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**fishnixon** · 06-03-2017, 09:27 AM

My first attempt at documenting a build on "THE" forum...Let me introduce "Dumptruck Dolly". A 1967 Dually pulled from the field/yard in Nashwauk, MN. It was used as a hay hauler on a Hereford Farm. 292 4 speed and pretty bare of options. My goal is to keep it a running vehicle during the build, and to make it a functional truck..."if it works well, or as it was intended, keep it...sort of thing. I will be adding a dump box that an Ely craftsman built, using electric over hydraulic power.

The name you ask? Dolly was a cow my father-in-law had while growing up in Ely, not far from downtown. Maybe the truck should be called Downtown Dolly...

**fishnixon** · 06-03-2017, 09:31 AM

On the ride home...

**fishnixon** · 06-03-2017, 09:44 AM

Dolly makes it home...I was hoping the old wood bed would've fallen off on the ride...

**too much stuff** · 06-03-2017, 10:47 AM

Nice! Looks like the one from Hibbing.

**fishnixon** · 06-03-2017, 02:06 PM

From Hwy 65

greasemonkey · 06-03-2017, 02:18 PM

I lived in Ely about 20 years ago, on S Central Ave. Really neat little town. That is a great start to a project you have there.

**fishnixon** · 06-03-2017, 02:29 PM

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Originally Posted by greasemonkey

I lived in Ely about 20 years ago, on S Central Ave. Really neat little town. That is a great start to a project you have there.

Thank you! How close to the golf course were you?

**fishnixon** · 06-03-2017, 02:36 PM

Please have patience for more pictures, I need to figure out why the uploads are coming in upside down… Suggestions? I will check the FAQ area.

**fishnixon** · 06-03-2017, 02:43 PM

Option list...anyone see the code for interior color?

**fishnixon** · 06-03-2017, 02:43 PM

Trouble in paradise...heh heh

greasemonkey · 06-04-2017, 10:57 AM

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Originally Posted by fishnixon

Thank you! How close to the golf course were you?

We lived at the nw corner of S Central Ave and Pattison, big house with a stone wall bordering the street. My dad and I restored that house, we lived there about 2 years. It looks like Ely has grown a bit since then!

**fishnixon** · 06-04-2017, 03:51 PM

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Originally Posted by greasemonkey

We lived at the nw corner of S Central Ave and Pattison, big house with a stone wall bordering the street. My dad and I restored that house, we lived there about 2 years. It looks like Ely has grown a bit since then!

Ahh yes, across from the Moose. Cool...Ely is busy between Memorial and Labor Day...could use more industry with liveable thriving family wage for full timers. I am glad to be part of the area for my whole life and am happy to make a living and bring up a family...nice place.

kcsa75 · 06-04-2017, 11:44 AM

I'm going to move this to proects and builds.

**fishnixon** · 06-04-2017, 03:52 PM

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Originally Posted by kcsa75

I'm going to move this to proects and builds.

Thank you

**68bowtie** · 06-04-2017, 01:37 PM

i believe the interior should be fawn (gray) and not being listed is normal. i think some 67's had red but fawn seemed to be the standard.

**fishnixon** · 06-04-2017, 03:54 PM

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Originally Posted by 68bowtie

i believe the interior should be fawn (gray) and not being listed is normal. i think some 67's had red but fawn seemed to be the standard.

Thank you. I hope to find the interior stuff I need.

**fishnixon** · 06-04-2017, 04:00 PM

After pressure washing and throwing on some 17.5" wheels with brand new rubber I had laying around from another project since completed.

**fishnixon** · 06-04-2017, 04:04 PM

Driver's door emblem that "Dolly" wears

**fishnixon** · 06-04-2017, 11:26 PM

I got one last thing done before the end of the weekend. The bumper was trashed, so I fired up the torches and got rid of it. Now, I have to look around in my stash for that one silver painted bumper that's hiding in 20 years of part accumulation.

**68bowtie** · 06-04-2017, 01:38 PM

cool truck btw!

bigrigpardo · 06-05-2017, 11:45 AM

heres a little inspiration. my 68 gmc dump on 19.5 wheels

**fishnixon** · 06-05-2017, 11:18 PM

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Originally Posted by bigrigpardo

heres a little inspiration. my 68 gmc dump on 19.5 wheels

Love it! Thanks for sharing...it gives me perspective of lines I've been wondering about. Please tell me what engine/trans you have.

bigrigpardo · 06-06-2017, 12:17 PM

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Originally Posted by fishnixon

Love it! Thanks for sharing...it gives me perspective of lines I've been wondering about. Please tell me what engine/trans you have.

its a 305e v6 and a 4 speed. eaton rear with crazy gears. 45-50 is tops on highway.

**fishnixon** · 06-07-2017, 03:03 PM

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Originally Posted by bigrigpardo

its a 305e v6 and a 4 speed. eaton rear with crazy gears. 45-50 is tops on highway.

I have never looked at the V6 up close...Cool. I have a Eaton HO72? with crazy gears as well, but its in the back yard under a tarp. I did seem to get the last set of brand new drums off of a shelf in Seattle...probably 15 years ago. Those are hard to come by.

