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tires2burn · 02-05-2010, 07:33 PM

I bought this 35 chevy tall cab in 1997. I changed almost everything on it by the time I got it done. Its a lot of fun in the summer

**special-K** · 02-05-2010, 09:09 PM

Right on!! Sweet roadster pickup.Excellent job!

72BlckButy · 02-05-2010, 09:14 PM

Beautiful truck!

**Classic Heartbeat** · 02-05-2010, 09:27 PM

Awsome!!! Beutiful truck!!!

WES

**Dieselwrencher** · 02-05-2010, 09:50 PM

Very cool! I bet it is a blast to cruise in too!

suville · 02-05-2010, 10:41 PM

That is just too SWEEEEET!!

tires2burn · 02-06-2010, 12:10 AM

Thanks to you all. I got tired of getting wind & sunburned so I built this lift off top.

**thelonerife** · 02-06-2010, 12:21 AM

I had a 63 ss conv. and got burnt a few times. Nice top & Nice truck too.

Driveway Dreams · 02-06-2010, 12:43 AM

Very nice truck. Share some details! I want to see more of this gorgeous machine.

**special-K** · 02-06-2010, 06:07 AM

I know whatcha mean about that cooling wind/piercing sun combo.You can get one mother of a burn.I was going to ask (demand!) more pictures,but had a feeling you`d do that on your own.I`m sure glad this area exists.Here we have you,an existing member,who had an early ride with no place to show it.I wonder how many more.I`m already thinking we need a "General Rods" sub-forum for members with cars,trucks,whatever make...

Driveway Dreams · 02-06-2010, 11:17 AM

Special K: Isn't that what the Alternate Tinkerings section is for?

806em55 · 02-06-2010, 04:02 PM

That is a beautiful truck. Maybe one day mine will look that good!!!!!

63 & 64 Bowties · 02-06-2010, 06:14 PM

That's a beauty. Thanks for sharing. More details please.
Tacoma,Wa.... you don't get a chance to drive it too often do you?

TomJohnston · 02-08-2010, 03:11 PM

first of all, beautiful truck, nice color.

But I gotta ask, if it's a '35 tall cab, but almost everything on is changed and it's chopped, does that mean it isn't a '35 tall cab?

**Dan in Pasadena** · 02-08-2010, 05:05 PM

Yeah, we need more picture. Especuially of in progress pictures if you have them for us whose trucks are in progress!

Looks like it had a bed in the as-purchased condition. Was it running? Fill us in.

**special-K** · 02-08-2010, 06:39 PM

It`s now an open cab with a Carson top.

(I guess it`s not exactly a Carson top,right?)
Nice job on that top.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Driveway Dreams

Special K: Isn't that what the Alternate Tinkerings section is for?

That`s for everything non-GM truck:bird feeders,cars,other brand trucks,swing sets,home projects....I`m talking just rods.

tires2burn · 02-09-2010, 01:10 AM

Here are a couple shots of what I did to the rear suspension. Ford 9" with disc brakes. The frame is boxed and pinched in the rear.

tires2burn · 02-09-2010, 01:25 AM

The cab was a lot of work. I sectioned it 3" and widened the back 4". The windshield posts were straight up and down so cut them off , flatened the cowl out and made new posts,laid them back about 3 deg and chopped the windshield frame a little. All the wood in the cab had to go. I made the door frames and got them hung and used a chevy 4 dr roof for the skins. Compound curves both ways. The 1/2 solid stock made a good match to the original moulding.

**Dan in Pasadena** · 02-09-2010, 12:22 PM

Serious fabrication chops show in these pix. Congratualtions on being able to do that. Looks like excellent work all the way through.

Are you completely done? Do you have other trucks/car projects in the works?

tires2burn · 02-09-2010, 01:16 PM

Dan in Pasadina, Yes ,its pretty much done now. All I do now is wait for the rain to clear up and go crusin. I'm rebuilding a 72 chevy AC cab that needs a lot of work. About 1/2 done.

jchav62 · 02-09-2010, 03:53 PM

Beautiful work!!

**Dieselwrencher** · 02-10-2010, 12:10 AM

Very, very, nice!

tires2burn · 02-12-2010, 12:48 PM

Thanks again for the kind words everybody. Heres a couple more shots of the box & cab. I had the box bent up at the local sheet metal shop. Its a little taller and wider so the rails flow into the cab mouldings. The only thing I used off the old box were the stake pockets. The original box looked like it had a Big Block rolling around in it for a few years. The back of the cab was widened 4"s and I had to add the moulding the same as I did on the doors.

Driveway Dreams · 02-14-2010, 06:15 PM

That is a lot of very tasteful mods. And a very nice result from them.

Quote:

Originally Posted by special-K

...
That`s for everything non-GM truck:bird feeders,cars,other brand trucks,swing sets,home projects....I`m talking just rods.

