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Old 08-16-2022, 09:17 PM   #24
americanmusc1e
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Re: 49 Chevy Power Wagon 3/4ton hauler build

May of this year, I pulled the truck out of its resting place, went for a test drive, and made a list.

on my test drive it felt like the windows were going to rattle out of their channels, the passenger door kept flinging open, and the truck overheated.





I started on the overheating first. I moved the radiator forward 2" by modifying the core support. I was then able to put a proper electric fan behind the radiator with a shroud. I also fixed a kinked lower radiator hose and excessively flushed the cooling system.





Next I tackled the doors and windows. The Altman latch kit was easy and made a noticeable difference in how the doors open and shut. I also rebuilt all the window channel felts and added some firewall sound deadening.

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