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| | | | Joined: Jul 2012 Posts: 22 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Jul 2012 Posts: 22 | Hello Truck lovers!
I recently got the idea in my head a sharp classic truck would be a great eye catcher for my new retail computer business.
After searching craigslist for a few weeks I discovered that i'm in love with classic trucks. The bodies on these old beasts just talk to my heart.
On top of all this grandpa turned 80 this year. As i started looking into what i'll have to learn to do the restoration I remembered grandpa worked on trucks for 20+ years. Add his farm and trailer experience and I realized i'm sitting on a gold mine of experience and expertiese.
Above everything else i'm looking forward to spending time with grandpa. He's in great health for his age, but at his age things could change in a hurry.
Well i guess that sums up my intro. I'm sure i'll have lots of pictures of what turning wrenches does to soft 'geek hands'. | | | | | Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 4,215 Moderator | | Moderator Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 4,215 | Welcome Chuck, our motto here is "knowledge is the best resource". If your grandpa worked on these trucks all these years, be sure to learn from him. I also use my old truck in my business and it sure does draw attention. The added bonus is spending time with your grandpa, something that not everyone has or has had a chance to do. Good luck with it.
leo | | | | | Joined: Jul 2012 Posts: 22 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Jul 2012 Posts: 22 | Thanks for the welcome!
Tonight i replaced the plugs. As i placed the first plug back into the block I remembered you've gotta gap them. I asked grandpa where his gap tool was. Not only did he know where to find a tool he hasn't used in 15 years but he some how remembered the gap and was off .01 deg on the point. Pretty darn impressive for not using that information in 30+ years. | | | | | Joined: Feb 2012 Posts: 84 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Feb 2012 Posts: 84 | Where in Mid Mo? (I'm just south of Jeff) Nice pix in the DITY gallery.
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| | | | | Joined: Jul 2012 Posts: 22 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Jul 2012 Posts: 22 | Truman Lake area. 9mi east of Clinton, or 30min from Warsaw/Sedalia and Warrensburg. | | | | | Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 940 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 940 | Welcome from St.L! The only downside to these old trucks is that you have to remember that if you're in a hurry, people are gonna want to talk to you for a long while about it.  ...they easily turn a 10min run to the hardware store into an hour long adventure! | | | | | Joined: May 2006 Posts: 1 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: May 2006 Posts: 1 | John
In Jef City MO
52 3/4 ton chevy truck
OXO
| | | | | Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 3,750 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 3,750 | Chuck welcome from Scotland,it sounds like you and your Grandpa have got a great project,enjoy your time with him and absorb all those pearls of wisdom the old fella gives you.
It's important we don't lose the skills and knowledge of people like him.
BTW How are the 'geek hands' holding out?
Good luck.
Jock.
1950 Chevy Advance Design 3100 in ScotlandIn the Stovebolt GalleryMore pix on Flickr. I've definately got this truck thing in my blood ... my DNA sequence has torque settings"Of all the small nations of this earth,perhaps only the ancient Greeks surpass the Scots in their contribution to mankind" Winston Churchill.
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