You should locate a 1 1/2 ton body to graft over a modern 1 ton chassis. That way you won't have to deal with the track wideth of the smaller truck body. This swap is popular with the COE trucks especially. The bigger trucks are usually easier to find and are in better shape since they got used a lot less, especially by the farmers,
Scott


Scott Ward

2 1948 1.5-ton Loadmasters
The red one and The snow pusher
1 1950 3100
1 1955.1 Chevy 6500
1 1954 Chevy 6500 2-Ton
1 1955 1st Series COE 5700
1 1963 K20 (454)
1 1964 C10 (350)
1 1951 1.5-ton Dump Truck
1953 and a 1956 Ford F800

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