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Okay.
Here is my truck.

I bought it last July. Here is the exciting and dramatic story.

I was in the market for a new truck, and had actually put a deposit on a brand new truck. I just couldn't get excited about it though. That, and the thought of the payments was making me loose sleep. So, I started looking for a used truck. Of course, this was right around the time when the bottom started to fall out of used cars and trucks up here in Canada. That's what had led me to a new truck, as ones a few years old were nearly the same price. Trouble is though, a newish truck has to look pretty good, I'm self employed you see.

And then I saw "Rochester."

It hardly ran, but I got it home. Of course, it would never have been possible to get it to run as well as it does without Stovebolt.

Boy have I asked allot of questions here. Good Grief.

I have done so many things to that truck, and have enjoyed every minute of it. There were of course a number of surprises, like the engine mounts being made out of hockey pucks.

So far I have put 6500 miles on the truck.

Thanks to Trucknix's help, I have restored a radio for my truck as well.

I love it! It looks so solid and rust free. The chrome grille looks brand new. Is that a Franz (sp?) T.P. by-pass oil filter on the firewall? Great looking wooden bed. Love the tire chains. Ya' done good!
I know I will never get my 50 3/4-ton looking that nice.

Thanks for the kind words Frank. The "solidness" and completeness were what drew me to the truck. That, and it was $4000, and registered and insured already. That is a Frantz bypass filter. I found a NOS one, still in the box. It works really well, though my truck puts so much soot in the oil that I change the TP element nearly every month. A few more months and I'll break even on it. That was what prompted it. The Wix elements for the stock filter were just too expensive for me. It amuses me to no end how clear it keeps the oil. Plus, its shiny.

Is that a 216?

That is a great looking truck for sure and Christopher has done a lot of neat things to it. My truck will never look that pristine, even more so under the hood.

Fred

simply put..... very nice job and great looking. You did VERY good.

Ahh, thanks for more kind words.
Here is the latest from the engine compartment.

Well, actually, since this was taken last week, I wrapped the headers and exhaust with fibreglass lagging. Really helped with the underhood temperature. After a run on the highway, it now looks like a civil war bandage.

It really does look better in pictures than in real life.

The mighty 216.

It looks great in pictures... love the 216.

Nice truck. I'm an old farm kid and we had a '39 flatbed for hauling anything from bales to lumber. That old thing ran forever. Later my dad put an 8 volt battery in it to give more suds to the starter. Then I got the bright idea to pull the starter and go through it with some later parts. Once I replaced all the bushings and bearings and got it rewound the issue went away. Thanks for sharing.
Normbc9

As a "neighbour" I have frequently seen this truck and it looks as good in real life as in the photos. I saw it for sale recently and the only reason I did not buy it was storage space.

Thanks for more kind words Bill. (I haven't seen you in so long, I'm not quite sure you are Bill, but I've seen your truck!)

The 1-Ton now lives in Naniamo, and this week I'll start driving the panel truck, after all, who needs a new car?

I was a bit surprised, while it was for sale for a month and a half, only 3 people came and looked at it.