I've seen 10 ft plywood before. It was at a boat
repair place. It was good stuff too, probably
expensive. I'm not sure if it was some sort of
special ordered wood or what. I saw this in Delaware
in the early to mid 90's, close to Dover. Sorry but I
moved and have no recolection of the name of the
place.
Anybody close to a boat repair store/shop?
--- Brad Kahler <brad.kahler@141.com> wrote:
> I can't remember where I read it but somewhere in
> the early
> 50's they changed the panels to plywood. The tough
> part for
> will be trying to locate 3/4" plywood that is over
> 9' long!
>
> Odds are I'll switch over to lumber. Looks nicer to
> boot....
>
> Brad
>
>
> On 20 Nov 2002 at 13:02, jrdorsey wrote:
>
> > Brad,
> > I wonder if they did the plywood when they made it
> a school bus? All the
> > other panels I've seen have boards and metal
> strips like the pickups (for
> > hauling), but the suburbans have plywood for
> walking.
> >
> > You have one rare bird there! Does it still have
> seats?
> >
> > Brad Kahler wrote:
> > >
> > > Bill,
> > >
> > > Just the wood bed portion of our 1-ton panel
> measures 112".
> > > It is made up of one full length piece of
> plywood. That 112"
> > > doesn't include the 4 or 6" of sheetmetal floor
> just inside the
> > > rear door and stops short of where the front
> seat is.
> > > Needless to say, playing basketball inside isn't
> necessarily
> > > out of the question....!
> > >
> > > Brad
> > > 1953 1-ton panel (x-school bus)
> > >
> > > On 19 Nov 2002 at 8:57, Hanlon, Bill (ISS
> Houston) wrote:
> > >
> > > > I looked up the frame and wheelbase info for
> 57 GMC trucks in my
> > > > Master Parts Book last night and found:
> > > >
> > > > Model "Ton" Wheelbase Chevy equivalent
> model
> > > > 101 1/2 113" 31xx
> > > > 102 1/2 123" 32xx
> > > > 152 3/4 123" 36xx
> > > > 251 1 113" I'm not sure
> which
> > > > 252 1 123" wheelbases
> Chevy
> > > > 253 1 135" offered in
> 38xx series
> > > >
> > > > The frame on the GMC 102 is thicker material
> than the 101. I suspect
> > > > that it is the same frame as used on the 152
> model, but forgot to look
> > > > it up. Interesting that the 3/4 ton only came
> in the 123" wheelbase,
> > > > but the 1 ton came as short, long and
> realllllllly long models.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: jrdorsey [mailto:jrdorsey@strato.net]
> > > > Sent: Monday, November 18, 2002 11:16 PM
> > > > Cc: oletrucks@autox.team.net
> > > > Subject: Re: [oletrucks] truck id help needed
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > well, yes and no. On the rear no problem, on
> the front, problem. You
> > > > have to find a rim with the right backset to
> keep from rubbing the tie
> > > > rod ends. If you have newer tie rod ends it's
> easier, the originals
> > > > with the screw in plug in the end stick out
> just a little bit farther.
> > > >
> > > > I had a pair off a Ford that fit with a 3/16"
> spacer. trial and error
> > > > is about the only way.
> > > >
> > > > Pat Sackrider wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > Hi all, I've got a 3/4 ton 54. Is there a
> rim that replaces the 8
> > > > > bolt split rims, available? thanks Pat
> Sackrider '54 3600 Saginaw,
> > > > > MI
> > > > >
> > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > From: owner-oletrucks@autox.team.net
> > > > > [mailto:owner-oletrucks@autox.team.net]On
> Behalf Of Bruce Kettunen
> > > > > Sent: Monday, November 18, 2002 5:41 PM To:
> oletrucks@autox.team.net
> > > > > Subject: Re: [oletrucks] truck id help
> needed
> > > > >
> > > > > 57 Chevy would have been a 12 Volt negative
> ground. 3600 indicates
> > > > > 3/4 ton. You should also have 8 bolt
> wheels. Yes, the 3600 is a
> > > > > 3/4 ton. The extra lever was a parking
> brake. This may have had the
> > > > > parking brake on a separate drum on the
> tailshaft of the
> > > > > transmission, don't remember if this started
> with 3/4 or 1 ton
> > > > > trucks.
> > > > >
> > > > > All of these trucks had holes for a dealer
> installed accessory RADIO
> > > > > (stereo FM hadn't been in use yet back
> then). The holes came from
> > > > > the factory filled with removable blanks.
> Very few trucks had
> > > > > radios back then, but they were starting to
> become popular.
> > > > >
> > > > > Bruce K
> > > > > 57 3200 (1/2 ton long bed)
> > > > > Mt. Iron, MN
> > > > >
> > > > > At Monday, 18 November 2002, you wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > >I got a '57 long bed, the side emblem oval
> says 3600. It has a
> > > > > >floor shifter and looks like another lever
> for an e-brake. Has a
> > > > > >hole
> > > > > in the dash
> > > > > >for a radio with seperate holes for the
> knobs. Did they have
> > > > > >"factory" stereo's back then? These holes
> look to have been
> > > > > >stamped out by
> > > > > a machine.
> > > > > >I'm assuming this is a 6 volt electrical
> system. Last question,
> > > > > does the
> > > > > >3600 designation indicate that the truck is
> a 3/4 ton?
> > > > > >
> > > > > >thanks,
> > > > > >Bill
> > > > > >oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks
> built between 1941 and
> > > > > >1959
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
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> > > > John Dorsey
> > > > Wauchula FL
> > > > http://www.strato.net/~jrdorsey
> > > > '49 3800 Chevy Panel
> > > > '52 640 GMC Firetruck
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> > '49 3800 Chevy Panel
> > '52 640 GMC Firetruck
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