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Re: Complete Chassis/Frame Replacement 55-59 Chevy Pickup
The subframe swap in post 17 appears to be a Camaro/Firebird subframe that has the truck frame sitting higher than most of us would set it on the subframe. It doesn't look "done wrong" in the respect that the subframe and the truck frame line up good but one can't see the welds or details to know how well it was done. I'd say more on the lines of thrown together quickly without any attention to finish details.
That truck also probably sits at stock height for a TF truck rather than being low like most of us who would do that swap would want.
It boils down to what you want in the end and what your wallet can handle. The high quality custom frame is spendy but in the long run that means that you can drive it without issues and if you decide to sell it it commands a premium over a subframed truck and times over a frame swap with oem frame truck.
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My ongoing truck projects:
48 Chev 3100 that will run a 292 Six.
71 GMC 2500 that is getting a Cad 500 transplant.
77 C 30 dualie, 454, 4 speed with a 10 foot flatbed and hoist. It does the heavy work and hauls the projects around.
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