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Pat Boccuzzi
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Posted: Wed Jul 2nd, 2008 05:37 pm |
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The chair is the pics is worth a ton of Money as well.
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Dean Romig
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Posted: Wed Jul 2nd, 2008 06:02 pm |
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The chair and table are obviously not a set but I'm sure either one alone would command a pretty high price at an antique furniture auction. My parents were antique dealers and had a shop in Newburyport Ma. in the '70s and early '80s. If they had a piece of furniture in the shop that hadn't sold for several months they would double the asking price and it would sell in a few weeks. . . go figure 
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David Lien
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Posted: Thu Jul 3rd, 2008 01:29 am |
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Allan: Five years ago four of us restored a 33 Chev. master delux four door sedan. The car took a couple of years, we did this for a good friend, He paid us and all the bills.
Things to Know.
Chevys used lots of wood in the doors and in the body, best to use all the old wood. New repo wood does not fit well and moves around a lot after it is in the car. It was easy to splice in patches where needed. Modern day glues really shine here.
1936 to 1939 Chevy hydraulic brakes fit our axels. We went with the hydraulic's. we had a little trouble finding used brake drums, that were good. We did not like the look of the repos. We also put in the free wheeling option,(it installs behind the transmision). Yes it was a factory option in 1932. Disk brake conversions are available, but we went with the drum brakes. Your truck will be mechanical brakes. These brakes will slide all four wheels untill you really need them.
We had a machine shop in Salt Lake city do the machine work and all the babbitt work in the bearings. The old gentelman that did the babbitt work was 76 years old at the time. We used a Chris Nielson reground cam. Nielson grinds bonneville cams for lots of folks. we took a little off the head, and with the mild grind on the cam and a little more compresson the old long stroker ran damn good. Three of our number wrench on bonneville cars and we managed to leave the oil gally plug under the cam loose, and had to remove the engine and clean up the mess and fix. A very smart bunch we are. Engine costs then were around $5,500. We bought all High doller parts, and refused to use any Chinese parts. With the free wheeling option and the added horse power the chevy was as much fun to drive as a flathead powered Ford roadster. Plus you could get five poeple in the Chevy car. The wheel weights did not stick to the 1933 spoke rims to good and at high speed they would come loose and put an ugly bruise on the fresh painted fenders, so had to glue weights to the wheels.
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VCCA vintage Chevy Club Of America P. O. box 5387 Orange California 92863-5387. Lots of smart people here, and some opinionated folks to. Sometimes hard to tell the difference, All in all a good group they helped us. The best place to look for parts.
The Filling Station Parts store. 990 South second street Lebanon Or. 97355 We had good luck with the parts, and the teck help was excellent.
Pro Antique auto parts 50 King Springs Road, Windsor Locks Ct. 06096. These folks always had the parts, no middle men or "back order Bullshxx." fast shipper and they were good to us.
Obsolete Chevrolet Parts Co. P. O. Box 68 524 Hazel Avenue Nashville, Ga. 31639-0068. They had some really good NOS stuff (parts).
Chevys of the 40s 1605 NE 112th St. Vancouver Wa. 98686 1-800-952-2905 good teck help and good NOS engine parts. We had trouble finding good Fields for the starter, these folks had good NOS fields, and starter parts. Repo starter parts did not compliment the six volt starter.
After doing a couple of these projects over the years ( two sitting in my shop now) all I can say is it is like taking on a second wife. Sooooooo good luck Allen, and I really do like your truck. If I had found it in a barn I would be dragging it home too, and listening to the first wife Squawk. David Lien
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Allan H. Swanson
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Posted: Wed Jul 16th, 2008 03:54 pm |
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The old John Deere 300 backhoe came in handy to remove the cab! Front fenders and motor being removed today, then drive gear and frame up restoration starting shortly there after.
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Richard Flanders
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Posted: Wed Jul 16th, 2008 05:12 pm |
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Great truck Allan! Near perfect condition and needs very little work from the looks of it..... speaking relatively of course. What a great find. It will get a road hunting bench, beer holder and gun rack in the back I assume.....
