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EFV-8 Club Forum / Light Commercial Truck Discussion / 1937 flatbed stake on it's way to restoration

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37V8
11-21-2011 @ 9:25 AM
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Joe, thanks for your offer, PM sent.

It's great that you were able to continue the caretaking of your Dad's pickup. That's just the way my grandfather used his truck, it was his daily driver, farm truck.

Your photos in the other thread are very good, much better than the old ones I'd found on the 'net. Even looks like a different color, a lighter gray than what I had seen. Very nice.

37V8
05-21-2012 @ 6:47 PM
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hopefully a pic updating the restoration progress

The right front fender was a NOS we got from Hershey in the early 80's, it was the template for reshaping the damaged original left front fender.

This message was edited by 37V8 on 5-21-12 @ 7:02 PM

37V8
05-21-2012 @ 6:52 PM
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these little buggers can be "hard to find"... LOTS of metal work here, but they are original

trjford8
05-21-2012 @ 8:17 PM
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Looks like you are making lots of progress.

37V8
05-22-2012 @ 4:53 AM
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One of our Dearborn RG members rebuilt the correct 37 engine, in trade for the engine that was in the truck, and also went through the transmission.

37V8
05-22-2012 @ 5:10 AM
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they were able to reuse almost all of the original wood in the truck, except for the wood spacers under the cab. The original bed and stakes also will be saved and reused. There is a cabinet shop next door to the restoration shop, kinda handy... Evidently, the tongue and groove assembly of the wooden risers added great strength and stability vs dimensional lumber.

trjford8
05-22-2012 @ 7:43 PM
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Thanks for posting the photos. It's always fun to see someone else's project.

37V8
05-23-2012 @ 5:17 AM
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If I don't review the photos periodically, all I can look at here are the bills...
They've got to correct the gaps on the cab doors, clean up some dings, repair the lower driver's door hinge and then the major body work should be done, and it can go on to paint.

37Flathead
05-23-2012 @ 5:53 PM
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It is looking great. I wish my dads was in that great of shape when we started. We are just about finished with ours.

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