Hello everyone I just joined this site because I am restoring a 48 COE Sinclair bulk truck. I am looking for a battery box and the center hood trim just any one out there have one they want to part with?

 

Welcome to FTE Duck!

I can not help you with any COE parts but you gotta tell us where you are from and give us some pics of your truck. Are you talking Sinclair gas products? Sounds cool...

 

Welcome to FTE. I love COE's Post some pictures, Please. when you can.

I knew of one 48 COE around here but I think that trim peice was also missing. I'll see if I can find pictures. usually you have to buy the entire truck for these parts...

I recently had a 51 and 52 COE trucks and one had the battery cover box and the other didn't have it. the guy thats building the 51 (that had the battery box) may be doing something custom so the battery box may or may not be used on the build?? I'll ask him.
but your best bet is to check Ebay twice a week until you find one. they are hard to find but not impossible.

Good luck

Josh

 

I have a battery box you can have, trouble is i am in Australia. Depends if you want to pay the postage i guess. Welcome to FTE and of course COEs. John

 

Welcome to FTE. It's a great site and you can find answers to pretty much all your questions.
Please post some pictures. It doesn't matter what shape it is in, we just love old iron.

 

If you're looking for the trim that goes on the front of the hood around the two openings, then I have two sets.

 

Hello Duck, welcome to the site. You are defenitly in the right place for, information, friendly people, advice, knowlage, and everything else else to do with you build that is good. Cant help with COE stuff, but there are people here that can.

 

I have that piece of stainless trim that runs down the center of hood, but it has some dents in it. It may be able to be repaired and used, but it would take many hours of labor by someone that knows what they are doing to make it look good again. I can offer a suggestion if you are not trying to be 100% original, but I have seen some guys get a piece of the chrome plated plastic stick on pickup truck wide side moulding and put it on. Like I said, it isn't exactly correct, but unless you know what the original one is supposed to look like, it does look pretty good. Just an option. I personally liked the looks of my truck without the trim anyway, so I just left it off. I do have a good hood mldg too, but I don't want to sell it.

 

Someone said you know how to remove the front group on a COE bolt by bolt. Could you share? I just got a 52 COE 4x4. Thanks Ron G.

 

Ron - are you talking about the fenders and valances as the 'front group'?

 

Yes , I saw it on 51 COE it showed the ft. fenders/ upper & lower panels & grill all of in one piece. Thanks 52 COE

 

52 cabover, there is 2 bolts above the front tire, holding the fenders to the cab.
1 on each side. Then there is 2 in the front of the radiator and I might be wrong but the radiator craddle has a couple on the bottom too.
I did this on my phone so kinda hard to draw The arrows.

 

I am builing a 48 Coe also what area of the country are you in?

 

Everyone, thanks for your great replies. I'll check out those bolt locations, they came out well for a phone job, only one a little sketchy. Also to the guy about location, I'm in Reno Nevada. Still trying to track down 19,5 tubeless wheels. Thanks 52 COE 4x4