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| | | | Joined: Nov 1995 Posts: 5,727 24601 | | 24601 Joined: Nov 1995 Posts: 5,727 | Woo Hoo!!! I just got back from driving the fire truck home from the body/paint shop!! (no lights or mirrors -- life is good in the country!) Here are the pictures!  John
~ John A kid raised on Hotwheels, Matchbox and Tonka cannot be reasonably expected to own only one vehicle as an adult. 1949 Chevrolet 3804In the Legacy Gallery | In the Gallery Forum1973 IH 1310 Dump1963 Kaiser M38A12001 International/AmTran RE3000 "Skoolie"2014 Ford E-350 4x4 (Quigley) | | | | | Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 1,602 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 1,602 | Gotta love RED!!! Very nicely done.
| | | | | Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 137 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 137 | That looks nice! smooth clear reflection on that hood. | | | | | Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 14,522 Moderator: Welcome Centre, Southern Bolters, Legion Hall | | Moderator: Welcome Centre, Southern Bolters, Legion Hall Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 14,522 | John, why didn't you paint it RED Boy, Now Peggy can spot you a mile away. Looks good. I know your still grinning ear to ear. | | | | | Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 1,867 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 1,867 | Very nice!  | | | | | Joined: May 2001 Posts: 7,438 Extreme Gabster | | Extreme Gabster Joined: May 2001 Posts: 7,438 | Is that fire engine red or resale red? It looks great but will look even better with lettering. | | | | | Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 1,276 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 1,276 | Wow looks great can't wait to see it with all the lights and trim, wish my 64 looked like that good | | | | | Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 684 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 684 | | | | | | Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 2,733 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 2,733 | | | | | | Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 513 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 513 | looks great, i want to see with all the emblems and lights. Are you going to have a stencil or gold leafed emblem put on the door?
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: Aug 2007 Posts: 30 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 30 | Very, very nice indeed. Can't wait to see pics of it all done. | | | | | Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 85 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 85 | That looks AWESOME!!! I want one of that body style some day...
but cant afford it now, so while I'm dreaming, $X$ also! (that was supposed to be 4X4, but I woke up from my dream...)
Laterz,
Gator
>|--|~ | | | | | Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 568 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 568 | But will it pump? A firetruck can look good, but it's true calling is to pump water, regardless of it's appearence. But that does awesome considering what it looked like. | | | | | Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 942 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 942 |
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| | | | | Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 394 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 394 | | | | | | Joined: Aug 2004 Posts: 242 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Aug 2004 Posts: 242 | NICE paint job John, if you decide to change your mind , I might have an extra stencil laying around to so you can spray some stars on those doors,. Oh and lets not forget a rattle can or 2 of OD for the background.
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| | | | | Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 2,988 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 2,988 | Cool!! I didn't even realize you were having it repainted.
Looks great! | | | | | Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 320 Cruising in the Passing Lane | | Cruising in the Passing Lane Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 320 | Very nice ... can't wait to see it fully equipped. I will have to follow up with you on this. | | | | | Joined: Nov 1995 Posts: 5,727 24601 | | 24601 Joined: Nov 1995 Posts: 5,727 | Thanks guys! The color is "Arrest Me Red" Actually, it's Centari "Spectramaster Red" (RS904A) A nice deep red without being too dark. John -- About the OD Green... A friend of mine here (fellow Marine) says he has a picture of an MCAS Yuma crash truck (Vietnam vintage) that he claims is identical to my truck. But Peggy is pretty adamant that we letter it for the farm (Friendship Forest VFD -- Fir and Spruce Rescue Tanker 1. I guess the Pines are on their own...). Mike ... I'll deal with you later. I finally caught up with Bill and he is putting the pump back together as we speak. Now all I have to do is finish scraping and refinishing the inside of the tank. Which wouldn't be so bad if not for the baffles... what a pain in the back. Well, gotta get some Stovebolt stuff done and then I can go play on the truck (too wet today to plant trees) Thanks all for the nice comments. It's fun to have her back looking good and almost ready to go to Winchester for the big Fire engine parade! John
~ John A kid raised on Hotwheels, Matchbox and Tonka cannot be reasonably expected to own only one vehicle as an adult. 1949 Chevrolet 3804In the Legacy Gallery | In the Gallery Forum1973 IH 1310 Dump1963 Kaiser M38A12001 International/AmTran RE3000 "Skoolie"2014 Ford E-350 4x4 (Quigley) | | | | | Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 568 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 568 | I got some ideas to make it even better for the parade. | | | | | Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 5,084 Authorized Pest | | Authorized Pest Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 5,084 | I'm all ears  John
~ 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: May 2001 Posts: 7,438 Extreme Gabster | | Extreme Gabster Joined: May 2001 Posts: 7,438 | Friendship Forest VFD -- Fir and Spruce Rescue Tanker 1
I vote with Peggy. I love it. | | | | | Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 623 "MONGO" | | "MONGO" Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 623 | Looking Great!! It's not quite Massey Red but it's OK....
