New guy from Washington with a '53

[Old Crow]

Originally Posted by OrrieG

Looks great, and Canadian from the spare on the passenger side.

Sorry to hijack this, but you got me curious, Orrie. Are you saying that this '54 that I owned in Flagstaff like 29 years ago was built in Canada because of the passenger side spare?



Sorry about the pic, but it's been floating in a shoebox since the '80's.

[Rambow]

Just an FYI-
Mine is not canadian, it was built in Oakland- and the pass side spare mount on mine is definitely home made, not a factory item.

It will be getting yanked off and chucked sometime in the near future.

[NONHOG]

I know Mike Parker! (from TCNW) Yep same NONHOG. I suspect you'll like it here.
Good bunch of guys. Gotta ask whats the plans for your seat?

[Rambow]

Originally Posted by NONHOG

I know Mike Parker! (from TCNW) Yep same NONHOG. I suspect you'll like it here.
Good bunch of guys. Gotta ask whats the plans for your seat?

Heh... feels like home here already. Several guys from Team Chevelle... Several guys from the Olds site... now TCNW... LOL.

Of course the first thing -I- did was to clean up the seat. Pulled it- inspected it the bottom. In great shape really. Minimal rust- plenty of mouse turds but no mice nests.

Cleaned it with simple green & meguires vinyl cleaner- it cleaned up ok, but was still clearly old and brittle.... Bought a new product last friday its a blue magic leather & vinyl cleaner, and a separate blue magic Leather & vinyl conditioner...

Holy moly... After doing that, the upper cover is nice and supple like new again. I would never have guessed a product could do that to old brittle vinyl.
The bottom has numerous perfectly round tiny holes (cigarette ash burns i'm guessing) that have been "repaired" with one of those vinyl melt kits...
It cleaned up ok, but need replacing before too long. Its dry rotted on the bottom rear corners. I may stitch up and repair in place though. At least the vinyl is soft again.

I got the fuel tank straps off over the weekend and started trying to pull it. Spent about an hour until i finally remembered there must be a fuel line attaching it at the bottom. Duuhhhhh.... Appear to be a fixed flared hardline under the cab and its heavily rusted- likely will have to just cut it.

Hope to have it out of there this week, clean and start replacing the fuel lines & filters. Need to decide which carb i want to order a kit for and try and run with it, the Carter W1 on it, or the Rochester R1 that was in the box (its missing the lingage/arm between idle screw and the choke- so it might not be useable.

This truck is for my wife (seriously) and I'd really like to get it fired up by her birthday in 2 weeks so its not just a rusty lump in the driveway.
Not sure if i'll make it, but gonna try. Important to have goals ya know

[NONHOG]

If the carbs you have don't work out I have my old one. Also the Weber conversion was pretty slick. See old thread..... http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...=362407&page=4

[OrrieG]

Originally Posted by Old Crow

Sorry to hijack this, but you got me curious, Orrie. Are you saying that this '54 that I owned in Flagstaff like 29 years ago was built in Canada because of the passenger side spare?



Sorry about the pic, but it's been floating in a shoebox since the '80's.

If the space mounted into a fender recess, then yes, unless someone could have special ordered it. If it is a long bed and the mount just bolts to the bed side, then probably US

[Old Crow]

Not a long bed, and it did have the cutout in the fender. Who knows how it was ordered?
My wife traded her '56 Bel Aire 2 door post car straight across for it, drove it home and tossed me the keys.