New here! - 02/01/23 05:47 PM
Hello! I stumbled across this form this morning while trying to find a diagram for/any information on the wood plank sizes for the bed of a 1946 Chevy 1/2 ton truck. In doing so I realized that my bed must be from an earlier model, because I only have six boards.
I purchased my truck a few years ago from a gentleman in illinois. According to the title, and what little bit he knew about it, it lived its life as a farm truck in Kansas. My husband and I are currently in the process of complete restoration, with the exception of painting and modernizing it. I took my odometer apart, cleaned it up, and got it to working order (as far as I can tell), and I'm trying to find out how to rewire it for a 12-volt, and make it functional again. Other than that, everything is staying the same cosmetic-wise... especially the interior.
We've been fortunate enough to find pretty much all of the parts we need, including a few NOS parts which was really cool. I took it down to the frame, sans the cab, and applied POR15 last year, I took all of the metal trim off and cleaned it up, the dash...everything I could remove with a screwdriver, my hands, and a Dremel (blasted clutch head screws!) Aside from having my quilt shop logo hand painted and distressed on the doors, and hopefully finding some rims with tangs and painting them, everything will be as it is in the picture.
Thank you for the add! I look forward to checking out all of the forums.
Maria
Southern Indiana
I purchased my truck a few years ago from a gentleman in illinois. According to the title, and what little bit he knew about it, it lived its life as a farm truck in Kansas. My husband and I are currently in the process of complete restoration, with the exception of painting and modernizing it. I took my odometer apart, cleaned it up, and got it to working order (as far as I can tell), and I'm trying to find out how to rewire it for a 12-volt, and make it functional again. Other than that, everything is staying the same cosmetic-wise... especially the interior.
We've been fortunate enough to find pretty much all of the parts we need, including a few NOS parts which was really cool. I took it down to the frame, sans the cab, and applied POR15 last year, I took all of the metal trim off and cleaned it up, the dash...everything I could remove with a screwdriver, my hands, and a Dremel (blasted clutch head screws!) Aside from having my quilt shop logo hand painted and distressed on the doors, and hopefully finding some rims with tangs and painting them, everything will be as it is in the picture.
Thank you for the add! I look forward to checking out all of the forums.
Maria
Southern Indiana