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| | | | Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 40 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 40 | This is my 1949 3800 series flat bed. I found the truck a few months ago on Craigslist in Wichita, Kansas. I made the drive all the way from Houston,Tx,to get it. It is rough and rusty, but I love it. It has a 1955 235 engine in it that is getting pretty tired and the front axle has a lot of slop in it. I plan on restoring it mechanically a.s.a.p., but I would like to leave the body nasty for a bit. So far, all that I've done to it is give it a good cleaning, installed 4 original hubcaps, and I removed the one ton pickup running boards so that I can install the short running boards that a flat bed should have.I'm an artist specializing in aviation related art, so this truck is getting a lot of use picking up old junk airplane parts. Jason Barnett www.jasonbarnett.net 1949 3800 with Soviet airplane tail on bed [/url] 49 one ton driver's side
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| | | | | Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 2,988 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 2,988 | Congratulations on the truck! And you even got a hoist! You'll appreciate that more than once. | | | | | Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 14,522 Moderator: Welcome Centre, Southern Bolters, Legion Hall | | Moderator: Welcome Centre, Southern Bolters, Legion Hall Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 14,522 | .... something about a short flatbed. One day I'm gonna own one.
keep us posted.
| | | | | Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 40 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 40 | I'm getting rid of the hoist asap. It works great, but I could use the 6" lower loading height a lot more than I can use a dump bed. I hope to find some old stake racks for it. I will probably have to just make some out of wood. I like flatbeds, but I don't want stuff sliding off the sides every time I turn, so the sooner I can make it into a stake bed the better. | | |
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