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#23618 08/27/2004 7:38 PM | Joined: Aug 2004 Posts: 3 Junior Member | | Junior Member Joined: Aug 2004 Posts: 3 | Was it common for 1948 Chevy to use GMC motors in their Heavy Duty series?
I am finding it difficult to locate resources who really know the differences between the 3000 and 4000/6000 Series. Was/is the 270 a good motor? What about the tranny? Does the 4400 use same body panels, doors, fender, hood, bumper, etc. This is not a COE but a HD flatbed.
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#23619 08/27/2004 11:25 PM | Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 1,571 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 1,571 | Chevy trucks had Chevy engines, GMC trucks had GMC engines (unless it was built in Canada, then things get screwy). If it is a 270, someone probably swapped it in when the car motor the truck came with blew up. | | |
#23620 08/28/2004 3:13 AM | Joined: May 2001 Posts: 7,438 Extreme Gabster | | Extreme Gabster Joined: May 2001 Posts: 7,438 | A 1948 4400 is a 1-1/2 ton with a 161" wheelbase.
The cab, including doors, is the same as the smaller trucks. I'm not sure about the fendersand hood but I think they are the same as 2-ton, which are bigger than pick-up ones.
The 270 is a great motor. It is a real truck motor. As GMCpanel inferred, the chevrolet trucks came with a car motor. | | |
#23621 08/28/2004 3:00 PM | Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 119 Member | | Member Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 119 | Or.... maybe Chevy cars came with TRUCK motors?  | | |
#23622 08/28/2004 8:33 PM | Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 1,571 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 1,571 | It's a well-documented fact that GMC used a much stronger alloy in their engine castings. | | |
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