The Stovebolt Site Forums The Side Lot International Zone International check-in -- come on!

OK Folks, time to stand up and be counted.......
We, the "foreign" contingent of this wonderful forum have once again been given our very own ball pit to play in!
It's time to step to the edge and let yourself be known before diving in.
Come on in the water(balls)are fine!

As John Milliman states, if we get a good enough response this may become an integral part of the Stovebolt forum...

Don't be shy.......

hey John, I'm international to you so if you need someone to talk to I'm here for you

Hope all is well "over on your side". When you coming back stateside?

Thanks Alvin,It does get lonely 'over here' sometimes.....

Things are fine,we're just recovering from the family invasion.
Just me and the cats today,wifey's working.

Just about to have me another cup 'a' joe
and get out to the garage.(therapy)

Unfortunately I'm not sure when we'll be back,we're trying to channel funds towards the truck to get it finished.
Sadly we can't do both.......

hi jockbolter hows things in scotland and hows that truck coming?Got lots of stuff now for my viva have a great new year!

Hi Timbuk,thanks for checking in,things here are just fine and the truck is coming along(albeit slowly),hopefully sometime this year......
Now where have I heard that before?

As I've said previously,if you ever need help getting parts for that 'lil Viva,just give me a shout.

Have a great New Year too!

Glad to check in, covering the southern Swedish chapter of the Bolt. Really, one must admit that the international forum applies to a rather large part of the globe. I am looking forward to meeting a flesh-and-blood bolter sometime. Lidköping is smack dab in the middle of the major road between the North Pole and ??? So stop on by, I'll put on some coffee.

I've got an extra chrome sidemirror and an old regulator, if you need them maybe it and the coffee will make the drive worthwhile.

Karl

thank you jock and happy new year to you

Hi Karl,
Good to hear from you again.
It's such a shame we European 'bolters are so often separated by large bodies of water,it makes the travel side of things much more awkward.
Sweden wouldn't be such a bad drive from here if it wasn't for the North Sea.
Thanks for checking in.

Just checking in myself. I mostly just lurk in the background these days since my main project car is a '61 AH Sprite. The Maple Leaf sleeps under a tarp and a few inches of snow.
Bob

Hi and welcome Bob,
I just checked out your Maple Leaf,it looks pretty complete,which as i'm sure you already know is a bonus.
It's good to see something other than the usual Chevy AD and TF trucks,you know... the modern stuff!
I'd be interested in seeing your Sprite,got any pics?

Hey Jock...........Merry Xmas and Happy New Year to the family!
Been slack (too busy) getting on here lately, but still love to drop in from time to time. Hope all is well out there in the big land of Scots!

All the best...............Bob.

Hi Bob,a belated Merry Christmas and a guid New year to you too!
I was over at 'the Spoon' and saw you had surfaced again.....

There's certainly nothing wrong with being busy.

Been pretty busy here too,with all the storm damage.
Roof tiles, falling masonry,tree branches and car glass, bad combination!

Apart from the weather,everything's fine here.
Thanks for checking in,the southern hemisphere 'bolters have been a bit quiet of late,we all miss your Aussie wit and wisdom!

Regards.
Jock.

Sadly my sprite is a mark 2 but a very early one. (SN/HAN6L 1461) The sheet metal work is all done and now it waits for my budget to recover enough for paint and the re-assembly.
The Maple Leaf has big plans. I've been following Michael Corpolongo (CORPO) on his rat rod build of a '36 and am stealing a few good ideas on modernizing the drivetrain and brakes though I think that I'll stick with a more stock look.

Hi all.
The world is fairly top-heavy from all the 'bolts in the northern hemisphere so I'll fly the flag for the southern trucks.
I've got a '47 1.5 ton AD which is slowly getting rebuilt, two years gone now. It is now self-propelled and the cab is almost ready to go back on. I aim to prove that you can finish a truck in less than one lifetime.

I think I'll start a New Zealand- Aussie forum and see what happens, there's got to be more than one of me down here.

cheers

Rich P

Hi Rich, welcome on board.
There is a fair few 'bolters from both Australia and New Zealand.

I frequent Flickr and there's always loads of truck pics from OZ and NZ so they are out there!
It just a matter of reaching out to the masses,and preaching the way of the Stovebolt.
Here's a nice '49 from Queensland to get you started.

Mind you a 'Gabfest' in Australia might be a problem due to the sheer distances involved,plus you've also got the North and South islands to consider.
I wonder where kiwiwilly is these days,he's not been around here for a while.

BTW got any pics of your truck, 2 years is relatively quick,I'm into year 7 on mine.......
Jock.

Those storms look horrific Jock!
Hope you fared well, unlike some of those pics
We had one hit here in Waroona a few months ago,a mini tornado that cut a path of destruction through town and looked the same as your pictures......only, there are not many houses and buildings around here!

This was the worst one to hit the Central belt in 13 years Bob,we are more susceptible to gales rather than tornadoes.
We catch the heavy stuff coming in from the North Atlantic.

