Had my sights on a 2 ton 1952 flatbed truck. Moved to slow and it was gone. Truly was more truck than what I needed. What I could certainly use though would be a 1 ton with dual rear wheels.
My question, short of finding a complete dual-rear wheel 1 ton in a mott of trees in Central Texas for a reasonable price, is the collective knowledge of this groups' opinion of retrofitting a 1/2 50s chevy truck (more readily available) onto a later model 1 ton truck frame. Would be looking at a early 80s chevrolet where powertrain parts are inexpensive and readily available at the local parts house. I am sure that cab mounting would be a bit of a challenge, and purely custom mounts would have to be designed and built. Has anyone tried this? I would love to know the outcome. Pick your brain a little.
Ideally, a 1ton chevy truck with 4 wheel drive would be my baby. I intend to put a flat bed on it regardless, so the rear end could be worked easy. Issues would come in front of frame width, as well as front track width and engine compartment.
I am welcome to any and all opinions as well as advice or guidance as to where I could find one all original. Thanks in advance.
