Here are a few photos of my dirty, oily chassis. It seems pretty complete though. As posted earlier, I'm interested to know which bolts/nuts were plated zinc/cad clear vs. black phosphate. The truck is up at my buddy's shop in Riverside, Mo. He's got alot of neat cars there. If anyone wants to come by during a weekend, just let me know and I'll be happy to meet up. Tony
?? You think this is dirty & greasy ? . Most Farm trucks have mud packed up 2" thick and that's why they're so rusty . City Work trucks have oil from bumper to bumper , what a mess . This truck is in unbelieveably good shape ~ it's like 1965 again ! . I hope you do this old truck proud . You need to take ever more pictures as the tiny details of screws , brackets , so on and so forth , will be forever there when you begin re-assembly in a year or three . I've been working on these trucks for many years and I forget how many details go .
A few things to take care of... Tony - Your truck looks to be in very similar, while considerably straighter, condition to mine when I picked it up. It looks like your brake lines and hoses have been leaking and your rear axle seals are leaking. I'm sure you're planning on over hauling the brake system. I treated the undercarriage surface rust as recommended here by Nate with phosphoric acid (metal etch from Home Depot) and then rattle can black Rustoleum to stop any further rust deterioration until I get motivated to do a frame off restoration. That is one sweet find you have there, enjoy, and please keep us posted on your progress.
Jealous The more I see of your truck the more I'd jus love to keep it maintained mechanically and just drive it as is, such a genuine old truck, your one lucky fella
