New from eastern N. C.

[harleyboy]

Hi Guys and Girls, I'm new to the forum. I live in southeastern N. C. in Jacksonville. I'm 60, act 20, and love all older cars. I have a 30 Model A hotrod and just pulled a 50 Chevy truck out of a barn after 33 years of slumber. I want a ratrod but this truck is to good to rat. I'm going to put it on a S10 frame and chop the top 4". I want to paint it back like I found it because it was a friend of mine's shop truck. The doors still have his advertisement on them and they are so cool. He was a mechanic here for 50 years. He died 3 years ago and I bought the truck from his wife who is also a good friend. I've never chopped anything or even welded anything. I want to do it all myself. I have plenty of time and have some cool cars to drive in the mean time. I just bought a 180 Hobart MIG welder and am going to practice with it. Several fabricators in town have told me that I can't do it. That just spurred me on. I've been collectiong parts for a month and am going tomorrow to buy a 350 roller motor with 355 HP. At first I was thinking a big block but with my limited experience I think the 350 will go in with a lot less trouble. I'm going to need a lot of advise so you'll be seeing me post here often. I'll post some pics of the truck and my hotrod. Harleyboy

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If someone can help me with these pics I would appreciate it. Thanks. Harleyboy

 

[Bonehead]

Copy and paste the IMG option from photobucket.

Welcome to the site.

 

[FlatBroke]

Welcome to RRR.

 

[harleyboy]

Maybe this will work

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Thanks for the info on pics. It works. Harleyboy

 

[harleyboy]

A few more

Here are some more pics of the rod and a friends 53 Chevy truck. He was building a pro street but it's going to be a drag truck only. It's got a 565 Dart motor in it. It's scarry fast.
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[harleyboy]

One more

one more and I'll quit. I have skulls airbrushed in the flames. People don't see them until they look real close. Harleyboy

 

[Bonehead]

Who in their right mind would put a skull at the front... of... oh, wait a minute I have one too. I dig the skulls and flames. Two of my favorites for any hotrod. I like that old Chevy truck too, seems to be alot of that going around lately. Esp. like the doors.

 

[harleyboy]

Slow moving Chevy Boy

I call that Skull on front Slow movin chevy boy. I'm running a 351W beefed up.

 

[Gastrick]

Welcome to RRR harleyboy. Nice pics. Well at least till you posted the last one . I think a big block would fit in your truck without difficulty but either way it's a cool truck with personal history to you.

 

[BruceR&C]

Another AD trucker !!! Welcome to RRR, harleyboy. That '50 is gonna be cool. A big block will fit but, nothing wrong with a small block. As long as it's not tore up, the original frame is good for building a rod out of. Little bit less work than the S10 frame.

 

[joehalford01]

those flames are freekin cool, love the rod and the truck has potential. The more people nay-say the more it motivates me too. I hate being told i can't accomplish something. Ask away and welcome to the forum!

 

[Tripper]

Welcome!

Harleyboy,
Mighty nice lookin' stable u got goin' on there but I really like that Chev truck u got. The sign on the door is very kool too!!! Make u're self @ home & glad u could make it over!

BoB

 

[harleyboy]

Thanks for the comments

Thanks for the comments guys. I drove 225 miles today to pick up a motor that I found on Craigslist. I thought it was a 350/355 HP but as it turns out it's a 305 and he contends that it was dyno'd at 355HP. It's a newer crate motor with center bolt valve covers. I don't like the center bolts as well as the older style valve covers. I'm going to take it to a friends dyno and see what it does have. It has 500 miles on it and was built a year and a half ago. The car it was put in was wrecked and this guy bought it for a project that didn't materialize. The motor looks good and has a serpentine set up on it. It's complete except carb which I have. I paid $700. so I hope I didn't get ripped off. I got an extra starter, mech fuel pump, alternator and a new AC compressor. Well, I'll let you know how it dynos. Harleyboy

 

[BinderRod]

Welcome aboard!!