Rolled into west Ossipee yesterday to find this old gramps grinning at me with his goofy bezel...5 minutes either way I would have missed it..
Truckers reported pickin this gem up in vancouver.. headed f or T dealer in PA. Nice ride for a tired old lv..must've been smiling the whole time...
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Franky has been called a 45, but not really sure....
have also a 40 stretched 12 inches with aqualu tub, works well...
dude, thats is funny
I lived in Ned for many years, 1992?-98, and can vividly recall the plywood cruiser in the B&F parking lot many a time, I used to have a picture of it somewhere...
I worked at Mt auto body and drove the blue 40...
edit : hey I even graduated from CU in 93.....
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can be done
all body mounts differ, not too hard to remove and reposition
front axle is further back under engine on 55 IIRC, kinda need to move front axle forward
I used to have a 45 cab on a 55 frame with...
there is a 1/4 inch thick plate there, bolted in, fully removable
seat are different, p/u seats mounts are narrower
removed sliding mech from bottom of seats and mounted on cross bars which were welded to original drivers mounts over tank
pass side made mounts out of old 40 legs and...