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General Site Info => General Discussion => Topic started by: winky on March 25, 2014, 08:42:17 pm
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possibly getting this truck saturday if i can be the first one to it.. lol. its suppose to be a 50s~ model 3600. anyone know how i can tell what year it is for sure? i REALLY hope this one works out lol
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Boy winky, you are glutton for punishment aren't you. LOL ;D
That truck is a 1947 - 1955 truck, if it is a true 3600 it will be a 3/4 ton truck. To read up on the differences by year on the Chevrolet Advance Design Series (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chevrolet_Advance_Design), that link will give you the differences from year to year if any to look for.
Chevrolet task force (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chevrolet_Task_Force) was the successor to the advance design series, also called the second series if you want to see the difference between the two styles of trucks.
My wife want a 53 or 54 one day to drive around on the weekends. Good luck and keep us posted.
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thankyou! ill risk sleeping out side if i can get this truck (who needs sleep? i could be working on it ) :D its cheap enough to be worth me driving 3 hours to get it.. foor is pretty much gone so im trying to find any aftermarket floor pans. i may end up making my own. assuming i get the truck.
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also it does not have a bed on it.... i have a step side from my old 69 laying around think this looks good or no?
https://www.google.com/search?q=chevy+3600&client=firefox-a&hs=hVK&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&channel=fflb&tbm=isch&imgil=smZAE7WXctY0NM%253A%253Bhttps%253A%252F%252Fencrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com%252Fimages%253Fq%253Dtbn%253AANd9GcTsAoZqYS1PGyHmcDjpZq3Agjr1h7JJ3cWOq6O7D7r58g733tBHDQ%253B640%253B480%253BtLzE3X0WybvFzM%253Bhttp%25253A%25252F%25252Fwww.gatewayclassiccars.com%25252Fsaint-louis%25252F1947%25252Fchevrolet%25252F3600-S4347.html&source=iu&usg=__1Qk_WL0FWsM7lnRqeHw7gMEXMsc%3D&sa=X&ei=_jkyU6bDHqOY2QXSmYHABw&ved=0CC0Q9QEwAA
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If you do not care about keeping original, I think it is different. That is my biggest problem, I always build my vehicles so that they are the only one out there. I like different, and hate as I always say "being a sheep, in line with all the other sheep, being led off to slaughter".
So I like it, a lot of people will say sacrilegious.
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ehhh they'll live lol its gonna end up lowered and all that good junk. possibly on an s10 frame
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my dad had 2 of these. me and my brother bought them for him for his birthday. he's still vary pissed off that he had sell them. brothers and classics makes parts for them if I remember. :)
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I sell parts for all the truck years 47-up.
Did you see this Winky:
http://bham.craigslist.org/cto/4336172521.html
Chris Lucas
73-87chevytrucks.com
captkaoscustoms.com
squarebody.biz
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That's an awesome truck. The one I'm wanting is only $250 though 3k is out of my range
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Winky.....That would SAWEEET to turn that into something similar to the grey one you posted.
Good Luck!
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yeah it would be, but thats out of my budget lol... if im building a mud/rock toy i have to build it to handle the stuff ill put it threw. if i do get it ill possibly drop it low :)
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I hear ya. I'm starting my budget build now. I'm sure whatever you do will be bad@ss
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if i had a shop i would say yes lol. but im not sure, we will just have to see. i would LOVE to put it on bags :) but thats not cheap unless i can find an s10 thats bagged/ wrecked
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I can totally see that truck slammed. Now go buy it so I can live thru you....lol
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I sell parts for all the truck years 47-up.
Did you see this Winky:
http://bham.craigslist.org/cto/4336172521.html
Chris Lucas
73-87chevytrucks.com
captkaoscustoms.com
squarebody.biz
have a website or do i just need to see what i need and get up with you?
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IIRC, if it's a 3/4 ton it will have a longer frame and a long, step-side bed. These longer trucks have been put on a K10 long bed frame and made into a 4X4 using the original drivetrain. IMO they are wicked cool.
We had a '53 long step-side back on the farm. It was wore out when my dad bought it and it wasn't a pleasant truck to drive but I always liked the look. Who would have thought that all these years later these vehicles would be cool. Ours had the 3-window cab and I still prefer those. You often see them in Alaska in some field or sitting under a tarp in someone's back yard.
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Quick tells on years are door handles and windshield. 48-51 had handles that twisted to open. 52-early 55 had pushbutton. Keepin mind they could have been changed like mine were on my 51. 54-up had s single peice windshield so that one can be 48-53.