1947 gmc 450

[BEER HAULER]

Very cool truck.

[eagleuh1]

Have you hauled any beer with your COE yet. I was just looking at yours over on the Stovebolt forums. Love the way yours looks. Saw 2 COEs on my way to look at my firetruck. One being used as a cloths rack at a flea market and a FORD COE parked along the road. Both nice.

[eagleuh1]

Got it running on Chevy TBI with dual Fentons with Porter mufflers. Top speed went from 47 to 60 mph on flat ground. Lots more power. Instant startup and nice fast response.

[eagleuh1]

Washed up.

[special-K]

Such a nice truck. Glad to hear you have it running so great

[greywuuf]

I would like some details about what parts you used in your TBI conversion, I had the same "telephone equipment closet" look going on in my engine compartment when I first converted my 72 c10.

[eagleuh1]

Just the TBI throttle body and harness with all sensors, computer from 1989 Chevy truck. The TBI to intake adapter, as well as chip tune and info for converting distributor was from Bill at Hamilton Fuel injection. Check out this link for tons of info. Jim.
http://www.binderplanet.com/forums/i...ction-tech.75/

[greywuuf]

Thanks Eagle ( UH1? you wouldn't happen to be a huey guy would you ?)
I got the ignition part handled, and I have complete 2.6 and 4.3 Donor trucks ... I may have to give this very careful consideration. Like I said I have done the conversion before , installed the complete system on a'72 including burning chips, even have a tough book set up for logging.... just not sure I want to "electrify" my old end of the world truck ...I mean it started and ran after being parked in the woods for 20 years, sometimes old is good.

[eagleuh1]

Pictures of your "End of the World Truck" requested. I couldn't believe the change in the drivability of mine after going to TBI and dual exhaust. Top speed alone from 47 to 60 mph. And increased power for hill climbing without having to downshift. I'd recommend it to anyone. Jim . And no not a Huey guy. Eagle under hang glider was given to me by flying friend. It's my Ham radio call number, KC5EUH

[greywuuf]

Eagle, ah that makes sense, I am Kitchen LLama 3 (tested for my license on a whim and have never actually made any contacts...thinking about messing with micro light QRP but never got around to it )

my" EOTWAWKI" truck is not set up, it just got drug home because I had to save it, I just mean that I can make gaskets and fix carbs and file points till the end of time, just imagining dragging an injected car out of the woods 30 hence and having NO one make injectors or spark advance modules ....
I put fresh gas in this one and fired it up!

[IMG]Photo10061415 by Greywuuf, on Flickr[/IMG]

[greywuuf]

the stubby GMC is likely going to get a flat bed with my licoln ranger 8 welder and a tool box, a set of tire chains and a winch, I seem to do a lot of late night " come help me my car wont start" calls. Alaska can be harsh on cars and I like the get in pull the choke out a foot an a half and fire it up reliability of the old girl, and I can fix it, or push start it, or rig a jerry can to gravity feed the carb, or hot wire it in the dark on my own with a leatherman, the Tbi has a lot of works right up until it fails parts that I can not even trouble shoot without a meter or a laptop....the power mileage is nice... but sometimes limping home is better.

[greywuuf]

I have a few video's of first sight of the truck, first running it and a quick drive on my youtube account https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgq...6fujQoCFLYixjg

note that rolling it off the flat bed and dropping the clutch to slow down resulted in a bent push rod... in all of these running video's it had been straightened but the valves not adjusted, so there is a "pop" that has since gone away after push rod replacement and valve adjustment.

[eagleuh1]

Nice find. I can understand the reliability/simplicity and ease of repair thing. Breaking down out in the middle of the boondocks has bigger stakes up there. Man that sure is a stubby truck. How'd it end up so short? And glad you saved it, looks to be in pretty good shape. Jim

[greywuuf]

Originally Posted by eagleuh1

Man that sure is a stubby truck. How'd it end up so short? Jim

Bubba and a hot wrench!

the previous owner Died and left it on the property, the "kids" sold it to me, said the old man used it for hauling "quanset" hut buildings purchased at auction from the military. so it is a home built mobile home toter.