Seeing a post elsewhere on the forums got me thinking. Has anyone added backup lights to an AD? Mine has the old 4 speed trans, so I don't see how a switch could be installed, but back up lights would sure be handy! Maybe a toggle switch on the dash? But awfully easy to forget and leave them on, I imagine.
Tim
I am currently digging back in to a 1953 3800 (one ton) with a nine foot bed. I've owned it since 1979, and drove it until 1982 (or so). My wife got me involved in restoring it back in 2002, got the body removed and the frame redone, then things came up. Now I am retired and starting again. If anyone is interested I have photos on Imagur ( https://timwhiteblues.imgur.com/ ). I live way back in the woods in the Ozarks on 40 acres at the end of a 2 1/2 mile private road.
There is a toploader for sm420 in eBay right now. It is a 67 cover with a switch
1953 Chevrolet 3100 261 cu inch, sm420, 3.55 rear, torque tube still,omaha orange, still 6 volt, RPO green glass, side carrier spare, all done In the DITY Gallery Video of the 261 running
1964 GMC 1000 305 Big Block V6, sm420, the next cab off restoration
We ad back up lamps all the time to the 30's,40's & early 50's trucks.
We use the Guide NOS 4 speed shifter paddle switches along with an assortment of era correct flush mounted or rear bumper bracket mounted lamp assemblies.
I used a red lighted toggle switch I got from Pep Boys. And the lights are LED from off ebay. I don't particulary like the way they look, (too modern) but they light up like a pair of headlights to the rear! Couldn't find any lights I liked, so I used these. I needed them right away, when I visit friends for dinner, and leave after dark, they have several dogs I have to be careful of!
capnduane, I really like those lights. On my one ton the rear bumper sits so far behind the fenders that I could mount them out to the side. And the idea of a lighted switch (to let you know they're on?) sounds really good. If you have numbers for those send them along.
Tim
I am currently digging back in to a 1953 3800 (one ton) with a nine foot bed. I've owned it since 1979, and drove it until 1982 (or so). My wife got me involved in restoring it back in 2002, got the body removed and the frame redone, then things came up. Now I am retired and starting again. If anyone is interested I have photos on Imagur ( https://timwhiteblues.imgur.com/ ). I live way back in the woods in the Ozarks on 40 acres at the end of a 2 1/2 mile private road.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/4inch-Cube-LED-Work-Light-Bar-Pod-Work-Spot-Flood-Combo-Beam-Offroad-Fog-Driving/202222772592?_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIM.MBE%26ao%3D2%26asc%3D52570%26meid%3D7b7cf11ad1c54e9d9ab77cd1afa5b11b%26pid%3D100005%26rk%3D6%26rkt%3D12%26sd%3D222885316192%26itm%3D202222772592&_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851 I don't have a part number for the lights I used, but you can search ebay and they have many pages of backup lights. Here's a set that comes with a bracket mount like mine have. The switch I used lights up when you turn it on.
My '50 Chevy 3100 5 window, '62-235cu, 3:55 rear My truck ....... Respect The Rust If I'm not working on my truck, '65 m00stang or VW camper, I'm fishing with the wife or smoking Salmon.
I've seen a couple of trucks with two small LED pocket flashlights adapted to fit into the rolled top of the bed sides. Those things put out a lot more light than their small size suggests they can. Jerry
"It is better to be silent and be thought a fool than to speak and eliminate all doubt!" - Abraham Lincoln Cringe and wail in fear, Eloi- - - - -we Morlocks are on the hunt! There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self. - Ernest Hemingway Love your enemies and drive 'em nuts!
As Jerry said, there are lighting kits available (somewhere), but are not flashlights. I thought about using them as auxiliary lights since the "stock" lights I used were not very bright.
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My rear turn signal lamps are now located right below the rolled tops of the bed side panels.
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Craig
My '50 Chevy 3100 5 window, '62-235cu, 3:55 rear My truck ....... Respect The Rust If I'm not working on my truck, '65 m00stang or VW camper, I'm fishing with the wife or smoking Salmon.
