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Jul 21st, 2025 | | | | Joined: Jul 2012 Posts: 6 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Jul 2012 Posts: 6 | Greetings all,
My ten year old son, Aidan, and I are working on a 53 Chevy 3600 5 window that eventually will be his (provided he gets good grades and doesn't get into teen trouble!). I retired as a shop teacher (not many of us left) two years ago and now have the time to teach him the basics of auto mechanics, problem solving, developing a work ethic, running his own business to help fund our project and having fun working with his dad (hopefully).
Our good friend Terry at the Stinky Gulch Garage (aka East St. garage) in Nederland, Colorado is mentoring us with the 10+ year project. Ol' Buck the Truck is not in bad shape but needs some TLC to bring him along so Aidan can one day have a really cool, safe ride.
I replaced the 216 engine with a 235 back in the 90s and now we are in the process of converting the 6 volt to 12 volt, checking brakes, new rear end, interior remodel, cab/bed off frame restoration,bed restoration, new chrome and new paint job.
Aidan says he wants to keep the classic look on Ol' Buck but may want to eventually put in a larger 350 engine.
We look forward to learning lots more from all the motorheads and geezers at Stovebolt about restoring Ol' Buck as a legacy project!
I feel strongly now that many of the school shops/vocational programs around the country are being closed, it's up to us grown ups (loose term here) to keep the mechanical minds/curiousity of our kids nurtured!
Happy wrenching!
Dave and Aidan
Coal Creek Canyon near Golden/Boulder | | | | | Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 3,750 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 3,750 | Welcome Dave and Aidan! It's always great to hear of father and son projects. All the great great memories and experience you gain will be built into the truck. Keep us posted of your progress and of course we need to see some pics. Aidan will show you how,he's probably more computer literate than many of us here....  Good luck! Jock.
Last edited by jockbolter50; 07/20/2012 2:31 PM.
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: Jul 2012 Posts: 6 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Jul 2012 Posts: 6 | Hi Jock...thanks so much for the reply and welcome. We checked out your pics on Flicker...what a great job you are doing! One of the next things we need to do is create a scrapbook, a blog and/or Flicker page to post our pics.
We even had a bit of a geography lesson for Aidan to see where Dundonald is.
I'm imagining that we will go in a similar direction as you did with our Ol' Buck....rust repairs (can't wait to use my new mig), frame restoration and update, and eventually a bigger engine (sure miss that low growl 327 sound of my 68 Camaro in college).
Wishing you all the best,
Dave and Aidan | | | | | Joined: Jun 2009 Posts: 2,201 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jun 2009 Posts: 2,201 | Welcome Dave and Aiden! Not sure where Coal Creek Canyon is but I'm definitely a closer neighbor than good ole Jock.  I'll add you to my buddies so you will get the PM's about local happenings I know about. | | | | | Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 4,185 Moderator | | Moderator Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 4,185 | Welcome to both of you. It's always nice to see a father/son project, enjoy the restoration.
Leo | | | | | 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 | And let me add my welcome to the Stovebolt along with the others. You are now a member of quite an elite group!! Lots of knowledge, freiendship and plenty of B.S. down in the "spoon"  Good luck to you an your son. Nice plan you have. | | |
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