picked up a new chevy...........
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Instructor
Joined: Mar 2006
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From: Miami FL
picked up a new chevy...........
well it's not really a C3 or a corvette for that matter and it's really not new it's over 50 years old. lol but it is a chevy.. picked it up saturday for $2 grand, it's a 1954 chevy truck. needs lots of work but the straight six runs. figured i needed something of my own to work on besides my dad's two vettes.
by the way the guy a picked it up from also gave me a ecklers type catalog for old chevy trucks. man i couldnt believe the prices of the parts. hahaha i feel sorry for the vette guys. a door glass for this truck is $25, a windshield $55. lol i mean it dont get cheaper than that!!!!
by the way the guy a picked it up from also gave me a ecklers type catalog for old chevy trucks. man i couldnt believe the prices of the parts. hahaha i feel sorry for the vette guys. a door glass for this truck is $25, a windshield $55. lol i mean it dont get cheaper than that!!!!
Le Mans Master
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From: Wilmington DE, Drive it like you stole it, 68 327 4 speed coupe
well it's not really a C3 or a corvette for that matter and it's really not new it's over 50 years old. lol but it is a chevy.. picked it up saturday for $2 grand, it's a 1954 chevy truck. needs lots of work but the straight six runs. figured i needed something of my own to work on besides my dad's two vettes.
by the way the guy a picked it up from also gave me a ecklers type catalog for old chevy trucks. man i couldnt believe the prices of the parts. hahaha i feel sorry for the vette guys. a door glass for this truck is $25, a windshield $55. lol i mean it dont get cheaper than that!!!!
by the way the guy a picked it up from also gave me a ecklers type catalog for old chevy trucks. man i couldnt believe the prices of the parts. hahaha i feel sorry for the vette guys. a door glass for this truck is $25, a windshield $55. lol i mean it dont get cheaper than that!!!!
Nice ride did a resto on a 64 stepside 3 on the tree a while back, another good souce is LMC trucks
cool truck but.......
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From: West Chester OH
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That truck is the same age as I am, looks in better shape than me though 
Nice find, better do some work on the bedliner
Nice find, better do some work on the bedliner
Burning Brakes
Joined: Dec 2002
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From: Sherwood Park AB
Cool truck, I have a 48 chevy.
Did you know that the chassis will fit on an S10 regular cab longbox? That's the future for mine.
pm me your email and I will send you some tech articles and pix I have.
Did you know that the chassis will fit on an S10 regular cab longbox? That's the future for mine.
pm me your email and I will send you some tech articles and pix I have.
Safety Car
Joined: Oct 2004
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From: Minnesota
Nice truck. It looks fairly solid too. I restored a 1950 dare I say FORD F-1 before the Vette. My dad bought it new but it sat neglected for almost 40 years before I restored it. Lots of fun and I learned a lot. Good luck with your new project.
P.S. Is your plan to keep it basically stock or to modify? I stayed mostly stock but changed out the rear to a Ford 9" with a 3.25 to replace the stock 3.91 stump puller.
P.S. Is your plan to keep it basically stock or to modify? I stayed mostly stock but changed out the rear to a Ford 9" with a 3.25 to replace the stock 3.91 stump puller.
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Instructor
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From: Miami FL
actually planning on keeping it as simple as possible, i'm not restoring it at all. just making it driveable "rat rod" style. flat black primer, red wheels, whitewall tires. and calling it a day. hoping to have it done in 4 weeks, and under a grand.
something like this:
something like this:
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Le Mans Master
Joined: Oct 2005
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From: Glen Allen, VA
I'd love to have one from the 50's. I've got a 70 shortbed stepside. In fact when I got home tonight my uncle had left a message that he knew of a cab for free for mine. Mine is a total rustbucket, but runs great, I drive it back and forth to the dump mostly, but would love to fix it up.
