Selling half finished project truck

[dbcooper292]

The truth is I’ve got my truck all apart and am not getting it back together. I will sell it all to one buyer who takes everything for $500. If someone really wants part instead, I will sell the engine and trans for $500, the wheels and tires for $400, and the body for $500. Here’s what I’ve got:

It’s a 49 B-1-D 9 foot dually, I have no bed whatsoever, otherwise it’s all there in major aspects but it’s apart. The frame has wheels on it and the engine and trans mounted. The engine runs. I had a complete rebuild done including a bore and new pistons. The wires are new, the carb is rebuilt, the starter is rebuilt, you get the picture. It warms up to 160 degrees and stays right there, idles, doesn’t smoke, starts right up. It’s showing about 65 oil psi on a new set of SW gauges. I took the trans apart cleaned everything thoroughly and replaced the front ‘main’ bearing on the trans. The cone/tube thingy the clutch slides on needed a repair, it was welded and lathed down. The throwout bearing is new. To me, the trans seems great now but I’ve not driven it. I spent 3K dollars on the motor by the time I was done, it’s thoroughly new.

The wheels are new black 6 lugs from Stockton with new or great used tires on each. There are six wheels but one of the frustrations I had was these wheels won’t sit all the way against the drums, the bead valley makes too small a circle inside the wheel. Stockton said they’d fit but by the time I tried them it was years later and the tires were mounted and you get the picture. They fit on front and for the outside duals, but not the inside duals.

The cab is good, everything’s been stripped out of it and it has minor rust, it’s a good cab. It’s from a ’50 and it has corner windows. They’re out but I have them, they’re not cracked. I have two sets of doors. I have fenders, hood, front grille, inner fenders. The frame is fairly good but has a couple kind of half arsed welded repairs in places.

I haven’t been through the steering or brakes the pieces are there but that’s all I know. I can answer any other questions you have and I’m in northern Connecticut. I’m not proud to be bailing out on this project, but I’m too old to pretend when something’s not happening, and I’ve been parking outside for years while this doesn’t move forward. Maybe my loss can be someone’s gain, that would make me happy because this list has been good to me.

Thanks,

Mark

[Todd B]

I would jump on this if you were in wisconsin. Sorry to hear your decision to let it go. But i can assure you it will go to a good home on this site.

Good luck, Todd B

[oldmopar]

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[lugnut123]

I wish you were near new mexico. Sorry to hear your not going to finish your project but i've thinned down some of my projects too.

[dbcooper292]

Thanks, and good luck with your trucks! Thanks for all the help during the project