T5 into '35 winter project

[Flat Ernie]

Originally Posted by AnthonyG

I have been looking for an early pickup anyway and have read the '35 chassis and drive chain from the '35's will work on pickups from the mid '30's to '41? I think I've read it's good even for early post WW2 pickups?

No, the 48-52 pickups are a different beast...even the 42-47 are different enough it's not a simple swap. 35-41 is straight-forward.

Originally Posted by V8COOPMAN

'35 -'41 PICK-up chassis are, for the most part, the same as '35-'40 passenger car frames, except for some front crossmembers on the trucks, and a few other details.

What he said. I am in the process with my son's '35 and we have a cherry '40 convertible chassis to swap under it. The body mounts are different (removed on pickup) and the front crossmember is slightly different in the engine mount and radiator mount area. There's a height difference here that is manageable.