big bolt and coe question- anybody help please?

[fourspeedwagon]

Ok- might be kind of a long one but I really need to get some info- I bought a 53 Chevy cabover- but the previous owner lopped it off a couple feet behind the cab, so it's really a cab and front clip I guess. My question is, will this fit the chassis of a standard big truck from the same era? I bought it cause I've always wanted one and rarely see them for sale and thought that putting it on a modern chassis would be the way to go, but now I think I'm changing my mind. One and a half ton trucks with the regular nose are readily available in my area- there are several on the local craigslist right now, and usually pretty cheap- like 500-900 bucks, sometimes just for the asking. Anyway, thanks for reading and thanks in advance for setting me straight- fourspeed