53-55 Ford truck frame swaps?

[chuckp]

As some of you guys & gals know I saved a 55 F600 cab & fenders, what frame other than stock would fit under it? I repeat I do not have the stock frame!
S10's around are kinda hard to find (mostly 4x4's), so I'm looking for ideas for a replacement frame. I don't have the room to make my own either (nor most of the tool needed) I know the front fender openings are bigger than f100's I'll cross that bridge when I get there, I'm just planning for now.

 

[21willys]

Did the original get scrapped or something? I have a really clean 53 ford cab that I thought about using a one ton chassis under and building some sort of a wrecker bed for.

 

[hansgoudzwaard]

The frame dimensions are......

http://www.clubfte.com/users/earl/Reference_Material/Reference_Material.html

...on this link. You could build a new frame or find one close to these dimensions.

There was a member here who used a mercury car frame under a truck, with some narrowing.

 

[chuckp]

Did the original get scrapped or something? I have a really clean 53 ford cab that I thought about using a one ton chassis under and building some sort of a wrecker bed for.

Yeah, the stock frame was junked-part of the reason I got it so cheap

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[hansgoudzwaard]

Try...

This one.

http://ratrodsrule.com/forum/showthread.php?t=28538&highlight=Zzrodder

You know this lad.

Down to #8.

 

[BlueNorther]

have seen a few trucks done on 2wd Dakota frames.

perfect width for older trucks, has rack and pinion, power disc brakes.

unless you want to go fenderless with suicide front end, then I would build a custom frame from rectangular tubing.