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Re: 1947 Panel Truck Frame swap with ’88 k2500
“thats gonna be a ambitious project...” - Mongo...aka Greg
Agreed. Since I have both trucks, I took a tape measure to them.
“Cool background story, cool truck. You're not the guy who bought my 1-ton panel rear bumper and brackets, are you? “ -MiraclePieCo
Thanks! This truck was near complete when I got it, minus engine and transmission. I did install an electric wiper, but it is just as slow as the vacuum was. I am able to use the later wiper arms with springs to hold the blades on the glass, but it’s not fast enough for a torrentioal downpour.
The wheelbase is the first thing I considered when determining a donor frame. The 1947.2 wheelbase is 137". The 1988 K2500 single cab long bed wheelbase is 131.5".
The frame width is going to have to work. ’47 1 ton is about 35", the ’88 K2500 is 45". There needs to be 5" of clearance outside of the ’47 frame for this to work.
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