Hi there old Rusty C10 . . . .
I have my Dad's old 53 IH 1/2t truck (that I got back in 1974) , and was my
DD for many years. I really have 'two 53's . . . my ol' yellow one is still ALL
stock IH stuff (bought over in Bagdad. AZ = $ 100.00 - & runs). But o-y ,
was bought just for extra body parts , for my Dad's truck . . (the White truck).
Then, back in my Texas days - I was working at 'Richardson Paint & Body Shop'
. . . and our owners would let us use the shop & tools for our personal cars
- - (own our own time , days off) , so we kinda had a good thing going.
Anyway, I didn't really want the old 'binder stuff' . . . I installed a 68
Chevy 250 - I-6 & powerglide ; which is still in my truck , still sitting in my
yard , today . Man, I drove that truck everywhere .
BUT, back then - - I installed the IH body onto a 64 Chevy Impala Frame . . . .
(way before there were any S-10's around) . . . . and, of course I got my
chassis from the body shop (an old Chevy that someone had given to our shop ...... (spell that for free) . But , My concern was . . . I didn't want my IH running boards sitting on top of another truck frame . . . thus, the car frame .
My IH has a 115" wb = 64 Chevy frame has a 120" wb . . . but, almost nobody sees it - - - until I point - it - out . . . but, not too bad .
That makes all my running gear - Chev over the counter parts . . . which is much easier to find.
Plus, I did just like "joedoh" does with his builds . . . I used everything I could
from the 64 car = brake pedal, wiring, steering col. , radiator , ect . . . .
back in the mid 70's .
Kinda "been there" . . . . .
and, not too rob your post . . . . have Fun , and I'm following along,
for sure . . . .
jim