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#40471 07/24/2003 1:29 PM | Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 3 Junior Member | | Junior Member Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 3 | hi all, Thought id introduce myself as ill soon be asking lots of stupid questions regarding the 51 2ton truck i recently bought.im 33 live on a big farm just outside melbourne,like mucking about with old things and trained as a motor mechanic(on porsches no less!)currently do steel fabrication of architectural bits.the truck is really original,only had one repaint since new and seems mechanically fine,im respraying the front to match the patina on the cab,its dark blue with areas rubbed or faded through to a lighter blue,which ill try and replicate.want to paint up some signwriting in a fifties style on the doors-so if youve got photos of this type of thing would love to see em!not sure what ill do with it when done-had ideas of makin a car hauling type tray for it (its 161" wheelbase) to put my hotrod on.(the rod is a ahem..non chev)well thats about it-when i come across something that stumps me youll be hearing about it  cheers ,ben | | |
#40472 07/24/2003 4:24 PM | Joined: Sep 2002 Posts: 438 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Sep 2002 Posts: 438 | G'day Ben-
Welcome to the Stovebolt! Folks around here are quite friendly and know how to help. I thkink there are a few others from oz as well. You can check the Stovebolt locater in other sections of this site. Welcome aboard. | | |
#40473 07/24/2003 5:13 PM | Joined: May 2001 Posts: 1,904 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: May 2001 Posts: 1,904 | We spent 6 months at the Uni in Queensland! What a great place! I loved the utes and the cars from the bush which had the hinged rebar-framed hardware cloth to protect the wind screen! Fold it down while in town and up when returning home.
Are most of the old Chevy trucks left over from military use? Did Holden ever make anything that big?
1948 3/4-Ton 5-Window Flatbed Chevrolet 34 Years. Now with a '61 261, 848 head, Rochester Monojet carb, SM420 4-speed, 4.10 rear, dual reservoir MC, Bendix up front, 235/85R16 tires, 12-volt w/alternator, electric wipers and a modern radio in the glove box.
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#40474 07/24/2003 9:42 PM | Joined: May 2003 Posts: 10 Member | | Member Joined: May 2003 Posts: 10 | I'll send you some Chevy stuff if you rustle me up a diesel Troopie. | | |
#40475 07/24/2003 11:16 PM | Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 4,066 Bolter | | Bolter Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 4,066 | Big 51, welcome to the bolt, no stupid questions here, may find some various answers,,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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