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So Jack, did you get the "truck to work on" from 4D8PU?

Is that info on the door what it looks like -- it is this "Rt 1" ... ?

After closer examination actually someone else saw it the lettering is MONROE CENTER IIL

As far back as I know history a car dealer Jack Wolf got it

Jack was in to old cars

A friend of mine bought it

Any leads on options for that year

Was the 9’ box available or custom?

The 9' bed was standard on the 3804 models. Looks like the flared sides are add-ons. The dumping mechanism is also add-on/after market.

Thank you

Jack -- You bet. Here are some photos that might help -- these show how the bed looks on all 3804's, and how your truck would have looked, coming out of the factory. Also, it was fixed to the frame -- no hoist mechanism.

Anything beyond this configuration (as on your truck) was added at some point after it left the factory. Unless you have some documentation, it will be very hard to say for sure if this was a dealer add on or a post-sale upfit that the truck owner did at some point. Your add-ons look professionally done and not farm shop "agri-engineered."

There might be some literature floating around out there for that company. There were a lot of companies, most regional, that offered up-fits like that.

Thank you!

Anyone know the dimensions for the wood for the floor of the bed

Width of plank

Thickness of the plank

Dims of edges where steel strips hold them down

Thanks

Widths varied. Use the position of the bolts/holes in the cross sills. There would have been 9 boards on your truck. The boards would be a nominal 3/4" thick.

Here [gmcpauls.com] is some info on bed wood, including the dimensions for where the steel strips go.

Thank you

Got it running

Hoist works!