View Single Post
Old 05-05-2014, 08:36 PM   #8
truckeez
Registered User
 
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Cruzeville
Posts: 219
Re: What to look for in purchasing a 1932-1940 Chevy truck?

I should have said, if you cant find a complete truck, and want to do a fenderless rod.... any 34-8 style cab can do.
But there are things to think about with the two different style cabs.
The 34-early 36 cab is a slightly flatter looking top with a visor on the front.
more importantly the entire inner structure is wood framing and thats why they did not survive near as much--all the many cab pieces are screwed into the wood. everyone who does these end up making a tube steel frame like in the H.A.M.B. thread "34 chevy-keep on truckin".
The most popular fenderless ones are late 36-8 chopped cabs, usually around 3 1/2 , or 3 in front and 3 1/2 in back, They almost always run the 34-6 grill shell and 4 piece hood. I like the opposite look of taking the extra 1/2" out of the back instead.
(A 37-8 longbed ~with fenders~ pickup looks fantastic with a 3.5 top chop).
i got some crappy pics here of some of my heaps - and from my files
Attached Images
  
truckeez is offline   Reply With Quote