Bought from 2nd owner of 22 years and truck was purchased new at BBC Dodge in Burien Wa. 440ci 4sp fresh paint yadayadayada! Still in shop should get back soon! Anyway i am a new member and this truck will haul my restored 1959 Bellboy boat. By the way... Marvelous is in tribute to my Father-in-Law who loved boats and the outdoors (Marv) so the old Bellboy became the Marvelous!
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Hobcobble wrote:Nice looking rig! Welcome to
the site.
John
Thanks guys. I am suppose to pick it up tomorrow late afternoon so i can post a few more photos. I bought it several months ago and i have only driven 3 times to shops. I look forward to towing my old 59 Bellboy this summer with it.
That's a tuff looking truck. We have a 1964 Span America runabout. I wish I could get a photo of my truck towing that boat, (both belonged to my Pawpaw), but the boat is in a garage type "in ground" boat house sitting on its trailer. I have no idea how I would get the trailer out of there. Maybe this summer I will work on that.
Lowdown wrote:Great looking truck. Can you tell me the wheel width and back spacing?
The wheels are from Discount tire Unique brand. They are 17" x 9" x 6.5 8 lug. O% offset and fit perfect. I paid $360 out the door for mounted and balanced on Toyo 10ply 285x75x17 tires. Oh tires were $960 more ouch!!
I'm trying to find a wheel with those same dimensions in white and am not finding many options. One of the few is ordering something like a Cragar Soft 8 through Summit, with custom back spacing, powder coated white. Cragar only offers the 17x9 steel wheels with 5" of back spacing. I even had the sales guy price the wheels is bare steel and it's only like $9 difference per wheel to have the wheel powder coated. Your truck still has the D44 upfront, right?
Lowdown wrote:I'm trying to find a wheel with those same dimensions in white and am not finding many options. One of the few is ordering something like a Cragar Soft 8 through Summit, with custom back spacing, powder coated white. Cragar only offers the 17x9 steel wheels with 5" of back spacing. I even had the sales guy price the wheels is bare steel and it's only like $9 difference per wheel to have the wheel powder coated. Your truck still has the D44 upfront, right?
Yes Dana 44 up front. When i get the darn truck back i will post more pictures.
PowerMan wrote:Your truck is looking great. I like how the truck sits. PTO winch, 440 and fresh paint...what else do ya need.
4 speed or automatic?
4 sp with a bored 30 over 440ci that is fun fun. I had the bumper shot with the bedliner material and they tossed on some hooks from a hummer just for looks. Being one of the new guys here man o man why did i wait so long to buy the RIGHT truck!