Minnesota here.... ya... you betcha!

[powerplant]

Signing in from the frosty state.

I am in my 30's. After receiving my A&P licence to work on planes (this taught me I didn't want to work on them) I moved on to work as a millwright in a coal fired powerplant until recently I have joined the company safety department as a site safety manager.

Right now I am working with a 1935 International semi Cab & hood. I have some 2x4 tubing to start my chassis with. I also nabed a 1972 chevy truck with a 402 big block, 400 trans, Dana 60 rear end. I recenlty picked up a 1937 Ford front axle and spindles. I am getting close in gathering parts to where I can start building.

I am fairly self sufficient in my garage at home however I have a machine shop at my disposal also.

I have spent most of my life tinkering with motorcycles and cars but never built one myself. I was on a european car hangup for awhile messing with water cooled VW's and Audi's.

 

[Bonehead]

You have a great start or a project, lots of cool parts so far. looking forward to the build pictures.
Welcome to the site.

 

[Tripper]

Welcome!

Powerplant,
Welcome to the forum! Sounds like u've got a pretty good start there. Be sure to post some fotos when u can & there are several builds showing how to build u're own frame!

BoB

 

[cycledog]

Welcome to the triple




Welcome to the triple R.

 

[hotrodron]

Welcome to the site dontcha know. Do you really have 10000 lakes up there?

 

[Todd]

UFT DA! Wheres about are ya? We got one of those plants out there by the interstate, don't ya know. Be glad to help ya.

 

[BinderRod]

Looks like this place is getting filled with the good stuff (International Trucks). I have a 1939 D2 International. Welcome aboard!!

 

[powerplant]

Welcome to the site dontcha know. Do you really have 10000 lakes up there?

More than that actualy... they say that we have more shoreline than Florida and Cali combined (if I remember right).

 

[powerplant]

UFT DA! Wheres about are ya? We got one of those plants out there by the interstate, don't ya know. Be glad to help ya.

I am over on the Mississippi River... not to far from you. I work for Dairyland Power Cooperative in Genoa Wi.

 

[powerplant]

I threw in the "Minnesota" talk for kicks.....

Actualy.... I hate the movie "Fargo" if anyone remembers that flick. You really have to get quite a ways north in Minnesota before you run into people that talk that way.

I do say "ya" alot though.... when I visit my inlaws in Chicago people will ask "you are not from around here are you".....

You betcha, darn tootin, fer sher, ya eh?...

 

[Mr.Gussett]

Welcome !

Welcome to the site Powerplant!
My wife is putting together a 47 KB-5 IH !

 

[tusk]

welcome to the site,i'm also fairly new here myself,be sure to post up the pics so we can see whats going on up there

 

[powerplant]

Here are a couple pics

 

[powerplant]

Updated pics... you can see I have been repairing rust..

I do have some other stuff laying around, just no pics... I will work on that and maybe start a build thread.

 

[FlatBroke]

Powerplant,
Welcome aboard from the "Dirty South"........

Glad to have you here, the pics look pretty cool..

 

[BruceR&C]

Welcome to RRR, powerplant. Nice start to what promises to be a nice truck. Just one problem I see,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
The shop is TOO neat !

 

[24dodge]

Welcome PP , glad you found us....`24

 

[shizzy]

welcome aboard from a fellow Minnesotan. I actually like the movie fargo, but yea, not quite accurate of the whole state. I only say you betcha twice a week at the most.

and hotrodron. we do have quite a few lakes around here. seems like you cant drive more then a mile or so in any direction and not hit a lake or stream. during the summer if its a slow day my boss doesnt ask if I want to go home early, he asks if I want to go fishin.