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| | | | Joined: Jun 2011 Posts: 117 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jun 2011 Posts: 117 | Hey everybody! I just stumbled into this place while researching some future projects for my 1950 1/2 ton. It's got all the problems, challenges, and charms of a pickup that old. I bought it in 1992 while in high school to be my daily driver and ran it for 8 years until the fiber cam gear on the 235 sheared some teeth while running down the interstate. What a racket that crankshaft made whacking away at at the cam shaft once it stopped turning! I'm just getting it running again and was amazed at how it just fired right up after a carb rebuild, new cam gear, and an oil change. They made them tough back then but you already knew that or you wouldn't be here. I hope to add to the conversation when possible and glean as much knowledge as I can. Thanks for having such a great place on the web. | | | | | Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 9,115 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 9,115 | Welcome onboard! It is amazing how tough these old trucks were made. We look forward to hearing more from you and maybe we will get to see some photos! | | | | | Joined: Jun 2000 Posts: 738 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jun 2000 Posts: 738 | Welcome Ringleader, It sounds like you have a lot of stories to tell already. I can see you will fit right in here. Glad to see you got your truck back on the road after major problems.  | | | | | 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 | Welcome to the shop Ringleader. Best site on the www. | | | | | Joined: Nov 2001 Posts: 1,519 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Nov 2001 Posts: 1,519 | Welcome Ringleader, I had that same problem happen on my way to Hot August Nights a while back. I-80 and Sunrise av.
Hope you replaced the fiber gear with an aluminum gear.
Marty | | | | | Joined: Jun 2011 Posts: 117 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jun 2011 Posts: 117 | I80 and Sunrise is my neck of the woods. The gear was replaced with an aluminum one, hope it goes another 50 years! | | | | | Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 3,750 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 3,750 | Welcome Ringleader from a fellow 'Left coast' '50 owner.
The left coast of the UK that is........
Like the guys say,it's the best Chevy site on the web.
Lots of great info and a good bunch of folks to hang out with.
What more could a truck nut wish for?
Good luck.
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: 164 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 164 | Welcome to the bolt ringleader.
You will find that there is a welth od=f info here on this site.
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