I recently obtained a 1948 Chevy Thriftmaster 3100 that had a partial restoration done to it (body and paint, interior, rebuilt engine, but no frame work).
The frame is partially rusted out where the front portions of the rear springs attach to it, so I'll need to address that, and the rear right spring is weak/sagging compared to the left rear.
The cab/front end seems to be tilted on the frame to the passenger's side quite a bit (sits 1.5" low on passenger's side compared to driver's side when measuring from the cab to the frame; very noticeable when looking straight-on at the front and seeing the relation between the bumper and grille). From what I can see (on the lift), there are only 3 points the cab/doghouse attach to the frame: 1 central point under the radiator core support, and two (one on each side) under the driver's and passenger's floorboard just ahead of the battery location. Am I missing some other body mounts somewhere?
This truck belonged to a farmer and some things were painted non-stock colors on the engine; the under-hood wiring is also a mess. Does anyone have any pictures of a 100% stock appearing engine compartment they can share so I can try to put this truck back to stock-appearing, at least?
Last edited by Peggy M; 09/28/2023 8:30 PM. Reason: added more info to the title
