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| | | | Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 11 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 11 | Hi folks....Hope to get my 'birth-truck' (1955) someday soon...
can the earlier AD grill be retro-fitted to a '55 model, I like the earlier look better !
Phil | | | | | Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 684 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 684 | I suppse you could change the complete front end from the Cowl forward.But you won't have a '55 then. You should have been born earlier.
Cleon | | | | | Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 2,549 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 2,549 | If you're talking about swapping a '55 1st series, Advance Design style body grille, for a '47-'53 grille, yes it can be done. You'll just need to swap the entire front clip, of the earlier truck, to your '55 1st series. Back in the day, in my area, it was alot of '54/'55 Chevy trucks running around with '47-'53 front clips. | | | | | Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 427 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 427 | Lie about your age and get a '53 | | | | | Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 4,983 Master Gabster | | Master Gabster Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 4,983 |
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| | | | | Joined: Nov 2001 Posts: 1,517 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Nov 2001 Posts: 1,517 | Ive seen the 53 style grilles "cobbled" into the 54 front fenders. It kinda works and it kinda doesnt. You have to ruin the fenders to do it. None of the bolt holes line up so you have to drill your own. You also have to cut the grille opening on the fenders square,instead of rounded at the top corners.
The filler panel(splash pan) is different. And the 54 fenders have indents for parking lights.
Hate to see ya ruin a good 54/55 front end,but its your truck. | | | | | Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 5,152 Cruising in the Passing Lane | | Cruising in the Passing Lane Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 5,152 | '55 was not a leap year, but there were two different '55 models. I think if I were born in '55 and wanted a birth year truck I'd choose the one that was availble the day I was born.
I don't recall the exact model change date, but it was spring time, like March or April, so if you were born later in the year maybe you want the second series truck instead?
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