The Stovebolt Site Forums The Shop Area General Truck Talk Re: What did you get done on your 'Bolt today?

Began the process of replacing the broken door & vent glass in the '51 project last weekend. Got all but two of the screws out of the access panel on the door. I'm soaking those two with penetrant now. Can't get the nut off the vent window assembly shaft without getting access through that hole. So, for now, I'm in a holding pattern. I've got the replacement glass for both sides, so it's progress even if at a slow pace!

Invest in a good hand held impact driver. Works wonders.

Ive been working on mine all summer long… check out my link.

Mi1941, your hard work is paying off. Good work.....say, you met the B.C. bolters yet? Been to Mission Springs?

I've been tinkering with the ride quality of the truck with the slide on camper on board.

So far I've added a rear sway bar, shortened up the overload springs and today I added larger load capacity tyres.

I have the 15" 'artillery' rims as original fit and the heavy duty tyres are 16" .So I had the 15" artillery center cut out and fitted into a 16"x7" well base rim.

The improvement in truck stability is GREAT. (I'm a happy camper now , LOL)

Mounted and balanced new tires. Installed emergency brake cables. Finished up head lights. Installed radiator fan. Fixed coolant overflow nipple. Ran wire for temp sender. Ran wire for high beam indicator.

Minor check and lube getting ready for KC trip.

Installed radiator puke tank. Corrected fan wiring.

Got back to work on the replacement bed having previously stripped out the old bed and sanded and primed the retaining strips. It's been great having the bed removed while working on exhaust, emergency brake cables, shocks, etc. Today was able to start shaping the boards that will fill it in again.

Replaced a broken leaf spring and installed a new 3" dropped axle on my 52 'burb. axle

Completed my fuel pump installation and took a successful test drive. Yeah, I know, a fuel pump is not a big deal, but for this new guy it was a significant milestone working on the motor. I'm pleased that I was able to determine the problem, order the right part and successfully install it, with assistance from my wife (she held the work light) and the advice of several folks here in the forums. My truck now idles smoothly, accelerates with ease and doesn't stall out.

Congrats T Jeff, all progress is an accomplishment. I finally took the time to trace down the cause of a flickering headlight. Easy fix that I've put off for months!

Got a Lot accomplished with the 3 day weekend, all in preparation for the big day when I try to start the engine which has been dormant for 50 years. Reinstalled the thermostat housing & water outlet complete with new Fel-pro gaskets.
I installed new upper & lower radiator hoses and a brass 5/16" nipple with barb to the inlet side of the new fuel pump to attach the Jerry can to. Soaked the carb in Berrymans Chem-dip, then after blowing out all the passages with the new blow gun from HF i rebuilt the carb with a kit from NAPA. Still trying to find an original carb insulator. Then I finally got around to prying open the glove box. Man, there was a lot of junk in there!!!

Finally installed the first Led light 12v 47 inches
long.Goes under the shade of the freezer box of the
Good Humor Truck. I was really surprised how so much
light comes from such a small unit.


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Got my license plates and got insured. First drive, put two miles on.

put my free tach in, not many options for mounting but it will do for now until i decide exactly what i do want.

just got it out of the exhaust shop! about a 10 mile drive. first time in 8 months. first time with the big block and OD. so much different!

On my '46 project, I installed the clutch and the T5, hooked up the clutch & brake pedals, and just sat in it for about 10 mins going thru the gears to figure out how to change the shifter out to at least one from the late 40's. Fun!

Hope to have it on the road for shake-down runs in a couple weeks...

I built a new battery box to replace the raggedy old original one that had been repaired (well attempted repairs!) within an inch of its life. Maybe now the battery won't fall out any more ;')

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Replaced the rear shocks which I know for a fact it has been at least 25 years. Rusty olds threads a real pain, otherwise pretty easy job.

Added dual rear tail lights and turn signals to my 49 3100. For now I rewired the front parking lights for use as tuen signals but will probably add dual element sockets and have both parking and turn signals out of them. I'm wanting to stay close to stock but I consider this a very important and necessary mod for driving in my area.....

Also added a fuel bowl filter to the carb. It's already catching crud from the tank, definitely worth it's price.
Dave

Installed my bullet taillights. Installed my door locks. tightened my exhaust manifolds.

Holy cow smith! That engine fits tighter than a fat girls sock. Nice work

I hope to pick up the new master and wheel cylinders, hoses, and spring kits to do the brakes on my new-to-me 1954 3100 with less than 51K miles. I am only the third owner.

