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It's easier than you think!

Lots of folks want to see your truck and read its story! Why? Because no matter what condition your truck is in, it has a story to tell. Trucks just dragged out of the woods, trailer queens, heck, even parts trucks -- ALL old trucks are fascinating, and the stories of how we find 'em, what we do with them and how we've done it isn't just interesting -- They're helpful to others hoping to do similar things. So help a buddy -- submit your truck or project to the Stovebolt Gallery .. TODAY!

To make it easier (and FASTER), we have come up with some basic guidelines to help you.  Just go to the Stovebolt.com Do It Yourself Gallery Forum in the discussion area (You'll need to be registered to use the forums, first), and then post the information about you, your truck and what your project is all about. All the Gang will then be able to welcome you to the Gallery and the Gallery Coordinator will then use your posting to create or update your Gallery Page.

The Basics To submit your truck, the basics are: 1. Register to use the Forums 2. Post in the DITY Gallery Forum 3. Include all pertinent details of your truck 4. Provide LINKS to images -- Don't embed images into the post. Thanks! 5. Make sure you have a working email so the Gallery Curator can follow up with you. That's it!

In Your Post, Please Include:

• Model & Year (if unknown, surf the existing trucks in the Gallery and take an educated guess (and let us know), if you don't guess... we will!)
  
  
• Your first and last name.  We like to give credit where credit is due.  Failure to provide this information may create a failure on our part to post the submission (it is important for our filing system). 

• Your Town/City and State. Now that the gang has grown pretty big, lots of folks want to know where you are from, too. So, please include that. Speaking of, have you seen the Stovebolter Locator page?
  

• The description of your truck.  Stories that include: details about truck history, your tortured decision to buy the truck, any nights spent in the dog house / garage / truck bed as a result of the purchase, fantastic deals on parts for the truck, whatever possessed you to buy an old truck ... etc. provide good content for a great submission. The more information you provide, the better! We are Info Junkies!
  
  
• Links to Images of your truck. If you have pictures of your truck posted to a photo hosting site (Photobucket, Snapfish, etc. -- check the IT Shortbus for a run down on these), please include the link. Please DO NOT PUT IMAGES IN YOUR POST. (Have at least one picture that shows the majority of your truck!)  Our members really like to see LOTS of pictures and the Gallery Coordinator will choose a couple to go with your actual Gallery page.

• A valid e-mail address.  We need to be able to contact you regarding your submission. Also, other members may want to ask you questions or send an "attaboy." If you prefer not to have your e-mail address / contact displayed, we will honor your request. And if that's the case, you might want to use your forum profile email contact as a way for other Bolters to get in touch with you.

• Need more help, especially with the information or computer issues, just send us an email including your phone number and we'll see how we can help you out.

Updates

It's not over when you've posted to the DITY Gallery -- don't forget updates! If it's been a while since you first submitted your truck, be sure to let us know what you've been up to, with photos of course! If you've sold your truck, we'll mark your Gallery page (we have some nice "farewell" pieces with some of the Gallery trucks). We hope the new owners will take up where you left off on the history and sentiments of the truck! (So, if you've got someone's truck that's already in the Gallery, let us know so we can tidy that up!)

 

And, on behalf of the Stovebolt Collective -- thank you for your contribution and participation ~~ Stovebolt.com!