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Jul 21st, 2025 | | | | Joined: May 2005 Posts: 82 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: May 2005 Posts: 82 | Ok, it was a "pain" installing it. LOL but it is a great birthday present.
1949 chev 3100 3 window. 350hp/327/m21 4 spd, 12 bolt rear, power brakes, 3" dropped axle from Sid's. Disc brakes next.
| | | | | Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 133 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 133 | My air fiters and headers arrrived. Installed the intake, headers and carbs. Getting ready to remove the cab and start cleaning the frame.
If you never tell a lie, you never need to remember what you said.
| | | | | 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 | Lugnutz, you made out like a champion today. Heck, maybe you should go into used parts business....buy and re-sell. Man, you saved a days pay! | | | | | Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 2,554 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 2,554 | That's the deal of the day !!!
Tim
1951 3100 Chevrolet1951 Chevrolet Suburban CarryallImage"A house is built with boards and beams. A home is built with love and dreams." "Look deep before you leap !!!" / "Everything is Everything" "If I say a mouse can pull a house, hitch him up"
| | | | | Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 10 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 10 | Realigned the driver's door on my 57 GMC 100. Talk about chasing panel fitment... ended up taking hinges off and enlarging the adjustment holes. Fits great now! | | | | | Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 111 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 111 | Took heater from under dash - cleaned and shined - checked out fan motor - OK
Ken | | | | | Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 4,185 Moderator | | Moderator Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 4,185 | Put the radio in the '53. If everything went as smooth as this, I would have been done this truck long ago. | | | | | Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 1,026 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 1,026 | Still working on mounting the bear claws. Got both latches & solenoids installed and the outside door handles removed and smoothed. Bought a set of Autoloc interior handles to install as well.
Robert C. If it's true what they say, "You learn from your mistakes," I'm a Genius in the making. 1950 3600 | | | | | Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 90 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 90 | Just finished installing a new fuel tank sending unit. Finally a functioning fuel gauge! | | | | | Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 1,576 back yard wrench turner | | back yard wrench turner Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 1,576 | Repaired the bottom of the passenger door with a new piece of framework and door skin.
Wayne1938 1-Ton Farm Truck-30- Stovebolt Gallery ForumsWhen I die, I hope she doesn't sell everything for what I told her I paid for it! | | | | | Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 355 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 355 | got all my rusted solid regulators and hood handles freed  "i love my pb buster" forget WD40
1937 1/2 ton
| | | | | Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 695 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 695 | Took another batch of items out of the de-rust vat, cleaned them up and boxed them till time for assembly and paint.
Then threw another armload of items into the vat! | | | | | Joined: Sep 2011 Posts: 2,917 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Sep 2011 Posts: 2,917 | | | | | | Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 581 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 581 | I rebuilt the distributor, placed it back in the engine with new parts and wires. New plugs, fuel pump, radiator hoses, and battery leads. Primed the rocker arms and adjusted the valves. Then put new plugs in and started it up for the first time since the 70's or early 80's. | | | | | Joined: Sep 2011 Posts: 2,917 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Sep 2011 Posts: 2,917 | 641Workmaster,
I bet that was thrilling to hear her run! Did you drive her? | | | | | Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 581 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 581 | Lugnutz, it sure was! I got my boys to come out and watch. It struggled at first. The cylinders were full of oil, PB Blaster, and whatever was in there for 30 years. That and I forgot to lube up the throttle/choke cables as well as the gas pedal.
It will be awhile before its driven. It's wedged sideways in the front of the garage, tight to three walls. The rear wheels are locked up. So next is to put new wheel seals and rework the whole brake system. Then I'll feel comfortable taking it out for a shakedown!
At some point I'll upload a video to Youtube.
| | | | | Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 355 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 355 | any suggestions on how to free up pads rusted to the drums 641 lol all four are stuck on mine
1937 1/2 ton
| | | | | Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 1,262 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 1,262 | I'd hose it down with liquid wrench and then try an air chisel with the nail head looking tip. The vibration and impact should knock it loose. Or do it like my grandpa used to.... squirt oil in it and drag it around the field with a tractor! That pretty much was his answer to everything.  
