All very good and accurate, but I gotta throw in my 2 cents :-)
I'm not sure the 1 tons came with the front stabilizer, mine is missing,
my father may have pulled it off but I would expect it to be in the
garage somewhere (he NEVER threw any thing away).
The only other body part that may be difficult is the lower side panel
behind the door. I've seen many panels and burbs rust out there, but I
think a door bottom repair panel could be made to work.
Oh and if you decide you don't want it.....I'll be second in line!
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John Dorsey
Wauchula, FL
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'52 GMC Firetruck http://www.strato.net/~jrdorsey/fire/fire.htm
'51 Chevy suburban http://www.strato.net/~jrdorsey/burb/
SnappyDog1@aol.com wrote:
>
> Hey Christian,
> I'd go for it. In fact, if you decide you don't want it...
>
> >Might this be a 3/4 or one ton?
>
> If it's the same length as your 3100 (116" wheelbase), it's a 3105 (1/2 ton).
> If it's longer (126 1/16" wheelbase), it's a 3805 (1 ton). Or so says the
> '53 restoration package.
>
> >am I going to have some extraordinary problems finding parts and such?
>
> With a few notable exceptions, no. The panels share sheet metal from the
> seats foreward with the pickups, they use the same frames, drivelines,
> running boards, gas tanks (same as 47-48 pickups), bumpers (the panel's back
> bumper is the same as the front bumper), suspension, etc.
> Additionally, many panel/burb specific parts are available as repros from
> vendors: Bed Wood Kits, Bed Skid Strips, Cab Mount Kits, Cab to Running Board
> Seals, Barn Door Seals & Hinge Seals, Headliners, Interior Cardboard Panels,
> Cargo Area Oak Rails, Rear Fenders (fiberglass only, about $400 a pair),
> Taillight Bracket (about $115), Taillight Lens & gaskets (they were shared
> with the larger commercial trucks), Rear Valence (the metal piece between the
> body & rear bumper, fiberglass, about $100), Upholstery, and rubber kits for
> the barn door windows.
>
> There are however some items a little (read extremely) more difficult to come
> by: The metal part of floor under the barn doors (some guy has been haunting
> the old truck pages for months looking unsuccesfully for one of these), the
> curved glass for the barn doors, the barn doors themselves (about $400 apiece
> in good condition when you can find them), the optional rear turn indicator
> lights (they were the same as the '39 car taillights, I haven't been able to
> find any), patch panels for the metal behind the rear fenders (nobody makes
> them), and the optional fender speed strip trim has been mostly been snapped
> up. Oh, and original seats aren't as plentiful as one would like, though a
> lot of folks are happy with newer seats.
>
> So take a good look at the rear of the panel, 'cause that's going to be the
> hardest stuff to find. Check out to see if the sway bar is still there on
> the front axle. A lot of them have been swiped for use on pickups, which
> didn't come with them. If gone, after market sway bar kits are available.
>
> If there's anything I've left out or got completely wrong, hopefully someone
> else will jump in and correct me.
>
> If you go ahead and get it, let me know.
>
> Barrett Revis
> Sparks, NV
>
> '53 3105
> '48 3105
>
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Wauchula, FL
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