Greetings from Central CA

[oldnovadude]

Hello from central ca,
So i've been around cars most of my life, used to build model cars when i was young, took auto shop in high school, maintained my own vehicles, joined the navy which gave me a career in computers, but then got laid off in 2011 after a 38 yr career. So when my son saw that i had a pile of 41 chevy truck parts and a s10 frame,, asked me why dont we put the old truck body on the s10 frame, so we did, stretched the frame to match the wb, after it was done, we took it to eagle field not far from where we live,, drag raced it, then sold it, bought a good mig welder, and have built 3 more. Mainly been working with 41-46 chevy trucks and doing frame swaps using s10 single cab longbed frames. Always looking for new ideas, new simpler ways to accomplish the task. Maybe I can help someone else complete their project. Nice to be around people that arent afraid to call a rat rod a rat rod,
Looking forward to having some fun,,,
John

 

[Country Misfit]

Hello and welcome

 

[I-R-POPS]

Welcome from New Mexico.
You got any pics of your builds?
We are a visually stimulated bunch around here.

 

[hankthebigdog]

welcome to RRR from Okla. This is the best place on the net. . . . hands down!

 

[Dr Crankenstein]

Welcome from the frozen north.

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[smallfoot]

Welcome from Flawda! Nice previous work! Got anything going on right now?

 

[harleyboy]

Welcome from the right coast southeastern NC.

 

[skull]

welcome

sweet truck[dr

Later

 

[kenny c]

Welcome from Rhode island.

 

[soltz]

Welcome from SoCal
The truck you showed looks nice, is that the one you sold [S
What part of the middle are you in [S

 

[oldnovadude]

I am located in a small town named Chowchilla, 20 miles south of merced, 30 miles north of fresno,,
Someone else asked is that the truck i sold, and yes it is, didnt want to,
but in order to keep the builds goin, i needed a good mig, so i got a Hobart
iron man 210,,
Someone else asked if i had a current project, yes, just so happens i am finishing up another 41-46 chevy truck with a s10 frame, this time with 440 chrysler power,,,

 

[bruno]

Welcome from Ky, keep those pics coming, we lov pics!

 

[oldnovadude]

1st build finished

here is the finished product, my 1st build truck,
41 chevy half ton on s10 frame, 350/350,
65 corvette heads, .500/.500 lift, 108 degree center-line cam,
after the new owner bought it, i made it street legal..

 

[soltz]

I know where Chowchilla is, i'm old CDF'er, fought a few fires in you neighborhood.
New truck is coming along nicely [

 

[oldnovadude]

Live right next to Berenda Slough,, where the Arunda or Cane/Bamboo grows, or used to,, County finally got a grant to eradicate it, they've been keeping it mowed down lately, last fire was a Sept 2014,, some people liked to light it off,[S

 

[26Troadster]

welcome to rrr, from bama.

 

[29Chevy]

Greetings from another central CA member. You are about 2 hours south of me. My old man ran a 46 Chevy for years, consistently took home "Best Beater" awards. Always liked that body style more than the 47 and later. Seems everyone is building the 48-50 Chevys now.

You do nice work!

 

[Toad]

Welcome from the big pond! Nice PU! [cl

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