ChrisBorsheim
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05-21-12 06:28 PM - Post#2228381
I recently purchased a '53 210 which is missing a handful of essential parts. What between these years is interchangeable? I'm almost assuming that nearly everything is.
Thanks in advance.
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05-21-12 06:41 PM - Post#2228384
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Yes, there's a ton of parts that are interchangable between the two years, but I'd suggest you give us a list of the parts you need and we can advise you from there.
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05-21-12 07:11 PM - Post#2228398
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Fenders are not switchable. Hood is different due to the location of the emblem holes but can be switched. Trunks are the same for the same model. Splashpan is different Front bumper is very different but rear bumpers are the same. Engines are different but a '54 engine is a great substitute for a '53 stick engine. Tranmissions are the same. Door panels and seat cover styles are different. Glass is the same. Suspension is the same. Radiator is the same. Instruments and gauges are the same.
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05-21-12 07:16 PM - Post#2228402
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front fender and hood are interchangeable if you are going to change the complete front clip including the bumper. Other wise you can't change the just the fenders or just the bumper from 53 to 54.
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05-21-12 07:38 PM - Post#2228411
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I'm no expert but I was just looking at the dash of my '53 stick and its oil pressure gauge only goes up to 30psi since it's engine was a "splash" oiler. Didn't the '53 P.G. and thus all engines up from there have higher oil pressure, thus their gauges went higher?
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05-21-12 08:02 PM - Post#2228424
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Yes, oil presuure gauge.
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05-21-12 08:58 PM - Post#2228449
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'53 PG oil pressure gauges were high pressure just like '54. I believe the turn-signal indicators in '54 dashes were green, while '53's were white... I seem to remember SOME difference in their color, but it's possible the '53's I've seen were just sun-bleached.
If you're going to use '54 fenders you'll need the '54 splash pan and '54 grill in addition to the bumper.
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05-21-12 09:51 PM - Post#2228468
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You are correct there Robert, the arrows were different colors between the two years.
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ChrisBorsheim
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05-21-12 11:29 PM - Post#2228489
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front fender and hood are interchangeable if you are going to change the complete front clip including the bumper. Other wise you can't change the just the fenders or just the bumper from 53 to 54.
That's ultimately what I'm moving towards right now.
The car is missing:
Rear side glass
Interior (dash and thrashed seats remain - no gauges)
Splash pan
Bumpers
Motor
Transmission
Being that it's a incomplete shell I'm debating where to take it as there are a lot of body parts for a '54 available near me which could quickly turn this car around - minus the drive train.
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05-22-12 02:01 AM - Post#2228501
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the complete 54 clip works well.and if you can grab the 54 tail lights for it.there nicer and you can get the bubble red lens for them making car even nicer
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05-22-12 05:51 AM - Post#2228540
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nope no sun fade. 53 turn signal arrow were white and 54 green................
Hoods and trunks are different as to bexel mounting points.
53 cloth wire
54 plastic.
Tail light pig tails also different.
door handles, convert and hardtop are the same....
the door hanlde retainer will not interchange
Radios are different..
Yeah reallly it would be better if you give a list of what your missing...............I think the guys here can help yo straighten it out from there. 
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05-22-12 05:54 AM - Post#2228546
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front fender and hood are interchangeable if you are going to change the complete front clip including the bumper. Other wise you can't change the just the fenders or just the bumper from 53 to 54.
The car is missing:
Rear side glass
Interior (dash and thrashed seats remain - no gauges)
Splash pan
Bumpers
Motor
Transmission
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Side glass.interchangeable
guages us the 54
splash pan fron or rear? rear interchange able, front you will need the COMPLETE front clip of 54
Motor and transmission, changable
Where you at, you could be close to some of us
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05-22-12 06:34 AM - Post#2228558
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53 cloth wire
54 plastic.
My '53 wires are plastic.
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05-22-12 07:19 AM - Post#2228571
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Happy Belair, I had no idea the radios were different. How are they different? And what's the story on the door handle retainers?
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05-22-12 10:26 AM - Post#2228618
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Unless I am confused here as to what he is missing, from what I see the only thing he needs to come up with specific to his '53 are the front bumper and the front splash pan. Everything else he needs will swap. Why in the world would he swap an entire front end from a '54 on to his car just to get a splash pan and a front bumper that fits? Other than the motor and trans, he's got a 95%
complete car! 
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05-22-12 11:47 AM - Post#2228644
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cause in order to use the splash pan and bumper from a 54 you need the grill, the 53 grill is different then the 54 if you need the grill you need the fenders that's why the front clip. He didn't say he had another 53 to swap with, he said he had a 54 and wanted to know what he could swap onto the 53. hence the entire front clip
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Edited by 19IMnuts53 on 05-22-12 11:49 AM. Reason for edit: No reason given.
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ChrisBorsheim
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05-22-12 12:40 PM - Post#2228659
In response to Happy Belair
I'm in Houston, TX. Not in a super big hurry to get moving on the project. The body is pretty straight as side from a few small patch areas. However I've got a '63 Nova with an LS1 that I'm 98% done with that I need to get on the road first.
About the '54 front end swap:
Ultimately, this came into play because someone near by has enough parts to do this rather than me waiting around for a '53 splash and bumper and pay for shipping. He's also got a lot of the glass & rear bumpers that I'm missing so I thought I might just go grab the whole lot. And I also am more partial to the '54 grills than the '53s.
That being said, if anyone's looking for '53 fenders that with the trim that are near perfect let me know 
Also, is there a specialist parts website for these cars? I've found a few that carry a bit here and there for the car, but no site that would ultimately be a one stop shop for replacement parts.
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ChrisBorsheim
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05-22-12 12:45 PM - Post#2228660
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Figured I'd post a pic or two
The the nova that needs to get finished already
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05-22-12 12:57 PM - Post#2228664
In response to bobg1951chevy
My 54 Bel Air has a 53 oil presure gauge, which only goes up to 30 psi (instead of 60). No worries, I just make sure that the needle is pegged, and all is well oil pressure-wise.
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05-22-12 01:43 PM - Post#2228679
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National chevy assoc. of St. Paul is a good source for 53-54 parts
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Happy Belair
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05-22-12 02:57 PM - Post#2228709
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than you have a late production 53
Early production were cloth.
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05-22-12 03:04 PM - Post#2228711
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basically on the radios there were the push button and the manual is what I was referring to
On the door handles, most of the bodys the door handles mount just below the beltline moulding on the Hardtop and Convert they mount about two inchis lower on the door. That gets themout of the way of the wide window frames of the converts and Hdtps. also the retainer clips for the door handles are about 1 inch longer
ask me how I know THAT ONE
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05-22-12 11:02 PM - Post#2228835
In response to Happy Belair
I always thought the push-button and manual radios were just the expensive and cheap models for both '53 and '54. But that was just my guess--never saw enough of them in the wild to make a judgment.
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05-24-12 07:15 PM - Post#2229462
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If your buying guages, watch the speedo. While the are the same unit, the speedos from the 150 models will not have a chrome disk in the center like the 210's did. It will work fine, just won't look right.
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05-24-12 08:16 PM - Post#2229480
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good pint and also, the guage bezel on the 150 will not have a chrome inner bezel but will be all one color
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