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| | | | Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 32 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 32 | Hello everyone-im proud to be a member here.I am in negotiations to by my first stovebolt.It is a 59 Viking long wheel base.I want to make this a hardcore pickup truck basically and want to know if a long wheel base fleetside bed will fit this frame,in its previous life it served as a dump truck.I will post pics as soon as truck is delivered! | | | | | Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 3,887 Cruising in the Passing Lane | | Cruising in the Passing Lane Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 3,887 | welcome to the garage Fiend .... need better ID on the model, a Viking could be a 4, 5, or 6000 series and could have a WB of up to 174" - the long fleet [3200 series] WB is 123", and while there's a 5300 series that has a WB of 124" it doesn't sound like that's what you have .... so not likely
Bill | | | | | Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 32 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 32 | its a c-40 ton and a half im assuming its long wheel base-used to be a dump-just have to figure out how to get her home to Texas now | | | | | Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 32 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 32 | i stand corrected its 4b59k 06790 a chevy 440 1.5 ton from kansas city,mo | | | | | Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 6,214 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 6,214 | PF, Welcome! You serial number breaks down as follows: 4b59k 06790 4B = 4400 Series Designation 59 = 1959 K = Kansas City Assembly Plant 06790 = Unit number starting with 100001 (looks like you missed a 1 in front of the zero, not enough digits). The 4400 has a 156.5" wheelbase. The Cab and Chassis (no bed on the truck) will have a curb weight of 4600 pounds. You could load it on a HD car trailer and pull it with a full size pickup truck. I've done this many times... Mike B  | | | | | Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 32 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 32 | Great info Mike,,thanks! What i really want to know is if i can put a regular pickup bed on it,,currently its just a cab and a frame.I want to make it into a badass pickup with a fifth wheel so i can haul a gooseneck with it | | | | | Joined: Jan 2011 Posts: 68 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Jan 2011 Posts: 68 | welcome man, i was able to put the half ton bed on, but it required quite a bit of shortening to the frame. good luck on your build. -DVZ | | |
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