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Jul 13, 2008 | 05:39 PM

havi

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difference in F1 running boards

The one photo is one I got a long time ago, and the other photo is the running boards I just bought. Notice the lip that would apparently go under the cab on mine. Anyone have a reason to what gives?

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Jul 13, 2008 | 06:00 PM

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48-50 had the lip, 51-on don't. As far as I know the early will fit later, but it does ring a little bell that there is a slight difference at the front fenders.

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Jul 13, 2008 | 06:12 PM

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I don't think there's a different in the rear of the front or rear fenders, there might be but I doubt it.

As for the reasoning I can only guess was money. Less sheet metal, less stamping. I bet once the original stamping tooling wore out it was replaced the simpler tooling. I would assume that the differences happened about the same time, in the mid '50 model year, that the box sides went flat, all for the same reason.

Jul 13, 2008 | 06:25 PM

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The runningboards are the same except for the lip. I had a parts truck that had one of each of them on it and they both fit. As stated the lip is for the 48-50.

Jul 13, 2008 | 06:31 PM

havi

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sounds good to me. The guy I bought them from said that the aftermarket ones didn't have that "lip" on them either. So for a 5 star resto I'm good, lol.

Jul 13, 2008 | 06:46 PM

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Do 48-50 have the little filler piece at the front of the running boards, like 51-52? Seems to me that's what's different.

Jul 13, 2008 | 08:59 PM

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Ross, if you mean the kind of quarter circle piece, yes, the earlier trucks had them.

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Jul 14, 2008 | 07:13 AM

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I posted a Q about this a couple of months ago. I have the originals on my 48 but are in kinda lousy shape, and a really nice pair of 51-52s I was going to put on...my concern however is how the gap in between the cab and the bed will look afterwards. Does anyone have a pic of that area on their bonus built?