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[Sorry Folks; I meant to post this in the "Introduce Yourself" forum, but I can't delete this]

Greetings Everyone! This looks like a good place to hang out and absorb some stray brain waves. I'm restoring a 1959 Chevy 1 ton 3805 Panel Truck. I just brought it home two weeks ago; it's got lots of character and rust. I'm looking forward to tapping into some of the expertise on this site.


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"No diet will remove all the fat from your body because the brain is entirely fat. Without a brain, you might look good, but all you could do is run for public office." ~ George Bernard Shaw
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Welcome to the GJ Re-Tread!
That looks like a fun project right there. You should get all the tips you need here. There's a lot of brains on this forum.
I'm looking forward to it. Where are you going to restore it? You gotta show us your garage.
 
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Well, I bought an old schoolhouse that went up through the 8th grade, that was built in 1910. It came with a 90 ft. X 55 ft. gymnasium about 100 feet away. I have been restoring both of those also. The gym had a barrel style roof that had collapsed and leaked over a 10 year period. We tore that off and replaced it with a regular 1/4 pitch residential roof and put a 12 ft. garage door in the side of it. Now, it's just one honkin garage.

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That panel truck needs a 3/4 ton 4x4 Suburban running gear slipped under it.

Welcome to GJ and keep us posted on the project.
 
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I'm in Central Illinois. The first picture in this post is from Algonac, Michigan where I picked the truck up. I was lucky that they were actually in the middle of a warming thaw.
 
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