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Searching for '40 Pickup Restoration Guidance
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i885744 |
07-05-2018 @ 11:01 AM
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It's still 6v, +ground & generator. My grandpa changed the cables ~30 years ago. Rewiring the whole truck is certainly a to-do list item. Every single wire on the truck is red. Makes troubleshooting just a little challenging.
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i885744 |
07-05-2018 @ 10:57 AM
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TomO |
07-05-2018 @ 9:26 AM
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I noticed that your battery cables are 12 volt cables and the battery looks like a 6 volt battery. The 41 serial numbers start with 18-5,896,295. If your serial number is higher than that, it would be a 41.
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i885744 |
07-05-2018 @ 8:35 AM
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Yes I had known that for years. Thought perhaps it was a late in the run truck and this got the 41 nose parts. Also possible it was in an accident decades ago and put back together with thatever was available. What are some of the other differences? The frame is a 40 according to the serial. So either I’ve got the wrong tailgate and front trim or the wrong frame. Hoping it’s the former. Dash has a rectangular raised steel section and a bolt on ford script. I’ll take a picture of the hood mechanism when I get home. I’m guessing it’s 41. The front sheet metal has all wrong hardware so I’m assuming it came off a donor car.
This message was edited by i885744 on 7-5-18 @ 8:38 AM
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kubes40 |
07-05-2018 @ 7:57 AM
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Yep, a 1941 pick up with numerous small modifications along the way but it appears to be a pretty decent old truck. Mike "Kube" Kubarth
This message was edited by kubes40 on 7-5-18 @ 8:00 AM
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trjford8 |
07-05-2018 @ 7:07 AM
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Your pickup does in fact have several characteristics that make it a 1941. A photo(s) of the upper and lower hood latching mechanism would also give a clue if it was a late '41 or an early '41. If it's an early '41 it may have been registered as a 1940 if it was sold in late 1940.
This message was edited by trjford8 on 7-5-18 @ 7:08 AM
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alanwoodieman |
07-04-2018 @ 8:01 PM
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the truck pictured is a 41, wide hood "nose" trim , hood" wiskers" are cast not SS. Does the dash have a raised portion in the middle that has an attached Ford script or does it have an attached emblem like on the hood? Tail gate has no V8 emblem, just has a ford script. Howard Townes book is great for help in identifying differences in 40 and 41 pick ups
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07-04-2018 @ 5:00 PM
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07-04-2018 @ 4:59 PM
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