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| | | | Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 19 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 19 | When we had it brought to our shop it was a total mess. Engine about to fall out, no wood left in bed, what was left of the seat. Well I will just say you could see the frame work. I'm sorry but don't have any early pics as of yet (daughter has them) anyway to say the least it looked like something that would never be on the road again.
We started by dismantling it completely down to the bare frame. We started with repairs on it and replacing sections of it. then it was on to the suspension we narrowed a 80 chevy crossmember and bolted it to the original frame. Then we removed the old rearend and replaced it with the one from the 80. No need to narrow it (thank god). Now it was time to start the body work, everything was going to have to have new panels. I rebuilt the lower portions of the doors and rear fenders. Replaced all four cab corners and right side a post. A trip to Virginia got us a better hood. We are close to sending it to the paint shop. More to come. | | | | | Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 460 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 460 | Ummm shouldn't this be in "Making a stovebolt bed" or "General Truck Talk"? This isn't an IT question or subject...?
| | | | | Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 4,066 Bolter | | Bolter Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 4,066 | according to his post he also posted in general truck
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Redryder pixMy HotrodA veteran - whether active duty, retired, national guard, or reserve - is someone who, at one point in his or her life, wrote a blank check made payable to The 'United States of America', for an amount of "up to and including my life."I am fighting cancer and I am winning the fight | Pain is part of life; misery is an option. | | | | | Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 438 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 438 | Hmm... I made a reply to the post in the Welcome Center. Seems like that is actually where this belonged. Got to admit though. It is confusing at first. I mean, where exactly to post.  It's all good.  | | | | | Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 1,756 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 1,756 | I think you did just fine. You asked a general question. | | | | | Joined: May 2001 Posts: 7,438 Extreme Gabster | | Extreme Gabster Joined: May 2001 Posts: 7,438 | A question? I missed the question. Hard to say where this belongs. I guess it is a progress report so I'll leave it here.
Welcome to the board, Retiredwrench. | | | | | Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 1,780 Master Gabster | | Master Gabster Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 1,780 | A question? I missed the question. Hard to say where this belongs. I guess it is a progress report so I'll leave it here.
Welcome to the board, Retiredwrench. Cletis, I like that, a progress report!  Is this a 47 first series or 47 second series truck? | | | | | Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 19 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 19 | it is a frist series and sorry for the wrong posting
| | | | | Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 Bubba - Curmudgeon | | Bubba - Curmudgeon Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 |
Forgive my comment but the truck is most likely a 1946 truck that was bought in 1947 and registered in 1947. GM/Chevrolet sold the 1946 model into 1947 until they ran out and until the dealers started selling the new series, Advance-Design trucks. This naming/dating terminology between 1946 models and 1947 models is different from the correctly used 1955-1st series (Advance-Design) and the 1955-2nd series (Task Force) trucks.
| | | | | Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 1,780 Master Gabster | | Master Gabster Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 1,780 | Tim I agree, but as long as people post that they have a 1947 truck, it's best to ask which series and having a 1947 first and a 1947 second helps identify the model. They/we can be corrected later with the information that you have gathered. | | | | | Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 2,557 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 2,557 | Sounds like a progress report on a 1/2 ton truck"short bed".
Tim
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| | | | | Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 19 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 19 | once again I'm sorry but the truck is a 47 second series | | | | | Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 19 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 19 |
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