Curious old M49 fuel truck

[msgjd]

Not sure if you are referring to the centerline of the PTO output shaft? If so, the offset is less than 1/2", actually.

yes i was .. thank you for the correction !!! and post has been edited.. Been 3 years since i looked at backside of the "stripped" truck and i was 122 miles away from it when doing the post.. my pictures make it look more offset and today i was home and yep, just a whisker offset as you say .. thanks again for pointing that out promptly

 

[msgjd]

I have three questions for people who know "the real thing"
Any help here would be greatly appreciated.

Just a note that the pics Valley Rock might be posting for you of his stainless tanks are inapplicable to the gasser 1951-1963 three-compartment steel tanked M49C you wish to model , as the early steel tanks are very different from the later stainless or aluminum tanks ..

At quick glance they look similar but they have their own differences.. It would be good for him to post them so others can see the differences through the ages, but I just needed to put this tidbit here to head off any future confusion

 

[Paweł]

@msgjd - thanks a lot for the clarification! I'll pay attention to the differences!