chev gun tractor

[Alex Blair (RIP)]

Originally posted by cab11ca
I don't mind intelligent relevent questions. Actually I rather enjoy them. But random dribble like the 14 posts before yours are what waste my time. I don't know everything, not even close but I do know somethings. Most times I have posted anything it has been challenged to the extreme until given absolute proof positive. As I am on very slow dial up it gets very time consuming.
As for your legimate questions, The truck is not together at the moment, the body is hoisted into the ceiling of my now "old" shop and the chassis is in the back half of the shop. With myself moving, my father passing, then my mother moving, pictures haven't been a priority but none the less they will be coming. The hitch and fairleads were cut off but I have the rear frame section from a'43 cab 13 that by my research should be a direct replacement. The only i.d. I had was a plate from the body that had been painted over. I sent it to a professional art restorer to have it cleaned properly but they sent it back regular mail and it got lost. Funny though they still cashed the money order. The axles are chev removeable center not the ford split case. as for the "216" I am unfamiliar with this. The body was cut off 2" behind the doors down to the floor. Once I have the shop cleared and the truck together I will try to forward pictures, or even arrange for you to see it yourself.

Ray..You certainly have had some trials and tribulations with your fathers passing and the moves..but after our moderator and his son,I made the 1st posting on this Forum..and I'm still here...
Having a dial up server is annoying and time consuming but you may not have any other options ...
So accept that you will have to sort through the drivel to get to the goodies..
There are all types that post here that have a common interest..
We even get crusty old farts like you but we like 'em all..you have a CMP truck..an interest in our hobby so have a cuppa tea..a joint..a hand full of Valium ..a beer or go to bed earlier...But RELAX man..
We even have wierd upside down people from the land of OZ...
And we have a fine little lady friend of mine that will drive us all around the bend eventually with all the questions and has posted a ka-zillion posts..I forget her real name,she has so many aliases...

If you don't have any manuals for your truck,you can contact me off line and you'll find the manuals are the bible when it comes to restorations/..
I'm just up the road in Ottawa,and if you are up this way call me.
Meanwhile ,you'll learn to have a thick skin because we are a pretty out spoken bunch..
Get rid of that coal fired computer and go to a wireless laptop..
That should speed things up ..
Welcome to MLU.