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Hey. I am new to the forum and just wanted to introduce myself. My grandpa has a 1931 pickup that is currently just sitting in his driveway. It will soon be moving over to my place. I already have all of the spare parts and the spare engine. Can't wait to work on it this winter so I can cruise around with it next spring!

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Welcome to a great hobby. I am sure grandpa will enjoy helping you fix the Ol girl. There are also numerous experts on this site !
Most important is get it running safe and get out and drive her !
Wayne
 
Hey '31! Welcome here, glad you could make it. Tell us your plans this winter to fix 'er up. Working with your Grandpa is the best Christmas present you could give him!
 
Welcome to the Barn...

You will be astounded as to the wealth of info you will find here..

Enjoy.....

Roger
 
Fantastic. How long has Grandpa had it? Make sure you take Grandpa for a cruise next spring.
 
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Welcome! As the owner of a 1930 Pickup I can tell you they're a blast to drive!!! Drop me a line if you need any help with anything.
 
Welcome! Consider adding a location and signature to folks know a little more about you. I know it's "scary" to do that on the Internet, but you won't have any trouble here. Have fun with your grandpa's pickup!
 
From the front, your '31 has a great look ! If the rest is same as front, I'd leave its' outside alone...as it is ! What 'instructions' did Grampa give you with this truck ?
Welcome , and show us MORE pictures to enjoy.
 
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Hello, again! I got the truck shipped out here. Intercity Lines handled the transport.

Coming off the truck:

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Here it is in the driveway:

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Once I got a chance to work on it, I found it wasn't getting spark. I traced it down to a bad wire from the terminal box to the cut-out on the generator. I replaced that and got spark, but wasn't getting good fuel. Cleaned out the carburetor and got it to start! I took it for a little drive up the driveway to test it out:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/n79ezto8jvdtgmf/video jul 02, 5 58 26 pm.mp4?dl=0

It is still running a bit rough right now. The spark plugs had quite a bit of soot on them and one had some oil on it. It was also running a bit lean. I got new plugs and gaskets for the carburetor (the one between the intake manifold and the carburetor was missing for some reason). Hopefully that will smooth it out a bit.
 
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Thanks, guys. It lives full time in my garage. My plan is to keep it looking as close to this as possible and keep it in good mechanical order.
 
Wow! I'm jealous. Just found a Model T buried in a shipping container. Mostly all there but this looks like you'll be driving it really soon. Good luck
 
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