The Stovebolt Site Forums The Shop Area Paint and Body Shop Early 49 3-point versus late 49 4-point cab mount

Hi All-

I've got a 1/2 ton 1953 frame, (which uses the two big bolts in front and the two shackles in back to mount the cab) and am considering using a 49 cab (don't know if it's an early or late 49) in my restoration. The particular 49 cab is in a different city, so I can't examine it to determine the nature and extent of the difference if in fact it is an early 49.

Can anybody give me an idea of how the early 49 three point mount differs from the late 49 four point mount, and what my prospect is for converting (if it is an early 49 cab) it to the four point mount?

Mega bonus points for any pictures of the pre-49 three point mount system!

Thanks guys! -Warren