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| | | | Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 1,132 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 1,132 | My originals are in pretty bad shape, bent, rusted thru, etc, etc. At Iola I talked to a vendor who had running boards. He could not tell me if the 1/2 ton pickup boards were the same as for a 1/2 ton Sub. I am getting close to needing them so can any of you tell me if there is a difference. So the short question is are the running boards the same for pickups and suburbans? I'm talking about 49 ADs here.
Weeds | | | | | Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 Bubba - Curmudgeon | | Bubba - Curmudgeon Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 |
They are the same. Jim Carter sells the plugs to fill the holes that are not needed for the pickup running board to bed splash apron.
| | | | | Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 14,522 Moderator: Welcome Centre, Southern Bolters, Legion Hall | | Moderator: Welcome Centre, Southern Bolters, Legion Hall Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 14,522 | Tim is correct about the plugs Weeds. Part # MS2771 at Carters.I just pulled mine out of "storage" yesterday to put them on my runningboards.
There are 6 or them little boogers. | | | | | Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 14 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 14 | I know there is a running board that is one inch shorter, I found this out the hard way , i bought one and painted it and when i put it on it was shorter than the other one by one inch. my grandfather has a perfect original carryall and I can measure them for you | | | | | Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 1,132 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 1,132 | Bryan, do you mean that the one you bought and painted was 1 inch shorter than the one you took off? Or do you mean it was shorter than the one on the other side? Was this an original or a repro? Fiberglass or metal? Go ahead and measure but tell me from where to where. The conventional wisdom here on the Bolt is that 1/2 ton AD pickups and suburban/panels share the same running board. I hope your experience was a one time thing. How did you correct the problem?
Weeds | | | | | Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 Bubba - Curmudgeon | | Bubba - Curmudgeon Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 | . . . The conventional wisdom here on the Bolt is that 1/2 ton AD pickups and suburban/panels share the same running board. . .
Weeds And, the 47-55 1-ton runnings-boards for panels and pickups are also the same. | | | | | Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 14 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 14 | It was an inch shorter than the other side, I measured the one on my grandfathers carryall and the boards on that are 1 inch longer, the same as my passanger side one. This was a NOS running board, I have no idea what its from it fit perfect but were it ends at the front by the wheel opening it is one inch to short and does not make it. I will end up making a piece and welding it on during the winter I want to keep using it for the summer . | | | | | Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 1,132 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 1,132 | Bryan, thank for the heads up on the running board problem. It seems your situation was a one time thing. I hope it doesn't happen to me.
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