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  1. RASelkirk

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    Hi All,

    Was wondering if the '57 front-end sheetmetal will fit a '61 - '65 body? Saw a unibody the other day and was thinking how cool it would be to have one with a '57 nose....
     
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    Totally different platform. But with your fab skills...You could probably make it work just fine...
     
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    So the fenders & hood won't match up to the doors & cowl w/o major work?
     
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    Body panels should be pretty close but the 57 is a full frame truck as opposed to the 61-65 Unibody trucks. Mounting will be a bit different hence your fab skills coming into play. Would make for a pretty cool truck once done I think...
     
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    Thanks for the info. The unibodies are pretty rare, chances of me finding one for a reasonable price would be slim. But if... ;)
     
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