Finished wiring the 53 Burb, tightened all front sheet metal nuts/bolts/screws. Block sanded left qtr patch panel, installed LR fender. This vehicle hasn't had license tags since 84, so the road test was first time in 30 years it's been on the road. All systems okay, steering needs a little more adjustment, but in all I'm purty happy with the results. Still on schedule for the local end of the year "UnRun" Oct 6th.

Rebuilt the wiper motor and installed. Took it to the local market - got as many looks as I did in my 23rd year. And this thing is 60!!

Had some running problems recently and was very kindly gifted an almost new Edelbrock 1406 carburettor to replace the rickety Rochester,I had everything hooked up bar the fuel inlet,found out the inlet I had was the wrong thread!
Too late to hit the store so i'll hopefully get the correct one tomorrow.
Will need to run minus kickdown 'til I get the adapter bracket.

Also awaiting the arrival of an HEI distributor to replace the one I discovered was bent.Thank you Neal!

Small wonder the truck actually ran at all!!

Bout a week ago but got new tires all round 6.50 and 7.00 bias-ply and I pulled another leaf outta the rear.

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Also got a pair of 30" Smithy's and ordered a 2.25" pipe kit.

got the cab off yesterday today I got the old wood floor out and am getting ready to remove the bed off the frame then I will get the frame sandblasted

Finally got the 2bbl carb setup properly on my 54 p/u. Carb is off a amc 258.stock intake and exhaust and a gm250 hei dist.thing scoots along very nice. Smooth idle with the hei and nice response with the carb.ran a 1bbl carter for years nice carb esp with hei dist. But I like the 2bbl better it is a carter s well.

Got the cyl head back from the machine shop yesterday. Looks really good but expensive. In the cleaning process on the block it was obvious that much rusty scale still remains in passage ways that cannot be reached and cleaned w/o removing the block and flushing it while upside down on the rack...so today that starts. The cyl walls no longer show the cross hatching but there are no vertical lines and it does not smoke so hoping the cyl's and rings are OK...I just cannot afford a full tear down and rebuild.

Got the replacement carburettor hooked up and running and to say it's an improvement would be an understatement,next step to replace the distributor and dial in the timing.
It's just getting better and better...even the trans is shifting smoother too thanks to the healthier vacuum signal to the modulator,all in all i'm a happy chappy!

Installed passenger and drivers door seal. Covered the firewall with insulation.

Last week when I had the 49 out and about, a fellow walked up and told me about another fellow w/a 1950 3100 that had quite a bit of very good condition OEM & after market parts he wanted to sell. Seems he did a full customize on his 50 and wanted those old parts gone. Well, it's best to describe it as a veritble good mine find for what I needed
Needless to say I took those parts off his hands and started bolting things on last night.
I now have a very nice chrome grill, chrome front & rear bumpers (front has custom bumper gaurds), like new condition seat, new gas tank, very nice condition emblems (all of them), dual tail lights, turn signals, windishield & door glass to replace my busted glass, matching door side panels, working door hardware nice aftermarket baby moons too and a couple boxes of all kinds of goodies I've yet to go thru.
I'll have to post some pics later.
Dave

Thanks!!

starting on the Danforth crossmember on my Sub. Salvaged the spindles,springs and lower control arms out of the 84 S-10 front end that I got out of my local junkyard. Calipers and rotors are junk so I will have to buy rebuilds or new ones. Took the salvaged parts to the sand blaster. Next step is to pull the front clip and after that pull the engine and transmission. Looks like a long project but it should cure the front tire wearout problem and be much easier to keep aligned. I am thinking about selling it in the spring so I need to get this problem solved and I have all winter. will keep you posted on how it progresses.



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Installed some T&G wood flooring in the operators area. Thought I'd give it a try.

Got some new hardware, cut some 2.25" tall wood blocks and finally replaced the rotted 2x4" chunks that had been used at the front of the bed. It's a temp fix until I get a new bed front, cross sill and bed floor...at which point I'll get the correct blocks, pads and hardware.

Spent a couple of hours sealing the cheap windshield seal in an attempt to keep my left and passengers right legs dry...Heading off to a charity show in Glasgow this AM,the forecast is not good so we'll see if it worked.

Look for replacement parts so i can get it fixed and back on the road. this is the second time the trip back from KC, the brakes were marginal or non existent. also looking for ceramic brake pads. i have bought them before but they sent the wrong ones. hope to get it back on the road before big show the last weekend of this month.