1950 3600 "Wanda"
 

I'm new to the forum and thought it was time to start my own build thread. I drug this ol girl out of a garage where she hasn't moved in over 25 years. It was originally a cab & chasis & po found a long box to put on it. Well we all love pics. Here is when I 1st pulled her out of the garage.
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Then a set of wheels & tires that I had around & a wash job. Still on trailer.
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Re: 1950 3600 "Wanda"
 

My plans for this pickup are to clean her up & clear coat, new brakes, c if the the ol 235 inline will run again, & new interior. Basically keep as original as possible & make a safe driver. Nothing fancy just a project to cut my teeth on and have as a driver for stress relief on my '66 c10 project!
Here's the interior
http://i1378.photobucket.com/albums/...syhiw3c9c.jpeg
I know the seat cover doesn't look bad but the mice made one stinking hotel out of it n 25 years!

Re: 1950 3600 "Wanda"
 

thats a great start! any time you can still see the factory interior paint you are looking at a great start.

consider changing the rear axle and springs, that eaton rear end will have a 5.16 gear in it at best (top speed somewhere around 45) and the heavy rear springs will ride like a buckboard.

should clean up though!

Re: 1950 3600 "Wanda"
 

Thanks joedoh, I've been thinking about swapping out the rear end!
I got my CLR & started cleaning! Before & after on hood sides!
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Before CLR metal polish & Scrotch brite pad
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After
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New tires on polished rims after CLR cleaning of entire body! A lot of elbow grease but well worth it imo!
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& I oppalogise about my messy shop!

Re: 1950 3600 "Wanda"
 

A fresh wash job before I clean & clear coat.
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Clear coat on!
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Re: 1950 3600 "Wanda"
 

Now it's time to address the bed situation! Cleaned up the frame & POR 15 it!
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Went & got some old oak farm house wood floor boards & got started!
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Then some Linseed Oil
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Re: 1950 3600 "Wanda"
 

Nice work. The CLR wash and wheels/tires made it look like a different truck.

Re: 1950 3600 "Wanda"
 

Very nice

Oh yeah, why Wanda?

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Thanks Russell I was really pleased it cleaned up that nice. I just about put the white walls inside but glad I didn't, I like how they look on this truck!

Iowaboy I name all my vehicles girls names! i thought Wanda was a good '50's name & it fits cause I'll probably Wanda if I'll get there & Wanda if I get home. Charlotte is coming along nice.

Re: 1950 3600 "Wanda"
 

This morning my boy & I gave mom a break & headed out to the shop. Earlier this week I took all the fuel lines off & cleaned them. Cleaned fuel tank, replaced fuel pump & took carb off to rebuild. When I purchased this rig it came with a second carb off of the truck that he got the stepwise bed off of. I had a buddy rebuild it for me thinking I could swap out & have him rebuild the other one & have 2. This is when I started to think that I don't have the original motor. The spare carb doesn't fit. Oh well maybe I can sell it. I'll just have to wait & get the other carb rebuilt. So after cleaning the rest of fuel lines I thought I'd replace radiator hoses. This is where I got hint #2 that I don't have the original 216. The outlet on radiator is 1" & outlet on engine 1.25". Oh well I'll make some adapters out of black pipe nipples. I've done it before with
My nephew's 6.0 ls swapp in a '82 k30.
Sorry for being so long but leads me to my question. Where can I find what motor is in this truck? Here's the pic of block vin I think! Thanks in advance!
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I also got a shot of my boy while I was cutting pipe. Apparently it's load. Made me giggle anyway!
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Re: 1950 3600 "Wanda"
 

After our madness this morning the family & I headed to a local car show! So here's some pics!
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This GMC was very sharp patina build that I'm going for but doubt mine will ever get this nice.
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You gotta love the pre '47's!
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These are all I could get a quick pic of, but was a pretty good show!

Re: 1950 3600 "Wanda"
 

well hopefuly you're motivated!

