The Stovebolt Site Forums Welcome! Welcome Centre my 1952 chevrolet - mo.newmadrid

hi just thought you may like to hear about my 1952 chevrolet pickup. I saw this truck on ebay the seller stated new paint new, floor board, cabcorners brakelines, wheel & master cylinders. Therefore I commited to buy, oh yes engine, trans, rear end rebuilt, new tires. Oh boy, I have a lot to learn about fellow man.

I borrowed a trailer from a good friend drove over 350 miles one way to get this marvelous truck when I got there it would not start the seller told me the man that looked at it yesterday left the key on run battery down but promised it would start and run great, his wife chimed in and stated she had driven it around town so I accepted thier word the paint was new but they forgot to take the dents out . Keeping my word I paid the man and loaded the truck with a winch and headed home. I have to admit, stand off looked good, up close disaster, this was in July hot in Missouri.

I placed it in my shop and began tearing it down went to the local hardware store and bought pound after pound of bolts it seems as if they forgot what they were doing when putting it back together if it called for 5 bolts they may have used 2. After tear down was complete I started sanding hammering and filling dents the more I fixed the more I found. While working on the doors I discovered the wndow roller & channel parts were gone, fender braces were gone and rounding up used parts it not fun. I contacted an old friend who salvaged a 1950 bob truck and bought what parts would fit another friend just got through throwing his check book at his beautiful 1951 show truck so I purchased bed sides an interior parts from him.

And after new Windows, interior paint, tires, bed wood I now have a fair looking 1952 chevrolet 3 window cotton chooper special. I say this because as a youth we paid a man to ride to the cotton patch who drove a black truck just like this one he hauled people to and from cotton patches for $10 a day and would even sharpen your hoe one time. I was glad when cotton chopping finely got over, then we picked it by hand the same man hauled everyone to the fields. We could not afford a vehicle back then there were a lot of us back then if I can figure it out I am going to add pictures to this thanks for reading

Welcome to the Stovebolt,Cuz. Its a shame you were not here in teh early stages. Lots of AD guys here and maybe your pain would have not been so great!! Nevertheless, we're here with you for the rest of your project so let us know how we can help.

Good to see you here cuz. Things are seldom as advertized. But I like your live and learn attitude. Look forward to seeing pictures.

Hi Cuz, welcome.
Sounds like your project got off to a bumpy start,but like a lot of us,you got 'er done!
Got any pics?
Jock.

Welcome cuz, another case of 'good from far but far from good' hopefully you will be happy in the end.
Leo

Welcome to the Bolt. Glad you got things working better. When you get a chance, we'd love to see some pictures of your truck.

hi will have pictures as soon as i learn how to transfer them so you can see i halve won two tropheys so for and the shows are getting started now while i am here can any one tell me the colour or number of the paint used in the center of agauge cluster and speedo i cant find any info any where the parts supplyers don carry this paint thank you cuz

nice our grocery man drove one like that to deliver a few years back

whow thats nice loaded lots of hay on one like that

thats the colour i was looking for couldnd find one i could afford wound up with black .your truck is a nice streight looking truck

ha glad to see you bring it back to life it hurts to see them salved

all i can say is whow what a buty

Welcome cuz. We all have been taken advantage of at some time. But keep going forward and enjoy the journey!!!! Looking forward to some pics. Good luck.

just thought i would tell every body. i now halve pictures of the old truck. posted on yahoo flickr cuz195248. i hope i halve it fixed so every one can vue them .thank you all cuz

You need the whole link, it might start with a HTTP .

Welcome to the Bolt. Good luck on your project. It's really a lot of fun .

Ken

http://flic.kr/p/biGasV http://flic.kr/p/biG86n http://flic.kr/p/biG6fM http://flic.kr/p/biGcy4 http://flic.kr/p/biG2kT these are the links to my photos on flicker . i hope i got it right.sorry no rebuilding photos my old desk top computer crashed .and took about 100 photos with it .thank you cuz195246

Thanks for the pics. Nice looking pickup.

sorry finly figured it out i thank

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