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Old 06-13-2014, 12:36 PM   #1
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1956 Body on 1996 everything else?

Anyone here take a 55-59 truck body and put it on a newer truck? Not just the frame but cut the floor and firewall from the 56 body and set it on the floor and firewall of a 96? May not be worth the work, but how hard would it realy be? I have a 96 that runs and drives great but was totled due to a side swipe. Body skin damage only.
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Old 06-14-2014, 10:35 PM   #2
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Re: 1956 Body on 1996 everything else?

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Anyone here take a 55-59 truck body and put it on a newer truck? Not just the frame but cut the floor and firewall from the 56 body and set it on the floor and firewall of a 96? May not be worth the work, but how hard would it realy be? I have a 96 that runs and drives great but was totled due to a side swipe. Body skin damage only.


I did it with a 62 and an s10, then switched it again to a 65 when I couldnt get a title for the 62.






it wasnt too bad, moving the steering column was the hardest part.
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Re: 1956 Body on 1996 everything else?

My 96 is a full size 2 wd extracab. May be too wide. Have not got measurments yet.
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Old 06-17-2014, 12:34 AM   #4
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Re: 1956 Body on 1996 everything else?

I think I saw a build thread on here that someone did using a '90's Chevy with a 56 cab melded to the 96 floor pan.
Look in the build threads.
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