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I have a 1951 half ton Chevy and thought I would join here to learn more about it. I am the third owner and have the original window sticker. As it sits today, it has less than 25,000 original miles on it. It was restored by the second owner, a very good friend of mine, as it spent most of its life sitting in a barn.

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Sounds very nice!


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Hey, welcome Russ, with only 25,000 miles, it may be under warranty still?

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Let's hope I don't have to worry about the warranty. LOL

My brother has a 1950 GMC that is in progress. I suspect the rear bumper brackets on my truck are not correct because the bumper appears too far from the truck to me but as I brouse around and see some pictures I will find out.


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Welcome. Now the fun begins!

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Welcome to the Stovebolt, Russ. wave


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Welcome to the Bolt. Come on in and "set" a spell.

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Good to have you here, Russ! Welcome! wave


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Welcome to the bolt Russ, lots of good people here to help you out with your ride.

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Welcome- now lets see some pictures!

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I uploaded some pictures to photobucket but haven't got the rest figured out yet.


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Holy toledo! Nice truck....and the bumper looks fine!


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Thanks for the compliment. I was concerned about the rear bumper brackets. I am new to these trucks and the bumper seemed to set back a little far.

http://i578.photobucket.com/albums/ss226/rafbody/1951Interior.jpg

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Great truck! If the space between the bed and the bumper bothers you too much, there is some sort of splash apron available from many of the venders-- LMC, Classic parts of America, etc. I dont know if it came on the trucks originally, though.

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It does look like your rear bumper brackets are tweaked to the passenger side, however it does look like a great truck.


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Russ.....WOW! She's a beauty!

You're a lucky guy,some of us would kill for a truck like that! (Well not literally!) wink

Re; The bumper,I agree with Scott,something does look a little 'tweaked'.

It also looks a little low as well as to the right a bit.

Certainly nothing to get too upset about,should be a relatively easy fix.

Good luck
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I really like the picture in the back corner.


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