I've been searching and read that the fenders for 1948-1952 F2 thru F6 are the same.


Then I see a build thread that says they are not. That 1951 and 1952 are but not earlier.


I tried looking at pics. It's obvious that the lower part of fenders are different but the top sections look the same in some pics but, not in others.


Anybody know for sure?

 

You can use an entire front clip from a 48 to 50 on a 51 52. And vice versa. Although i wouldnt recomend defacing the best looking years. 51 52 with a monkey face

 

What I'm wondering is if the 48 upper fender is the same as a 52.


I found some 48 fenders that are perfect. Will they bolt up to my 52?

 

The '48-50 are different than the '51-52 fenders, the parts will not interchange between the two different styles. As Josh stated, you can bolt an entire front clip from one model onto the other but not mix and match parts. The hoods are are also different, the front latching system is quite different.

One good thing about the F-2 through F-6 trucks is they share the same front sheet, within their model year, so you will have a larger pool of trucks to use parts from.

 

the whole clip can be transplanted but not individual pieces as the grille difference comes into play.

 

Bummer. Thought I could save some time. My fenders aren't too bad. Only rust the truck has is bottom of fender at running boards. Guess I'll be fabbing up some repair panels.


Thanks for the info guys.

 

When I restored my 1951 F-3, I found only 1951 - 1953 worked best. This is true for all of the parts that are generally needed to replace or repair. It is a very low window opening but....hey, as they say, it is what it is...

Also beware; I have bought replacement parts, think light switch from Mac's, and it is junk, refuses to work. Best bet, as you may know, is NOS...but now being over 60 years, good luck in the search. If you, or anyone here, hits the motherload of NOS, please announce ASAP...Good hunting!

 

Here's a handy table I made up a long time ago:

Body Part Interchange Guide

BTW. If you think there aren't many interchangeable parts between the '48-52, which there mechanically, you should look int pre war cars. At with my '37 Buick I was amazed only a couple parts are interchangeable from model to model in the same model year, even less from model years. They most have retooled every year which had to cost millions. I am assuming that they learned a lot during the war that it was more cost effective to use the same parts for few model years.

 

Very handy. Thanks! Saved to favorites.