Adam Ratley's 1949 Chevy 6400 Dually with Hoist

27 February 2006
# 1444

From Adam:

         I just bought this 1949 Chevy 6400 Dually with Hoist for only $450. I plan on using it as my work truck (after fixing it up of course). I want to hotrod it by putting either a Chevy 350 or an Olds Rocket 88 in it (sacrilege, I know), upgrading to disc brakes, power steering, digital gauges, electric windows, dual keg gas tanks, twin stacks, air horns and a killer metallic flake burnt orange to bright yellow fade paint job (orange on bottom to yellow on top).

         I also found a really nice all-leather electric bucket-style bench seat out of a Buick Park Avenue that will fit nicely in it with room to spare. It�ll have lots of fun details like headlight covers, teardrop spotlights, built in fog lights under the headlights, toolboxes along the sides (independent of the hoist), maybe even a tow truck light bar up top. If I can afford it, I may even do diamond plate on the flatbed.

         I know it sounds crazy to some of you to do this, but it will definitely be a truck no-one will likely forget. Here's a link to the website where I will have updated pictures as the project progresses.

Thanks,

Adam Ratley
"Mrfixit"
Bolter # 10367
Higginsville, Missouri