Hey guys,
I am working on a 1950 Chevy 3600 (3/4 ton) long bed. What i am hoping to do is put an s10 frame under it. I have read up on many guys doing this for the 3100's (1/2 ton) but never the 3/4 ton like mine.

I plan to use an extended cab s10 frame (122" WB) and extend it another 3" to match my 3600's WB. What i am hesitant about is where to cut the frame and extend it. any suggestions? Also with extending the frame i am wondering about how the bed will sit up next to the cab. More specifically, the s10 frame has a large hump where the rear axle is. When i mount the bed it will have to be level with the tallest part of the rear frame. Because of this large hump in the frame, there will be a gap from the bottom of the bed down to the frame. Usually with the 3100 guys their splash aprons and running boards cover this up pretty well. By extending the frame do you guys think that i will have a problem with that gap showing? (I'm sorry if that part was hard to understand, Its just hard to explain w/o a pic) If so, what do you think i can do to fix that?

If i initially plan to use the 4.3L v6 out of the s10, can i keep my stock 3600 radiator? A problem that i have heard with this swap is mounting the radiator bracket.Does anyone have any insight on that?

Also, I know that the stock s10 rear end is about 4 or 5 inches too narrow for my 50 Chevy, so i plan to either use a ford 8.8 or a 4wd s10 rear. What should i do about the front suspension, which is also too narrow. I know i could use wheel spacers. Is there any other alternatives?


I am looking for any information possible on this. So if you think i left something out, please tell me. This is my first hot rod build so i am learning as i go.

-Thanks Guys