"the- DID YOU KNOW?" or "HAMB.....HOLLANDER[TM]" POST

I know you all know a fitment of some part or component that is a direct bolt-in or so damned close it is a no brainer.....
I know a few myself and think we can share this info or at least compile a listing of them for our reference later????

I'll start it off with a few I have to share:

[1]=All-1955-57Chev pass car [FRONT] door hinges are interchangeable with a 58-60 Corvette......merely drive the pins out and swap the mount portion side for side.

[2]-a 57-59 Ford pickup 9" rear end bolts right up to a 42 -47 Ford pickup's stock rear springs......

[3]- a 55-57 chevy elect wiper is a bolt in on a 53 54 chevy car which had the vacuum

[4]- a 75 Maverick V-8 =8" rear end is a bolt in for a 49-51 Ford shoebox's stock rear springs

[5]- an 81 Chevy Chevette gas tank is a "natural" fit on the frames of 35-39 Ford cars
[6]- a 70-71 Plymouth Fury-318 V-8 radiator is a perfect fit for a model A or 32 shell and outlets are same as a SBC....
[7]- a 78-9 Volare rear end is a direct bolt in on stock rear springs of a 49-52 International pickup......
Get the picture?
theres a ton of this type information being- "forgotten" -as we speak-

WHY NOT SHARE or COMPILE AN ARCHIVE of this type valuable info????

NOTICE-THIS IS NOT TO BE REPRINTED FOR ANY TYPE OF RESALE

 

Chevy pickups from 1955 clear up into the early seventies use the same basic tailgate and bed on the stepsides. Just swap on the fenders for the year you want onto a newer better bed. Chevy alternated the side of the truck they mounted the spare on in the 50's so if you want you can swap fenders and mounts to have a left side, right side, both sides or no spare at all on your 55-57 truck.

 

good post.

An 80's 5.0 mustang motor is nearly a drop in to a '56 ford, just swap motor mounts left for right and minor slotting on the hole in the '56 crossmember. On that same car the 4 bolt single Master cylinder can be swapped for 80's mustang unit by only using bottom holes.

 

'58 Edsel generator brushes are an exact replacement for '52 Saratoga (331 hemi) starter brushes

 

Building a trad rod with a 8 or 9" diff (4 1/2 " bolt pattern) and 5 1/2" pattern front rims?want to run 40 - 48 steelies?
Find a pair of 60,s dodge half ton pick up or van rims, they are visually identical to ford steel wheels and have the 4 1/2 bolt pattern..they take the 40-48 hubcaps no problem.

 

Henry J's used Ford Shoebox front suspension.

 

[I was told this one]= by MOJUNK at the drags......early 50's International pickup wheels are solid centers and look like a reversed 40-48 Ford wheel-ONLY they also have the smaller 5 lug~~4-1/2" patternKeep em coming- there is a wealth of knowhow here -so lets see it!
[Surely, this is just as important as talking shit about GreedyGuys or O/T posts]

 

Bitchin post. this one goes into the "tech" folder in my bookmarks for sure...

gotta love the HAMBander interchange manual

 

From another thread, I remember someone saying that the front fender stainless from a '50 Chevy makes a perfect bull nose moulding for a 49-51 Ford, correct me if I'm wrong.

 

Also, aren't 26-27 Model T coupe doors a direct swap for 28-29 Model A truck doors? I think I've heard that somewhere. Probably common knowledge to some.

 

Yes they are.

 

This is a great post, I'm gonna keep thinkin' of stuff to add. Did you know that the bigger, front wheel drive GM cars have a 4 1/2" bolt pattern, just like the rear wheel drive Fords and Mopars? It'll come in handy some day. I rolled my '53 Ford around on '90 Grand Prix wheels for a while, looked pretty gay but when you need some rollers, it's a good place to look.

If you've got a too-wide 9" rearend and can't fit a wheel inside your fenders, you could use some GP/Bonne/LeSabre/ect. front wheel drive rims to get a mega-offset and put a hubcap on it. I think the bigger front wheel drive Mopars are the same as well (Concorde, LHS, shit like that)

 

A 39 Pontiac gauge insert is a direct fit for a 39 Chevy with the benefit of an 80 lb. oil pressure gauge instead of 30#. My thumbs are a direct fit for any hammer in existence, and my head has magical powers for finding a hood latch.

