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11-10-2006, 06:28 PM
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front end, etc
Man I am glad I found this forum. I have now been reading for days, and finally decided to post.
I have a 55 1st Edition that my grandpa bought new. The last time it was tagged was in '72. I rebuilt the engine in high school, class of '89 woohoo. I have worked on it off and on since then. It was a farm truck in the Texas panhandle, so its dinged up a little. I have several questions. With this truck only being made for 6 months +/-, how rare is it? It has a single back glass, without the cab corner windows, is this common? I thought most of them had 5 windows. I wish it had the same grill as the '54's. I traded a forklift to a guy for an IFS installed, and he used the frontend from a '72 Chevy pickup. He unbolted it from the donor, did a simple mock up, drilled the holes and bolted it on. He did have to use a 7/16" spacer on each side to take up the slack, but it appears to fit OK. Have any of you done this before? I will be posting pictures soon, and look forward to your responses. I have found a wealth of info already. Thanks guys. |
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11-10-2006, 06:39 PM
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Re: front end, etc
Welcome aboard 55! Your answers from the more knowledgable members will be coming soon. Just thought I'd say HI! Looking foward to your pics!!!
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11-10-2006, 08:34 PM
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Re: front end, etc
Hi and welcome to the board! As for how rare is a small back window, well the 5 windows was considered the "custom cab" and would be more desirable then a small window. The same holds ture with the 1955.5 to 1967 large back window cabs. The small back window was the standard cab. There are some people who rather have a small window over a large, but when it comes to which is worth more, then the 5 window or large windows have more value to them.
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11-11-2006, 05:02 PM
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Re: front end, etc
Welcome! As far as I know the 55 1st series should have the '54 grill. The 2 models were basically identical (from what I know anyways). Post some pics. If you have any other year specific questions you can PM me or email me at: dumphy180@hotmail.com
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11-12-2006, 09:40 PM
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Re: front end, etc
here are some pics of the IFS from the 1972 pickup. notice the 7/8" gap between the frame and ifs support.
what to do, what to do.
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11-12-2006, 09:44 PM
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Re: front end, etc
pics
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Now: 2006 Dodge 2500 Megacab-badA$$ 2006 Pontiac Torrent (wife) 2004 Kawasaki Vulcan 2000cc-Big and Bad 2002 Pontiac Grand Prix-supercharged and FAST 2001 Kawasaki Jet Ski 1995 Bass Tracker 1989 Misty Harbor pontoon boat 1979 Chevy 1500 Long Bed 1972 Chevy 1500 Long Bed 1955 1st Edition Pickup-in progress Then: 1974 Chevy Blazer 4X4 1978 Chevy Short Wide 1981 Monte Carlo 1956 Chevy 2-Door Post shouldnt have sold it
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11-12-2006, 09:46 PM
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Re: front end, etc
more pics
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Now: 2006 Dodge 2500 Megacab-badA$$ 2006 Pontiac Torrent (wife) 2004 Kawasaki Vulcan 2000cc-Big and Bad 2002 Pontiac Grand Prix-supercharged and FAST 2001 Kawasaki Jet Ski 1995 Bass Tracker 1989 Misty Harbor pontoon boat 1979 Chevy 1500 Long Bed 1972 Chevy 1500 Long Bed 1955 1st Edition Pickup-in progress Then: 1974 Chevy Blazer 4X4 1978 Chevy Short Wide 1981 Monte Carlo 1956 Chevy 2-Door Post shouldnt have sold it
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11-12-2006, 09:49 PM
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Re: front end, etc
Welcome. I have a 75 C10 suspension in my 58 3100. I don't know about how rare it is but you may find out over at www.stovebolt.com
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11-12-2006, 10:32 PM
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Re: front end, etc
dwcsr,
what did you use to fill the gap between your frame and the support on the ifs? any complaints about it? thanks
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Now: 2006 Dodge 2500 Megacab-badA$$ 2006 Pontiac Torrent (wife) 2004 Kawasaki Vulcan 2000cc-Big and Bad 2002 Pontiac Grand Prix-supercharged and FAST 2001 Kawasaki Jet Ski 1995 Bass Tracker 1989 Misty Harbor pontoon boat 1979 Chevy 1500 Long Bed 1972 Chevy 1500 Long Bed 1955 1st Edition Pickup-in progress Then: 1974 Chevy Blazer 4X4 1978 Chevy Short Wide 1981 Monte Carlo 1956 Chevy 2-Door Post shouldnt have sold it
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11-12-2006, 10:53 PM
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Re: front end, etc
I have seen one on a truck around here. The only thing I noticed was he was running ralley's and they seemed to stick out past the fenders. I remember seeing a tech article on a web site about the swap also. Can't remember which.
I did a frame swap on a 56 using a 66 frame. I like the idea of using a truck suspension rather than a car |
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11-13-2006, 12:06 AM
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Re: front end, etc
Quote:
http://53truck.ez15loan.com/ifs.php |
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11-13-2006, 02:16 AM
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Re: front end, etc
Looks cool. Do you have the factory bedsides? That's another year specific part. The hood badge you have is another one. Looks like your glove box door is ruff like mine.
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Mom's 1954 (TBI 5.7/700R4/14 bolt 4:10) 5 Chevrolet window 3/4 ton long bed Pick up build thread ->http://www.67-72chevytrucks.com/vboa...d.php?t=228674 My 1954 (TPI 5.7/700R4/10 bolt 3:73) Chevrolet 5 window 1/2 ton short bed Pick up build thread->http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...3&goto=newpost 1960 (400/T350/?) Apache 10 short/fleet side-big window 1973 (TPI 5.7/700R4/14 bolt 4:10 w DANA 60 front) Chevrolet Cheyenne 4X4 2013 (Vortec 5.3/6-speed 6L90 automatic) Sierra LT CREW CAB Doing my part to warm the globe
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