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| | | | | Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 1,393 Camp Commandant | | Camp Commandant Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 1,393 | Good find Shane, so what are you thinking for this one?
~ Billy Old Dominion Stovebolt Society: Exotic Animal Division 1946 Chevrolet Cab Over Engine | In the Gallery | Video | More pictures1959 GMC 860 | Pictures1950 GMC 450 Flatbed W/W, Air Brake equipt (25% Owner) | Pictures1950 Chevrolet 3800 | PicturesI've got a trailer and I'm not afraid to use it! | | | | | Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 1,159 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 1,159 | Wow! Nice addition,Shane! Crew-cab "Bolt" hauler?? whatever your plans are,I KNOW this will be a GREAT truck to keep our eyes on! Thanks for sharing!! | | | | | Joined: Apr 2001 Posts: 199 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Apr 2001 Posts: 199 | This ones going to be a hauler. I wont be quick project though...moving in 10 days to a new house with 5 acres. Going to build a proper sized shop to work in.....40x88
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| | | | | Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 6,189 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 6,189 | Hey Shane, Nice truck...is it a live tandem or does it have a tag axle? Does it have the Power Divider aux trans? As for the new shop...40x80 is to small...lol. No matter how big you build it you will fill it up. Mike B  | | | | | Joined: Apr 2001 Posts: 199 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Apr 2001 Posts: 199 | its just a tag axle someone cobbled in there...it will come off. not sure if it has an aux trans. it was such a good deal and I did not have a ton of time to look at everything. | | | | | Joined: Nov 2001 Posts: 438 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Nov 2001 Posts: 438 | Great find. I need to move East as all I find while camping is Mosquitos or poison ivy.
Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work. - Thomas Edison
Things may come to those who wait...but only the things left by those who hustle."-Abraham Lincoln
| | | | | Joined: Apr 2001 Posts: 199 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Apr 2001 Posts: 199 | I got poison ivy out of the deal too...... | | | | | Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 184 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 184 | Looks like a fun project....a lot of work...but fun. Are the wheels stuck...or did it just happen to stop with the mud line down on both wheels? As to the new shop I'm moving from GA to NY....I have a 40x70 shop now and am moving to a 35x39 two story shop  I agree with the idea that no shop will ever be big enough. Don't know your site, how you're building, or the layout for the new shop, but if it's not too late you may want to consider going even wider, but shorter. More length can be added on later, but your width will be set. I know 40' seems wide...until you start filling or working in it. My garage door is on the long side so I am pulling into 40' and not 70, so that makes a big difference as well. My flat bed and truck together are about 45' long, big as my shop is I couldn't pull them in together....let alone my '60 R190 semi and trailer. Both would fit the long way....but would also take up a lot of real estate in the process. Just some food for thought, once the building is built it is too late to change. I thought my shop was huge...until I filled it and only had meandering pathways through it. How far are you moving....It's never fun. We just came down to GA 2 years ago from Ohio. Tad
1946 Chevy OS 1.5ton, 1955 GMC 3100, along with other various IH,Ford,Nash,MGB,.....
| | | | | Joined: Apr 2001 Posts: 199 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Apr 2001 Posts: 199 | Tad,
He pulled it out so I could look at it. Front wheels were off the ground so they did not move. Thanks for the input on the shop. It's going to be 14'high in side so i would still be able to add on to the sides for shorter bays. I could go 18 feet out on both sides and still have an 8' ceiling. Its a small move 20 miles. | | | | | Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 184 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 184 | That's good, having locked wheels is not fun. They can be anywhere from a big pain to a really, really big pain. That's a good height my shop now is 12' and my next will be about 13'(The shop is now two wooden floors w/the first being about 6' above dirt. I'm taking out the first floor and putting in a slab leaving the second floor) It looks like you've thought out your shop well. I don't know that everybody does, when buying or building. I know I've gone up in shop size 3times and every time I thought it would be great and got filled anyway. I'm glad your move is short, it definitely simplifies it a lot. Tad
1946 Chevy OS 1.5ton, 1955 GMC 3100, along with other various IH,Ford,Nash,MGB,.....
| | | | | Joined: Jun 2011 Posts: 5,096 Crusing in the Passing Lane | | Crusing in the Passing Lane Joined: Jun 2011 Posts: 5,096 | Trans might be a NP-540 series, direct. Nice truck, there is a partly disassembled one around here if anyone is looking.
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'37 GMC T-18 w/ DD 4-53T, RTO-610, 6231 aux., '95 GMC running gear, full disc brakes, power steering, 22.5 wheels and tires.
'47 GMC 1 ton w/ 302, NP-540, 4wd, full width Blazer front axle.
'54 GMC 630 w/ 503 gasser, 5 speed, ex fire truck, shortened WB 4', install 8' bed.
