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| | | | Joined: Jul 2011 Posts: 7 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Jul 2011 Posts: 7 |  Great site! Contemplating dragging my step-dads '54 dually stake bed off the family farm and get it driving. Been looking around the site and the links to get an idea of how difficult and expensive a job that might be. Been sitting a few decades now so it might get interesting but it was a driver at the time. Wouldn't do any paint or body work as I like the patina it has but will surely need brake, fuel, drive train, suspension, etc. gone through. Will need tires first just so I can move it around to work on it and it appears that tires might be the most expensive part of my project if I decide to tackle it! 
Michael
Cambridge, MN
| | | | | Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 104 Jack of all trades and a Master of None! | | Jack of all trades and a Master of None! Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 104 | | | | | | Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 4,215 Moderator | | Moderator Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 4,215 | Welcome Michael, it may well have some good years left in the old girl. Don't expect it to go very fast, good luck with it.
Leo | | | | | Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 2,987 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 2,987 | Welcome to the Bolt!
When you get a chance, we'd love to see some pictures of your truck.
Whereabouts in East central Minnesota? | | | | | Joined: Jul 2011 Posts: 7 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Jul 2011 Posts: 7 | Welcome to the Bolt!
When you get a chance, we'd love to see some pictures of your truck.
Whereabouts in East central Minnesota? I'm in Cambridge. I'd add some pics to the thread if I could figure out how? Appears that I might only be able to add pics in the gallery section?
Michael
Cambridge, MN
| | | | | Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 321 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 321 | Welcome aboard! Concerning pics, there are a couple threads in the IT Short Bus section that go over picture posting. Get yourself a free account at PhotoBucket.com (that's what I use) then you can upload pictures there and put the links to the pictures in your posts here.
1963 Chevy C20 Longbed Stepside
1978 Chevy K30 Custom Deluxe
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Michael
Cambridge, MN
| | | | | Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 3,750 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 3,750 | Hi Michael, firstly welcome. Your pictures work fine for me. Great looking truck. It's obviously in need of some TLC,(aren't they all?)but you've come to the right place for help and advice. You do know you need to keep that door art as well! It's part of the trucks life story.....JMO 
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 | Welcome to the Stovebolt. That chevy will make you one proud owner. I like it myself. Let us know how we can help.
Door Art, a fellow Bolter Woody "czechman" has a web page or door art. If he see's it I know he'll want it. Be sure to save a pic you can send him. He has a very interesting page!
Good luck. | | | | | Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 457 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 457 | Yeah, saw that door lettering, and said, Woody will like that! Great truck, and, yes tire prices today will scare you to death! But, hey, if it's a 'Bolt it's worth it. Welcome and good luck!
1940 Chevy 1/2 ton pickup "KC"
A day without sunshine is like, well, ..... dark!
| | | | | Joined: Jul 2011 Posts: 7 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Jul 2011 Posts: 7 | I definitely don't plan on changing the paint or body work if I take on the project. The door art will remain as is!
Michael
Cambridge, MN
| | | | | Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 2,839 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 2,839 | Michael,
Be sure to take pics the day you pull that rig out of where it resides. Hopefully the tires will hold enough air to help you on that day.
Nice beast.
Craig My '50 Chevy 3100 5 window, '62-235cu, 3:55 rear My truck ....... Respect The Rust If I'm not working on my truck, '65 m00stang or VW camper, I'm fishing with the wife or smoking Salmon.
| | | | | Joined: Jul 2011 Posts: 7 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Jul 2011 Posts: 7 | I checked out Woody's Door Art gallery. It's very cool..thanks for the heads up!
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Michael
Cambridge, MN
| | | | | Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 104 Jack of all trades and a Master of None! | | Jack of all trades and a Master of None! Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 104 | I love those doors!!! Wish I could find some 55.2-59 doors with State of MN stuff on them! Jealous I am!!! | | | | | Joined: Jul 2011 Posts: 7 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Jul 2011 Posts: 7 | 57Sub3100 - I saw a really nice '57 burb at a car show my Chevelle club co-hosted yesterday in Fridley, MN. It was cream and aqua with airbrushed trim on the side. Are you familiar with that particular vehicle?
Michael
Cambridge, MN
| | | | | Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 104 Jack of all trades and a Master of None! | | Jack of all trades and a Master of None! Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 104 | I am! I have the guys name and number written down somewhere. Very nice truck! I have pictures of it too, from the Back to the Fifties last year! Took him 10 years from start to finish, had it running the Thursday before last year BT50's. [IMG]http://inlinethumb32.webshots.com/48543/2423087780054354058S600x600Q85.jpg[/IMG]
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| | | | | Joined: Jul 2011 Posts: 7 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Jul 2011 Posts: 7 | My Step-Dad was at the farm where the truck is two weekends ago and said it's too wet to get the truck out of there with all the rain we've had this year. I guess one more season behind the barn won't make much difference. I wouldn't have had much time to devote to it before winter anyway. I will just focus on my 71 Chevelle project and the honey-do list! 
Michael
Cambridge, MN
| | | | | Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 164 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 164 | Welcome to the Bolt Oscar.
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