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| | | | Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 1,132 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 1,132 | | | | | | Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 3,887 Cruising in the Passing Lane | | Cruising in the Passing Lane Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 3,887 | lookin good!! really like those colors!
Bill | | | | | Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 3,750 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 3,750 | Looks real nice Weeds, you've got a really good gloss straight from the gun. They don't look like they need any finishing, just bolt them up! 
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: 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 | Weeds, what can I say that the others haven't said. Hmmm, how about darn good job!! You give us all hope and inspiration. | | | | | Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 Bubba - Curmudgeon | | Bubba - Curmudgeon Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 |
Very nice, Weeds
I look forward to seeing a photo of your grinning face behind the wheel of a running truck.
Keep at it.
| | | | | Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 1,132 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 1,132 | Thanks for the compliments guys. Yesterday (and most of today) I tried installing the running boards. No Go. On the drivers side the mounts are so skewed that only the center bolt holes line up. This truck in its former life I think ran over a big boulder and screwed up the mounts. The original board had a big hump in it when I took it off. Its too late at this point to grind off the rivets that hold the mounts on and reposition them. I guess I could wiz wheel the mounts in half, bolt the half with the holes in it to the board and weld that half back onto the bracket wherever it falls. It might be easier to grind off the brackets on the underside of the boards and reweld them in position so the bolt holes line up but that would mean repainting the boards. Any ideas out there?
Weeds | | | | | 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 | I'm not "looking" at your vehicle but since the boards are off can't you drill out the rivets and replace them with bolts?? I think I'd leave the brackets on the running boards alone.....just my idea. | | | | | Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 1,132 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 1,132 | Alvin, I considered grinding off the rivets that hold the brackets to the frame but at this point there is too much other stuff in the way to reach all the rivets with the grinder or the drill. I ended up moving the running board bolt brackets to match the location of the frame brackets. It worked out OK and all is well. This afternoon both front fenders and the grille will be on the truck. There is a big end of season car show in Beloit on Sunday and I am trying to make it. The interior is unfinished but it is drivable. The show is about 40 miles away and this would be a good shakedown cruise. We will see what happens.
Weeds | | | | | Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 1,132 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 1,132 | | | | | | Joined: Jun 2009 Posts: 118 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Jun 2009 Posts: 118 | Well done! I like the colors, they look like what my '48 was at one time. Keep us updated on the interior shots when you get it done please. | | | | | Joined: May 2001 Posts: 7,438 Extreme Gabster | | Extreme Gabster Joined: May 2001 Posts: 7,438 | | | | | | Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 231 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 231 | A work of art, you sir should be proud of yourself. I love the Gangsta's I run em on my Chief's.
1963 Chevy C-10 Fleetside 1970 C-30 Dump Truck 2025 Silverado High Country 2500 Diesel 2012 Indian Chief Vintage serial #002 motorcycle 1946 Indian Chief, 1947 Indian Chief w/sidecar,2014 Indian Chieftain, 2015 Indian Scout | | | | | Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 231 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 231 | PS That Orange shop handcleaner keeps em white better than Westley's Bleachwhite.
1963 Chevy C-10 Fleetside 1970 C-30 Dump Truck 2025 Silverado High Country 2500 Diesel 2012 Indian Chief Vintage serial #002 motorcycle 1946 Indian Chief, 1947 Indian Chief w/sidecar,2014 Indian Chieftain, 2015 Indian Scout | | | | | Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 2,557 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 2,557 |
1951 3100 Chevrolet1951 Chevrolet Suburban CarryallImage"A house is built with boards and beams. A home is built with love and dreams." "Look deep before you leap !!!" / "Everything is Everything" "If I say a mouse can pull a house, hitch him up"
| | | | | Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 1,132 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 1,132 | Took the sub to the Autorama today in Beloit. 52 mile round trip. Rained off and on all day, still they had 931 cars. The sub ran and handled well. Even though the interior is unfinished I had a lot of good comments. At 55 the tach is saying 3000 RPM. I would like to see a lower RPM reading at that speed. I will fill it up again tomorrow and check the MPG. I hope it is at least 2 digits. Thanks to all for the compliments and encouragement. http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/iI_Lm-w_ZvVHT_SJwkkHmA?feat=directlink52 degrees and me drinking a beer in the rain. Weeds | | | | | Joined: May 2001 Posts: 7,438 Extreme Gabster | | Extreme Gabster Joined: May 2001 Posts: 7,438 | All right. Don't let a little rain stop you. That was a heck of a turn out for a rainy day. I'd like to see a picture of the grin on your face while driving it in. | | | | | Joined: May 2010 Posts: 17 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: May 2010 Posts: 17 | Very Nice. I prefer Wide Whitewalls as well. | | | | | Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 1,644 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 1,644 | Hey Weeds........that's one great looking 'Burb!! Love the two-tone color. Makes me want to find one to restore myself. You're an inspiration.
Thanks for sharing the pics.
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1950 Chevy 1/2 ton (all original)
1951 Chevy 1/2 ton (future streetrod)
1941 Chevy coupe
1938 Chevy coupe streetrod
| | | | | Joined: Nov 2009 Posts: 65 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Nov 2009 Posts: 65 | good job it came out very nice
New but in an Old Way !!!
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