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Awesome Find and Fab skills!
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This is coming out nicely. One of the better uses of early big iron I've seen. Still appears to have some function,not just appearing to have funk. :cool:
I have a similar thing in mind to do with the wrecker unit/body on my '71 if I end up keeping the truck and putting a utility body on for a daily work truck. My friend has a '60 C40 I'd put it on. Maybe one day I'll manage to get back into the '40s with something. Meanwhile I'll dream through looking at yours. |
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Well...it may be a while before this is done. Brought in another one I need to tinker with this fall.
1952 Willys M38 http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/e...-26-47_801.jpg |
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Cool classic flat fender!...wheels,Warn hubs,and all. That's how I remember them.I always wanted to do one up royal. Does it by chance have a Buick V6 swapped-in? My buddy had one in the late-70s with those wheels,V6,and Desert Dog tires. I love the vintage 4x4s.
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Just found your thread. Great work!! I'll enjoy watching your progress. Going to be interesting to see it finished. Are they ever finished, or do we just find a place to quit?
I'm working on a '46, so may learn something new from you. Cayoterun |
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I really like this truck..I love the dually trucks. Especially the lowered big block ones
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heres the route I went with mine Mine was a Gulf gas truck
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Jeep is done(for now)!
http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/e...-25-26_947.jpg http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/e...-56-17_795.jpg Time to get back on the rat rod. I missed some awsome shows and cruises last year. |
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What kind of car is that black one in the pictures?
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i believe that black car is a 56-8 buick
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love those classic jeeps, i don't see them much this days.
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Awesome project. Thanks for posting all the pictures of your BBC swap...will be helpful for my own nearly identical project on a '47 2-ton. Any words of advice on the fit of the 454? looks like almost too tight for an engine-driven radiator fan--did you go electric fan up front?
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47twoton, that is a cool find! But I call BS without a story! I like the bumper and grille guard to. I would flat bed that one! Let us know! How much did you pay?
puppy, this is a sweet build man. Where did you find that wrecker setup? It looks cool! I personally prefer the fenders on myself, but it is your truck. i love the art deco series chevys. I love that low, fat look they have. How much did the truck set you back? |
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Howdy Truck Guy99,
OK, gotta fess up a new find (yesterday) that this is actually a 1946 (per the original title) stake bed truck. It's too new to the flock to have researched its pedigree, but the original title has the last name of the dude I bought it from...purportedly his granddad. Seems to match. Farm truck for carrying grain, with galvanized steel pan inserted into the bed. The front end has about twice the leaf springs as a stock 2-to. The sellers told me that was because it once had a boom up front for hoisting significant mass. If I were a bone-stock purist, this would be a plausible restoration using the inline 6. My focus is on its potential for producing more work output with the 454 & taller tranny gearing. Original would be ok on the farm, but this ol' gal will see some highway time at some point. |
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Any new updates?
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After 3 weeks or so, She's still sitting on my trailer. Need 'er off this weekend, so will make place under shelter (currently lacking). Have ordered a universal BBC mount from Jegs to help with the rough engine placement. After looking for quite awhile I did manage to find pix of another rodder's build using an early 454/TH400 ('79, as I recall) & that's all so far. Bound to be others out there. Plenty of 350's, but BBC is apparently rare...likely due to the tight fit. Pix of other guy's build show essentially no clearance in front for fan (but plenty of room in front of radiator for electric fan). Will likely skooch my 454 rearwards a bit, and perhaps even off-center slightly to the passenger side if steering box clearance or exhaust is a problem. The farther back, the wider the frame rails in this case. Not too concerned with OEM authenticity with drive train nor interior & creature comforts, but I absolutely intend to keep the exterior patina as-is. Probably the stake bed too. Keep it real---but modernize for power (and O/D to compensate for the low gearing).
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Sounds sweet! Let us know.
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I haven't gotten around to finishing up the cooling system yet, but I will end up with a new aluminum radiator and an electric pusher fan. |
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She is alive and well.
I need to get it out and get some good pics of it. Considering selling. . . |
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