I have seen several younger guys out there. I was wondering what the
younger guys have for sake of demographics. Restoration or rod? I'm 20 and
think it would be interesting to see if there is a connection between what
people are doing to their trucks and their age.
Justin
55 3100 rod
>From: "Andy Johns" <andy51chevy@mindspring.com>
>Reply-To: "Andy Johns" <andy51chevy@mindspring.com>
>To: "oletrucks" <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
>Subject: Re: [oletrucks] I'm new here
>Date: Fri, 3 Mar 2000 22:06:09 -0500
>
>Steve,
>Howdy! It's good to get someone else young on the list (not that there's
>anything wrong with older guys)! I'm gonna be doing a similar thing with
>my
>truck (1951 Chevy 3100). I'm going with probably a 305 or 350 engine and
>an
>auto trans. Being a young driver, (16) I want it easy (power brakes, power
>steering). Don't be afraid to ask the list anything! These guys are great
>and will answer any question, no matter how stupid you think it is.
>Questions about automobiles in general, practical truck work, questions
>about oletruck history... they know everything. If you want to know
>something, some body out here has probably done it!
>Good luck,
>Andy Johns
>'51 3100
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Steven C <podunkjr@netscape.net>
>To: <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
>Sent: Tuesday, February 29, 2000 12:58 AM
>Subject: [oletrucks] I'm new here
>
>
> > Hey everyone! I just signed up for the mailing list. I just thought I'd
>give
> > everyone a little introduction to myself and my truck. My name is Steve
>and
> > I'm currently 15 and living in CA. I own a 1951 chevy 3100 1/2 ton pick
>up.
> > I'm in the process of rebuilding it to use as my daily driver. The truck
>was
> > given to me at the age of 7 (in 1991) by a friend of my grandfather. It
>was a
> > complete truck that needed a lot of TLC. It was all stock. It ran
>(barely)
>and
> > had several patches of rust here and there, but the only bad places were
>in
> > the usual lower cowl spots. Currently the truck is dissassembled with
>the
>cab
> > still on the chassis. I am planning on installing a stock/mild 350 in it
> > withan EFI system of somesort on it. I'm still debating on whether to
>put
>a
> > manual or automatic in it. If it was an automatic it would be a TH400.
>If
>it
> > were a manual it would be a muncie 4 speed rockcrusher. I am updating
>the
> > front suspention with a bolt in set up out of a later 70s truck and the
>rear
> > axel will be replaced with the unit out of the same truck. I plan on
> > (eventually) painting the truck it's stock dark blue. (What is the exact
>name
> > of the color?) The truck will appear to be relatively stock with the
>exeption
> > of tires and rims. I intend to keep the interior partially stock with
>the
> > exeption of a tilt, telescope column and use a different upholstery
>fabric.
> > Thats about it for my truck. The whole reason I got it was because I
>love
>the
> > AD chevy trucks primarily because my father has owned a 1953 chevy 3100
>5
> > window for 20 years. His truck needs some work to make it opperate a
>little
> > better. (He origionally did a drive train restoration when he first got
>it,
> > but he never got around to getting it painted) His truck is mostly stock
>aside
> > from the 235 engine in it. It also has a side mount spare tire. His
>truck
>is
> > nicknamed Podunk because when he got it, it reminded my grandmother of
>an
>ugly
> > old dog she used to have named Podunk because the truck was an ugly
>site.
>The
> > name stuck. Thats why my usrname is podunkjr. I'm looking for a good
>nickname
> > for my truck. Any ideas or recommendations? Thanks for listening. (or
>reading
> > in this case)
> >
> > oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
>
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