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#77543 05/13/2007 2:30 PM | Joined: May 2007 Posts: 37 Apprentice | | Apprentice Joined: May 2007 Posts: 37 | Hi again, was just wondering where and when and why the term stovebolt?
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#77544 05/13/2007 2:58 PM | Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 1,756 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 1,756 | U will get at least 20 answers on that one.
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#77545 05/13/2007 3:16 PM | Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 8,597 Riding in the Passing Lane | | Riding in the Passing Lane Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 8,597 | It,s been asked many times. Somewhere in the websight explains it but I,ll give a quick def.
The old Chevy 6,s used slotted screws on their oil pans & valve covers. Slotted screws in the hardware business are commonly called stovebolts. The farmers called the old Chevys "Stovebolt 6,s." Through the years it has been used to describe any old chevy. The early V-8,s did use "sovebolts" on there valve covers.
They say money can't buy happiness. It can buy old Chevy trucks though. Same thing. 1972 Chevy c10 Cheyenne SuperIn the Gallery Forum | | |
#77546 05/13/2007 4:47 PM | Joined: Nov 1995 Posts: 5,714 Bond Villain | | Bond Villain Joined: Nov 1995 Posts: 5,714 | Stovebolt. One of these days, we'll expand on that description and get it in the FAQ page. One of these dazzzzzzzzz
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#77547 05/13/2007 11:10 PM | Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 4,983 Master Gabster | | Master Gabster Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 4,983 | DUMB QUESTION???
No such animal ,unless it would be the question never asked!!!
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#77548 05/14/2007 12:55 AM | Joined: May 2007 Posts: 37 Apprentice | | Apprentice Joined: May 2007 Posts: 37 | Originally posted by gazim:
U will get at least 20 answers on that one.
Welcome to the bolt cheford. ford? gazim, you have guessed right,"ford" I'm building a 56 f100 panel. A guy I work with gave me a 72 c10 that was pretty much scrap but had a good motor that I could use to power the old Ford, not having a power plant and since I am basicly a GM guy any ways I said why not. After stripping the old chevy down and checking out the frame I decided that I could make it work, at first I thought that it would be cheaper than going the mustang2 in the original but now figure that it would probably be about the same but the c10 started out as a truck and not a truck with a economy car suspension.So that is why I registered here as cheford. Now back on track, thanks all for your explanation for the origin of the stovebolt. John  | | |
#77549 05/14/2007 12:32 PM | Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 1,756 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 1,756 | Boy The Ford guys will hate you and the Chev.folk will point to it and say, see. even the ford people know we are better. | | |
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