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gmc684x4 · 05-20-2021, 12:10 PM

Got a new parts truck from what I can see its a 71 gmc 1/2 cab and chassis truck
I have not seen a cab and chassis 1/2 before is there any frame difference to a standard 1/2 with a box for the back half of the frame ?

from what I see vin is CE134-11xxxx which is 4x2 v8 1/2 cab and chassis Oshawa 1971

gmc684x4 · 05-20-2021, 06:38 PM

From rough measurements standard 127 wheel base
Frame looks the same shape as my cut c10 frame

71meangreenc10 · 05-21-2021, 11:57 AM

Is the SPID there to view?

Smitty

gmc684x4 · 05-21-2021, 08:04 PM

I have not found the glove box
I would have liked to see the spid

**'68OrangeSunshine** · 05-21-2021, 08:41 PM

Since it's a Canadian truck, you can get the history from GM of Canada.

gmc684x4 · 05-21-2021, 09:48 PM

What interested me I never seen a c10 as a cab and chassis model and until I crawled over it a few time with a tape measure and my crutches

I was not sure if the bed deck area would be the same for a pick up box knowing some c30 cab and chassis models have a longer frame then a standard pickup

going to donate is frame for rebuilding my 68 gmc back into a half ton 2x4 been on a 4x4 since about 92

I know it used to be 50 cad for getting gm Canada documents not sure if they still do that
I do know my 68 was 1/2 with hd springs 292 3ott no ps no pb radio delete lighter delete I don't remember where those plates got tossed when I put a kenwood deck in it

**lolife99** · 05-21-2021, 10:08 PM

What makes you think it’s a cab and chassis?
By the looks of the back side of the cab corners,... I’d say that cab has been off the frame.
Maybe that cab was swapped to that frame?

I guess I don’t see anything different than a LWB 1/2-ton chassis.

**LockDoc** · 05-22-2021, 09:33 AM

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Didn't all cab & chassis trucks have leaf springs?

LockDoc

**Ol Blue K20** · 05-22-2021, 10:41 AM

I see bed mounts. I don't think it was bed & chassis

gmc684x4 · 05-22-2021, 12:30 PM

Lol how did I miss that its 34 option not 3 my bad
It did give my broken leg lots of exercise climbing up the trailer lots looking it over and measuring it up

Po smashed up the front the lower a arms are trashed he had it half apart I expect cab mount bolts are loose in rad support is definitely loose

05-20-2021, 12:10 PM	#1
gmc684x4 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Whitehorse yukon Posts: 1,218	71 gmc 1/2 cab and chassis frame difference Got a new parts truck from what I can see its a 71 gmc 1/2 cab and chassis truck I have not seen a cab and chassis 1/2 before is there any frame difference to a standard 1/2 with a box for the back half of the frame ? from what I see vin is CE134-11xxxx which is 4x2 v8 1/2 cab and chassis Oshawa 1971 Attached Images

05-20-2021, 06:38 PM	#2
gmc684x4 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Whitehorse yukon Posts: 1,218	Re: 71 gmc 1/2 cab and chassis frame difference From rough measurements standard 127 wheel base Frame looks the same shape as my cut c10 frame

05-21-2021, 11:57 AM	#3
71meangreenc10 Its a Truck Thing...... Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Sierra Vista, Arizona Posts: 3,158	Re: 71 gmc 1/2 cab and chassis frame difference Is the SPID there to view? Smitty __________________ 71 C10 283/3SPD Full Resto 71 GMC 1500 Sierra Grande http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=518599 70 C10 Suburban Former military GSA truck. 72 Chevy Blazer 4X4, Sloppy Jo, Mountain Climber. Wife says no more trucks. http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=707378 72 GMC 1 Ton Motor Home, wife said no more trucks until she saw this one. Gen 3 6.0/4L80E 4.10 http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=761110 68 GMC Suburban was 3/4 ton, now 1/2.Wife shook her head 71 C30 Wrecker 71 C20 Scott-Bilt As weird as it gets..BB Cheyenne AC Truck 68 GMC Long Stepside. They keep following me home 71 C20 Longhorn/Ole Yellor 69 C30 Former Motor Home, Flat Bed time

05-21-2021, 08:04 PM	#4
gmc684x4 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Whitehorse yukon Posts: 1,218	Re: 71 gmc 1/2 cab and chassis frame difference I have not found the glove box I would have liked to see the spid

05-21-2021, 08:41 PM	#5
'68OrangeSunshine Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Tucson, AZ USA Posts: 7,054	Re: 71 gmc 1/2 cab and chassis frame difference Since it's a Canadian truck, you can get the history from GM of Canada. __________________ Every 25 years I like to rebuild that 292, whether it needs it or not.

05-21-2021, 09:48 PM	#6
gmc684x4 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Whitehorse yukon Posts: 1,218	Re: 71 gmc 1/2 cab and chassis frame difference What interested me I never seen a c10 as a cab and chassis model and until I crawled over it a few time with a tape measure and my crutches I was not sure if the bed deck area would be the same for a pick up box knowing some c30 cab and chassis models have a longer frame then a standard pickup going to donate is frame for rebuilding my 68 gmc back into a half ton 2x4 been on a 4x4 since about 92 I know it used to be 50 cad for getting gm Canada documents not sure if they still do that I do know my 68 was 1/2 with hd springs 292 3ott no ps no pb radio delete lighter delete I don't remember where those plates got tossed when I put a kenwood deck in it

05-21-2021, 10:08 PM	#7
lolife99 67-72 parts collector,… Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Mid-MO Posts: 22,682	Re: 71 gmc 1/2 cab and chassis frame difference What makes you think it’s a cab and chassis? By the looks of the back side of the cab corners,... I’d say that cab has been off the frame. Maybe that cab was swapped to that frame? I guess I don’t see anything different than a LWB 1/2-ton chassis. Attached Images __________________ Keith Convert to disc brakes. http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=444823 Last edited by lolife99; 05-21-2021 at 10:28 PM.

05-22-2021, 09:33 AM	#8
LockDoc The Older Generation Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Montezuma, Iowa Posts: 25,332	Re: 71 gmc 1/2 cab and chassis frame difference - Didn't all cab & chassis trucks have leaf springs? LockDoc __________________ Leon Locksmith, Specializing In Antique Trucks, Automobiles, & Motorcycles (My Dually Pickup Project Thread) http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=829820 -

05-22-2021, 10:41 AM	#9
Ol Blue K20 Proprietor of Dale's Corner Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Vacaville , CA Posts: 15,834	Re: 71 gmc 1/2 cab and chassis frame difference I see bed mounts. I don't think it was bed & chassis __________________ "Some Days Chickens And Some Days Feathers" Dale XNGH ECV Sam Brannan 1004 R.I.P. 67ChevyRedneck R.I.P. Grumpy Old Man

05-22-2021, 12:30 PM	#10
gmc684x4 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Whitehorse yukon Posts: 1,218	Re: 71 gmc 1/2 cab and chassis frame difference Lol how did I miss that its 34 option not 3 my bad It did give my broken leg lots of exercise climbing up the trailer lots looking it over and measuring it up Po smashed up the front the lower a arms are trashed he had it half apart I expect cab mount bolts are loose in rad support is definitely loose



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