Regarding the engine #, there should be a tag right behind the dist., on the right side of the motor. That should give you a little more info. The numbers you got are the castings, which are important, but if you find the serial #, that will tell you the date the block was made.

Re: 1950 3600 "Wanda"
 

Nice job on the clear coat!

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Wow it's been awhile! Things have finally slowed down on the farm & I have found some time for Wanda. One rainy spell during harvest I worked on the interior.
I cleaned up the floor to get ready for paint.
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Primed
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& painted the floor. I found out recently that I did things backwards and shouldn't have done this step yet!
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This is all that I got done that was photo worthy since harvest started. The Monday after Christmas I had some buddies over and helped me get spark from ignition. So I've been working on the interior so I can get the fuel tank back in and here this thing run! More to come...

Re: 1950 3600 "Wanda"
 

I grabbed my fuel tank off of the shop floor where I left it for a couple months. I was gonna CLR & clearcoat it. Heard something inside & dumped out a pile of rust. So on to LMC to order a new fuel tank.
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I decided to CLR my steal luggage box that was m gonna use as a toolbox, stole idea from grizz and a few other guys on here. Thanks for all the great ideas guys!
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Couldn't believe how the brass polished up! I wish the latches & more hardware would be brass but it turned out pretty decent.

Re: 1950 3600 "Wanda"
 

So then it was time to get back in the cab to get ready to put fuel tank back in. Remember when I said I was out of order? I didn't think the headliner would be a complete mouse craphole of a disaster. Sure glad I already painted the floor.:devil: Oh well! I didn't get enough pics of this but a lot of surface rust on the roof. I cleaned it up with die grinder & scotch bride pads, then primed & painted. After CLR & clear coat I finally started going back together. And now the pics.
The headliner/mouse nest
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Put insulation in behind seat.
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Put new fuel tank in.
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Put on new door panels, arm rests, and the original handles after polishing. I do have a question here. How are the door handles supposed to be? Should they be straight done so you pull back to open, or how I have them?
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Re: 1950 3600 "Wanda"
 

Awhile back I got a Durango 2nd row seat pretty cheap. I decided to take an in. off of the front of the og seat frame, weld 1/8" by 2" angle iron in, and weld another piece of angle iron flush with the back of the og frame.
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The 2nd row seat mounts on hinges in the front of the seat because they tip up. It'll be nice under seat storage I think. The middle seat has rear anchors and the passenger seat and drivers seat rests on rubber bumpers on the outside and latch to the center section. So I came up with the plant to run 4 1/4" by 2" pieces of strap from front to back to tie everything down.
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Welded them up, then the seat had to go back in to test fit and mark holes for drilling.
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I had approval!
Drilled my holes, primed, painted, and called it a day.
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Re: 1950 3600 "Wanda"
 

love those 46, thanks for the pictures!


seat work looks great, yellow is a primer color now huh?


I have put the handles either way, down on the 47 and horizontal on the 49. I like both.

Re: 1950 3600 "Wanda"
 

It's a John Deere buff primer. I set it all the time on my welding projects & antique John Deere tractors. I guess I haven't really tried much of anything else. This is my first project where the final color won't be John Deere green.

Re: 1950 3600 "Wanda"
 

Well it's been a busy week here but I did get a few things done on Wanda. It's hard to see but 1st is a pic of painted roof.
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Then kept on insulating.
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Then I cleaned up the dash & gave it a shot of clear.
http://i1378.photobucket.com/albums/...psod0urfry.jpg
Also cleaned up windshield & headliner trim & cleared them also.
http://i1378.photobucket.com/albums/...psljxsqnmh.jpg
Pic of the "toolbox" mounted.
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Thought I needed a pic of the windshield taped up.
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Re: 1950 3600 "Wanda"
 

Got the carpet in & seat installed.
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I also put new rubbers on door. What a PITA. But it's done. I keep getting closer and ordering more parts.