'55 GMC 370 w/270, 420 4 speed, grain, dump bed truck from ND. Works OK.
| | | | | Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 6,189 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 6,189 | Shane, If you have the room take the ceiling to 16', that way you can build a loft giving you 7.5' of ceiling above and below. The lower level can be the tool room, wood/metal shop and above can be extra storage or a trophy room/man cave (that's what I did in mine...it's 15 x 30). My main door into the shop is 20' wide and 12' tall which makes it easy to drive in. The only mistake I made was not installing a toilet. I have water, heat and a washing machine. While I had the trench open to bring water from the house to the shop I ran a 1/2" copper line to back feed compressed air to the garage at the house. That way when the wife wants to blow up a pool float for the kids she have it handy. Looking forward to seeing pictures of the new shop and the project truck...I know they will both be great! Mike B | | | | | Joined: Apr 2001 Posts: 199 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Apr 2001 Posts: 199 | Not so much worried about a loft. I need it 14' so the camper will fit in there. I will have a wall at 40'...40x40 toy storage and 40x48 shop. Ther is already a 24x40x10 high garage, barn and a small garage for a tractor. Plus 2 stalls under the house....lots of room to hide stuff. | | | | | Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 1,393 Camp Commandant | | Camp Commandant Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 1,393 | Shane, sounds like you have a plan and I hope you keep us posted on the new shop build. They are almost as fun to follow as a truck build.
I had to build my shop (44x60) with a 16' tall ceiling to get the motor home in it. It is just a smidge over 12 1/2 feet tall which dictated a 14' tall door + 2' feet for the track. The cool part about it was after all the planning, how cool the loft I created over my wood shop turned out to be. Once I get the 860 done and the loft isn't full of parts it will become the man cave/drivers lounge!
Good luck on your move.
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~ Billy Old Dominion Stovebolt Society: Exotic Animal Division 1946 Chevrolet Cab Over Engine | In the Gallery | Video | More pictures1959 GMC 860 | Pictures1950 GMC 450 Flatbed W/W, Air Brake equipt (25% Owner) | Pictures1950 Chevrolet 3800 | PicturesI've got a trailer and I'm not afraid to use it! | | | | | 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 | .....all that height is good for a LIFT! | | | | | Joined: Apr 2001 Posts: 199 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Apr 2001 Posts: 199 | lift, work area, spray booth, tool area..... | | | | | Joined: Nov 2009 Posts: 73 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Nov 2009 Posts: 73 | Looking forward to what you do to this truck. I am still shopping
for a good deal on a rollback bed to put on my 57 lcf. | | | | | Joined: Apr 2001 Posts: 199 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Apr 2001 Posts: 199 | Turns out my 56 is really a 59 now that they have found the paperwork. I should be picking it up on september 7th. I should get some looks on that trip....towing with BB and another one on the trailer.... | | | | | Joined: Jan 2013 Posts: 603 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jan 2013 Posts: 603 | Looks identical to my 1959 370. Check out my photobucket. (there is 2 pages)
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57 GMC LCF 370 55 John Deere 40-W 59 John Deere 430-W 2000 GMC 4x4 56 John Deere 420-W Pix on Photobucket | | | | | Joined: Apr 2001 Posts: 199 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Apr 2001 Posts: 199 | what are the dimensions of the gmc emblems on the bat wing part of the hood. mine are missing and I have seen some for sale but not sure about the size. | | | | | Joined: Jan 2013 Posts: 603 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jan 2013 Posts: 603 | I will be back out to the farm tomorrow (Sat.) and will measure mine and post tomorrow afternoon
57 GMC LCF 370 55 John Deere 40-W 59 John Deere 430-W 2000 GMC 4x4 56 John Deere 420-W Pix on Photobucket | | | | | Joined: Jan 2013 Posts: 603 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jan 2013 Posts: 603 | Shane. The measurements of the emblem on the batwing doors are: 8 & 3/4" full length and 1 & 3/4" tall. Mine look like aluminum painted white.
Hope this helps.
57 GMC LCF 370 55 John Deere 40-W 59 John Deere 430-W 2000 GMC 4x4 56 John Deere 420-W Pix on Photobucket | | | | | Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 6,189 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 6,189 | Can't wait to see what you do with this one! You coming to Winchester this year...only a few weeks away??? Mike B | | | | | Joined: Apr 2001 Posts: 199 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Apr 2001 Posts: 199 | mike,
I just don't have the time this year. Hopfully I can make it next year once things calm down with the new house and shop build.
Shane | | | | | Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 6,189 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 6,189 | I hear ya...been there done that! Do you do the AACA Hershey Flea Market? Looking forward to meeting you one of these years...lol. Mike B | | | | | Joined: Apr 2001 Posts: 199 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Apr 2001 Posts: 199 | I have not been to any swap meets in a while. I need to start going.....probly should take some of my junk and sell it too....... | | | | | Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 6,189 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 6,189 | I think Hershey is a sell out every year (over 10,000 spaces), but you could contact them to see. You do need to be a AACA member to get a space. I've been going there every year since 1973...this year will be my 40th! The ATHS Tri State Show every year in Winchester, VA held in late September has a truck flea market that might work for truck related stuff. Mike B | | | | | Joined: Apr 2001 Posts: 199 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Apr 2001 Posts: 199 | you have been going there one less year than I have been alive....thats dedication | | |
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