Bill,
Just the wood bed portion of our 1-ton panel measures 112".
It is made up of one full length piece of plywood. That 112"
doesn't include the 4 or 6" of sheetmetal floor just inside the
rear door and stops short of where the front seat is.
Needless to say, playing basketball inside isn't necessarily
out of the question....!
Brad
1953 1-ton panel (x-school bus)
On 19 Nov 2002 at 8:57, Hanlon, Bill (ISS Houston) wrote:
> I looked up the frame and wheelbase info for 57 GMC trucks in my Master
> Parts Book last night and found:
>
> Model "Ton" Wheelbase Chevy equivalent model
> 101 1/2 113" 31xx
> 102 1/2 123" 32xx
> 152 3/4 123" 36xx
> 251 1 113" I'm not sure which
> 252 1 123" wheelbases Chevy
> 253 1 135" offered in 38xx series
>
> The frame on the GMC 102 is thicker material than the 101. I suspect that
> it is the same frame as used on the 152 model, but forgot to look it up.
> Interesting that the 3/4 ton only came in the 123" wheelbase, but the 1
> ton came as short, long and realllllllly long models.
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: jrdorsey [mailto:jrdorsey@strato.net]
> Sent: Monday, November 18, 2002 11:16 PM
> Cc: oletrucks@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [oletrucks] truck id help needed
>
>
> well, yes and no. On the rear no problem, on the front, problem. You
> have to find a rim with the right backset to keep from rubbing the tie rod
> ends. If you have newer tie rod ends it's easier, the originals with the
> screw in plug in the end stick out just a little bit farther.
>
> I had a pair off a Ford that fit with a 3/16" spacer. trial and error is
> about the only way.
>
> Pat Sackrider wrote:
> >
> > Hi all, I've got a 3/4 ton 54. Is there a rim that replaces the 8 bolt
> > split rims, available? thanks Pat Sackrider '54 3600 Saginaw, MI
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-oletrucks@autox.team.net
> > [mailto:owner-oletrucks@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Bruce Kettunen
> > Sent: Monday, November 18, 2002 5:41 PM
> > To: oletrucks@autox.team.net
> > Subject: Re: [oletrucks] truck id help needed
> >
> > 57 Chevy would have been a 12 Volt negative ground. 3600 indicates 3/4
> > ton. You should also have 8 bolt wheels. Yes, the 3600 is a 3/4 ton.
> > The extra lever was a parking brake. This may have had the parking
> > brake on a separate drum on the tailshaft of the transmission, don't
> > remember if this started with 3/4 or 1 ton trucks.
> >
> > All of these trucks had holes for a dealer installed accessory RADIO
> > (stereo FM hadn't been in use yet back then). The holes came from the
> > factory filled with removable blanks. Very few trucks had radios back
> > then, but they were starting to become popular.
> >
> > Bruce K
> > 57 3200 (1/2 ton long bed)
> > Mt. Iron, MN
> >
> > At Monday, 18 November 2002, you wrote:
> >
> > >I got a '57 long bed, the side emblem oval says 3600. It has a floor
> > >shifter and looks like another lever for an e-brake. Has a hole
> > in the dash
> > >for a radio with seperate holes for the knobs. Did they have "factory"
> > >stereo's back then? These holes look to have been stamped out by
> > a machine.
> > >I'm assuming this is a 6 volt electrical system. Last question,
> > does the
> > >3600 designation indicate that the truck is a 3/4 ton?
> > >
> > >thanks,
> > >Bill
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> John Dorsey
> Wauchula FL
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> '49 3800 Chevy Panel
> '52 640 GMC Firetruck
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