Hi all, Since I have done almost nothing on the 48 Ford Coe, I thought the reasonable thing to do was buy another Coe.LOL I have bought a 53 GMC rollback on a 1 ton? Chev frame,454/400, with an aluminum rollback bed. My plans are to try and stretch the cab. My question is, am I locked into a GM COE for parts, or are some AD parts usable? Such as cab, doors, roof, etc. I realize the doors are different at the bottom. Are the fenders and hood different than Chev? I have a lot of questions, and no, I haven't taken any pics yet, but it does run, and I drove it about 50 miles home, without breaking down!
This post is worthless without pictures !!! (I have been waiting for quite some time to use that phrase) LOL Pix or it didn't happen !!! Congrats by the way.
I would guess from the middle of the doors on back is the same as a pickup. Some front parts may interchange.......I dunno as I am a Ford guy!
Pretty sure the cab is basically the same. Except the door cutouts for the fenders of course. So you can use a reg truck cab or suburban/panel for the stretch as you thought. Just measure your cab and the check a reg cab to see and verify. On my 49 Ford COE I used a reg cab for the splice pieces when I chopped my COE. On the Fords the cab is the same except the fender cutout.
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