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| | | | Joined: Mar 2016 Posts: 4 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Mar 2016 Posts: 4 | Hi to everyone and thanks for allowing me into this forum. I have a 49 pickup that is a collection of parts between 49 and 52 and between. She is a cruiser and i dont really care about originality since my goal was to make a driver that i can take anywhere up here in Idaho and the northwest.
My dilemna is that i have a rust free 51 cab with a set of great 52 doors and am trying to figure out if they will work together without having to modify heavily or go to an expensive bear claw system. I have 51 strikers and the door closed but in reading other forums, it seems that there are some issues with them. I can find 51 and older doors and make them work but i prefer a vent window and push button doors. I also happen to have some old advertising on one of them that makes it special.
Any help from all of you would be welcome.
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Manuel | | | | | Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 10,280 Renaissance Man | | Renaissance Man Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 10,280 | All you need is 52 striker plates.
1952 5-window - return to "as built" condition | 1950 3100 with a 235 and a T-5 transmission
| | | | | Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 2,557 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 2,557 | Use the 52 door latches with the doors and the 1952 striker plates for the door jams. It should work if I'm remembering correctly.
Tim
1951 3100 Chevrolet1951 Chevrolet Suburban CarryallImage"A house is built with boards and beams. A home is built with love and dreams." "Look deep before you leap !!!" / "Everything is Everything" "If I say a mouse can pull a house, hitch him up"
| | | | | Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 5,337 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 5,337 | I put 1952-54 doors on a 51 years ago and I had to do some modifications to the striker and cab to make it work.
See the USA in your vintage Chevrolet! My Blog | | | | | Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 10,280 Renaissance Man | | Renaissance Man Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 10,280 | I put 1952-54 doors on a 51 years ago and I had to do some modifications to the striker and cab to make it work. Yeah, I forgot to mention the hammer.  Carl
1952 5-window - return to "as built" condition | 1950 3100 with a 235 and a T-5 transmission
| | | | | Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 206 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 206 | I'm going to tag on to this thread as I have a very similar issue. I have a 51 truck, vin says so and everything else does as well, The strikers are 51 and the door latches are push button. They work and close the doors. Nothing has been modified on the door closure parts that I can see. I'm wondering if anyone else has seen this on a truck made in April 51. I know 51 doors are odd but I didn't think they did a vent with turn downs and a vent with push buttons | | | | | Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 5,337 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 5,337 | 1951 was the first year for wing windows, and the last year for twist outside handles. One year only doors.
See the USA in your vintage Chevrolet! My Blog | | | | | Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 419 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 419 | Here's a thread with some useful info and links:
https://www.stovebolt.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/topics/919502/'51_door_on_a_'53_cab.html#Post919502 | | |
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