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I am hoping to get the General there for the show. I am having a problem keeping the drivers door closed. If I hit a bump (and the sucker shakes like a Futher Mucker) the door pops open. Nothing something I want to happen on the PA Turnpike at 65mph. Still plugging away though. I got all new bulbs for the truck. I have to replace the rear taillights (univeral cheap ones) since they were all rusted on the inside. If I can get those things taken care of, as well as the coolant leak at a gasket at the two water necks into the radiator I have a damn good shot of driving the ol girl up there. If not, its motorcycle riding!

Toyotas and Hondas weren't quite popular back then. Those 18 were probably the entire inventory for one dealership.

I have no relation to the seller but I know Vin will dig this thing and the guy posted the SN#! http://southjersey.craigslist.org/cto/3804772472.html

Awesome B - Love the color blue - As for overpaying you know as a body guy that a little more money spent on a better truck will save you thousands down the road. Good luck with it and make a video of that dog going down the road!

Attracting hobos and vagrants.

That's not really a bad price for its condition. Should sell quick.

I guess we scared him off. Too friendly?

Dodge Big Horn: Old Chevy: This guys got some balls to back this sucker onto that thing with those ramps. This is my favorite shot.

Also some GMC Generals of course: Not a carrier but wanted to throw this General Wrecker in for fun Some REALLY LONG ASS CARRIERS: 18 Hondas on one truck: 13 Toyotas on one truck:

I came across this cool site with a crap load of pictures of carriers. Some of the old ones are really cool. Shot on Jan 20, 1955, a load of new Thunderbirds. Note, some with fender skirts and some without. Different wheel/tire combinations. The truck is a in house built rig by Convoy. Ford cab and other componets. They built several in the early 1950's and they worked into the 1960's. Some cool Mack Carriers: B Model Carrier: Heres a Brock and an Autocar:

4:30am? I don't care how tasty, I am not getting up that early to throw food on the smoker. Looks damn good though.

I had a similar thought. Fire off a few rounds and they won't be back.

Yeah I have to agree. I'd rather stab a 440 into that thing then swap a Chevy into it. I've had a bunch of Mopar trucks - 3 Ramchargers, a 86 short box 4x4, 94 Dakota 5.2l and my 03 ram. I wouldn't buy one with a Chevy in it.

Prices could help.

If there is some way to pressurize the oil system before to start cranking, that would be a very good idea as to not have dry bearings.

53-56 is the best years for those fords, and the 56 is my opinion the best of all the 50's trucks. Great find! As for Chevy motors in the ford trucks, there are many factors. I know one of the biggest is the Chevy oil pan design makes it easier to fit in different chassis. Also many people do subframe conversions using Camaro/nova clips so SBC bolt right in. Even the aftermarket front end units like Fatman fit the Chevy better. Another reason as mentioned before is the cost factor. Chevys are the cheapest V8 to build and parts can be had anywhere. We have a saying at the swapmeet there's more Chevys than shit.

Where in Jersey? My mother has a place in Sea Isle. Welcome to the site.

This is a really cool truck but absolutely overkill for a 22' deck. http://newjersey.craigslist.org/cto/3799887616.html I like how the seller says too much truck for hauling cars. You think? All of that with the ability to haul one car? Obviously you can move forklifts but still, the angle of the bed is going to be steep. Here's am MS rollback http://newjersey.craigslist.org/cto/3805393208.html

Same shit pictures and shit description. When will people learn to post pictures showing the whole vehicle from all sides and give basic info on the vehicle like engine, Trans, rear, running, not running, etc. give people something to get excited about, not just Truck, buy it.

sounds like a plan!

I got a couple minutes to mess around with the General before. Our lot is connected to 4 other buildings so we have about a 1/4 mile of roadway to play with back here. I fired up the ol girl and took her for a quick spin down to the body shop and back a couple times. Started to nail down the double clutching pretty good now. Only got into three gears but its a start. I just had to get the feel for the transmission. I realized I was just trying to shift its like a normal transmission and stab it into gear, that's where I was failing. My mind was on cruise control just pushing the clutch in and moving the lever into the next gear meanwhile I didn't double clutch. Duh! Once I was conscious on what I was doing, it was much smoother. What wasn't smooth was the ride. Just with the small bumps in the back here, this SOB shock and bounced like crazy. Also the steering column is a tad loose as the wheel was bouncing around a bit. Not something I want to get on the highway yet. I am not sure if the shocks are shot or something else is up, or its just a nasty ride because it doesn't have any weight on the back but it seemed very rough. The guy Bobby who drove it over to my shop in the video said the same thing. He use to be an OO (had a Frightliner) so I see what he was talking about. Next week I will get out in the industrial complex behind us and get a few miles under my belt. Just have to make sure my lights are all working before I get out there.

That is the issue with all of my projects, time. Lucky for me, this is behind my shop and most of the little stuff it needs, I can just pop outside when its slow or lunch and play around. This morning I cleaned the inside of the windows, and scrubbed the crap out of the dash and gauges. Years of grime starting to go away. Shes looking good!

Not much to report this week. Had to repair one of the wires to the new ignition switch the other day. I had to take it all apart and retighten it since I didn't have a couple 1" wrenches the day I first installed it. The main power wire pulled out of the crimp terminal so I soldered a new one onto it. Should be good now. I also got new bulbs all around since only half of the lights worked. I might have to replace the rear assembly's. the passenger side got water in it and was completely rusty inside. I still have to pull the Kysor shut down to find a replacement. The only way I can shut it off is by going under the hood and manually hold the shut down lever. It's becoming a real pain in the ass. The interior is going back together. The dash was apart on the passenger side, armrest wasn't installed. Cleaning it up and getting all the crap out of it. Found a grill cover for winter driving. It's getting there but I wasn't able to do a whole lot this week since I have had something to do every night after work.

Wow you guys are doing that thing justice. Looks proper now. There's a Gilleys in Vegas at Treasure Island casino. Not sure if they have some of the stuff from the original one in there but the place was always mobbed when we would pass by it.

Is that thing ventilated? Might not be good to be in small enclosed ares if there's chili involved at some point of the day.