1949 Chevy Pickup (lower reserve)

1949 Chevrolet Other Pickups Custom Description

This 1949 Chevy truck is a home built truck, with a 60's custom vibe. It was a 10 year frame off project. It took a mix of over 36 cars & trucks to make this build. Consider the price as to what's been done & what it has. Face it, you couldn't have a shop build it for what our reserve is set at!! Here is a list of what it has & what's been done.

• Entire body sandblasted
• Inside of doors, fenders, cab, underside of floor & topside of floor painted with POR15, seams sealed with seam sealer.
• 6" Chopped Top
• All 4 cab corners replaced
• Floorboard completely replaced, including all braces
• Door handles, cab vent, any emblems shaved
• Frenched headlights
• Custom frenched taillights, with cut down Corvair lenses.
• Hood chrome cut down & reshaped
• All 4 fender spears are cut, reshaped, brushed 64 Impala trunk trim
• Functional header cut outs with 65 Mustang back up light bezels, used as porthole for cut outs
• 51 Ford car front bumper with custom filler panel between bumper & grille
• 64 Texas farm truck plates
• 49 Ford car rear bumper, flipped upside down, with custom filler panel between bumper & rear of bed
• 63 Studebaker Avanti mirrors
• Top surface of running boards are Rhino Lined
• V butted windshield with all new smoke tinted glass
• 95 Chevy Silverado bed floor, with wood strips & inside of bed entirely Rhino lined.
• Gas filler door in floor of bed
• Totally custom tailgate, with electric solenoid latches
• Original gas tank, modified to fit under bed
• 67 Chevy truck bedsides & front section
• Outsides of bed have been double paneled, to give it more of a sleek look, to hide those gaudy four stake side pockets
• Filler panels between running board & bed have been extended & reshaped
• Outside of truck is painted with SEM's Hotrod Satin Black paint, which is very durable & cleans up easy with some quick detailer
• Mirrors, bumpers, grille & hood trim have been painted with Dupont aluminum base coat, clear coat paint
• Wheels are American Racing Torque Thrust 50th Anniversary. 15"x5" front & 15"x8" in the back, with new BFGoodrich radial T/A tires
• 2" Atlas portowalls
• All new weather stripping, seals & bumpers
• All fasteners are stainless steel
• 68-72 Nova rear end open, with all new brakes & hardware, seals & bearings
• Posies super slide 3" lowering rear springs
• 3" lowering blocks
• Cut down driveshaft, with new u-joints
• 80's series Flowmaster mufflers
• 2" all welded aluminized exhaust, with custom stainless tips
• Mustang II front crossmember, with new power rack & pinon & rebuilt front suspension
• 11" GM disc brake conversion kit
• 2" drop spindles
• Stock springs, with one coil cut off
• 79 Malibu brake swing petal, with new master cylinder, booster & all lines & hoses
• New Farm & Fleet battery, mounted in original spot under floor
• 12 Circuit custom wiring kit from Easy Wiring, with all terminals covered with shrink tubing
• Spal keyless door solenoid kit, as well as hidden button for popping doors open
• Stainless braided door jam looms for wiring
• Dolphin gauge clusters, custom fit in original gauge bezels
• 49 Ford car emergency brake handle, with all new cables
• Rebuilt 68 Chevy truck steering column
• Sweet Manufacturing u-joints
• 63 Impala steering wheel
• Third row seat out of a 90's Astro van, custom fit on adjustable tracks
• Old school Stewart Werner tachometer
• Dashboard filled & fit with cut down, brushed 64 Impala trunk chrome
• Chevrolet script on dash from 65 Impala trunk
• New window cranks & handles
• Striker plates for door latches, powder coated silver
• New stainless sill plates
• Door arm rests made from 64 Ford Mustang bumper guards, wrapped with stitched on vinyl
• Tuck & Roll seat, door panels & panels behind seat
• Custom vinyl headliner
• 65 Chevy Chevelle rearview mirror
• Cab has been insulated with Dinomat & covered with custom carpet
• Custom center console made from 40 Chevy headlight
• 40 Chevy marker light, made into shift knob
• Modified B&M Unimatic shifter
• Original vacuum wiper motor & arms
• 72 Chevy 350 automatic
• 95 stock 350 four bolt main Vortec, with low miles, out of my daily driver with routine maintenance
• New high volume oil pump
• Solid motor mounts
• New chrome oil pan
• New water pump
• New high torque starter
• New altenator
• New fuel pump
• New custom engraved valve covers
• New Edelbrock Performer intake with 1" spacer
• Rebuilt Carter Competition Series 600 CFM Carburator, with electric choke
• New aluminum radiator
• Mallory unilight distributor
• Flex o Lite poly carbonite fan
• Lucas super coil
• Good used power steering pump, with low pressure fitting for use with Mustang II rack
• Braided stainless throttle cable
• Flexible braided stainless trans dipstick tube
• Custom air cleaner, made from 40 Chevy headlight

Truck runs, stops & steers great. Has not had to many miles put on it since completion. I did trailer it to Nashville, TN. in May for the Goodguys Car Show at the Nissian Titan Stadium, with a great response on the truck. It was definitely a head turner. Truck does have some small issues. One thing, is that there are some small checks in paint on bed, as pictured in the two close up pictures I have shown. This should be an easy fix, I think it's due to paint shrinking. Simply fix it or leave as is. Another thing, the driver's side window has a crack, due to my mistake of shutting door while I was installing some of the interior without having the garnish molding installed. Other than that, the outside of the truck looks great. There are no horns & the neutral safety switch is not hooked up, wiring is run for both, just never got that far. The speedometer doesn't work, but don't know if the cable is broke or not fitting properly, as it is a used cable. The last issue is that the front end sits a little too low. No issues with anything, but the crossmember being too low. The truck settled more than I thought it would. Stock height springs or adjustable coil-overs would solve this issue. I have described this truck with as much detail as possible & any issues I am aware of, as I want to be upfront & honest, with no surprises.
Truck should be picked up with enclosed car trailer because it sits so low, it probably won't clear a regular transport truck! Buyer responsible for all & any cost of the transport of the vehicle & arrangements to do so!
Interested parties in inspecting vehicle may do so by appointment!
Sold as is, no warranty, no guarantees!
All sales final!
Buyer to pay $1,000 down payment through Paypal at end of auction!
Balance to be paid upon pick up of vehicle, Cash or Certified Cashier's Check ONLY!!
If paying with Cashier's Check upon pick up of vehicle, buyer will be required to meet at my bank at time arranged, to make sure that the check clears & the funds are available to finalize purchase.
No Money Orders!!
Buyer will not receive vehicle or the title for the vehicle until paid in full!
Must pick up vehicle within 7 days of end of auction!
I can end auction at any time, as vehicle is advertised locally!
Please call or text with any questions at (630) 200-3619 Brett or (630) 947-6109 Bill
Please no questions after 8pm (CST)