55.2-59 57 GMC 100 vs 57 Chevy Question?

[dsraven]

post some pics of what you have, if ANYTHING is assembled, and I can possibly help you out. I have a Canadian 57 gmc with the chevy rad support so I can snap a few pics of how it goes together. mine is also fully dissassembled so this will not be a "first thing in the morning" deal for me. I have to first find the stuff then put it together in sub assemblies so you can see how it fits. I do not have the rad support because I have fabbed a new one to fit my needs with a frame swap. do you have the front bumper and the sheet metal panel that attaches to that and covers the lower, side to side fender connector that attaches to the bottom of each inner front fender extension? the hood latch is also factored in out in front of the rad as well.

[Strider]

Originally Posted by dsraven

post some pics of what you have, if ANYTHING is assembled, and I can possibly help you out. I have a Canadian 57 gmc with the chevy rad support so I can snap a few pics of how it goes together. mine is also fully dissassembled so this will not be a "first thing in the morning" deal for me. I have to first find the stuff then put it together in sub assemblies so you can see how it fits. I do not have the rad support because I have fabbed a new one to fit my needs with a frame swap. do you have the front bumper and the sheet metal panel that attaches to that and covers the lower, side to side fender connector that attaches to the bottom of each inner front fender extension? the hood latch is also factored in out in front of the rad as well.

I have the panel that goes between front fender yes, and the front bumper with the two “bullets” . Pretty sure I have what I need but trying to piece it together - my problem is that I spend sporadic amounts of time in the shop. Any pics or info you can share would be extremely appreciated!
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[Strider]

Originally Posted by Strider

I have the panel that goes between front fender yes, and the front bumper with the two “bullets” . Pretty sure I have what I need but trying to piece it together - my problem is that I spend sporadic amounts of time in the shop. Any pics or info you can share would be extremely appreciated!
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With your help and some time I’m sure I can figure it out!
Are there any books or assembly manuals that show the GMC grill?
I’ll post picks ASAP.
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[mr48chev]

Back in the 50's the hard core GMC guys would always brag that their 47/54 or 55/59 GMC frames were "heavier" than Chevy frames. No difference in the frames except the front and center crossmembers but a lot of those guys liked to think that the material in the frames was heavier.

In the 70's the hot lick was to swap out the GMC hood for a Chevy hood when you redid one, You don't see that much anymore but it was real common then.

[dsraven]

these are chevy fenders so they don't have the proper flat spot for the grille suround mustache to bolt to yet.

[Strider]

Missy Blue


Big thanks to you for this addition. I now understand how this all goes.

Thanks to everyone that contributed.

Enjoy your builds!