1952 Chevy 3100

[johnnymac46]

I made a 7 hour journey to Pennsylvania and picked this truck up on St. Patrick's Day. I got it in the shop yesterday and started running through it, getting an initial assessment on the truck.
http://i987.photobucket.com/albums/ae358/johnnymac46/3100/46FB4E74-948C-40E3-A74F-ACE340CC6EE1_zpscnwpjwup.jpg (http://s987.photobucket.com/user/johnnymac46/media/3100/46FB4E74-948C-40E3-A74F-ACE340CC6EE1_zpscnwpjwup.jpg.html)

What I've got is a very original 1952 Chevrolet 3100, still running the 216CI inline 6 cylinder, with the 3 speed on the column. The truck is still a 6 volt system. The truck came with 4 new tires, a new wood bed kit, tailgate, and some random paperwork.

So far what I've found, the truck is pretty solid aside from both the kick panels. I found one of the wheel bearings was completely destroyed, so I rebuilt the front brakes, on both sides and threw in new bearings. Of course I found some interesting wiring which i've started to fix as I find it.

The overall plan for this truck is to keep it on the road as much as I can, Try to enjoy it while I work on it. Initial plans are
-New Glass
-Convert to 12V system
-New Wiring Harness
-Disc Brakes


Way down the road I'll get real serious and do a frame swap and an LS but thats not until the Camaro is finished.


Now the reason everyone is here....Pics.
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She's got a few pedals....
http://i987.photobucket.com/albums/ae358/johnnymac46/3100/F6F246E8-D94F-4FE6-B7C4-341CF9AC3934_zpst43a9tcb.jpg (http://s987.photobucket.com/user/johnnymac46/media/3100/F6F246E8-D94F-4FE6-B7C4-341CF9AC3934_zpst43a9tcb.jpg.html)

[johnnymac46]

Wheel Bearing,or what used to be a wheel bearing
http://i987.photobucket.com/albums/ae358/johnnymac46/3100/5EFF95BE-7887-4407-B0B9-5F7EFAF34B88_zpsv4dmehik.jpg (http://s987.photobucket.com/user/johnnymac46/media/3100/5EFF95BE-7887-4407-B0B9-5F7EFAF34B88_zpsv4dmehik.jpg.html)
Got to the brakes, to discover i was missing this retention pin for the brake shoes, had to phone a lot of buddies and one eventually turn up.
http://i987.photobucket.com/albums/ae358/johnnymac46/3100/0B38AEBF-4643-40DD-BFD3-0B0FC4469619_zpseq56pcim.jpg (http://s987.photobucket.com/user/johnnymac46/media/3100/0B38AEBF-4643-40DD-BFD3-0B0FC4469619_zpseq56pcim.jpg.html)
Maybe someone can help me out here, I know the C is Choke, what is T supposed to be hooked to? I found the Cable in the engine bay not hooked up. T=throttle? T=timing?
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http://i987.photobucket.com/albums/ae358/johnnymac46/3100/2B48AF10-4441-4D32-9E77-F4956B7FE40A_zpsouoorniv.jpg (http://s987.photobucket.com/user/johnnymac46/media/3100/2B48AF10-4441-4D32-9E77-F4956B7FE40A_zpsouoorniv.jpg.html)
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Taillight wasn't working, started pealing back the Electric tape to find this.
http://i987.photobucket.com/albums/ae358/johnnymac46/3100/B7ACF66B-9DB9-4E28-91F7-E2FFDA12564A_zpsvph3jsnk.jpg (http://s987.photobucket.com/user/johnnymac46/media/3100/B7ACF66B-9DB9-4E28-91F7-E2FFDA12564A_zpsvph3jsnk.jpg.html)

Heres a shot of the kick panels, Im afraid to remove these patches
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[4*4]

Beautiful truck!

[johnnymac46]

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[Spiffav8]

That's a nice find. I'm sure there's more than a few mysteries waiting to be discovered. No way it's one missing pin and on hacked electrical splice. I love the starter pedal...that's pretty cool and it's the perfect time of the year to just cruise around in it as is and enjoy.

I dig the full frame and LS plan. Congrats man, that's pretty cool.

[Che70velle]

Here's a great read on your T knob. It's a throttle control...

http://www.stovebolt.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=228451&page=all

Great find, by the way!

