1949 Chevy 3600 into a daily driver

[Russell Ashley]

It's great that your family is supportive of your hobby, makes it a lot more enjoyable. That pic of Colton is a keeper, but your pics are always top notch. What kind of camera do you use?

[Rude Dude]

Great pictures of the family in the truck looks almost like a Commercial or Advertisement, beautiful shots!

[Coach529]

Originally Posted by Russell Ashley

What kind of camera do you use?

I use a Nikon D90 with a Sigma lense.

If light conditions are good I also use my phone a lot.

[Coach529]

2 week update.

I am not sure on the exact miles, but he gets driven almost daily unless it is raining.

The more he gets driven the better he runs. Starts awesome and purrs like a kitten. No issues there what so ever. Knock on wood.

My heater control valve leaks when I close it. Not a huge deal, I am going to bypass it for now and order one. No need for heat for a while.

Steering is nice. I did tighten up the steering box a little bit, but I think I need to do it some more. No wandering or pulling.

Brakes are awesome. The pads are broke in now and no issues with stopping power.

Handling. Good considering the ride height and amount of travel. On some sharper edged bumps I get a tooth rattling slam. I am probably running out of travel. The back is far worse than the front. I also think the shocks I have are probably a little soft for the application. Might have to invest in some Bilsteins.

Constantly chasin rattles which is to be expected. I guess I should just turn up the radio louder.

Thanks for the inspiration and help guys. It has been a blast.

Henry is far from done, but I will be taking a break for the summer.

I sold my existing garage and on Friday some house movers are moving its new home. I have some concrete to break up and then pour a new slab. Then I will start building my dream garage. 24' x 42' with 10 sidewalls and a complete bonus room upstairs. Should be a fun project......looking forward to the added room!!

[Dan in Pasadena]

Originally Posted by Coach529

...Constant chain rattles which is to be expected. I guess I should just turn up the radio louder...

Can I make a suggestion? "G&R's57GMC" suggested to me to swing by my local bike shop and ask for a bike inner tube out of their trash can. You DON'T want one off a mountain bike. I tried it and they fit too loose and look sloppy. The roadie tube fits nice and tight.

I put tire dressing on it to get rid of the talcum powder they all have. My chains are just rattle can chrome paint.

[Coach529]

Henry is still alive and living a life of leisure. Daily cruises to haul the kids around, or a milk run.

Hangs out on the curb sometimes and attracts all sorts of attention!!



A lot of changes over the past 60 years. 1949 vs 2009



I was haulin broken up concrete to a local pit and spied this out of the corner of my eye. Hmmm......next project? Maybe.