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| | | | Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 169 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 169 | hi everyone im new to here but not new to stovebolting i own several old chevys including 3 65 chevy pickups and a 65 chevy bus! 60 to 66 is my facorite i have owned my 65 shortbox for over 20 years,an island origional truck thought id jump on board to this great site have lurked before but am becoming more comp savy!thanks for having me timbuk
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| | | | | Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 4,217 Moderator | | Moderator Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 4,217 | Welcome, timbuk. There's lots of you from BC. Join the crowd. | | | | | Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 12,029 Cruising in the Passing Lane | | Cruising in the Passing Lane Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 12,029 | welcome aboard tim, there's definitely a crowd of us on the Island ..... and we all like pictures  so make sure you get some to the editor with your story for the gallery Bill | | | | | 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 | timbuk: Welcome and your just in time as there is a new forum no for the "sixties". Enjoy your stay. See ya around the garage. | | | | | Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 169 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 169 | red 58 are you the guy with the flxable from denman island? red 58 you bought your flxible off my brother,you have some neet stuff and a great website! i posted a link to your website to skoolie.net,thats where you will see my bus also keep up the good work on that bus im 1/2 hour south of you and sometimes work close to you ill stop by for a cider one day timbuk! small world!
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| | | | | Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 688 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 688 | Welcome to the Bolt!!  Cliff59 | | | | | Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 169 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 169 | thanks for the great welcome guys you all dont mess around i like it here already! | | | | | Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 12,029 Cruising in the Passing Lane | | Cruising in the Passing Lane Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 12,029 | ha! Daves bro? really small world .... you must be the smart one in the family - he was goofy as me, draggin the thing home, you had the sense to pass it up not sorry I found it, just sorry the previous owner [b4 Dave] abused it so - it's slowly comin back to life tho, and unlikely anyone else will get it as long as I can still climb in it do stop in, I may be buried in the mill, but I'm around most of the time and once things dry out a bit more I'll be under or in daBus Bill | | | | | Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 339 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 339 | timbuk, A hearty welcome to the Stovebolt...Bill B. | | | | | Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 3,750 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 3,750 | Wow! Another B.C. 'bolter.....You guys are takin' over!  Just kiddin' timbuk, Welcome to the 'bolt. The more the merrier. Jock 
1950 Chevy Advance Design 3100 in ScotlandIn the Stovebolt GalleryMore pix on Flickr. I've definately got this truck thing in my blood ... my DNA sequence has torque settings"Of all the small nations of this earth,perhaps only the ancient Greeks surpass the Scots in their contribution to mankind" Winston Churchill.
| | | | | Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 863 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 863 | We are insidious...... Slowly and Surely we will have you passing up American beer.... And Drinking good Canadian Brew..... Jock....You can keep your Guiness to yerself! | | | | | Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 169 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 169 | jock ill pound a few guiness with ya i once looked at scotland from northern ireland-Port Stewart had a few there...Bill yep Daves my bro that old bus is an amazing thing and it ALMOST came here but when i look at your website im happy it didnt cause id do everything that you are doing to it,and my yard is FULL of things to do! love that it went to a great home though.Had no idea this was so big in bc awsome! how to post pics is next on the list .my 65 chevy bus has a page on skoolie.net in the conversion project section under"new member 65 chevy" do not know how to link that KOKANEE ROCKS! timbuk | | | | | Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 3,750 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 3,750 | Jock....You can keep your Guiness to yerself! Ahem.....Guinness is Oirish!! Here's my favourite! It's aged in whisky barrels.