Last edited by Hot Rod John; 01/01/2012 1:57 PM.
| | | | | Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 581 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 581 | In my case its not so much rust but grease and oil soaked pads that have stuck to the drums. I tried one and was able to back off the adjusters to get it move. | | | | | Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 81 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 81 | Pulled the engine and tranny of my 65 chassis. Removed the windshield and clear everything off the fire wall. Wanted to pressure wash the chassis before tearing it down but I've misplaced a water hose adapter...bummer.
| | | | | Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 4,263 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 4,263 | Re-torques the head bolts on my 235 per this thread Installed my ...Guide B-31... reverse light ...pic... ...pic... Have to be carefull with the tail gate with that light back there | | | | | Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 355 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 355 | located and bought my radiator for 20 and a pair of camero bucket seats for my 37 and got a lead for next weekend on a 250 for 125 :)just wondering how much longer the 250 is than the 213 in it now
Last edited by Daniel Bland; 01/02/2012 4:31 AM.
1937 1/2 ton
| | | | | Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 90 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 90 | Just found a steal of a deal on 7.5 x 20 with rims. complete set of 6 nearly new for one bill. happy day! Those will be installed before dark | | | | | Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 581 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 581 | Pulled the steering wheel and ran a new horn wire down the shaft. Also cleaned up the wires in the engine bay and hooked up a new fuel filter and lines. | | | | | Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 150 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 150 | Woo Hoo! After a couple of weeks searching the net i finally located an Eaton HO72 rear end with 4.10's for my 54 3/4 ton and it's only 45 mins. from me. Hopefully i'll be swaping the Diff. by next week! | | | | | Joined: Jun 2011 Posts: 150 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jun 2011 Posts: 150 | Got the sender in the gas tank and the tank mounted. Fenders went to my body man last week. Progress! | | | | | Joined: Sep 2008 Posts: 130 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Sep 2008 Posts: 130 | Made a new wire harness for the whole truck, set up a fuse block out of a 78 C20, and I'm useing all the stuff on my 94 tilt column. Its going in my 53 5 window. Boy, what a head game! | | | | | Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 4,983 Master Gabster | | Master Gabster Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 4,983 |
~Jim
| | | | | Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 4,983 Master Gabster | | Master Gabster Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 4,983 | I hooked up the new tach. Tomorrow I will crank her up and back out on the driveway and let her idle to warm up. Then I'll turn on the heater to see if it all works.
~Jim
| | | | | Joined: May 2001 Posts: 7,440 Extreme Gabster | | Extreme Gabster Joined: May 2001 Posts: 7,440 | You're closing in on it, Jim. | | | | | Joined: Sep 2008 Posts: 130 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Sep 2008 Posts: 130 | Can't get any on yet, working on it.
Steve | | | | | Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 252 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 252 | Changed out my lower A-arms and installed coil overs. Now to get that squeak out of the left door then tear her down for paint. Maybe I can get her back by April. | | | | | Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 4,983 Master Gabster | | Master Gabster Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 4,983 | I have a squeak in one of my doors also and have reduced the squeak only temporarily. Ford used some kind white lube, I forget the name. Does anyone know a solution that will work?
~Jim
| | | | | Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 146 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 146 | Finally got the ol' Rochester rebuilt over the holidays. On to the next items..... | | | | | Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 150 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 150 | JIm,
Is it white lithium grease? | | | | | Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 4,983 Master Gabster | | Master Gabster Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 4,983 | In fact it is. I found a spray can of it this AM while cleaning out the garage. It would have to be 15 years old. The problem is, there is no spray tube so I can direct the spray to the hinges.
The old stuff we used at the Ford dealership came in a tube. I don't remember how we applied it to the hinges. It's only been 48 years.
~Jim
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