sloromon
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hey! my name is jon. i'm new to this forum. i stayed up all night reading all the info. i'm soaking it up like a sponge!! i may be the youngest guy here, at the ripe ol age of 26. i bought my truck last year from an airforce guy who brought the truck to new mexico from kansas (weird, i know) so anyway, there's obviously some rust damage, but it looks as though the truck has been cared for. i did the basic tune-up stuff (new points, plugs, wires, oil filter, oil) but i'm new to all this mechanic stuff, so i haven't adjusted the valves or done a compression test. i hear this is easy, but just haven't figured it out yet. i also redid the brakes, which is when i had the front drums turned unknowingly. i read the thread on the huck brakes, and luckily, hadn't gotten the rear ones turned yet. i am endebted to you guys for that one. i'm going to rebuild the master cylinder here soon, and i had a question. a friend of mine for work said to use vasoline on the moving parts to help create a seal. he said it was an old mechanic trick. just wondering if this is true. also, i'm missing a spring on the rear passenger wheel (i think it may be for the emergency brake, as it was not included in the spring kit) i'll see if i can post a picture. there is a set on the driver side, though, they go around a flat metal piece between the shoes. anyway, i'll get a picture up soon. so here's some all-around pictures of my 53 chevy. the extra cab in the back came with the truck, as did a bunch of literature, manuals, and extra hub caps, chrome pieces, and the original heater assembly. i thought it was a pretty good deal. it's a lot of fun, anyway, and when my dad visits, he loves to help me work on it and of course cruise it around ( he's in my profile pic, driving duke, my dog around) sorry for the long-windedness. here's the pics--
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). It looks like you're going original with yours. Your truck started out in great shape. I guess these old cars stay in better shape out west were it's more dry. Mine has spent all of it's life in Kentucky so mine is under going cancer treatment as we speak. I've cut it up pretty bad, but it's finally starting to look like a truck again. Good luck with the truck, you'll have a blast with it. I'll try and post a pic and let you know where I started and where I'm at right now. I'm not too far on it but my time is limited with my truck because it is two hours from my house here in tennessee. Hopefully soon it'll be down here with me. I look forward to seeing more pics as you get further along.
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and a good price too, reminds me of when mine was all in one piece! if you want some advice, listen to Nate, he wont put you wrong, the godfather of the site. (sure he wont mind that comment)