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Apr 26th, 2026 | | AD Chevy Trucks  Over 6,000 pictures Brad Allen has an awesome collection of Chevrolet factory pictures that he has set up from film strips. Check them out!
Lots of work on Brad's part ... pure enjoyment (and references) for you!
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| | | | Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 23 Apprentice | | Apprentice Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 23 |  Well, up and down the driveway, at least! And moving under her own power! It's been 17 months since I brought the bucket of bolts home that I lovingly named Pauline (after a favorite aunt), and work on her has been steadily sporadic  , mainly due to my budget. I did do all the work myself, including a frame and cab restoration, replacing the bad inline-6 with a 6.2 liter diesel, complete plumbing and rewiring, and paintwork. I thought I would have it on the road a couple of months ago, but I had a bad injector pump and fuel shutoff solenoid on the diesel, then it blew a couple of freeze plugs. I decided to replace them all, along with the questionable water pump. Today my son and I got the new water pump in, filled her with fluids, he manually put the transmission in drive, and we took her for her 800' maiden voyage. Now we have new issues to work on: the power steering pump is bad, I have a crack in the water crossover, and I still need a shifter. Still, at least the list is a lot shorter! Now I can work on INDIVIDUAL things, and not have to worry whether the WHOLE is going to work or not. It's a big relief! [IMG] http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i8/nova1964/1951%20COE%20project/Pauline.jpg[/IMG] | | | | | Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 2,549 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 2,549 | Congratulations. Looks good ! | | | | | Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 23 Apprentice | | Apprentice Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 23 | Spanky, thanks for your initial help. That one phone call I placed to you saved me a lot of searching online, I'm sure! | | | | | Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 86 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 86 | that is very very impressive
at the risk of sounding like a giddy school boy
WOW MAN THATS NEAT COOL LOOKEN TRUCK | | | | | Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 54 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 54 | congratulations, very impressive. and it does look nice too.
I am just here to learn, and to meet like minded people.
| | | | | Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 54 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 54 | | | | | | Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 1,997 Big Bolt Forum Co-moderator | | Big Bolt Forum Co-moderator Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 1,997 | Looks great, those colors look so Florida!
A day without laughter is a day wasted- Charlie Chaplin
When wrestling a grizzly bear, you have to keep at it until the bear gets tired, not when you get tired. 1948 Chevy 2-Ton | | | | | Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 684 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 684 | Very nicely done. Great pictures | | | | | Joined: May 2005 Posts: 4 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: May 2005 Posts: 4 | Nice truck . What chassis did you use for the 6.2 transplant? | | | | | Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 106 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 106 | Your truck looks great. I do not know much about the COE trucks. Was this truck used as a fifth wheel truck? The frame looks short. Thanks and keep having fun.
Stovebolts are good for the heart
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Red meat is not bad for you.........Fuzzy green meat is bad for you!
"What happens in the garage stays in the garage!"
1958 Chevy Spartan 100 firetruck in the Gallery
| | | | | Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 1,997 Big Bolt Forum Co-moderator | | Big Bolt Forum Co-moderator Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 1,997 | Watching that slide show makes it look soooooo easy. You do great work!
A day without laughter is a day wasted- Charlie Chaplin
When wrestling a grizzly bear, you have to keep at it until the bear gets tired, not when you get tired. 1948 Chevy 2-Ton | | | | | Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 2,733 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 2,733 | What a great truck and what a great presentation of Pauline's resurection withyour picture story. Very Nice work oc51. Very nice indeed. | | | | | Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 829 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 829 | Pauline is one happy girl; and a lucky girl, too.(to have you restore her) Great to see the pics. | | |
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