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frame swap
« on: May 01, 2014, 05:19:17 PM »
what modern vehicles frame will a 48 special fit on?

DRAGON WHISPERER

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Re: frame swap
« Reply #1 on: July 02, 2014, 11:35:15 PM »
Ive heard that the 1975 full size chevys will be real close, I Am considering this myself, for the Dragon

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Re: frame swap
« Reply #2 on: July 03, 2014, 12:19:14 PM »
If either of you end up doing this, be sure to post lots of photos of the process

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Re: frame swap
« Reply #3 on: July 03, 2014, 03:03:08 PM »
Chevy Caprice works for the 1951 and newer Kaisers.  Look for something with the same wheelbase as the early K-F cars.  I'm wondering if any late model Honda Accords or Nissan platform would work.  I have a 2010 Honda Accord and I sure wish I could put something like that under my '51 Kaiser conv. body  The frame on my car is all beefed up and I will probably end up using a later engine and transmission and front end and keep the Kaiser frame but you can't beat the power, handling and good gas mileage of the later luxury cars.
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Re: frame swap
« Reply #4 on: July 03, 2014, 05:22:00 PM »
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Ive heard that the 1975 full size chevys will be real close, I Am considering this myself, for the Dragon

Just a note, if it fits a Dragon, it will not fit a '48 Special - two different bodies, two different wheel-bases.
The '48 K has a 123.5" wheel-base and the '51 and later cars (four doors) have a 118.5" wheel-base
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Re: frame swap
« Reply #5 on: July 03, 2014, 06:12:26 PM »
 "I'm wondering if any late model Honda Accords or Nissan platform would work.  I have a 2010 Honda Accord "

Aren't Accords and most Nissans unit body cars?

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Re: frame swap
« Reply #6 on: July 26, 2014, 06:12:52 PM »
so are 1980 camaro's if you use the sub frame it works.
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Re: frame swap
« Reply #7 on: July 26, 2014, 11:35:50 PM »
There is a easier swap. Go to Kaiserbill.com and look under "restorations" and then "Nova
front suspension". This is a picture by picture guide on cutting the 51-55 Kaiser frame at the firewall and welding the front sub frame from a NOVA (chev), Omega (olds) Venture (pontiac)
or Apollo (buick). Then you can drop in a GM small block V8 and have power steering with disk brakes etc. He used a '68 but these GM bodies were for used years. I am sure you could research
other makes with the same track width as the 46-50 cars and do the same. It doesn't look
that difficult. Anyone have the front track width of the 51-55 bodies and the 46-50 bodies?

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Re: frame swap
« Reply #8 on: July 27, 2014, 05:35:41 PM »
check out early chrysler autos