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| | | | Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 37 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 37 | I have a chance to pick up a complete truck bed/side/etc from a 1948 1/2 ton Chevrolet at a good price. Would it fit my 1946 1/2 ton gmc. I want to replace the utility body. Is there a major appearance difference between the 46 and 48 bed/sides/etc?
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| | | | | Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 3,750 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 3,750 | Hi Jeff, firstly welcome. I'm not 100% sure but I think there is very little or no difference between the two, other than fenders.(Where there's a will there's a way!) Hopefully someone more knowledgable will chime in to confirm our suspicions! You could also contact these guys to check.... I hope this helps. Jock 
1950 Chevy Advance Design 3100 in ScotlandIn the Stovebolt GalleryMore pix on Flickr. I've definately got this truck thing in my blood ... my DNA sequence has torque settings"Of all the small nations of this earth,perhaps only the ancient Greeks surpass the Scots in their contribution to mankind" Winston Churchill.
| | | | | Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 3,458 Extreme Gabster | | Extreme Gabster Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 3,458 | It depends on if the '48 is an Art Deco bed or one from an AD. Technically the AD series came out in late '47, but since titles were issued the year the truck was sold at that point I'm not sure which series that '48 would be. If its an Art Deco bed it will fit, but the AD bed is completely new- the dimensions are not the same.
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A lone amateur built the Ark. A large group of professionals built the Titanic. | | | | | Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 553 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 553 | AD truck beds are wider than '41-'46 beds. | | | | | Joined: May 2008 Posts: 142 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: May 2008 Posts: 142 | I looked up the Master Parts Catalog 1929-1950, it has the same part numbers for the bed sides for 1941-1950. So it appears as though your inexpensive bedsides should work. The front bed panel is a different part number, and as suggested by steppenwood, probably wider. The 1946 GMC bed would be steel, not wood, but....
Wait just a minute. What type of utility bed are you attempting to get rid of?
I may be interested in accruing it if it is period correct.
Please send me a PM about your utility body.
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| | | | | Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 3,750 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 3,750 | AD truck beds are wider than '41-'46 beds. Jeff...I told you someone more knowledgable than I would chime in. And you might have a home for the utility body! Jock
1950 Chevy Advance Design 3100 in ScotlandIn the Stovebolt GalleryMore pix on Flickr. I've definately got this truck thing in my blood ... my DNA sequence has torque settings"Of all the small nations of this earth,perhaps only the ancient Greeks surpass the Scots in their contribution to mankind" Winston Churchill.
| | | | | Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 784 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 784 | Hey Jeff, What I would do is get the bed you are lookin at (if the price is right) and get a new front panel and tailgate from Mar-K. I think you can still get a tail gate for a 46 for about 80 bucks. The 48 bed sides are going to be the same as the 46.
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| | | | | Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 355 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 355 | well jeff i can't say for sure on your model but i have a 39 with a 53 bed on it other than the bed over lapping the lower sheet metal by a couple of inches on each side "which looks just fine on mine" the fenders line up with the running boards perfectly "and yes i know i will get boo's and hisses from the purist but on my budget i can't afford an original 39 bed" and the stubbyer fenders to me look better.
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