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| | | | Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 7 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 7 | Hi Folks My name is Emmanuel Vardos from Canberra Australia: [email protected]I have a 1938 Chevy pickup that I am about to hotrod. It currently has VS Commodore rear suspension, Mitsubishi, L100 front end. I need to box the shassis as I have come to the conclusion it is not strong enought to endure the rigours of a small block 5 lt motor. It has no pan and no rear guards which I will have to purchase and the front guards ar in a terrible state but hte bonnet is good. I don't have any history or images at present but will post as sonn as I have some.
Chevy Chase
The chase is over, the work begins, the dream is alive.
| | | | | Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 3,750 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 3,750 | Hi Emmanuel, welcome from Scotland.
I see guys in Oz can have similar problems sourcing parts as we do here in Blighty!
Are you sticking with the Mitsubishi front end?
In saying that the Stovebolt Forum is a great place to find some obscure and rare parts,should you need them.
Plus they're really a good bunch of guys(and gals!)
I look forward to the pics.
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: Mar 2011 Posts: 7 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 7 | Hahahah, g'day Jock and thanks for your welcome...I think I have caught the same disease!
Yes I am going to keep the Commodore back end and Mitsubishi front end as they have already been engineered onto the pickup and will provide modern comforts and most of all modern breaking and suspension safety.
I have now gone through 3 (supposed) hot rod builds. The first was a 1953 Peugeot and when I received it, it was rusted out despite the guarantee there was no rust… live and learn.
I then bought a 1950 Morris Minor table top to discover I was too tall to fit in one so I bought a two door Morri which is 4” bigger in the doors so I was going to cut the two cars up and join to make a king cab. Well that took for ever and after some discussion with my wife Dana it was decided I should sell the Morri project and get something already hotrodded so that our yard would look somewhat respectable.
Next thing you know I found this awesome 1938 Chevy and it’s on all over again. HAHAHA This time it is only one vehicle and I set aside two nights and one day every second weekend to progress it and doing it in such a way that our place looks tidy and not a junk yard. Game on!!!
Anyhow, thank you for you post and info on the forum. I will put up pics and history of the car soon as I find out how and time avails.
Cheers, Emm
Chevy Chase
The chase is over, the work begins, the dream is alive.
| | | | | Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 320 Cruising in the Passing Lane | | Cruising in the Passing Lane Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 320 | Welcome to the madness.. look forward to pictures too. | | | | | Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 188 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 188 | We canucks welcome you too!! Beautiful city of Canberra eh!!
We were there for only 2 days in '99 but wish we had more days there.
Post up some pics. | | | | | 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 | hey, Emm, welcome to the Bolt. This is THE place to be. The 38 is a good model to work with. Keep us posted.
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