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We own a 58 panel and with the rust thats taking over the cab, we're looking at replacing the front of the cab with the cab from another truck. It's like we didn't have anything else to do this winter. Anyway, we found a cab without any rust for $300. The problem is the VIN. We can't seem to match it up to anything. It's 6G59K131190. By taking pictures and measuring the two cabs, we think this will work. We know that we will have to cut thru the windshield posts to retain the roof of the panel. Any other things we should look out for?? Thanks.

Mike & Ben

6G is from a 1.5T truck - 1959, Kansas City
what else you should look for is the door openings fitting doorsn when yer done!

let us know how ya make out - take pictures!

Bill

Bill,

Thanks for the info. We know that the doors will fit. We already used the drivers door from the truck cab on the Panel to replace the original door due to cancer of the bottom hinge. Right now, we would probably cut the cab and the panel at the bottom of the rear door posts somewhere in the area of the back part of the door wells along with the front windshield posts to pull the old one out and put in the new one.

Any more advice would be more then welcomed. We looked at the price of patch panels for all the areas we would have to cut and patch and the price would be well over $600. And from what we've been reading here, patch panels don't fit as well as originals. We are taking pictures as we go along. This is my son's daily driver when he works for a Busch race team during the summer. So it's got to be put back together by May next year.

Mike & Ben

no guys, I meant make sure the doors fit after you put the 2 halves of the door opening together!

you'll want to keep the rear 'seat riser' part of the panel floor which is where the change is from pu to panel, so you'll be using the step from the pu, but the complete back post of the panel - you need that rear riser for the correct mate to the wood floor

Bill

I'm doing the same thing with a '54 and '52 GMC 1-ton panel ('54 body is too far gone in the back). It's going to be a "measure 15 times, cut once" kinda thing...