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Joe Caraway
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PostPosted: Sun May 24, 2009 11:26 am    Post subject: 53 Barndoor Single Cab Reply with quote

Added some pics to the barndoor gallery. Does anyone know when the switch was from flat taillights to dome taillights? Joe C.
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PostPosted: Sun May 24, 2009 5:01 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

nice work!that is some labor intensive stuff buffing the rusty primer bottom of a vehicle.engine looks great also did it come with the truck ?
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PostPosted: Sun May 24, 2009 6:43 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

looking good! My truck is only about 1600 buses after yours. Let's hear more about the engine. Original? I'm looking to build basically that engine. Engine #?
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PostPosted: Wed Apr 14, 2010 8:18 pm    Post subject: 53 Smooth Gate Single Cab on E Bay Reply with quote

Here are some pics of the progress and a set of rust-free smooth gates I recently picked up at the Bugorama in Phoenix.
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PostPosted: Wed Apr 14, 2010 8:39 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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PostPosted: Wed Apr 14, 2010 8:42 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Wow, seems you have been doing soem great work - more frequent pics and updates please...
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PostPosted: Wed Apr 14, 2010 8:55 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

This is looking awesome. The chassis build is going to go by quickly.

Is that an NOS frame rail?
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PostPosted: Thu Apr 15, 2010 12:49 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Shocked stripped right down!! the work is looking neat tho

any chance of a closer pic of the seam/line on the inside of the open chassis rail?-i have to fix that area on a bd that has a small crack
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PostPosted: Thu Apr 15, 2010 7:20 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Damn..... Shocked
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PostPosted: Thu Apr 15, 2010 9:26 am    Post subject: Re: 53 Smooth Gate Single Cab on E Bay Reply with quote

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That's a hard core strip-down when you can put your bus on a work bench. WTG on the progress!
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PostPosted: Thu Apr 15, 2010 11:00 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

looking good joe! You may finish your 53 truck before I can finish mine!
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PostPosted: Mon Apr 19, 2010 9:43 pm    Post subject: 53 Smoothgate Frame Reply with quote

Here are some pics of the frame rail for LJay and some bits that were laying around.
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PostPosted: Tue Apr 20, 2010 6:38 am    Post subject: Re: 53 Barndoor Single Cab Reply with quote

Joe Caraway wrote:
Added some pics to the barndoor gallery. Does anyone know when the switch was from flat taillights to dome taillights? Joe C.


Hey Joe, my June 17, 1953 kombi came with the flat plastic tail light lenses from the factory. Not sure exactly when the switch was made to the later style bubbles. Is that an NOS shifter boot, or one of Fuentes' repros in your pic? Progress is looking good. Can't wait to see that thing put back together. Keep up the good work.
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PostPosted: Tue Apr 20, 2010 10:46 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Cheers joe-lucky you for having all the lil bits!-not looking forward to finding tailamps and reflectors at a resonable price!
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PostPosted: Tue Apr 20, 2010 10:59 am    Post subject: Re: 53 Barndoor Single Cab Reply with quote

Joe Caraway wrote:
Does anyone know when the switch was from flat taillights to dome taillights?


Nice ride! Seems like more Canadian Barndoors are surfacing. If I'm correct ????? ........ your Truck does come with the flat plastic taillights, for sure with no rear bumper and the 25 hsp motor. This truck gets allot of the early features. I've never seen a Smooth Gate Truck with the " K 1509 Hella " taillights?? The bubble one's your referring to. This truck also sports the earlier style speedo, the upside down speedo as most folks refer to it. (I'm on the LATE SHOW on this thread, so its possible someone dropped this info in here?? I was answering your taillight question and kept of blabbing!)

Any Hoot, awesome to see this went to a good home and look forward to seeing it on the road.
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 12, 2010 1:28 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

any progress on the project Joe-binz?
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 12, 2010 6:33 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Just stumbled on this thread! When this truck was on ebay it took about 60 seconds to convince my buddy he should win this auction, sell his 61 SC, and use the proceeds to build it up! But by the time he put in his bid (last minute) he was already out bidded! Ohh well...
I saw those gates in the back of a guys truck at Phoenix BOR and I almost fainted, they were PERFECT!! I could have sworn they were NOS smooth gates! I momentarily tried to talk him out of them, but he said they were already going to a friend and his 60-something single cab... I'm glad he got the year wrong and they're actually going on this truck!

Good work, lets see some updates!
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PostPosted: Sat Nov 20, 2010 7:09 pm    Post subject: Smoothgate Progress Reply with quote

Rebuilt the 53 transaxle and gear reduction boxes with lots of NOS parts. Starting on the 25 hp motor this week . Then back to welding.
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PostPosted: Sat Nov 20, 2010 11:06 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

awesome joe! Glad to see this thread pop back up. Can't wait to see the 25hp!
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PostPosted: Tue Nov 22, 2011 12:58 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Anymore progress pics?
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