Hi gang,
Now everybody knows I can't spell! :-) I guess that spell check doesn't
look at the subject line (like it does on our Lotus Notes email program
at work) In case you missed the subject line should read: acquisition
Kevin
Kevin & Deana Brown wrote:
>Attached are a links to a few pictures of our "new" '51 Chevy that I
>dragged home last night. The truck was set up, probably 10 years or so
>ago, with a 283 V8, 4-speed tranny, Ford 9-inch rear end, independant
>front suspension, bucket seats, tilt stearing, aluminum wheels, etc. It
>was put in storage in '95 when the motor was blown. The guy I bought it
>from purchased it a couple of years ago, before he got married and now
>didn't have the time to fix it up. As it stands now the body, including
>the bed, is solid, just needing repainting, plus I've got the hood
>(which was stripped to bare metal) and rear bumper which aren't in the
>pictures. It looks as if the glass and rubber seals were replaced when
>the truck was first fixed up so they are in great shape. The truck also
>came with an early '80s Chevy 305 V8, an '86 Oldsmobile 307 V8 and turbo
>350 transmission, bell housings for the both the Chevy and Olds engines
>(the truck originally had the 4-speed in it) and a bunch of misc. parts
>including power steering pump and AC compressor and lines for the Olds
>engine, GM HEI distributors for both engines and a set of "rams head"
>exhaust manifolds that must have been on the original 283 which I
>imagine would bolt up to the 305 and the exhaust sytem on the truck.
> I've got to figure out what engine to install, the 307 looks to be in
>the best shape, but is wider than the 305 and I only have a flywheel for
>the 305 if I want to stay with the 4-speed (I have a flex plate and
>torque converter for the 307) plus I need to figure out what all the
>parts are that I have for it - sort of like a surprise package! At
>least I figure that it should be worth the $900 that I paid for it, plus
>it was located only 5 miles from where I live - even though I found it
>on eBay.
>
>Here are links to the pictures. The first shows the front of the truck
>(I have all the headlights and chrome that aren't shown), the second
>shows the back (the truck has a hard cover over the bed which is
>partially open because of the box of parts in the back) and the 3rd
>shows the engine and some of the other parts that came with the truck.
> Now all I need to do is move the '48 Dodge pickup out of my garage
>today (after moving the '50 Dodge 1-ton out of the way of the back
>garage door - all with my '49 Chevy wrecker) and stick the Chevy in so I
>can go to work
>
>51 Chevy Front
>
>51 Chevy Rear
>
>51 Chevy Parts
>
>
>Kevin Brown
>Odessa, MO
>'51 Chevy 3100 Street
>'49 Chevy 3600 Wrecker
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