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Blue truck/Stretched Carryall
Album of a Dodge Carryall. Body was WWII, stretched to fit the early 50s frame of a civilian Power Wagon. Will someday become a blue pick up, I've already bought the paint. Or maybe a steel framed woodie? But the blue is fersure.
Date(s): 2011. Album by chris case. Photos by chris case. 1 - 16 of 91 Total. 16683 Visits.
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Backing it into the driveway. Next step, control the bees that have a hive in the gas tank.

I later decided to sell off the carryall parts, and pursue a civvy FFPW build.


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Lift gate OK, tailgate may be OE skin, but is gutted, and skin NFG. Tailgate hinges are salvageable.

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Left side has a couple of brackets welded on, need removal.

Boy, I sure wish that was red primer...


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" Valuable parts" inside. Rear seats may be appropo, front seats are correct.

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There is a bit of rust in the intermediate panel.

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Weld seam up the cowl and across. Plus, heading under the widnshield, top of dash is a separate piece dfrom wither firewall or dash.

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An electric fuel pump!

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Fan, shroud, etc look good. Radiator is fubar on front. Engine did turn 180° with a  hand crank.

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Radiator damage. "DODGE" in fine shape.  Winch bumper with extensions. PTO and shaft in there some where, front u-joint hack sawed to remove winch. A-frame brackets will unbolt.

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Hydro-vac mounted to front fender, necessitating hacking up the hood. Otherwise hood was good, center hinge nice too.

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Vent filter for hydra-vac I guess?

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Dash with a coupkle gauges added. Note the overlap at the top.

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Cross bows for top. Rusted away. But there are a few steel spacer 'knobs' that mounted the top plywood left.

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Seat frame parts, maybe for back seats, haven't jig saw puzzled them yet.

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A little bin on the inside of the 'stretch' panel. It has a wiper access cover and a filler neck w/ cap in side. Note the bullet holes.

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Rear Shocks! I am SHOCKED!

 
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