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| | | | Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 793 Bondo Artiste | | Bondo Artiste Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 793 | Tim, awesome score! Clean it up and drive it as is, then move forward from there. Either way you sure are lucky to have that 'burb.
~ Phillip
1949 GMC Suburban - 10 year project
1952 Pontiac Chieftain Convertible straight 8 hydramatic
1945 GMC half ton truck - Driver- Sold 9-15-25
1946 Chevy COE - SOLD 1-5-26 BUH BYE CHEVY!
1959 GMC Half ton long bed NAPCO
| | | | | Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 163 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 163 | Hello Tim!
Now I am jelous - not only a Suburban, but one with clamshell rear doors! That was a great find!
Randy B | | | | | Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 629 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 629 | Did a little clean-up work on it, ran it through the local car wash and took it for a ride today. Runs great but pretty much everything that is rubber or weather stripping needs to be replaced. Task #1 - replace all rubber...... Good sampling of GM products from 1946.
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Tim Sheridan 1947 First Series Chevy 1/2-Ton"Liberty Series" - "Art Deco" - Whatever you'd like to call it. In the Gallery | | | | | Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 457 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 457 | Very, very nice! I would keep the burb original... they are so rare, everybody expects a 350 small block, etc. Need to show young folks old can be fun too!
1940 Chevy 1/2 ton pickup "KC"
A day without sunshine is like, well, ..... dark!
| | | | | Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 629 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 629 | Very, very nice! I would keep the burb original... they are so rare, everybody expects a 350 small block, etc. Need to show young folks old can be fun too! In no way shape or form would I even consider a 350 (for the reasons you mention). I have no problems with others doing that but it is not for me. The question really is leave it "as is" and drive it or do a complete restoration to original specs (like I did with my 1/2 ton).
Tim Sheridan 1947 First Series Chevy 1/2-Ton"Liberty Series" - "Art Deco" - Whatever you'd like to call it. In the Gallery | | | | | Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 4,252 "Hey! I sound like Darth Vader!! | | "Hey! I sound like Darth Vader!! Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 4,252 | Leave it and drive it for now. Until it bugs you enough to want to restore it! | | | | | Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 1,388 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 1,388 | Wow, that thing (and your other vehicles) is beautiful!!!!!! | | | | | Joined: May 2011 Posts: 48 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: May 2011 Posts: 48 | You lucky dog!! Thanks for keeping stock. | | | | | Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 25 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 25 | I would only rechrome the bumpers. Body looks great, as does grille. | | | | | Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 629 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 629 | I have already replaced both the bumpers with NOS bumpers!!! I was extremely fortunate to have a set offered to me from someone on the VCCA site. They look fantastic on it and they look like they belong vs. fresh chrome. Photo of the new bumpers
Tim Sheridan 1947 First Series Chevy 1/2-Ton"Liberty Series" - "Art Deco" - Whatever you'd like to call it. In the Gallery | | | | | Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 2,557 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 2,557 | Wow,it really looks good,nice suburban.
Does it have all the seats ?
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: Mar 2001 Posts: 629 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 629 | Wow,it really looks good,nice suburban.
Does it have all the seats ?
Tim Yes it does! All three original rows! no rips, tears or cracks either!
Tim Sheridan 1947 First Series Chevy 1/2-Ton"Liberty Series" - "Art Deco" - Whatever you'd like to call it. In the Gallery | | | | | Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 3,750 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 3,750 | Tim,that's a rare beastie indeed! I'm sure whatever route you take,it'll be approached with the same care,detail and professionalism you lavished on your pick-up. I'm also astonished there are still NOS parts out there for these! A fine addition to your 'fleet',i'm not sure....does more than one Stovebolt constitute a fleet?  Either way,good luck.
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.
| | | | | Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 476 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 476 | Those two trucks make a real nice set! I'm with these guys,original is the way to go! Congrats, and you are lucky | | | | | Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 1,132 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 1,132 | Tim, great to finally meet you at the Fox Lake fire fighters car show and Stovebolt gabfest. The 46 Sub is truly a great find. Fix what needs fixing and DRIVE it as is.
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