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Greg Franklin
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Posted: Wed Jul 16th, 2008 11:56 pm |
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| Allan: You are NOT nuts! That is a great find. Not a Parker, but one that will give you many hours of fun (and some not so fun) it it's restoration. Congrats.
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Allan H. Swanson
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Posted: Fri Jul 25th, 2008 04:59 pm |
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UPDATE: Frame is completely stripped of all parts, the split rim wheels have been separated from the tires and all wheels & the frame have been delivered to be sand blasted and primed with black epoxy paint (expensive - $135/qt).
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paul driscoll
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Posted: Sun Jul 27th, 2008 11:36 am |
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I know little about antique vehicles . However last week I discovered the greatest place ten minutes from my house in Erie Co. Driving north on HWY 287 into Longmont Co. there is an old looking building on the right that sits in the farm fields. It has no windows and a couple pieces of half rusted equipment out front. I have asked a dozen locals abou t it and have gotten the same response. " I've driven by for years but never knew what it was". Well the other day , after living here for ten years, I stopped, and found one man's private colection, a turkey farmer, of vintage cars, player pianos,organs and Civil War Springfields and Sharps rifles. Check this out.
http://www.bouldercounty.org/openspace/dougherty
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Cooper Smith
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Posted: Sun Jul 27th, 2008 12:48 pm |
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Wonderful cars, but PLEASE...where are pictures of the Sharps Rifles?
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paul driscoll
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Posted: Sun Jul 27th, 2008 12:59 pm |
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| There are about 20 Springfields and only about 4 Sharps. However they are a walk in bonus and not mentioned in the booklet or the website.
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Posted: Sun Jul 27th, 2008 03:22 pm |
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| Another auto museum without an air cooled FOX! Darn! I've wandered thru a lot of car museums on my various trips across the country and the only FOX I've ever seen was at Bill Harrah's in Reno back in 1977. What is left in Reno now is barely a shadow of what was there when Bill was still alive.
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Harry Collins
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Posted: Tue May 12th, 2009 07:20 pm |
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Allan,
Please give us an update on your restoration.
Thanks, Harry
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Don Kaas
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Posted: Tue May 12th, 2009 07:41 pm |
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| Neat truck...I've just become a Ford man, myself...I couldn't resist... Attached Image (viewed 303 times):
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Dean Romig
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Posted: Tue May 12th, 2009 08:47 pm |
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Better move that car quick Don. In the next frame in that neighborhood we'll see it up on blocks sans wheels, doors, front and rear lights, windows smashed out . . . hope you didn't leave any Parkers in it
Just foolin' Don. Nice Mustang . . . Nice Cragar Five - Spokes
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John Dallas
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Posted: Tue May 12th, 2009 09:12 pm |
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| Don - As a Ford retiree, my pension thanks you!
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Dave Suponski
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Posted: Tue May 12th, 2009 09:21 pm |
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| Allans classic truck is a Chevy Last edited on Tue May 12th, 2009 09:22 pm by Dave Suponski
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Posted: Tue May 12th, 2009 09:23 pm |
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| OK, sorry, we're back on track now . . .
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Chris Travinski
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Posted: Tue May 12th, 2009 11:50 pm |
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| Don, looks like a Bullet retro? How many horsepower?
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Posted: Wed May 13th, 2009 01:44 am |
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At the Southern, I arrived early Friday morning and was first to sign up to shoot. Not to say I was first in shooting. I was dead last in qualifying and the hammer event, but I asked Allan about progress on his truck. He was there bright and early manning the booth at 7:30 AM. He went into a long explanation of the progress thus far. Unfortunately, the farthest North I've been is where I grew up in Baltimore, Md, and have lived in the South all my adult life, presently and the last nineteen years in Southwest Georgia, I only understood about every three words. I think he said it's in the paint shop for body finish. Hopefully Allen will chime in and give us an update, in writing.
Dave
Correction , Allan.. Thanks, Dean.
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Dave Suponski
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Posted: Wed May 13th, 2009 01:48 am |
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| I talked to Allan last week about his truck and that is what he told me also. Paint then final assembly. Can,t wait to see it! Last edited on Wed May 13th, 2009 01:59 am by Dave Suponski
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