billrigsby

Prefect, I was hoping for that answer.

Started to disassemble the bed today, going to get it into it's separate pieces, clean, de-rust (convert) and start to piece it back together. Got all of the sides off so far and several of the bolts along the main side rails. The main side rails are looking pretty sad with several 'rust through' spots. Corner and rear steel brackets, missing one flat bracket for the slide in tailgate. BUT the rear end seems to have been modified, an added angle piece and moved stake pockets, I'll probably rectify that and bring it back to, close to original.

Thanks, I'll look into that, going to need a bunch for the bed frame also, wondering does it go on thick? With a brush? or sprayed and thin?

Passenger side corner is the worst. Small area on the drivers side. As usual, the seat base on the passenger side is rotted out pretty bad.

Removed the remnants of the original floor mat, found some of the standard cancer, the seat base is worse than on my other 48, but repairable. Any recommendations for a good rust converter? My other 48 went to AZ for a dip to remove all the rust back in the eighties, not this one. Just want to clean up with a wire wheel and stop the progression as best as possible for now. Drivers side. Passengers side.

Understand, I saw some of the other posts about what to do about gaskets and thought I would post my two cents.

I would go this route, this is the gasket I had on my engine unfortunately when the oil pump seized I had to remove the oil pan...... BEST Brand gaskets Modern, not cork.

Yep, I remember your post about picking up the bed, Merles post and the parts list did not yield many answers All, including the photos from the parts book, but one photo in Bunn's book (a 1.5T) show space between the side panels, mine is a solid wall type system. Even all the ones in the 1948 - Dodge Special Equipment Manual For Job-Rated Trucks have spacing between the side rails. Also the ones in the parts book are almost 2" wider than mine? I'll just wing it and rebuild it as I would like (removable side panels), I'll keep all the original angles and metal brackets off to the side for posterity sake, I won't have it forever! Perhaps the build card that I requested will shed some light, but unlikely, feeling this may be a dealer add-on. Danielle is out to Q2, still catching up on the Covid back-log, but that is not that far out!

From FB; Dodge Trucks - 1993 and older Traces of Texas reader Allison Sykes graciously sent in this stellar photo of Sykes Motor Company in Ballinger, 1935. Per Allison: "This is a picture taken in 1936 of my paternal grandfather's auto business here in Ballinger. The trucks were driven in a convoy from Ballinger to Detroit,Michigan to pick up the autos and bring them back to Ballinger. My father was one of the convoy drivers when he was fourteen years old. My grandfather's name was Otto Clinton Sykes, but everyone just called him O.C. He died in 1955." Thank you so much for this wonderful Trace of Texas, Allison

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Interesting, I've scoured all the documentation I have and nothing looks quite like that. By 'Dodge Beds' I am guessing you mean factory installed? That does, possibly change my plans, during my repair I plan on making the side panels three-piece, not including the tailgate for easy removal, for a true flat bed. I may need to keep all the original metal and mounting to be able to 'go back to original'. The plans I am working on are attached........ 1948 Dodge 1 Ton Stake Bed Plans.pdf

Decided to remove the bed today, it was never attached to the truck frame and will make repairs much easier. Curious, is there anyone out there who may know the manufacturer of this particular bed? No tags or numbers to be found.

Changed oil and filter, 40psi cranking it over with the starter! Going to hit all the zerks and do transmission and rear end drain and fill next.

I'm going to start a new thread on this vehicle I'm not going to call it a build thread because the vehicle's basically built and operational just needs a little touch up here and there. Long story short I first saw this on one of the Facebook forums in December, the guy was asking what people thought it was worth, it went up for sale in January for for $4,500 at the time just could not afford that planning for a daughter-in-law's wedding in February down in LA. Fast forward to March and he's trying to part it out and then apparently got in a little tiff with someone on Facebook and got banned from the forum for being rude. Loaded up my trailer and left Friday morning 3:40 a.m. left for Wyoming from Colorado, 8-hour trip one way but of course with all plans nothing went perfect and a blowing and blinding snow storm coming through Denver turned the trip into a 24-hour and 20 minute trip got home at 4:00 a.m. on Saturday. As the title says it's a 1948 1-ton dually flatbed, it has several nice options the upgraded interior package with the driver's armrest and sun visor, interior light, heater (which I'm not sure brand or model), dual horns, optional 20-in wheels of which I got two extras (all 8 tires hold air!), front and rear turn signals (which I'm not sure if they are factory dealer options or previous owner installed), external oil filter and front bumper guards. He bought the truck from what he said was from the state who took it from the original owner upon death. The current state of the vehicle is that it starts and runs (on an electric fuel pump), appears to have the original engine (to be confirmed) sounds really good, brake pedal goes to the floor the bed flooring is completely toast the side boards are okay body wise there are a couple small dents, the running boards are pristine, never dragged across the side of a tree, like most. Other than a couple of small dents, it's one of the straightest bodies I've seen on an original vehicle. All of the front trim, hood emblems and hood ornament are not only there and intact but in reasonably good shape with minor dings and dents, the hood ornament has very minimal pitting, original key works in both the ignition and door. Other than the brakes and the bed the wiring has needless to say seen better days and I will probably just repair/replace that with something quick and easy and vinyl this is not going to be a restoration just fix it and drive it project. There was a PTO driven pump, control handle and auxiliary tank (I was told it was fuel) that I have removed. Short video of the engine running before loading it up. 20230324_125731-small.mp4 That is the state of things now, more to follow. ?

1946 Bombardier

Just saw your second post !!

I have seen virtually every part 'except' that for the B&B. Not sure the problem, can you re-bush the carb? Saw this on eBay sell has little to no information ??

That small split would leave me to believe it is a bullet connector, that is exactly the kind of connector that is on the interior light in the truck I just picked up last Friday. Not being at home I cannot measure and give you an indication of the size of the bullet connector used on the interior light. I do think you're on the right track though.

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Feel free to move to Off-Topic, but I thought it fit good here;

Yes; Odd is what Bonneville is all about, and this 1951 shot shows what we mean. Cam Guru Howard Johansen entered his Crosley-bodied Modified Coupe in three classes, B powered by a 245" GMC-6, C powered by a 299" GMC-6, and D powered by a 1931 Marmon V-16 displacing 510". At the end of the week, Howard was top dog in Class B with a run of 131.964 mph to grab first in class. Second place Selway & Baker were miles behind in second with a speed of 114.795 mph but ended up setting the class record at 109.954 because Howard couldn't put together a two-way run. In Class C and D, no speeds are listed for the car.

YES! Moving to FL, could not take it, going to scrap in another week or so, OH HELL NO!

Surprisingly, the original key works both in the ignition and door!

From FB

From Dodge PilotHouse Era Truck Club on FB, At Bonneville