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The begining of the 54 #837507 03/22/2012 2:45 AM
Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 23 Gilbert, Az H hunterdad04 Wrench Fetcher
hunterdad04 Wrench Fetcher H Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 23 Gilbert, Az	Finally got the 54 to the cabin and in the garage. Now the real work begins. Well atleast i have 12 more years before he can drive. http://s1092.photobucket.com/albums/i401/fnlkal76/

Re: The begining of the 54 hunterdad04 #837586 03/22/2012 6:26 AM
Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 1,775 IL W Whitedog 'Bolter
Whitedog 'Bolter W Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 1,775 IL	Only 12 years. I've had mine 5, I think I'm falling behind. Good Luck I love that dashboard! Chris 1954 3600 Chevy Truck "The Fake Truck" In the Stovebolt Gallery More pix on Photobucket

Re: The begining of the 54 Whitedog #837697 03/22/2012 5:29 PM
Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,270 Jarvisburg, NC, USA tclederman Bubba - Curmudgeon
tclederman Bubba - Curmudgeon Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,270 Jarvisburg, NC, USA	I was supposed to get my Suburban finished in 5 years. It took me 10. Tim 1954Advance-Design.com 1954 3106 Carryall Suburban 1954 3104 5-window pickup w/Hydra-Matic The 216 and early 235 engines are not "splash oilers" -- this is a splash oiler.

Re: The begining of the 54 tclederman #837701 03/22/2012 5:51 PM
Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 698 Tampa Bay FL J johntsmith Shop Shark
johntsmith Shop Shark J Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 698 Tampa Bay FL	Bought my '53 in '94. Just started being able to drive it these last few months. Still have a laundry list of items to do before it's "finished". Good luck on the project, take lots of pictures, and share them with us. My Fleet: 1941 1953 1959 1965 1966 1953 Willy's Pickup John Vegetarian- old Indian word for bad hunter

Re: The begining of the 54 johntsmith #837705 03/22/2012 6:13 PM
Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 1,780 ALAMEDA/SAINT HELENA CA G GMONIZ Master Gabster
GMONIZ Master Gabster G Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 1,780 ALAMEDA/SAINT HELENA CA	Is that your son on the toolbox getting greasy? He's one lucky kid. That's a pretty nice truck to start with. I would pull that hood bird and put it in dry storage to protect it from getting pitted worse than it is.

Re: The begining of the 54 GMONIZ #837784 03/23/2012 1:17 AM
Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 3,068 Center Point 48bigtrucks 'Bolter
48bigtrucks 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 3,068 Center Point	Yep, 12 years...not that much time!...haha Scott Scott Ward 2 1948 1.5-ton Loadmasters The red one and The snow pusher 1 1950 3100 1 1955.1 Chevy 6500 1 1954 Chevy 6500 2-Ton 1 1955 1st Series COE 5700 1 1963 K20 (454) 1 1964 C10 (350) 1 1951 1.5-ton Dump Truck 1953 and a 1956 Ford F800 Raising a teenager is like trying to nail Jello to a tree!

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