ebruns1 Posted May 4, 2015 Report Share Posted May 4, 2015 Hey fellas, I'm slowly trying to get everything going on my '50 restoration and I have a question for the experts. My original A pillars and hinge area on the 1950 cab I have are pretty trashed and rusted through in a few spots. Since I will have to pay someone for my body work I was wondering if I could just swap out the cab for a 1951 that I saw for sale that's in much better shape overall (can probably just be blasted and painted). Would the 51 cab be a bolt-in swap? Would I be able to use my existing grill, hood and fenders too? I thought I saw someone put a '52 grill on a '48 body so I'm thinking the cabs would be interchangeable too. I understand the dashboard would be different but I can live with that, I kind of like the later style dash layout. I'm just trying to see what my options are before I tear it apart. Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ggdad1951 Posted May 4, 2015 Report Share Posted May 4, 2015 should be ok. the changes were all pretty much cosmetic between those years: hood nose grill door exterior crease door/window handles wiper location (would require correct parts swapped) gauges (would require correct parts swapped) off the top of my head Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NiftyFifty Posted May 4, 2015 Report Share Posted May 4, 2015 Ya,you can use your grill and fenders and hood as long as their all either 50 or 51, and the gauges will be all different, and the 51 cab won't have the cross braces that go from the firewall to the rad support., which mean your hood props won't work on the 50 unless you add those brackets. Other then that.....I think it's the same Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Leibhart Posted May 5, 2015 Report Share Posted May 5, 2015 All the differences have been mentioned. Gauges are actually the same, just in different locations. I have a 51 cab on my project, but I cut the dash out an placed the B2B dash back in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
48Dodger Posted May 5, 2015 Report Share Posted May 5, 2015 If you can live with the dash change, and wiper change, you are good to go. If the 50 cab is hurting only a little bit, the 51 can certainly work as a metal donor. 48D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebruns1 Posted May 5, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 5, 2015 Great info fellas thank you! I hope to have the truck home next week and I will post some photos of the disassembly, etc. It's at a buddys garage where he brought the engine back to life and put on a new carb. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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