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I seen this ad on Facebook . What are under the seat vents and back seat trim panel ? vent
back seat trim

There is a hole in the "tray" under the seat and holes in the lower rear cab corners.

The cab that breathes. I cannot find the illustration, but GM had a picture showing air-flow movement throughout (in/out) the cab. I think that Brad has a good illustration in his slide-show library.

Jim Carter used to sell a cardboard panel the attached a a pick-up seat back cover. The search feature on JCs website is useless - he might still sell that cover. I do not know if it was used on all years or just used until the width of the pickup seat changed in 1950.

Pretty cool illustration

Never seen a back of cab spare tire carrier before.

And it shows that strait newspaper running board

It's refreshing to hear a computer science professor confirm my
impression of Jim Carters Website. I've just bailed out of it
and gone to a different vendor many times since they redesigned
it. I mean, how much could it cost to have a pro design a
catalog for you.

Heard about them for years, but I've never seen an AD with a back
on the seat and to this day don't understand what the logic is
for having one on a seat that doesn't fold down. I guess it's
so you can point out to people that your seat has a back on it?????

DG

Denny,
As I recall, the cardboard seat back is for 5 window cabs, so you can't see the springs or backside of the seat back through the corner window.
Kent

The cab that breathes, out the front and over the back.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/advance-design_parts_co/8325783187/in/set-72157632386552074


KMAC

Along with the vents in the bottom of the cab corners
I have a round hole in the bottom of the cab about center under the cab.

...pic...
Unless there was suppose to be a plug there?

That's it, Brad. Thank you.

DADS50, That's the "tray" under the seat that I referred to. In my Suburban, there was a round plug in that hole. The hole in the Suburban's floor, under the driver's seat, is larger and and irregular shape (not a circle).

I think Denny posted a thread on that hole and plug, speculating on the purpose. I think it was mostly there to allow water/moisture to exit the cab? I could postulate the possible air-exit/circulation due to Bernoulli-effect/principle air-movement (a principle that is re-named "road draft" in helping remove un-needed/wanted gases from inside the block/engine).

I have one of the cardboard seat-backs that I bought 15+ years ago from Jim Carter. I bought it before I knew that is was standard-cab/seat-specific and that it was not used in later A-D years. The cardboard seat-back is still in an unopened shipping box.

I thought the same thing until I got to this page
http://www.oldchevytrucks.com/cart/index.asp?cat2=&keysearch5=N

And then on the left side, click on the "Parts Department".

Click on your year and it lists the different categories.

Try the search feature (major problem, compared to Chevs of the 40s and Classic Parts).

His web-programmer also used "illegal" characters in the URLs for parts - this causes problems with some browsers and other programs.

Also, see how many parts have no photos (minor problem).

I still buy about half my parts from JC.

It is possible they sent you the wrong tape. Sadly, they no package small parts with part-number labels. The parts-puller might have selected the wrong roll.

If you update your bookmark to

www.oldchevytrucks.com/

everything works fine, including the search feature, pics.
No problems with some browsers and other programs.

From there if you go to the "Parts Department"
click on all the sub menus, you can go directly
to the part you are looking for which includes a pic.

Using Old bookmarks like
www.oldchevytrucks.com/Catalog/
creates the programing errors that you refer to.

From that old bookmark, if you click on the 1947-55 catalog it takes you to

http://secure.oldchevytrucks.com/1947-1955-1ser-Truck-Parts/departments/4/

which has more programing errors and browser problems.
And you are correct, from there if you search for parts
you do not get what you searched for.

So for those of you that are having
problems with his website, all you have to do
is update your bookmark to
www.oldchevytrucks.com.

From there the search function works fine
and works with all browsers.

You mean your drain hole is shaped like this Tim:
http://www.pbase.com/dennygraham/image/139530308

DG

Is the one in your 50 that shape?

No gus, that's the '54. I think they were all round until '54. Don't know if they ever had a cork in them but it bugged me so I made a mold up to cast one for mine and a couple for the shelf. Seems that you could get water splashed up inside traveling thru a heavy down pour.

I think the holes were for draining the tool box if you got water in it, like if you hosed out the interior. After all, they were just work trucks.

DG

Tom,

I have been using the new URL.

The rubber "plug" in the "tray" under the driver's seat in my Suburban is round. My guess is the plug is to keep big things from dropping out the hole, and the hole is for water drainage and/or for the cab "to breathe".

Well I guess I've got another one of those odd balls once again.

dg