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| | | | Joined: Mar 2018 Posts: 6 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Mar 2018 Posts: 6 | hi everyone
new hear so I am hoping this is the rite place to post. I am pretty sure it is a big bolt but as of yet I can not find any chassis number but hear is the info I do have, it is a early chevy lend lease I think mabya 1942, it has a painted grill (not chrome) its engine number is bfr494239 ,it was a red cab with black guards, the flutes on the hood aprons have 3 horizontal trims , the front axle has 9 leaf springs and the rear has 12 on the bottom and 5 on the top
thanks for the help
regards ash | | | | | Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,270 Bubba - Curmudgeon | | Bubba - Curmudgeon Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,270 | ash, Welcome to Stovebolt.com. My guess is that your Shift/Caps key is not working: Can you post/attach a photo of the ID? (upper/lower case letters and some numbers sometimes look the same) Is the a Fisher Body Number or Vehicle Number as shown at the link below: http://www.1954advance-design.com/chev-specs/1942-candt-ser.pdfWhat kind of truck (pickup, flatbed, etc), and, what is the wheelbase? bfr494239 BF = 1942 1-ton or bigger truck R = ? | | | | | Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 6,100 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 6,100 | Hy ash not so, welcome, could you please tell us what size the wheels/tires(tyres) are and the number of nuts that hold the wheels on. Also the wheelbase would be helpful to identify what model/size truck you have. | | | | | Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 6,233 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 6,233 | Welcome to the Stovebolt  Is this a Right Hand Drive truck? Mike B  | | | | | Joined: Jan 2012 Posts: 844 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jan 2012 Posts: 844 | Welcome Ash you have came to the right place you will get help here it turns into a way of life
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| | | | | Joined: Mar 2018 Posts: 6 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Mar 2018 Posts: 6 | Hi everyone thanks for the replies there is a 5 bolt hub on the front and the the wheel seems to have a separate ring around the outside (if these are window makers please let me know) and a 10 bolt on the rear wich is a dual wheel set up , the wheels are around 28.5 to 30 inches (sorry for the rough size I am not used to inches and I do not have a measuring tape with inches on) and the tyres are way too shot to read anything off. And I could not measure the wheel base sorry as I did not have help to measure properly, also it is a flat bed and yes it is right hand drive
thanks again for the help everyone | | | | | Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 6,100 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 6,100 | Hy ash not so, so we now know that you have at least a 1 1/2 ton truck, which is indeed a big bolt, hope that helps. | | | | | Joined: Jun 2011 Posts: 5,096 Crusing in the Passing Lane | | Crusing in the Passing Lane Joined: Jun 2011 Posts: 5,096 | Yes, sounds like 1.5 ton. 1 inch equals 2.54 cm. I mm equals about .040"(.03937). Those tires are probably 20" at the rim. The bolt pattern is common and is called 5/10, which has been used up through the '90's at least, although with a slightly larger hub diameter. So, in the 'States, at least, the first use of tubeless tires in the late '50's, with 22.5" tires and rims, on farm trucks, mostly, will fit these axles with the use of a .25"(6.4mm) thick adapter ring.
So, I don't know what was imported to Oz, but if you find some 22.5" rims with that bolt pattern, grab them, they will bolt right up. Sort of rare in the 'States. 9 X 22.5 tires work well.
Ed
Last edited by EdPruss; 04/07/2018 1:51 PM.
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| | | | | Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 2,991 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 2,991 | I believe you meant 1 inch equals 2.54 cm. | | | | | Joined: Mar 2018 Posts: 6 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Mar 2018 Posts: 6 | Thankyou for the repplies everyone I am looking forward to getting started on this project | | | | | Joined: Mar 2018 Posts: 6 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Mar 2018 Posts: 6 | Could anybody please tell me how to identify between 1.5 ,2 and3 tonn trucks | | | | | Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 68 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 68 | Hi Ash welcome to the site. I also have a lend lease 1 1/2 to truck R/H drive and I live in Rockhampton QLD Australia I found my chassie number on the L/H side of chassie. Does your truck still have the 3 blackout driving lights. your truck sounds like most things are similar to mine. Are you in Australia???
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