1950 Chevy Advance Design 3100 in ScotlandIn the Stovebolt GalleryMore pix on Flickr. I've definately got this truck thing in my blood ... my DNA sequence has torque settings"Of all the small nations of this earth,perhaps only the ancient Greeks surpass the Scots in their contribution to mankind" Winston Churchill.
| | | | | Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 12,029 Cruising in the Passing Lane | | Cruising in the Passing Lane Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 12,029 | tim - yer too short to be drivin that's how to post pics - have them hosted someplace and just make a link to'em - do the same for pages or forum threads - check the glovebox manualBill | | | | | Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 169 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 169 | thats my computer tutor-thanks bill! | | | | | Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 863 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 863 | Jock....You can keep your Guiness to yerself! Ahem.....Guinness is Oirish!! Here's my favourite! It's aged in whisky barrels. WHOOPS! ME BAD! | | | | | Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 843 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 843 | | | | | | Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 169 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 169 | jockbolter thats way to cool that you have that truck in scotland im gonna go and get some of that beer and give it a trythanks bc52! BC stands for boltin chevys! | | | | | Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 460 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 460 | Hey timbuk... welcome to the site... Hope to see you at one of our upcoming BC Bolter meets sometime... we get together lots in the summer so don't be shy... come out and join us! ~Trev | | | | | Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 169 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 169 | thanks trev ive got lots of buddys on the mainland we like to come over for the nolstalgic drags at mission lots of nova buddies you like those oldys eh? my buddy right down the road has a 37 lots of stuff seems to be lots of BC people here! timbuk | | | | | Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 3,750 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 3,750 | jockbolter thats way to cool that you have that truck in scotland im gonna go and get some of that beer and give it a trythanks bc52! BC stands for boltin chevys! You've got more chance of seeing Nessie! than seeing another Chevy truck over here!
1950 Chevy Advance Design 3100 in ScotlandIn the Stovebolt GalleryMore pix on Flickr. I've definately got this truck thing in my blood ... my DNA sequence has torque settings"Of all the small nations of this earth,perhaps only the ancient Greeks surpass the Scots in their contribution to mankind" Winston Churchill.
| | | | | Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 169 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 169 | when i was in ireland there was only 2 american gms there a mid 90s suburban and a cadillac i have no idea how one could afford to put gas in those things at those prices,omg but i have a english gm.....a 66 viva! and man it is hard to get parts for it but its a gm! its easier to get parts for my 57 tr3 than that viva! tomorrow night is beer night ill be on the hunt.....timbuk | | | | | Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 3,750 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 3,750 | timbuk...My old man had 3 Viva HBs My last project was one of these I lowered it and had Jensen Interceptor alloy wheels on it. It's just as hard to get parts here,they were made of 'unobtanium!' That's when I sold it and bought a proper G.M! 
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1950 Chevy Advance Design 3100 in ScotlandIn the Stovebolt GalleryMore pix on Flickr. I've definately got this truck thing in my blood ... my DNA sequence has torque settings"Of all the small nations of this earth,perhaps only the ancient Greeks surpass the Scots in their contribution to mankind" Winston Churchill.
| | | | | Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 169 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 169 | wow jock we did not see to many of those over here! i sure like the 70 viva gt there are virtually none around anymore my dad was an english car guy growing up in ireland and owned 2 land crabs all my friends had nice big cars and we grew up in land crabs go figure....ive been looking for a fuel pump for the viva for 6 months! | | | | | Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 169 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 169 | | | | | | Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 3,750 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 3,750 | timbuk....The link worked fine! My dad had a green HA Viva for a few weeks,we used to call it the puddle jumper! Talking of 'Land crabs' he also had an Allegro!of the same era (The shame of it!)  It was a truly awful POS! If you want I can try and source you a fuel pump here. I'll send you a PM if I find out anything.
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1950 Chevy Advance Design 3100 in ScotlandIn the Stovebolt GalleryMore pix on Flickr. I've definately got this truck thing in my blood ... my DNA sequence has torque settings"Of all the small nations of this earth,perhaps only the ancient Greeks surpass the Scots in their contribution to mankind" Winston Churchill.
| | | | | Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 169 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 169 | thank you truly a gas yakin the old english with ya see me in the sixtys thanks again timbuk
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