The Hollander Interchange manual should be able to tell you that. I think
they are still available.
Kevin Lake
56 GMC Suburban/napco
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> From: Mark Kulis <mkulis@erols.com>
> To: oletrucks@autox.team.net
> Subject: [oletrucks] Part interchangeability
> Date: Saturday, June 19, 1999 3:11 AM
>
> Furthering the subject of 1/2, 1, and 1 1/2 ton part interchangeability
> - (I have a '56 1 1/2 ton), does anyone know of
> any reference that might identify common parts between the series?
>
> Thanks,
> Mark
> '56 4100
>
>
>
> Thomas Allen wrote:
> >
> > The big issue I've had with patch panels is that they aren't the same
> > shape, which of course causes a lot of extra work with a hammer and
torch.
> > Some are the same gauge and some are lighter gauge. I bought mine from
> > Chevy Duty. I don't know where they get them. A lot ot the parts are
> > marked Made in Tiawan and seem to be of reasonable quality. However the
> > metal thickness on the door latch remote is much lighter. As for the
chrome
> > only time will tell but I know that the Tiawan AD hood emblem isn't
triple
> > chrome plated so its days are numbered despite the $50+ price tag. Oh,
for
> > stainless.
> >
> > While I'm on the subject, be advised you one-tonners out there that
your
> > bed cross supports are vastly different than the half ton units you
see in
> > the catalogs. You can weld them inside the originals to reinforce
rusted
> > ones and throw away the end clips that come with them but they could
not be
> > used alone. The one-ton is a much heaver vehicle than either of the
other
> > pickups in many respects. Frame, spring hangers and some other items
are
> > also used on the 1-1/2 ton trucks. You can load the hell out of them
with
> > out fear of bending or cracking the frame.
> >
> > At 08:09 PM 6/16/99 -0700, Thomas M OBrien wrote:
> > >On a related question, what was the gauge thickness of original AD or
TF
> > >sheetmetal. I understand that some of the cheap "Made in China" patch
> > >panels from various vendors are not as heavy as they are supposed to
be.
> > >Thanks.
> > >
> > >Tom O.
> > >60 Apache K20
> > >
> > >
> > Tom Allen
> > Seattle, WA
> > oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
> oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
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