This is just an idea, but if you go to 5 bolt hubs, you might be able to use
Eldorado wheels to move them in a bit. The bolting flange on those wheels will
set
the wheels in about 3 inches.
new mexico jim
51 two ton dump
50 ½ ton
Bob Keeland wrote:
> Craig,
>
> You said:
> > Actually FOUND one in Hempstead TX, but it wasn't for sale...
> > Marshall's Antique Cars had one on a 48. At least I got to see how
>it
> > all works. BTW, they had a BUNCH of old trucks, mostly Apaches.
>Sadly,
> > when I looked closely, they all LOOKED nice, but were 'restorations'
> > of the "shiny paint and new seats" variety; the 48 had a pretty bad
> > paint job, and the motor and tranny were dripping, rust all over the
> > frame, etc. For the $6,000-$20,000 they were asking for these cars,
>I
> > expect them to at LEAST replace the pan seal and steamclean the
>motor.
>
> I have seen Marshall's Antique Cars but never stopped as SWMBO
> was along and is not really into old trucks at all. I guess that
>there
> is no real reason to stop now.
>
> > A shop in Paige, TX had a nasty but restorable 50 panel and 50 or 51
> > 1/2ton... didn't ask the price. Nearby, there was a completely
> > decrepit 1/2 ton by the roadside, but there is nothing really left
>but
> > a frame and cab.
>
> Did the below listed 1/2 ton 'frame and cab' have running
>gear?
> I'm looking for a 1/2 ton frame with running gear to sit my 51 1/2
>ton 5
> window cab onto. It is currently sitting poorly on a bent 83
>Silverado
> frame and the tires are too close to the outer part of the wheel
>wells.
> I have a '54 3/4 ton frame but want disk brakes up front and cannot
>find
> a source of a conversion kit for a 3/4 ton front axle (nor does anyone
> carry a MII IFS for a 3/4 ton).
>
> I'll be driving through Paige early next month and might have
>to
> stop if it looks like a possibility. It would be nice to actually
>start
> working on restoring my truck instead of just dreaming about it.
>
> BobK
> '51 AD 5 window
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