Midwest OleTruckers Get Together
March 6 2004


Front Row Left to Right: 
Bill Modenhauer, Channahon, IL 
'49 Chevy Pickup 
Nick Pieffer, Minonk, IL 'several' Ford Pickups 
Jim Nordwall, Jacksonville, IL '50 Chevy Pickup 

Back Row Left to Right: 
Terry Beynon, Chicago, IL '55 1st Chevy Pickup 
Pat Hollister, West Burlington, IA '
58 Chevy Pickup 
Ben Sutton, Indiana no truck information 
John Ohman, Pontiac, IL '54 Ford 'Woody' 
Carl Ham, Pontiac, IL '56 Chevy Pickup 
Bruce Baker, Pontiac, IL '53 GMC Pickup



Bill Molderhauer's '49 Chevy pickup. Everyone enjoyed seeing a well done project truck and Pat Hollister got to ride/drive this beautiful vehicle before the day was over (left Pat grinning from ear-to-ear)!

Carl Ham's '56 Chevy Stepside with pickup box removed and undercoated, ready for new wood floor

Carl's new IFS cross member and related parts on workbench

View of back of Carl's truck with 'old' rear end still in place and 'new' 9-inch setting on top

Carl's new Art Morrison 4-link rear suspension and coil-overs on workbench. Bought at a swap meet for $250.00!!!

Front view of Carl's truck with the original front suspension removed, getting ready for the new TCI IFS


Pat's 350 CI engine and TCI front suspension


Another view of Pat's 350 engine and IFS


Pat's rear frame, Chevy 10-bolt rear axle and TCI 4-link rear suspension

Another view of Pat's rear suspension, 4-link and coil-overs

Jim Nordwall's '50 Chevy Pickup he drove to the event

Another view of Jim's '50 Chevy, he says it is a 'work-in-progress'

Bruce Baker and John Ohman giving Jim's '50 Chevy a once-over at the event

Jim Nordwall and Pat Hollister looking over Bruce Baker's '53 GMC cab

The back of Bruce Baker's '53 GMC cab

Inside of Bruce's cab with a smoothed dash and custom made firewall/floorpan

Passenger's side of Bruce's cab showing the hand made 'frenched' radio antenna location

Bruce's driver's side rear fender with a gas filler from a late-model Chevy car installed

Bruce's front and rear fenders

Bruce's doors, grill nose, inner fender wells and hood in primer

Bruce's frame, '77 Nova front clip, and 350 CI engine

Another view of Bruce's frame, engine and 700R4 transmission

John Ohman's '54 Ford pickup he is converting into a 'woody' wagon

John's big-block 429 CI engine

Driver's side rear shot of John's 'woody' project, note suicide doors

Another view of John's project with chopped top, doors and suicide door hinges

John's full tilt front fenders and hood

Another view of John's tilt front end

Another view of John's big-block Ford engine and aluminium Griffin radiator

Inside of John's cab showing his hand made 'banjo' steering wheel

View of John's 9-inch rear end, home made 4-link suspension with coil-overs, and custom made body mounts

Another view of John's custom made frame to body mounts with rubber mount inside steel cap

Pat Hollister and Ben Sutton admiring John's handiwork
 

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