Hey y’all, I’m new here and also fairly new to my truck. I found this up in Stanwood, WA on a farm (barn in pictures belongs to them). I have a 49 GMC Canadian 9434 1 ton single axle long bed. It’s in fantastic original-ish condition. It’s been converted to 12V, I just added front discs, and since I couldn’t get tires for my 3 piece split rims, I went with 16” steelies and radials. I know, I just made purists everywhere cringe with the tires and wheels. Coker’s were not in my budget. Anyway, I am happy to be here and see everyone’s trucks.
I have a question though, these new wheels take a 12” dog dish style baby moon. I want to use my original hubcaps. However, all of the aftermarket clips weren’t made for the 1 ton. They are close in size, but not quite long enough. I’ll Attach some pictures. Do any of you have a solution? I have not had a positive response from any metal fabricators being willing to make any for me, and I’m also on a budget. I promised my wife that this wouldn’t be another garage queen, I’m going to use it like a truck….that gets to park in the garage.
I would also love some opinions. The truck is navy blue, the old wheels matched which I love. New wheels are black. I was planning on painting the running boards black again, and this might tie in my wheels. I would like to hear some of your thoughts. It would be a PAIN given our life to pull the wheels off and paint them out navy, and I don’t think I would ever get a color match anyway. But I haven’t embraced the black wheels yet.
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Don
1967 GMC 9500 Fire Ladder Truck "The Flag Pole" In the Stovebolt Gallery '46 2-Ton grain truck | '50 2-ton flatbed | '54 Pontiac Straight Eight | '54 Plymouth Belvidere | '70 American LaFrance pumper fire truck | '76 Triumph TR-6 Of all the things I've lost in my life, I miss my mind the most!
I like that color. Any competent auto paint shop could match it into a couple of spray cans for you. Then you could prep, mask, and paint the wheels at your leisure. Regarding the hubcap clips, could you attach them to the new wheels with some little spacers underneath to bring them up to the correct height? Maybe bend 'em a little or else drill new holes closer to the end, to get them out a little further to interface with the old hubcaps?
When it gets home I will find a place to mix up some paint for me. I didn’t know this was possible. This truck does not have the greatest paint job, but my 68 had a perfect paint job and I was afraid to drive it. I don’t want that to be the case with this truck 🤣. I promised my wife, no more garage queens.