[johnnymac46]

That's a nice find. I'm sure there's more than a few mysteries waiting to be discovered. No way it's one missing pin and on hacked electrical splice. I love the starter pedal...that's pretty cool and it's the perfect time of the year to just cruise around in it as is and enjoy.

I dig the full frame and LS plan. Congrats man, that's pretty cool.

Thank you, Im sure I will only find more stuff as I dig more and more.

Frame and LS are a ways down the road.

[johnnymac46]

Here's a great read on your T knob. It's a throttle control...

http://www.stovebolt.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=228451&page=all

Great find, by the way!

Thanks for the info, I'll see if I can get it hooked back up when I get back to my shop tomorrow.

[rustomatic]

Sweet truck! Since this is Lateral G, I think we can agree that "T" stands for TURBO. It's just a bit of foreshadowing at this point.:y0!:

[Zoomin]

Anything new transpired here? :poke:

[johnnymac46]

Anything new transpired here? :poke:

nothing new yet, Work happened. and trying to focus money towards finishing the camaro.

[johnnymac46]

Well I have been making moves on the 52, I picked up a donor car dirt cheap from a buddy. LS1/T56, and anything else I can steal off the car. Going to be purchasing my new suspension next week, hopefully have the truck underway mid march!
http://i987.photobucket.com/albums/ae358/johnnymac46/3100/4ED72481-09D1-41D4-8293-B0003940E926_zpsfitj3h9z.jpg (http://s987.photobucket.com/user/johnnymac46/media/3100/4ED72481-09D1-41D4-8293-B0003940E926_zpsfitj3h9z.jpg.html)
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[Dave Pratt]

Oh hell ya! Great project...

[Josh@Ridetech]

Very nice find! I love these old trucks.

[waynieZ]

Nice pickup, Im sure there are a few parts you can use for thier fun factor.

[johnnymac46]

Well I got home from a trip, started tearing down the donor car. Motor and trans are out, the starter mounting tab is broken on my block so that's going to be a fun repair. I guess now I wait for suspension

http://i987.photobucket.com/albums/ae358/johnnymac46/3100/5207D219-2344-467B-98FF-42C6DA0E384D_zps7yf0hbab.jpg (http://s987.photobucket.com/user/johnnymac46/media/3100/5207D219-2344-467B-98FF-42C6DA0E384D_zps7yf0hbab.jpg.html)

Here's a picture of the broken starter tab
http://i987.photobucket.com/albums/ae358/johnnymac46/3100/FE68C373-9167-44FC-A78C-F07CDD723A0B_zpsnriepzvk.jpg (http://s987.photobucket.com/user/johnnymac46/media/3100/FE68C373-9167-44FC-A78C-F07CDD723A0B_zpsnriepzvk.jpg.html)

Shop is pretty full right now
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[Sandro's 1969 502 Camaro]

Awesome truck! My first project was a 1947 GMC, I loved that truck. Can't wait to see what you do with yours.

Cheers, Sandro

[SlowProgress]

Cool project. My grandfathers 54 ended up in Sweden. I always wished I had done something with it before it got away.

[johnnymac46]

Go fast stuff is arriving :G-Dub:

I'll be taking the motor out to get that starter tab repaired soon.

http://i987.photobucket.com/albums/ae358/johnnymac46/3100/A3DF45CE-DF99-4DA9-A045-ECA9575FFE62_zpsato3ggri.jpg (http://s987.photobucket.com/user/johnnymac46/media/3100/A3DF45CE-DF99-4DA9-A045-ECA9575FFE62_zpsato3ggri.jpg.html)

[Spiffav8]

Those are some FAT tires for the truck! Really looking forward to seeing it later this year. It's a cool truck to cruise as is and turns a lot of heads. When it's done....pretty sure most people are going to be mind blown. Total Sleeper!!

:cheers:

[johnnymac46]

Decided to run through the motor, found some stuff inside the oil pan I didn't like so tore it apart

Also my wheels showed up

http://i987.photobucket.com/albums/ae358/johnnymac46/3100/0A7E2154-1C52-47B1-807E-94894383C0BE_zpsoaf0octj.jpg (http://s987.photobucket.com/user/johnnymac46/media/3100/0A7E2154-1C52-47B1-807E-94894383C0BE_zpsoaf0octj.jpg.html)
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