Brad,
I wonder if they did the plywood when they made it a school bus? All the
other panels I've seen have boards and metal strips like the pickups
(for hauling), but the suburbans have plywood for walking.
You have one rare bird there! Does it still have seats?
Brad Kahler wrote:
>
> 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
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> > '49 3800 Chevy Panel
> > '52 640 GMC Firetruck
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