 

Yep, the Intrepid, Concord, Vision, LHS and many of the front drive new Mopars are 4 1/2" bolt pattern.

The rear fenders on a Dodge step side pickup are the same from 53 until the end of step side production, 86 or 87. Box sides were the same from 56 until the end. 48-55 box sides had the angled top rails and the sculptured stake pockets, and the pre 53 sides had different fender mounting holes, but other wise were the same and can be interchanged.

I'll think of more. Gene

 

A 302 using 70's truck mounts will also just about drop into a 57-59 ford, you just gotta space the mounts an inch. And after you trim the crossmember to allow for the tranny pan a C4 will bolt right up to the original crossmember, you just gotta find the right mount

 

If I am not mistaken...it's been awhile since I have heard this......1961-63 Pontiac's 195 cu.in. 4 CYL heads are a direct bolt on match for most Pontiac V8 engines - AND spec out the same (or very close) to the SD 421 heads. They will not be correct for a numbers match though...as if that would bother anyone here .

I could be mistaken though. I will have to look around and make sure of that.

 

Late model electronic ignition distributor out of a Ford 6 cyl 240ci will drop right in an early model 140,170 or 200ci Ford 6 cyl. Get the electronic box and wire it up and you have electronic ignition.

 

Some of those IH wheels are also 16'' with the 4 1/2'' bc for the guys wanting to run dirt tires.

 

My '40 Chrysler came with 16" rims that are a near match for the 16" Ford rims, but with the 4 1/2" pattern on them. They'd work as well, and I bet they'd take the Ford caps, too.

 

Confirmed....
found that the numbers coincide with the V8's and they spec out with most of the SD heads - but not the top dog heads, but there really isn't a bad head when it comes to Pontiacs they can all be modified for several hundred HP.

And yes, it would only be for one side - but sometimes that's all you need right? Point is - it works.

See for yourself here.. http://www.angelfire.com/on/geebjen/heads.html

 

If you ever lock yourself out of your vehicle, and it has a vent window, the clip that holds the lid on the master cylinder of a mid 70's to early eighties Chevy half ton will open any vent window, even the ones with the locks. All it takes is a little weaselling around to pull the lock and you can flip it open. The ones with just the latch just flip open.

 

a 55-56 Chevy Clock is the same as a 58-62 Corvette. i paid for m 57 that way, you could buy the 55-56 ones on ebay for about 10 bucks and resell them as vettes for like 150-200, i did it about 15 times . but now the damn 55-56 clocks sell to high and the vette clocks to low , there is no turn around.

 

Just tripped over this. Only good for exchange from Pontiac to Pontiac, but it's cool to know what all fits on what....

http://www.teufert.net/pontiac/inter.htm

 

All pre 1985 chevy V8 dizzy's will interchange sb bb and 348-409

 

Sorry but if you were to use a SB distributor in any W block engine you will need a sleeve spacer at the least-as they are about two inches shorter in height...I believe there ar spacers sold just for that swap though......

 

Choprods is right, I went through that with my 348, the SB/BB dizzy's have to be modified to work.

 

Got a mopar poly and want electronic ignition? The later 318LA motor distributor fits in the 318A just fine. The timing set also interchanges - just use a 340 timing set so you get steel gears instead of the nylon ones.

I have a question though...does a 49-52 chevy wiper motor interchange with a 53-54? If so - could the 55-57 chevy electric motor be used in the earlier chevy with maybe a linkage change to the later style?

 

You could be correct but several years ago i put a 348 in my 60 chevy pu and used the 283 distributor and do not remember sleeving it.

 

A 1975-76 Ford 360(FE) dizzy is electronic, it fits any earlier FE, just hook it to a MSD and you have a cheap, breakerless FE dizzy. I ran one of these in a 390 for years. Those 360's aren't good for much else.