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Aloha from the big Island...
My first post here so I hope I don't mess it up!I'm trying to get this Stovebolt that is available here on a barter for construction work.(right up my alley).It's a little rusty in spots but the engine and drivetrain had a lot of work done on it about 8 years ago.It starts and runs good.I have been up late for three nights now reading posts and advice from this site.I'm like a kid in a penny candy store.I haven't been this excited since my last grand daughter was born!!I'm looking forward to asking advice and talking "STORY" IN THE FUTURE.
BTW,my first vehicle was a blue '55 chevy small window pickup with straight six,4speed,and baby moon hubcaps.Oh the memories...

It is good to have you here- Welcome to the 'bolt

How lucky can you get, work out the details and grab that truck Okay, now tell me, what kind of a bed does it have on it?

Keep us posted, Hawaiiansteel

Thanks mexicosab!!The truck had metal plates welded over the old wood flat bed.The metal goes and the wood bed will be redone.I want to return it as close as I can to the original truck.It really hasn't been modified much except someone fiber glassed over the vent right under the windshield and the heater is long gone.The dash is the biggest problem.It's pretty rusted out and I'm gonna have to do some modification...(gonna need some suggestions for sure!!)I'm going up to see it again in the morning and I'll take some pictures and try to get em posted.

Hey, welcome to the site Hawaiiansteel. We are glad to have you aboard. I can feel your excitement about getting this old work truck. Go for it! There's lots of help here. Scott 48 has some big stuff and knows all about them, others will be sure to help for sure.

I am anxious to see pics.

Welcome to the "Bolt"

John

Aloha, Hawaiiansteel. Welcome to the Stovebolt!

Thanks for the warm reception!I appreciate it.
My youngest son(almost 20)thinks it's cool.My oldest son thinks I've lost my mind.(not the first time I've heard that!)The wife is blissfully unaware of the truck(going to finish the family bath remodel this week before I spring it on her!Yeah,I know,I know...)
Looking forward to talking with you all in the future,Jeff

I'm way ahead of you, Jeff. I finished our bath remodel a month ago. The only thing I'm waiting for now is heat! To cold for me to work on my truck. It was -15 below zero with a wind chill of -30 below. Do you want to trade places?????????

Aloha Jeff! Welcome to the 'bolt.

You've joined a pretty exclusive bunch!

You're not alone,I'm sure a lot of our relations think we have lost our minds!

I hope you get your new truck and keep us posted with your progress! Send some when you get it.

Jock

Hey there,
Couldn't get pics today.The lady I'm getting it from had dental work done and really didn't want anyone around.(don't blame her!)The weather has turned nasty today,raining with 50-60 mile an hour winds.I'll try again tomorrow...BTW Jock, my grandmother was born in Scotland.(Edinborough)

Welcome Hawaiiansteel. Sounds like you got a plan. Just tell your wife its a project for you and the garnddaughters. That should do the trick!

Hey! Great idea with the grandkids.I think i'll use that as my ace in the hole if all else fails.You know... recoup my "investment" with money saved delivering my own construction supplies,riding in parades,taking the dogs to the vet...
Aw,the wife will see right thru that! Better play the grandkid card first huh?

Just tell her that the old truck is keeping you out of the bars and chasing other women.

John

Jeff, sounds like you've got some good Scottish weather there! We've got a warning for 50/70mph winds this weekend.
I guess it's a little warmer where you are though!
I'm only about 40 miles from Edinburgh.

Jock

Hey John,this town is so small and my wife knows so many people that I can't even sneak a cheeseburger(Darn that high cholesterol!)
without somebody ratting me out!! Besides,she tells me she has tried to give me away but hasn't had any takers...

Hawaiiansteel: I heard she was going to put up posters, with you picture on it, in the fast food places that says "Do NOT Feed This Man".....LOL

I do have my grandkids down here in the shop often, just like I did my kids, and they go home with paint, sawdust and grease all over them and their clothes. They love and there parents have learned to put on some old clothes when they come to Pa-Pa's. Even the 3 year old gets nasty.....they love it. I let them help when/where they can and hopefully some day it will keep THEM out of the honky tonks and crack houses! I'm sure counting on it.

Hey, just an update...the lady with the truck is still under the weather from going to the dentist.Hoping to get pics on Saturday so I can get some feedback from everybody.Oh well,I picked up a pair of old Homelite wiz chainsaws from the late '50's to make me feel better... Jeff

Hey all,Just an update...
We haven't been able to come to an agreement on the terms for the truck.She wants more money and work trade than I believe the truck is worth.I think she paid too much for it and believes it's value is higher than is practical for the truck and it's overall condition.
Oh well,Just got to keep looking or take a road trip to the mainland and bring one back.there will be a Stovebolt in my future.
I'll keep you posted on what I find...Jeff

Let it cool and maybe she'll change her mind. Did you make her and offer of what you thought it was worth??
Now, if you can trade off something like your labor then you may be able to streeeetch just a little bit. I've traded $50 worth of labor many times for a $25 item. No money exchanged hands and I got what I wanted.....just a thought....but I'm sure you have alread thought this thing through....I"m just trying to talk you into a Stovebolt

Definitely let it cool. When she sees she has no other offers she should warm up to a decent deal as soon as she comes to her senses... Maybe it was all that Novocain

Yup, it was the headache and medications. It may well be in your garage yet.

