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Hi all,

Thought I'd drop in say hello, I have a 1948 FC253 built out of Fremont CA.

Got it sometime ago been working on it since, forever.

It did not have an engine when I bought ($200.00) it, so I dropped a overhauled '56, 248 in it. I was told it was a 1956 248???

New tires, brakes, wheel bearing, fuel tank, gauges, heater, paint, mirrors, etc....

Still needs lots of TLC and elbow grease.

I need to find a set on front leaf springs. Mine are mismatched

I see you have a 48 gmc, me too. I wonder how close the VIN # are. I think mine was a southwest truck so maybe built in CA. If you're sure of build location our numbers might be pretty close? My VIN is FC2533048. I think the last are the sequential numbers.
I reworked my front springs with new pins and shackles from Eaton Spring. If you have unmatched ones that's a different story. St Louis Spring gave me a good price for new ones with pins already installed which is nice but I had already bought those parts so I just reworked the ends. Should have checked local first. I live is st Louis so shipping would not have been an issue, good luck on the truck Jim D