Chris, It already looks like your truck is the medium 134in. wheelbase. How short do you need it ? What type body are you installing ? 47-54 Chevy COE's came in three wheelbases, 110in., 134in., and 158in. I shortened a 158in. wheelbase COE, down to a 134in. wheelbase, by cutting the frame just to the front of the rear most cross member, then cutting the frame again just to the front of the middle cross member, removed that 24in., section, then welded the two sections back together. I only had to remove the center drive shaft, and reconnect the brake line, but everything else lines back up.


Spanky Hardy
Collector Of Fine Old G.M. COE Trucks & Antique Holmes Wreckers

1948 Chevrolet 5700 COE Holmes HD W35 Wrecker
In the Stovebolt Gallery
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1950 GMC 250 1-Ton
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