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| | | | Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 17 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 17 | Hope I put this in the right spot. I have a chassis (1951)that I built just waiting for the perfect truck to mount on. I found that truck but its a 1948 panel(oh goodie!).Big question is ,Are they compatable?? minor mods Im ok with but dont want to get crazy. thanks for the help. both trucks are 3100's. oldblue
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| | | | | Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 1,780 Master Gabster | | Master Gabster Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 1,780 | The frames are virtually the same. Body mounts, rear floor mounts and the gas tank mounts are different. The 1949 frame will have the knee action shocks and mounts and the 1951 and later will have the tube mounted shocks and brackets.
I am using a 1954 GMC Suburban frame on my 1948, virtually it is the same. to use your pickup frame, you will need to borrow the body mounts from your suburban frame. You will also need the gas tank mount. The Suburban/Panel frame has different mounts from the firewall back. The four between the back of the door to the kick up has the wooden blocks and are riveted to the out side of the frame. The four farther back sit directly on the frame with thin rubber spacers. There are 8 mounts in all, 4 on each side. | | | | | Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 14 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 14 | What about 55 second series.
Any differences between suburban and truck?
1969 Camaro SS #s Matching 1955 Suburban Carryall (Cummins powered in the works) 2002 Camaro SS LE#1320 2011 RAM 2500 6.7 CTD Laramie Longhorn (H&S Mini Maxx and all the EPA crap removed  | | | | | Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 3,887 Cruising in the Passing Lane | | Cruising in the Passing Lane Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 3,887 | not hard to use a burb frame for a pickup, need some extra bits to use a pickup frame for a burb .... 55-59 difference is in the [riveted on] body mount brackets and the panel/burb has frame extension rails on the back needed for the bumper to clear the back of the body, as well as the gas tank being hung off the frame
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