**1941-1946 Chevy Truck Picture Thread**

[Novadude55]

triple 'XXX'??? I am afraid to ask what that means,,,,

[Window Licker]

i ruined mine... to late now

[Novadude55]

Got any more pics,?? that one is a little dark,
would like to know what grille that is..

[warrior1]

does anyone have an idea if a cummins diesel would fit in a 1946 1.5 ton engine bay.
i ask because i am buying a 46 and want to drop the cab on a 1997 dodge 1 ton chassis with a cummins.\
im afraid the radiators and condenser may take up too much space and the engine may be too long.

any help, suggestions, past experiences or wisdom would be appreciated.

[Novadude55]

Originally Posted by warrior1

does anyone have an idea if a cummins diesel would fit in a 1946 1.5 ton engine bay.
i ask because i am buying a 46 and want to drop the cab on a 1997 dodge 1 ton chassis with a cummins.\
im afraid the radiators and condenser may take up too much space and the engine may be too long.

any help, suggestions, past experiences or wisdom would be appreciated.

Hmmm, if it were me, I would grab some measuring instruments and do some close inspections of the diesel components, especially the radiator, my guess is you would have to do some major fabricating to get the 41-46 sheet metal to wrap around the radiator of any diesel, just because its shape is so different than the 41-46, my guess is that if you could find a radiator that was more upright than wide, and provided correct cooling capacity, that would be ticket. Might check with a radiator manufacturer once you know what the dimension are, consider that the hood of the 41-46 narrows considerably at its front whereas the dodge is hugely wide. This fact will force you to have a taller thicker radiator. I would say its very doable, if you have the shop and tools, and you would have valuable insight and experience once you complete the mission, "should you decide to accept it"

[Window Licker]

Originally Posted by Novadude55

Got any more pics,?? that one is a little dark,
would like to know what grille that is..

i got stuck with a 37 hudson terraplane grill

[Novadude55]

I like it, more photos for my collection, what radiator?, stock?,
did you do the chop?
I wish i had photoshop to see what it would look like with fenders on it,,
that is a cool custom.

[warrior1]

thanks novadude, i was afraid the radiator would be too wide. i almost bought the dodge last night but felt the need to wait. i will have to start measuring. im not afraid to tackle the project, i have the workplace and skills, i just dont know if i want anymore extra work. i may just go with a chevy 1 ton with a v-8.

[mj40's]

Here is a GMC that showed up in our area. 348ci.

[Window Licker]

Originally Posted by Novadude55

I like it, more photos for my collection, what radiator?, stock?,

65 mustang with some modifications

[hotdamn]

bro not only is your truck seriously rad but your engine bay is spot on..

good eye

Originally Posted by Little Terry

Here's my heap. It's parked outside and I'm just about to jump inside and blast home.





LT.

[deerchooper]

did some thrashing the last couple of days. had some friends help push it out for these pics

[carlisle1926]

Originally Posted by warrior1

does anyone have an idea if a cummins diesel would fit in a 1946 1.5 ton engine bay.
i ask because i am buying a 46 and want to drop the cab on a 1997 dodge 1 ton chassis with a cummins.\
im afraid the radiators and condenser may take up too much space and the engine may be too long.

any help, suggestions, past experiences or wisdom would be appreciated.

No, it won't fit. I've tried that one and it looked like crap. The front track of the Dodge wheels is so much wider than the 46 that the wheels stuck way out and just plain looked stupid. The turbo also has major clearance issues. I suppose if you removed the hood sides so that the turbo could squish out, you could also notch the fenders for the turbo. Also, a Cummins is pretty long and you would have to have it sitting in your lap to fit without it shoving through the grille. But, I'm sure it could be done with money.

[eye bone]

subscribing

[Kiwi Kev]

Back mid the late 70's my project was this 46 Chevy pickup.

[LowKat]

A short bed 2 ton ex-mobile home mover.
Probably was military surplus.
Has a huge PTO winch in the back.
In 1973 I put a 235 in it for my father-in-law to pull a dozer.
The picture is from about 5 years ago when I sold it.

[Novadude55]

Originally Posted by deerchooper

did some thrashing the last couple of days. had some friends help push it out for these pics

Lookin good so far, nice job

[Seabeebu3]

My new project,, still on the trailer from AZ- now the fun begins

[HoldFast]

Little Terry.... that truck is MONEY!

[29bowtie]

Check out this one. The pic is from the Warhawks CC site.