You guy's are gonna make me buy a Firetruck yet, I've already got a buddie that works on selling me an AD Tanker truck every time I'm in his yard.
MONGO | | | | | Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 94 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 94 | Wow, that looks great....
let's see some before pics..
k | | | | | Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 195 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 195 | Your truck really looks great!!! 
Red meat is not bad for you.........Fuzzy green meat is bad for you!
"What happens in the garage stays in the garage!"
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| | | | | Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 117 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 117 | you guys n gal want a big bolt cab over GMC 637 big block fire truck , we are trying to sell this one with 15000 miles on her, like new, it has to go, in wisc , we got to make room for the ffffffffrrrreightliner ............
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| | | | | Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 6,214 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 6,214 | Looks good John! Will even look better all trimmed out... Mike B | | | | | Joined: Nov 1995 Posts: 5,727 24601 | | 24601 Joined: Nov 1995 Posts: 5,727 | Getting there, Mike! Got it mostly done over the weekend and finished up in time to roll her outside in the late afternoon light for some portraitsGot most everything done yesterday. Did Stovebolt stuff all morning and then remounting the mirrors took all afternoon, believe it or not. Well... remounting the driver's side mirror took about 2 hours. The passenger side mirror took about 15 minutes. The problem was that none of the holes would line up correctly on the bottom cross piece and the holes were slightly boogered. My guess is that over time, and one too many doughnut-chugging firefighters in full turnout gear had hopped up on the running board to talk to the driver and had used the mirror as a handy grab bar ... Took a little ride up to see Mike Roache and got home to find Gary, Sally and the '59 Reo (see the Saga about my firetruck ...) in my driveway Nice to see that thing driving again, as well as in it's new guise of a semi tractor. Hope everyone else had a superb weekend -- mine was great! John
~ John A kid raised on Hotwheels, Matchbox and Tonka cannot be reasonably expected to own only one vehicle as an adult. 1949 Chevrolet 3804In the Legacy Gallery | In the Gallery Forum1973 IH 1310 Dump1963 Kaiser M38A12001 International/AmTran RE3000 "Skoolie"2014 Ford E-350 4x4 (Quigley) | | | | | Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,703 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,703 | John , It looks fantastic !....SUPER JOB ! | | | | | Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 9,671 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 9,671 | Now, that's what I call a Peach John. I quit buying red years ago, everything red that I ever owned drew coppers like flies to you know what.
Very nice John,
Denny G
Denny G
Sandwich, IL
| | | | | Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 2,418 Former Workshop Owner | | Former Workshop Owner Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 2,418 | Looks great John!!  But Peggy is pretty adamant that we letter it for the farm (Friendship Forest VFD -- Fir and Spruce Rescue Tanker 1. I guess the Pines are on their own...). Just don't forget your "Stovebolt Up" bumper sticker. John Almost forgot, that platform bumper is cool.
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