67-72 C50/60 Detroit Diesel 453's cab size? - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

Marrowthirst · 05-21-2016, 11:00 PM

I'm curious if the 67-72 cabs are different for the C50's/C60's gas engines versus the diesel (specifically the Detroit Diesel)?

Didn't the 366/427 gas engines have a 30.5 in length, 28 in width, 29 in height? And, the DD 453 had a 39 in length, 30 in width, and 39 in height?

The diesel would be about 9 inches longer, and 10 inches taller if the above measurements are correct.

Marrowthirst · 05-24-2016, 08:58 PM

I am guessing the space in the engine bay is the same for the DD 453, but was hoping someone might offer up any insight.

rkn463 · 05-24-2016, 09:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Marrowthirst

I am guessing the space in the engine bay is the same for the DD 453, but was hoping someone might offer up any insight.

I would gladly tell you if I knew. This forum doesn't get as much traffic as the light trucks but hang in there and someone will probably chime in.

-Richard

C10 - C90 Bill · 05-25-2016, 08:32 AM

I'm sure the "Cabs" themselves are the same, but what "could" be different is the Firewall. In general, like the 7500 to 9500 style Cabs for example, some have Dog Houses and some do not.

Bill

**richard2717** · 05-25-2016, 11:59 AM

Just a guess on my part but I would think they were the same since the 453 should not be any longer then a 292 6 cyl., but again that's just an assumption on my part and we all know what that gets us lol

Marrowthirst · 05-25-2016, 12:36 PM

Yea, I am thinking the cabs are the same with the possibility the firewall might be different.

Three months ago I saw a diesel C60 listed on craigslist in the middle of Kansas somewhere. I wished I had called the seller - could have asked.

I'll keep searching to see if another is for sale someday. I think it would be pretty cool to own either a C50 or C60 with a 453 in it.

C10 - C90 Bill · 05-25-2016, 02:22 PM

I always particularly liked the 4-53.

**special-K** · 05-27-2016, 06:36 AM

They ran a whole lot of trucks. Basically, the engine that put diesel on the hiway

05-21-2016, 11:00 PM	#1
Marrowthirst Registered User Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 21	67-72 C50/60 Detroit Diesel 453's cab size? I'm curious if the 67-72 cabs are different for the C50's/C60's gas engines versus the diesel (specifically the Detroit Diesel)? Didn't the 366/427 gas engines have a 30.5 in length, 28 in width, 29 in height? And, the DD 453 had a 39 in length, 30 in width, and 39 in height? The diesel would be about 9 inches longer, and 10 inches taller if the above measurements are correct.

05-24-2016, 08:58 PM	#2
Marrowthirst Registered User Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 21	Re: 67-72 C50/60 Detroit Diesel 453's cab size? I am guessing the space in the engine bay is the same for the DD 453, but was hoping someone might offer up any insight.

05-25-2016, 08:32 AM	#4
C10 - C90 Bill Registered User Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Moneta, VA USA Posts: 3,088	Re: 67-72 C50/60 Detroit Diesel 453's cab size? I'm sure the "Cabs" themselves are the same, but what "could" be different is the Firewall. In general, like the 7500 to 9500 style Cabs for example, some have Dog Houses and some do not. Bill __________________ '60-'72 Chev/GMC Fan GMC 9500 Fan Detroit Diesel Fan

05-25-2016, 11:59 AM	#5
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05-25-2016, 12:36 PM	#6
Marrowthirst Registered User Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 21	Re: 67-72 C50/60 Detroit Diesel 453's cab size? Yea, I am thinking the cabs are the same with the possibility the firewall might be different. Three months ago I saw a diesel C60 listed on craigslist in the middle of Kansas somewhere. I wished I had called the seller - could have asked. I'll keep searching to see if another is for sale someday. I think it would be pretty cool to own either a C50 or C60 with a 453 in it.

05-25-2016, 02:22 PM	#7
C10 - C90 Bill Registered User Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Moneta, VA USA Posts: 3,088	Re: 67-72 C50/60 Detroit Diesel 453's cab size? I always particularly liked the 4-53. __________________ '60-'72 Chev/GMC Fan GMC 9500 Fan Detroit Diesel Fan Last edited by C10 - C90 Bill; 05-25-2016 at 02:29 PM.

05-27-2016, 06:36 AM	#8
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