Hey all,
My name is Les and I'm new to the board. Well, new as far as posting anyway. I picked up a '46 2 ton back in 2000 while I was in grad school and have been reading on here and other sites since then. I had quite a few resto plans for it but then the Army came calling and off I went. I've been back for about a year and have just started working on the truck. In the interest of driveability, I bought a '71 1 ton and plan on putting my body on that frame. That way I'll have the 350 engine...not the I-6, I know:( , 465 transmission (with PTO), and a bit more streetable 4.56 gears(with plans later on to swap those out for something higher). I just finished stripping the '71 and am getting ready to prep the frame. After the work of removing the doors, fenders, cab, etc...now I'm thinking I should have went with a newer frame. Not that there's any damage to this one, it just seems it'd be easier to get late 80's running gear rather than early 70's. Oh well, we'll see how it goes. Anyway, I hope to prep and paint the frame before the end of the month and get started switching the bodies in February. After I get the '46 body lined up on the frame, I get to take it back off and start the glorious task of bodywork. I've never done any bodywork before so I'm sure my post count will multiply exponentially once I start. Well, I better cut it short before I start rambling on too much. In any event, thanks for all the wisdom that's been shared over the past few years and I look forward to getting my 'Bolt on the road and meeting a few of y'all!
