Tinted Bed Liner - I'm glad you thought of that!
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Originally Posted by
pelago
been thinking of maybe doint a bed liner treatment on the back deck?? maybe even where feet go in passenger and driver side?? comments. hell of a lot cheaper than the floor mats kaiser sells
That should work really well. I tinted the bed liner in the bed of the '48 and it came out very close to the body color. One unexpected side effect was that the texture of the liner tends to catch dust down in the ripples. If I want it to really look spiffy for show and tell, I have to get in there with a brush like I am GI'ing a deck to work the dust out, then wipe it down with a rag and clean water. (I do spoil my truck...).
At least I don't have to use my tooth brush .....
Floor Mats and Bed Liners
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Originally Posted by
pelago
for fifty bucks i can spray bed liner and get tougher results..
For some reason floor mats and liners are rare and precious. A long time ago (maybe 1965) I ordered a floor mat for the '48 truck from Warsharsky in Chicago, "... fits all 1946 - 1950 trucks station wagons and sedan delivery ...". Well, fits meant you could cram it in if you cut it in enough places. I ended up sticking carpet squares on the floor to seal out the wind and some of the noise.
The original floor mat had a fiber mat backer and a rubber top mat. Pretty basic, but even now you can't get a replacement for the 2WD trucks that have the shifter on the tree.
I splurged and had some custom upholstery done for the floor. I ran one summer with no mat and that was one noisy old beast. When I put the fancy red carpet in, when I stopped at the first light, I thought the engine had stalled it did such a good job of killing the high frequency noise!
I think the bed liner as a basic coating and just a rubber mat to keep things from sliding around would be a good job.
By the way - the undercoat looks very good.
M38 and M38A1 Circuit Breakers and Fuses
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Originally Posted by
pelago
https://www.steelsoldiers.com/upload...38A1wiring.pdf
This is a pretty good wiring diagram. It is interesting in that it shows the three circuit breakers as "Circuit Breaker Wiring if Equipped". I've only read about the breakers on those vehicles, but I have seen mention of a breaker box up under the cowl somewhere. But - there is a possibility it just didn't have breakers ... and it certainly did not have fuses.
Circuit Breaker / Wierd Message
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Originally Posted by
pelago
Yeah, adding a breaker or even a fuse not a issue but current? have no idea about what to fuse the whole thing with?
You don't have to protect a trailer, radio pack or a bunch of accessories. Here is a link to a little auto parts store breaker - it is a 30-amp breaker that will protect lights and ignition OK, but will trip out for a short to the chassis. I've used these in camper battery chargers that folks have shorted to the frame and blown the one-time fuses in the transformer high-current windings.
I like the little mounting tabs on this one:
https://www.autozone.com/electrical-...aker/32372_0_0
If you wanted to add another breaker to protect a trailer or accessory plug, just add another one one for a second circuit.
And, I get the 'moderator" reply sometimes - it's a website thing.
Does this apply to M38A1?
" a less costly stuff to go between fender and body ?
https://www.kaiserwillys.com/new-fen...j-2a-3a-3b-m38"
When I look at the "Where Used", the catalog does not include M38A1. Did the A1 use this welt?