My names David Kasler and I have a 1947 2-ton chevy that is starting to look right nice. The engine is a 261 inline 6 out of a 1959 2-ton. I have the cab restored and just about have it all put back together. I've done all the work myself from patching rust holes up to paint and rewiring. I installed an over-drive unit (controlled by the second shifter in the picture) that I haven't been able to test due to a failed re-end but hope to give it a spin in the next couple months.
List of work:
-replaced both rear cab corners
-replaced front cowl panels (included cut off front door post and reattaching)
-patched holes under windshield rubber
-fixed holes around mounting bolts on fender and inner fenders
-replaced bottem inside of passenger door
-reupholstered seat
-cab was completely dismantled and every part painted.
-installed over drive unit and shifter up to cab
-installed chrome grill bars
-rewired
-removed and reinstalled windows
-painted or replaced all cab trim
-changed front tires
Work to do:
-paint and install new metal sided bed
-find and fix re-end
-have drive shafts made.
The truck came from Minnesota I bot it off ebay and had a guy bring it down on the top level of his 55ft car carrier.
Wind up being a bit worse than anticipated but not to bad.
Didn't run when I got it so I pulled it down the road behind my Honda civic. I pulled it about a block and a half before it started running, and almost got my car smashed becasue my brother found out the parking break didn't work as well as we thought. It ran back to the house on it's own, with engine choked and missing. I tried to adjust it and it died and wouldn't re start. Found out the carb was half full of water and the tank had about 1 gallon more. Had to clean the tank three times and still have to replace my fuel filter every so often. Drove it around for a year before starting restoration and finding out my rear-end was hosed. Every once in a while when it was cold I'd be slowing to a stop and you'd hear a pinging in the drive line. like something was locking up. One time when I hit a pot hole at about 15mph I saw the hole drive line lock up for a second. I checked at the first sign for problems but the rear end turnt fine, but I found that my two drive shafts were only being held together by about 3/4 of shaft. So I assumed this was the noise I'd about lost them several times and didn't worry much more about it. During restoration I aimed to paint the frame and axle, but before I did I thought I'd replace the last wheel cylinder that hadn't started leaking. Well when I did that, I had a hard time getting the axle out and was unable to get it back in... THe reason was the pinging was actually in the rearend. One of my bearings on the carrier had failed, and judging by the silicone and the painted numbers on the one axle, and the wear marks on the carrier that are not on the current axle, it had been like that since before I bot it. I think they ran it out of oil lost a bearing and took that axle too. Then they half fixed it with a new axle but didn't fix the bearing. Now I need a carrier a bearing and ring and pinion... But hopefully I'll locate them soon. I'm getting very anxious to drive it again.
Photos:
outside me and truck inside all wheels painted paintless inside before cab corner before truck before