Mind you where I stay has the cover of the Mull of Kintyre and the Isle of Arran,the folks further north in for example Caithness,get the whole nine yards!
Winter storms up there move rocks the size of Stovebolts up the beaches!
Thats why the west coast look like it does.
I drove along a coastal road the other day and the coastline has actually changed......
The difference is the folks there have 'evolved' to live with it.
The townies haven't.

Although.... Britain statistically has more tornadoes than America relative to our land mass,the ones here are nothing like the scale you see in the USA.
Thankfully i've never seen one!

My house is relatively new (8yrs)and stood up to the battering well,and as I said previously, "The Stovebolt Scottish HQ" was OK too...

"The StoveBolt Scottish HQ" was tied to your belt I bet! HAhaha
No way some stinkin gale force wind was gonna make off with ya Pride and Joy!

Good to hear all is O.K.

The 'HQ' is a 20'x12' wooden garage Bob,it's well anchored with 20 6" expanding Rawlbolts to a concrete base,and my belt!

I got my priorities right though,the wifes F*rd sits out in the driveway......

Weather sounds like New Scotland, particularly the coastal damage. Parts of NS lose up to 4 feet a year from coastal erosion.

I suspect Nova Scotia is in the international zone, I did have a note from an Ebay seller once - "Sorry we don't ship to Nova Scotia, only the US and Canada."

I was not entirely disappointed with that.

THAT is hillarious!
Glad all is okay, Jock.

Nope, you're unique

But there are a few other stovebolts in daily use down here, several locally (NorthCanterbury) get plenty of road time. It's always great to see them out and about , and so often with some sort of load on board too.

Usefull antiquities are hard to beat , eh.

hi Dusty
I'm aware of the existence of trucks in Canterbury. A year ago I bought all I could carry from a guy in Christchurch who was rodding one, all he wanted was the cab. Shame for the truck but good for me.

Your truck looks excellent. Mine is Canadian, as they all were in NZ. i am in long term negotiation with the wife- I want the original green, she wants something fancy.

Eventually I will get a 235 and 5 speed, to make it most practical. Although a blue or black Holden 202 is also possible.

cheers

Between that and what we lost here Mapes,the 'auld country' is getting even further away!



Thanks!

Been away from here for a while; thought I'd better check in here too.

Hi Stuart,I assume you've been busy.
Work gets in the way of all the fun sometimes!

Hey Jock, Roy here (one ear dicky),just thoght i should check in seeing as how i would be an international also. I am hoping the fellow who lives in exeter in south england checks in. I am coming over with my sister on mar.13, and i know this fellow literally lives right around the corner from my aunt a few streets over. He was in here a couple of times,then disappeared.We will see.

So, again,hello Jock from over the big pond. Roy

Hi Roy,thanks for checking in, I'm trying to remember who the Essex guy is/was.
Maybe he'll check in himself soon.

glad to find someone from christchurch is there many others in new zealand i have 57 3200 pickup in nsw australia originally from nz

There's Kiwiwilly ,he's in Wanganui.
I'm not sure where he is in relation to you,my N.Z. geography's a bit rusty!
I haven't seen him here for a while though,you could shoot him a P.M. and see if he responds.

Checking in! Anyone else from western Germany near the AC triangle? I am trying to get my 3/4t on the road, but isn't that easy with only US papers. Our TÜV is throwing a monkey wrench into my plans.

Hi Joern,welcome.
I've heard the German TUV is really tough,the British MOT equivalent is making it hard for us here too.

There are a few of your fellow countrymen visit this site,so hopefully they can help with your dilemma.
Good luck.
Jock.

Hey all!

I'm from Swakopmund in Namibia!

Just wanted to say hi!

Hi Domenique,we've already met on the welcome board......
Glad you could join us,feel free to join in with any interesting tales or advice you have.
The powers that be in the Stovebolt have given us a play area for 'us foreigners!'
Have fun!
Jock.

hi jock just got my tickets to the scotland wallaby rugby union test in newcastle new south wales australia great respones from the locals fist time for test out of capital city playing on a tuesday night which is odd

Hello!..
im booking in as the Cambridge uk department of bolts...have been using this site for everything..! thanks for everyone's help..!me and my truck last year had a nice holiday 2000mile across france, belgium, germany luxumbourg....i just managed to get the patrick ring gear finished at 7pm before getting the ferry at dover for 1am...!!! good times. Dano!

Hi Dano,
That sounds like quite an adventure,got any pics?
It's something i'd like to do,my wife's relatives live in the South of France.

The part that scares me is the fuel costs,what engine is in your panel truck?

just home from rugby union test scotland won 9.6 penalty in extra time horrific wind and rain in newcastle a good night was had

The weather suited the Scots perfectly,that was just like a normal summers day here!

It's the first time we've beat the Wallabys on home soil since 1982!

the welch are playing australia saturday night they hope the scots have sofened them up game is being played in brisbane they havent beaten oz in years but are 6 nation champs so should be good game