Thanks for the good thoughts!I got the "sickness" real bad and I know the only cure is an old stovebolt sitting in my shop calling out to me...or 2 or 3 or maybe 12!!LOL
(I could just see it on Oprah:Up next,The men and women who are crazy about stovebolts and the spouses who love them!!)

Aloha,hope all is well with everyone...
I'm going to look at another truck today.Not as old but still a good year.A 1967 c-10 step side three on the tree with a six banger.Hope it's a keeper!
My youngest son beat me to buy his old truck yesterday.(1993 chevy 4x4 extended cab)Hey, to him that's old!!LOL
I'll keep you posted.Wish me luck...Jeff

Good luck with the '67 & don't forget about the '51... The more the merrier... It is impossible to have too many 'bolts

Sorry to be joining this so late, but many alohas, Hawai'ian steel! Glad to have some Aloha back on the site -- been awhile since we've heard from HulaDave...

But you might be interested to know that this site was born in Hawai'i -- we went online on aloha.net in November of '95 when I was stationed at Kane'ohe Bay.

Man, we've come a long way since then ...

Mahalo,
Waimanalo Johnnie

Thanks all for the support.Heading out now to look at it.
aloha John,neat story about starting it all here...I love it here but the available old trucks that haven't completely rusted away make for pretty slim pickin's! Who knows...May have to come visit and drive one back.Well, at least as far as Long Beach...Long swim from the LEFT Coast to Big Island!!(Maybe need to find an old Stove Boat!!LOL)

Actually, there are Stovebolts that would work for you

They can be a little pricey when you find one, though


John

Hey John,I got chickens running around here,maybe I could convince the wife we need a"duck" to keep the chickens company...
BTW,I was in San Francisco in Oct.They have a tour where you can ride one of those in the bay.Wish I had made time to go on it.
I got to see the 67(?) c-10 today.A little rough around the windshield but not too bad for over here.The wife's owner said he was working late so didn't get to talk about the truck.Maybe on Saturday.just got to be patient...this ain't the mainland!

Aloha Hawaiiansteel ! When my orders for Nam were cancelled they shipped me to the "Tourist" island .Stationed at Schofield but worked at Wheeler AFB . Never got used to being able to drive around ones whole world in a couple of hours. Had hoped to visit the big island but never could get there . If you get the '51 I may have a dash for you . It's a wonder that there is just a "little " rust on the '51 with all the salt air around you . Keep us posted and as one who is rarely a patient person when it comes to old trucks - Patients does work . It took over 25 years to get my "TOTO" a '52 GMC 1 1/2 ton from it's owner. Good Luck ! ED H

Hey Ed,Toto is a great truck!Glad to see the "old girl" is back at work.BTW,if I can change her mind I will talk to you about the dash.(the truck has been here only a few years,shipped over from Ca.)Take care.keep you all posted... Jeff

Aloha, Hawaiiansteel !!!!!!

SlickT

Aloha, Hawaiiansteel, Welcome aboard....I have a very good Friend that lives on Maui, Gary Ganeko...Bill B.

Aloha ,Hope all is well with everyone...
had my hopes up Today about a call I got.This very nice lady called me to say she had what she thought was an old chevy truck from the thirties or forties.When I got there it turned out to be an old "DODGE"!!It is a cool old truck.Wish i hadn't left my camera in my s-10 blazer.I want to go back and get some pictures...Help me!! I'm going crazy!!Sound off!! Should I go for it while I'm looking for an old Chevy or come to my senses and run from it?I'm going to look at an old military truck (they are not sure what make it is.Maybe a Chevy from the forties?) on Wed.It's supposed to be bigger than a pickup but smaller than deuce and a half according to owner.LOL
I haven't had this much fun in quite a while.I think my youngest is starting to think I've lost my mind though...

No Jeff, you have not lossed your mind and hopefully your youngest will catch the Stovebolt bug and join us and have some fun. I think he needs his own Bolt,Then maybe he will feel he fits in. I don't know how old he is but we're waiting for him. He is our Stovebolt future. Aloha!

Don't worry Jeff things will come around . If it's old military it's a good chance it will be a GMC truck . Sorry to say this but I just bought a '48 Chevy 1 1/2 ton w/dump . It was hiding out 4 blocks from my shop and I didn't know it was there. Hope to get it with "TOTO" this weekend cause it needs a fuel pump and coil . If I do I'll post pictures for you to drool over in the Big Bolt forum . Good Luck in the search . ED H

Gee Ed, thanks for rubbing salt in my open wound!(news like that could warp my fragile little mind... Jeff)

Hey Jeff,

I think that they are all cool, so go ahead, and take some pics of that Dodge. But, I vote that you hold out for a GM.

IMHO, I believe that you will discover, GM truck parts are more plentiful, and the trucks are easier to work on because a lot of the parts are more interchangeable over a wider variety of years than the other makes.

But most important of all, there is no better source for information on old trucks than the Stovebolt Page.

Hang in there, I believe that the right GM truck will come your way.

Be patient

John

PS: If you get any pics of that Dodge, I would appreciate if you would send me a couple so I can ad them to my collection.

Yeah Jeff, I think John said it all right there. I'm not very familiar with that wonderful island state you call home, but there's got to be some old stovebolts hiding out someplace. It's hard to be patient but... I feel for ya. Hang in there.