firewall and two doors to tailgate -yours if you want to come and get it. It cost me $50 but there is little I can use on it. I'll send pictures if you are interested.
My progress pics at:
[img]http://thumb10.webshots.net/t/60/460/1/53/8/2327153080102152310TyZUQs_th.jpg[/img]
And again welcome mate! Send some Bundy!
Denis aka Zacca Thanks for droping past mate, i sent you a p,m reguarding the Chev (thanks again mate). what a good score that bloody motor was! well worth the drive west for sure. just finished haveing a look through your photo album,what a sweet resto mate,and how good is that grill looking! wow ! looking foward to seeing a few more pics mate, i love this site and man i love my Chevs! Kindest Regards, Brett | | | | | Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 70 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 70 | Brett wrote:
"hay mate,glad you dropped by to post ( real glad) ,hell yah i'll take that ute mate! hehehe (if ya serious) i can really - really use it badley! pleas shoot me a few pics if you could,have you bought the ute or is it still at the yard mate? send ya some bundy, i'll organise that real quick.hehehe i have a trusted mate,in atherton who can pick the ute up for me thers not probs ther. he will sort it out on transport ect mate.Kind Regards,
Brett"
Well, you're a brother when you are in here mate.
I bought her about four years ago as a keeper in case I wanted to pull the chassis out and use the independent front suspension.
Othe than that, there's little else I can use.
She's standing on her wheels, all the glass is present and she would probably skull drag onto a trailer no worries.
The dash isn't excellent, the remains of the seats and springs are there, no engine or gearbox, I have the complete horn assembly hardware I took off it two years ago, but you can have those as well.
I'll get over there tomorrow and take some pics.
So now she's yours and the body is complete from the firewall, two good doors, and the stylside and rear gate (which still has its Chevy script writing on it.(Cuppla dings in it).
She'll take a bit of working up, but would be better than buggerising around building some kinda back on a sawn off-ute body.
Why anyone would want to hack the back off, I can't imagine except to make a crappy trailer.
Don't be amazed these things turn up out of nowhere, its scary, happens all the time in this game.
I just appreciate all of the help and free spare parts people have gifted to me over the last four years.
Good to give something back.
See if I can get back tomorrer with pictures..
Regards,
Zacca
"After you skin yer knuckles, Mr Shifter ain't yer friend any more." 1942 Chevy 3/4 tonIn the Stovebolt GalleryPhoto Site1946 Chevy 5 window coupe/ute (new stray) 2000 Nissan Patrol 4x4 4.5l turbo diesel
| | | | | Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 70 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 70 | OLD gal is still out there waiting patiently at the sawmill, only 2 Blitz wagons left.
"After you skin yer knuckles, Mr Shifter ain't yer friend any more." 1942 Chevy 3/4 tonIn the Stovebolt GalleryPhoto Site1946 Chevy 5 window coupe/ute (new stray) 2000 Nissan Patrol 4x4 4.5l turbo diesel
| | | | | Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 16 Junior Member | | Junior Member Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 16 | G'Day Fellas, Well got a little done on the 47 yesterday,at least she wont rust in a hurry now. going to do a little body work on the cab this afternoon and try to replace a fer flat spots that are rusted. ther's a few pic's here if anyones intrested to check out the progress - http://good-times.webshots.com/album/560698697VPzvKb Kind Regards, Brett | | | | | Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 16 Junior Member | | Junior Member Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 16 | | | | | | Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 1,756 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 1,756 | Welcome Aussie Friends, I didn't realise there were this many Bolters down there. Sounds like you have a Branch organization down under. | | | | | Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 16 Junior Member | | Junior Member Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 16 | Gazim, thanks for the welcome mate, things have slowed up a bit this week, but still got a little done,ther up-dated pic's here > http://good-times.webshots.com/album/560735444kewCIG Kindest Regards, Brett | | | | | Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 16 Junior Member | | Junior Member Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 16 | | | | | | Joined: May 2005 Posts: 20 Apprentice | | Apprentice Joined: May 2005 Posts: 20 | nice projects! love those Utes. Does Bundaberg have any relation to the fabulous rum &/or ginger beer? Wobbly boots is what ya get when messing with bundy! go magpies!
sure love my old Chevy.
| | | | | Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 16 Junior Member | | Junior Member Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 16 | Yah Mate it sure does! both distrillys are but a few miles from my house,and on the right wind it sure smells just fine... "wink" Here's a link to the local sites > http://www.sunzine.net/bundaberg/ Kind Regards, Brett | | | | | Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 67 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 67 | Yes the smell is great around the distillery. Watch the lightning crack over the cane fields, laugh and think, this is Australia....
Looks like your going great guns in your restoration. I've been a bit busy with work to too involved. Tho i'm taking some holidays soon to finish off the cab and bring her home. I'll post some more pic's soon.
I have the old motor and box out of my girl if anyone in oz is interested. The gearbox has a air-compressor fitted on the side (obviously not for my truck). This could have come from a tipper. (yes i know this should be posted on the parts section)
Hopefully i will get to meet you guys on a street run up your way. The wife is keen to go cruising.
Cheers
Brendon | | | | | Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 16 Junior Member | | Junior Member Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 16 | Mate, ya more than welcome,i know some nice cruzin runs around here. God's country, we just had the "Rum City Rods and Customs Club" - "camp/out" and Garage Crawl,bloody great weekend with some serious Tin. i was stoked to see 7 or so pick-up's being Rodstored on the garage crawl. ( admitily 2 where mine. hehehe ) Kind Regards, Brett  | | |
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