50 chev ute Great tow car project

[chev51]

Thought I might throw this up here,
I just brought home a car with plans to wreck it for parts but its way too good.
50 chev ute, has had one side of the body work done really well but the panel beater died half way through the job. Tailgate has repaired

Its sitting on a hq ute chassis, 253 + trimatic with Extractors. The chassis fits really well. Its had a commodore disk brake diff profesionally converted to fit the leaf springs. Tailshaft has been modified to fit.
Commodore front disks with WB Calipers. V8 Springs/sway bar.

Pedals are mounted under the dash with Booster/master cylinder on the firewall. Steering is all connected.

I was planning to fit the body back to an original chassis as nothing has been modified apart form the inner guards.

Has good guards grill etc, has all glass,but front screens will need replacing. Bare bench seat needs trimming

It was missing lots of bits when i got it but I have another couple of chevs I'm parting out so will make it 100% complete with some spares


$2000 or if no interst I might make it run and drive and put up the price as all it needs is brake lines joined up and engine made to run

PM if anyone is interested in more photos

Also have a 51 chev hardtop coupe for sale

[surferh]

hey mate where you from? interested in the chev truk, also some more pics and details on the moter would be good thanks. holland.

[chev51]

Hi mate
Car is in croydon victoria, aa couple of people have asked for pictures. I will get some over the weekend because its dark when I leave and dark on return... I hate winter

Engine is just an old 253 clean oil etc and said to be a good runner, looks clean, might make it run on the weekend and see.

[jenniewren]

Oooo la la Chev51 - looove that gentleman's boat you have as member id photo! Saw one 6 yrs ago at Metung (Gippsland Lakes) was for sale........if only we had the funds!!

[chev51]

Jun 22, 2011 20:35:03 GMT 10 jenniewren said:

Oooo la la Chev51 - looove that gentleman's boat you have as member id photo!

Thanks so much!

When we bought it a couple of years ago, the owner painted everything lilac - and by everything I mean the seats, the motor, the hull....

Dale worked really hard to clean it up with some help due to a tight deadline (we took it to Mallacoota Xmas 2009 - gave us only a few months to get it ready).

He put the ply top on and applied the woodgraining on the hull.

There's so many little touches that he worked so hard on - I'm very proud of him and what he achieved in such a short time (at that time we were still getting the teardrop finished, converting the Coupe to RHD and both working full time).

It was a crazy time!

But we get to look at the Teardrop, boat and Coupe with a lot of pride and some wonderful memories

But we've since learnt...one project at a time...and NO deadlines! ;D ;D

I'll get Dale to post up some pics later

[finkvanfc]

I WAS IN NIDDRE TODAY & I SEE THIS PASTEL GREEN 51 CHEV COUPE,REGO,OLD-51 & OF COARSE I THOUGHT OF YOU GUYS.SO WAS IT OR NOT.PS,VERY NICE CAR.GAZ?

[cruzn]

hey Jenniewren, you mentioned a boat in Metung for sale some 6 years ago...
Here,s a pic of my boat i just bought, the guy i got it off bought it from Metung around 5 or 6 years ago, and did alot of work on it...
Its running a flathead v8.



Al

[kaybee]

Jun 23, 2011 19:26:34 GMT 10 finkvanfc said:

I WAS IN NIDDRE TODAY & I SEE THIS PASTEL GREEN 51 CHEV COUPE,REGO,OLD-51 & OF COARSE I THOUGHT OF YOU GUYS.SO WAS IT OR NOT.PS,VERY NICE CAR.GAZ?

....nope....this is Dale and Kylie's rig....

[chev51]

For the couple of people who asked for photos