1941 1/2 ton project Hannah

[joedoh]

yeah, mostly! thinking of either going to the benton airport fly in saturday or working on Wamego, the next project, a 49 GMC 1/2 ton. going a bit different on Wamego, thinking 20s and rubber bands and maybe even air ride. I have a whole ridetech S10 setup on the shelf, just needs bushings and one bag, and a set of MIC manuals. and some MMW longer uppers, and AIM longer lowers. hmm.

its a hit at the gas station, I had to ask people to move (nicely) to take a picture and I think I got proposed marriage. solid offer, maybe if he shaved his beard. you can see the rear is dropping with driving, already I am thinking a 1" block instead of 2".

IMG_0079 by Joe Doh, on Flickr
IMG_0078 by Joe Doh, on Flickr



here is the video with mrs joedoh driving. she liked it so much she was gone 20 minutes! said it was so nice to drive she just kept going on the longer loop.

1941 chevy truck walkaround and drive - YouTube

[paintman]

Hey Joe? Take a look at this link and tell me what you think. I know its the wrong year and is to short. Is it possible to lengthen these guys. S10's (and Dakotas), the right year and size are as rare as hens teeth around here.
https://cnj.craigslist.org/pts/d/200...609247437.html

[joedoh]

thanks doug, it has been a lot of work! built in 55 and untouched till we moved in in 10.

Originally Posted by paintman

Hey Joe? Take a look at this link and tell me what you think. I know its the wrong year and is to short. Is it possible to lengthen these guys. S10's (and Dakotas), the right year and size are as rare as hens teeth around here.
https://cnj.craigslist.org/pts/d/200...609247437.html

there isnt a wrong year, 2wd s10s were mostly the same 82-02. that does looks like a shortbed, but its easy as heck to make a shortbed longer just by moving the front leaf perch back and flipping the rear section of the frame. you cut that pat off anyway so you arent losing anything really, and moving the perch back lowers the rear about an inch! with the wheels and tires I would say thats a pretty good deal. dont worry about mussing the paint up because you need to cut all those brackets off and take a chunk out of the torque boxes anyway.

see if you can get the bench seat too! cut the headrests off and it fits these cabs perfectly

[paintman]

[QUOTE=joedoh;8281975] there isnt a wrong year, 2wd s10s were mostly the same 82-02. that does looks like a shortbed, but its easy as heck to make a shortbed longer just by moving the front leaf perch back and flipping the rear section of the frame.

I thought that sounded like a rockin good deal. I understand moving the front perches back. Not sure if I would even have to flip the rear frame section. My plan with the dodge was to do a shorter then stock wheelbase anyway, say around 112". So I might be able to just move front and rear perches back 4" as it is in fact 108"
I'm still not sure I can get pass the fact that it would be a Dodge on a Chevy frame though. I still might use stock frame with a Dakota crossmember. Hmmmmm

[OutlawDrifter]

[quote=paintman;8282179]

Originally Posted by joedoh

there isnt a wrong year, 2wd s10s were mostly the same 82-02. that does looks like a shortbed, but its easy as heck to make a shortbed longer just by moving the front leaf perch back and flipping the rear section of the frame.

I thought that sounded like a rockin good deal. I understand moving the front perches back. Not sure if I would even have to flip the rear frame section. My plan with the dodge was to do a shorter then stock wheelbase anyway, say around 112". So I might be able to just move front and rear perches back 4" as it is in fact 108"
I'm still not sure I can get pass the fact that it would be a Dodge on a Chevy frame though. I still might use stock frame with a Dakota crossmember. Hmmmmm

Anything GM on a Mopar will increase it's reliability and value 10-fold

[Old57]

Very cool! Looks like it drives nice and smooth. Good job joedoh

Originally Posted by joedoh

yeah, mostly! thinking of either going to the benton airport fly in saturday or working on Wamego, the next project, a 49 GMC 1/2 ton. going a bit different on Wamego, thinking 20s and rubber bands and maybe even air ride. I have a whole ridetech S10 setup on the shelf, just needs bushings and one bag, and a set of MIC manuals. and some MMW longer uppers, and AIM longer lowers. hmm.

its a hit at the gas station, I had to ask people to move (nicely) to take a picture and I think I got proposed marriage. solid offer, maybe if he shaved his beard. you can see the rear is dropping with driving, already I am thinking a 1" block instead of 2".

IMG_0079 by Joe Doh, on Flickr
IMG_0078 by Joe Doh, on Flickr



here is the video with mrs joedoh driving. she liked it so much she was gone 20 minutes! said it was so nice to drive she just kept going on the longer loop.

1941 chevy truck walkaround and drive - YouTube