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My gasser( was, now multi) went through a depot rebuild in 89. Canrac confirmed it was a 53 model ( date also stamped on the axel tubes) Nothing on the Data plate. Is there a way to determine who made it? Gl sp97'd it as a Am General.
Well I wrote in big letters " Property of the G741 Forum" on the cover and sides with a magic marker. I just inquired on the G741 forum and got a response from a member who asked for it from the last person and he never received it. I hate thinking the worst about people............my day job...
If this helps here's the Canadian engine in the frame. There is a captured nut inside the front cross member. The "stock" motor mounts are the hole behind the front mount. I think the front engine plate is the same for both motors. The radiator mounts are set a little back on the core. But I...
I said the same thing about my m37 its just going to be a driver, then it became an obsession. Take the ceiling panel off over the pass door and it will tell you what you need to do. POR will become your friend.
Do you plan on taking the body off the frame? I'm to that point just need the will power. Biggest thing that I've found so far is the insulation a sponge for mice and moisture. And every one that I've looked at has some kind of rust along the roof seams.
Make sure that the window guides( the part that the window slides up and down in ) has'nt come apart. Its a metal channel covered in a felt material. The felt falls apart after time and can jam up the window. Or the whole guide can come loose from the door frame.:-)
What about a Steel Soldiers license plate with your screen name in place of the letters/numbers,
mounted on the front bumper? Or the screen name stenciled somewhere small and standard for all the trucks.
Say bottom of the drivers door?
It also sometimes helps to pin down an approximate ( notice approximate) year by checking all three axle tags or stampings for build dates. If all three are the same, then probably ( notice probably) this an approximate ( notice approximate) build date for the frame and axles. Motors and trans...
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