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#59279 04/16/2006 8:25 PM | Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 11 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 11 | DOES ANYONE KNOW THE DIFFERENCE IF ANY BETWEEN A 1953 1/2 SHORTBED PICK-UP AND A 1954 1/2 SHORTBED PICK-UP?????????????????????????
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#59280 04/16/2006 9:02 PM | Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 5,152 Cruising in the Passing Lane | | Cruising in the Passing Lane Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 5,152 | Three differences that I know of:
1) Different crossmember under the bellhousing.
2) The '53 has a transmission crossmember, the '54 does not.
3) The '54 has a lower kick-up over the rear axle to allow the deeper bed.
There are likely others, but these are the ones that come to mind.
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#59281 04/17/2006 3:52 PM | Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 297 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 297 | Newton - I think you will find as oldsub has said that the 47-53 are pretty much alike but in 54 they made some changes. 54 and 55 first series with six cylinders are the same i believe with the exception that the 55 has the open drive line.
54 3100 w/62 235 "Yosemite Sam"
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#59282 04/17/2006 3:57 PM | Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 297 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 297 | Newton - I think you will find as oldsub has said that the 47-53 are pretty much alike but in 54 they made some changes. 54 and 55 first series with six cylinders are the same i believe with the exception that the 55 has the open drive line.
54 3100 w/62 235 "Yosemite Sam"
Born a Jay Hawk, raised an Okie and resurrected in Texas!http://community.webshots.com/user/djed50
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#59283 04/18/2006 6:26 PM | Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 1,969 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 1,969 | The crossmember under the bell housing changed and so did the bell housing. I think the cab mounts changed too. newton, why the question? Do you have a frame swap project in the works? 
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#59284 04/19/2006 4:48 AM | Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 2,832 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 2,832 | The differences have been acurrately pointed out but the sheet metal can be interchanged. Alot of peoples like the one piece windshield but the 47-53 grill. The front clips are a direct trade out. The beds can be interchanged by having the rear fenders on the bed, lower into position untill the running board to fender holes line up, and then measure and cut bed mount blocks to fit. Here is an example of a 53 and back bed on a 54(notice the one piece curved windshield). http://msnusers.com/evanscars Click onto pictures,show photo, picture # 018
Evan
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