Chevy Kit, Chassis swap question.

[stavanzer]

I have an "almost" complete AMT 1950 Chevy kit. It lacks only the Frame. Can I use the Chassis from the AMT 1955 Chevy Cameo as a donor frame?

Or, are they too different to swap?

If not, I'll need to go hunting the '50 kit frame.

TIA, Alan

[Ace-Garageguy]

Though the frames are entirely different, I'm sure that in reality, at least one '50 body has been swapped on to a '55 chassis.

The main differences are that the earlier chassis is significantly wider at the rear, while the later chassis has parallel frame rails.

The interwebs also show the early truck to have a wheelbase of 116 inches, while the later one is 114. This is only 2 mm in 1/25 scale, and is easily adjusted.

Modifying the '55 body and bed mounts on the frame to accept the '50 body and bed shouldn't be hard if you're not opposed to some careful measuring and fitting.

[stavanzer]

Thank You, Bill.  I may give it a try.