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| | | | Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 5 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 5 | Hello, This question may have been asked before, but a little searching on the forum last night and it didn't pop right up. There are a lot of old navy 1/2 ton AD shells coming available, and I am wondering what sheet metal parts will interchange with a 1 ton 3800 series truck, or for that matter, a 3600 3/4 ton. I read somewhere that the grills are larger on a 3800, and that the fenders might be larger or have different mounting holes because of larger wheels. Then somewhere else I read that everything under 1 1/2 ton is the same?? Before I make some big stupid mistake and buy a truck that won't help me, I'd like to get the straight poop. | | | | | Joined: May 2006 Posts: 8,351 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: May 2006 Posts: 8,351 | 1/2 to 1 ton are same as far as the front sheetmetal and cab goes, the front bed panel, tailgate, and rear fenders are the sam, too. Once you get into 1 1/2 ton, that's were things get different.
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| | | | | Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 5 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 5 | Thanks, that makes it lot easier to not make a big mistake. | | | | | Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 15 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 15 | What about the difference between GMC and the Chevy 1950-1953
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| | | | | Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 3,458 Extreme Gabster | | Extreme Gabster Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 3,458 | GMC fenders have holes for the parking lights, which Chevies do not have.
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A lone amateur built the Ark. A large group of professionals built the Titanic. | | | | | Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 15 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 15 | So all I haveto do is create holes in the front for the lower lights? Also I noticed that the hood and grill assembly look a little different. Can I use every thing else off the chevy to attach to the GMC? How about the dashboard?
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| | | | | Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 4,963 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 4,963 | Grille is totally different between Chev and GMC. You can make fenders work. Cab including dash will interchange 48-53 Gauges are different but fit the same bezel, 54 on up Chev and GMC used a different dash | | | | | Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 15 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 15 | Cool. Thanks guys. I bought one of those old navy trucks this weekend for parts to put on my 53 GMC. I didnt notice a lot of different stuff until I bought it. The chrome on this thing is so pretty. To bad I cant use the shiny front grill! All of the sheetmetal is in way better shape then my GMC. Not a bad deal for $600. I couldnt have bought two front fenders and had them delivered for that price.
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| | | | | Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 187 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 187 | The whole front end will bolt right on,we had a 53 GMC that was wrecked in the front and we put a 49 Chevy front end on it.
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