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| | | | Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 3 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 3 | Hello everyone I am new here and recently got a '53 3800 for a sweet deal. This is my first restoration and I am looking forward to the help and insight any of you can provide. | | | | | Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 154 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 154 | Welcome to the bolt. Plenty of help here. DON'T be afraid to ask for help. Eric | | | | | Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 33 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 33 | Hey Patrick, Good to hear about your sweet deal, I also am new to this site and about 3 months ago picked up a 1953 3600 Iowa farm truck which I also think is a sweet deal,this is a great site the best there is I've had a lot of great advice, Good Luck with your truck.
Cardo | | | | | Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 33 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 33 | Hey Patrick, Good to hear about your sweet deal, I also am new to this site and about 3 months ago picked up a 1953 3600 Iowa farm truck which I also think is a sweet deal,this is a great site the best there is I've had a lot of great advice, Good Luck with your truck.
Cardo | | | | | 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 | Patrick, you made a good decision to join up. Welcome to the Stovebolt. You will find help from guys that have been there and done it..... what ever you decide. Lots of information available. Learn how to do a search and you'll find hours of info to read....but you can ask ANY question you want. Guys here can answer it. TIP: for the best responses try to post in the correct forum....if you don't the moderators will move it for you  Edit: and we love pictures when you can and as you go along.
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| | | | | Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 3,750 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 3,750 | Hi Patrick,welcome to the 'bolt. Lets see some pics of your 'sweet deal'! 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: Jun 2009 Posts: 2,201 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jun 2009 Posts: 2,201 | Hey, that is a pretty solid looking truck. Your local radiator shop can boil and clean your gas tank and coat it inside if needed. Don't get it coated just because you can, only if it is necessary. | | | | | 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 | If it had gas in it maybe a good flushing out will do the trick. Not many radiator shops, at least in my area, will do a tank anymore. Just last Friday I stopped in at one local shop to ask about getting my SMALL 13 gal panel tank vatted and they do not even do it any more..... then I went to the shop I knew would charge me an arm and a leg, and sure enough, they wanted $75 just to vat it over night. I told "Wade" to kiss my butt and left. I'll buy a new one before I spend $75 to vat it and another $75 for the kit/stuff to clean and coat it!!
Seems some shops are trying to make it all off one customer these days. Heaven forbid but I'd just about rather give my money to China than to see my own country men rob me..... heii, Jessie James carried a gun when he robbed folks!!!
EDIT: I might add that my tanke has already been blasted clean on the outside and even cleaned somewhat inside. I just wanted to vat it to insure all the rust was out of the inside.
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| | | | | Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 3 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 3 | Thanks a lot fellas. I'll ask around here for one a radiator shop that will do it. | | | | | Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 339 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 339 | Welcome Patrick'53p/u...Lots of questions will get You
lots of answers here, at the Stovebolt...but first I have
a question...The doors and handles do not indicate a 53 on
Your truck...The 53 had push-button door handles and vent-
windows...I do like the doors better without the vent windows.
I removed the vent out of My doors, and installed the
stainless molding inside & out...Bill B. | | |
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