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Originally Posted by im4darush
The comparison I am making is between the same type...aka 1/2 ton. If you swap everything from a 1/2 ton frame to another 1/2 ton frame, it wont look any different. A 72 cab on another 1/2 ton frame (maybe even a 72 if one was found) would look no different.
I am not talking about putting a 67 1/2 ton titled cab on a 72 1 ton frame where the visual would obviously not be right.
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Yeah I know I was just making the obvious point. However, it still makes sense when talking about going from a long bed to a short bed. Depending on the Registration process and State/Province etc the registration may indicate the size of truck and usually the GVW. Visually you'll see a 1/2T SWB, but on paper it may still read as a 1/2T LWB. Obviously most places and people probably don't look into those details, but in some areas it may be the case.
Now using another SWB cab on a SWB frame with proper Title then nobody would ever know the difference unless they checked the frame numbers of course. Or if they knew the difference between the frames like using a '68 frame with a '72 cab you could easily tell apart. I've parted out SWB and LWB trucks to guys so they could build a rust free SWB truck, however, all my personal trucks have always been all original or restored to original except our '57 which is modified, yet original frame/cab/VIN etc.