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On the spur of the moment at an auction I purchased a 1949 chevy 5 window flat bed truck. The sheet metal is pristine with the exception of one cab corner with has some rust. I have always wanted a 5 window pickup and this seemed like an opportunity since the price and condition were right. Question: Is the sheet metal on a 1- 1/12 truck interchangeable with a pickup, or is it slightly larger? There were several more pickups of the same vintage at the auction and I could not tell by looking if there was a difference. My intention is to remove cab and move it to a more modern frame and running gear. This move was a luck one for me or a bad choice depending on the answer to the above question.
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The front fenders and grille and hood and bumper are larger. The cab is the same except for some year to year changes and replacement cab corners are available.
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Do you know how much larger? Will this cab look ok on a pickup frame?
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The "small" and "large" trucks used the same cab.
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Sorry about my asking the same question, my fingers had a mind of their own and typed cab again. What I meant to ask was how much wider and taller are the oversize fenders. Is it so notable that this body will look strange on a pickup frame with a bed from a regular pickup? Want to get it so normal wheels not oversized split rims are being used. Thought the easiest way would be to change frames.
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The wheel opening in the big fenders is way too large looking for "normal" sized tires.
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I would think you could find a front clip for a 1/2 ton and still use the cab you purchased.
1946 Chevy 3100 1/2 Ton Pickup Purchased 11/18/17 Sold 9/20
1948 Chevy Fleetmaster Coupe, Purchased 6/20/2010
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