68Gold/white · 06-06-2017, 09:48 AM

Way cool.
Found a 68 like this in a pull a part yard. I got several parts from it, front fenders, steer col. seat, etc

06-03-2017, 09:27 AM	#1
fishnixon Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Ely, Minnesota Posts: 543	Dumptruck Dolly My first attempt at documenting a build on "THE" forum...Let me introduce "Dumptruck Dolly". A 1967 Dually pulled from the field/yard in Nashwauk, MN. It was used as a hay hauler on a Hereford Farm. 292 4 speed and pretty bare of options. My goal is to keep it a running vehicle during the build, and to make it a functional truck..."if it works well, or as it was intended, keep it...sort of thing. I will be adding a dump box that an Ely craftsman built, using electric over hydraulic power. The name you ask? Dolly was a cow my father-in-law had while growing up in Ely, not far from downtown. Maybe the truck should be called Downtown Dolly...

06-03-2017, 09:31 AM	#2
fishnixon Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Ely, Minnesota Posts: 543	Re: Dumptruck Dolly On the ride home... Attached Images

06-03-2017, 09:44 AM	#3
fishnixon Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Ely, Minnesota Posts: 543	Re: Dumptruck Dolly Dolly makes it home...I was hoping the old wood bed would've fallen off on the ride... Attached Images

06-03-2017, 10:47 AM	#4
too much stuff Roadtrip! Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Grand Rapids MN Posts: 13,775	Re: Dumptruck Dolly Nice! Looks like the one from Hibbing. __________________ 67 gmc custom lwb dakota truck. Sold...And bought back 69 swb 4x4 project (in progress) 70 c-10 lwb texas truck 70 4x4/BB/bkts/posi/tach(retired) 70 swb (wifes) 70 jimmy camper 71 K-5 factory 2wd 71 cheyenne 4x4/tach/posi/ plow rig 71 Cheyenne20 BB, buckets, tach, tilt, 4 speed 72 jimmy CST wyoming rig 72 jimmy Colorado rig 72 lifted texas 4x4 3/4 ton burb 65 fury conv. 383/auto 65 chrysler 300 "L" 413 auto

06-03-2017, 02:06 PM	#5
fishnixon Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Ely, Minnesota Posts: 543	Re: Dumptruck Dolly From Hwy 65

06-03-2017, 02:18 PM	#6
greasemonkey Registered User Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Pace, FL Posts: 2,155	Re: Dumptruck Dolly I lived in Ely about 20 years ago, on S Central Ave. Really neat little town. That is a great start to a project you have there. __________________ 1942 Master Deluxe 1969 C/10 1985 Blazer CUCV 1987 Jimmy 2004 Tahoe 2005 Silverado 1500 2005 Silverado 3500

06-03-2017, 02:36 PM	#8
fishnixon Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Ely, Minnesota Posts: 543	Re: Dumptruck Dolly Please have patience for more pictures, I need to figure out why the uploads are coming in upside down… Suggestions? I will check the FAQ area.

06-03-2017, 02:43 PM	#9
fishnixon Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Ely, Minnesota Posts: 543	Re: Dumptruck Dolly Option list...anyone see the code for interior color? Attached Images

06-03-2017, 02:43 PM	#10
fishnixon Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Ely, Minnesota Posts: 543	Re: Dumptruck Dolly Trouble in paradise...heh heh

06-04-2017, 11:44 AM	#13
kcsa75 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Kansas City Posts: 3,590	Re: Dumptruck Dolly I'm going to move this to proects and builds. __________________ Willie Swamp Angel Truckers '72 C10 Highlander *People who blindly follow a GPS end up on television programs on The Weather Channel. Some survive, some don't.*

06-04-2017, 01:37 PM	#15
68bowtie Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Turlock, CA Posts: 8,750	Re: Dumptruck Dolly i believe the interior should be fawn (gray) and not being listed is normal. i think some 67's had red but fawn seemed to be the standard. __________________ Please help my sister in law with her battle with cancer https://gofund.me/902f6fce Project "C10 Fever" (68 factory black 396 swb) Project "Little Sister" (70 c10 blue original paint refresh) Project "Blue Bomb" (70 c30 blue original paint refresh) SOLD Project "Vitamin C" (71 c10 orange original paint refresh) SOLD

06-04-2017, 04:00 PM	#17
fishnixon Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Ely, Minnesota Posts: 543	Re: Dumptruck Dolly After pressure washing and throwing on some 17.5" wheels with brand new rubber I had laying around from another project since completed. Attached Images

06-04-2017, 04:04 PM	#18
fishnixon Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Ely, Minnesota Posts: 543	Re: Dumptruck Dolly Driver's door emblem that "Dolly" wears Attached Images

06-04-2017, 11:26 PM	#19
fishnixon Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Ely, Minnesota Posts: 543	Re: Dumptruck Dolly I got one last thing done before the end of the weekend. The bumper was trashed, so I fired up the torches and got rid of it. Now, I have to look around in my stash for that one silver painted bumper that's hiding in 20 years of part accumulation. Attached Images

06-04-2017, 01:38 PM	#20
68bowtie Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Turlock, CA Posts: 8,750	Re: Dumptruck Dolly cool truck btw! __________________ Please help my sister in law with her battle with cancer https://gofund.me/902f6fce Project "C10 Fever" (68 factory black 396 swb) Project "Little Sister" (70 c10 blue original paint refresh) Project "Blue Bomb" (70 c30 blue original paint refresh) SOLD Project "Vitamin C" (71 c10 orange original paint refresh) SOLD



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06-05-2017, 11:45 AM	#21
bigrigpardo Registered User Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: NEW MILFORD NJ Posts: 1,453	Re: Dumptruck Dolly heres a little inspiration. my 68 gmc dump on 19.5 wheels Attached Images

06-06-2017, 09:48 AM	#25
68Gold/white Registered User Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Ark City, Kansas Posts: 3,395	Re: Dumptruck Dolly Way cool. Found a 68 like this in a pull a part yard. I got several parts from it, front fenders, steer col. seat, etc

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