Gotcha. Thanks for that clarification. I never go in there to look just always thought that is what it was.

tires2burn · 04-09-2010, 04:14 PM

[QUOTE=Driveway Dreams;3800752]That is a lot of very tasteful mods. And a very nice result from them.

Thanks for the look driveway. I haven't been back here for awhile. Very good forum. It seems like there is a lot of interest in this old tin.

02-05-2010, 07:33 PM	#1
tires2burn Registered User Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Tacoma,Wa Posts: 84	This is my Baby I bought this 35 chevy tall cab in 1997. I changed almost everything on it by the time I got it done. Its a lot of fun in the summer Attached Images

02-05-2010, 09:09 PM	#2
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Dieselwrencher 6>8 Plugless........ Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Prairie City, Ia Posts: 17,132	Re: This is my Baby Very cool! I bet it is a blast to cruise in too! __________________ Ryan 1972 Chevy Longhorn K30 Cheyenne Super, 359 Inline 6 cylinder, Auto Trans, Tilt, Diesel Tach/Vach, Buckets, Rare Rear 4-link and air ride option Build Thread 1972 GMC Sierra Grande Longhorn 4x4 1972 Chevy Cheyenne Super K20 Long Step side tilt, tach, tow hooks, AC, 350 4 speed 1972 C10 Suburban Custom Deluxe 1969 Chevy milk truck 1971 Camaro RS 5.3 BTR STG3 Cam Super T10 1940 Ford 354 Hemi 46RH Ford 9" on air ride huge project *Tired of spark plugs? Check this out.*

02-05-2010, 10:41 PM	#6
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02-06-2010, 12:10 AM	#7
tires2burn Registered User Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Tacoma,Wa Posts: 84	Re: This is my Baby Thanks to you all. I got tired of getting wind & sunburned so I built this lift off top. Attached Images

02-06-2010, 12:21 AM	#8
thelonerife Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Clarksville TN 37043 Posts: 8,702	Re: This is my Baby I had a 63 ss conv. and got burnt a few times. Nice top & Nice truck too. __________________ Chuck 68swb Fleetside build ''Choncho'' http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=374892 My trailer redo http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...69#post5893869 Chuy my 59 bug http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=653798 Putnam 87 GMC Shop truck http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=707687

02-06-2010, 12:43 AM	#9
Driveway Dreams I have car A.D.D. Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Greeley, Northern Colorado Posts: 4,147	Re: This is my Baby Very nice truck. Share some details! I want to see more of this gorgeous machine. __________________ -Gerald Building vehicles in memory of the first "car guy" I ever knew, my Grandpa. Bob Dunham 1935-2009. Rest in peace. 61 GMC Suburban SOLD The 86 build thread SOLD Are you a Colorado member?Click here.

02-06-2010, 06:07 AM	#10
special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,859	Re: This is my Baby I know whatcha mean about that cooling wind/piercing sun combo.You can get one mother of a burn.I was going to ask (demand!) more pictures,but had a feeling you`d do that on your own.I`m sure glad this area exists.Here we have you,an existing member,who had an early ride with no place to show it.I wonder how many more.I`m already thinking we need a "General Rods" sub-forum for members with cars,trucks,whatever make... __________________ "BUILDING A BETTER WAY TO SERVE THE USA"......67/72......"The New Breed" GMC '67 C1500 Wideside Super Custom SWB: 327/M22/3.42 posi.........."The '67" (project) GMC '72 K2500 Wideside Sierra Custom Camper: 350/TH350/4.10 Power-Lok..."The '72" (rolling) Tim "Don't call me a redneck. I'm a rough cut country gentleman" R.I.P. ~ East Side Low Life ~ El Jay ~ 72BLUZ ~ Fasteddie69 ~ Ron586 ~ 67ChevyRedneck ~ Grumpy Old Man ~

02-06-2010, 11:17 AM	#11
Driveway Dreams I have car A.D.D. Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Greeley, Northern Colorado Posts: 4,147	Re: This is my Baby Special K: Isn't that what the Alternate Tinkerings section is for? __________________ -Gerald Building vehicles in memory of the first "car guy" I ever knew, my Grandpa. Bob Dunham 1935-2009. Rest in peace. 61 GMC Suburban SOLD The 86 build thread SOLD Are you a Colorado member?Click here.

02-06-2010, 04:02 PM	#12
806em55 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Lubbock TX Posts: 160	Re: This is my Baby That is a beautiful truck. Maybe one day mine will look that good!!!!!

02-06-2010, 06:14 PM	#13
63 & 64 Bowties and a few others Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Blue Ridge Mountains of VA Posts: 5,638	Re: This is my Baby That's a beauty. Thanks for sharing. More details please. Tacoma,Wa.... you don't get a chance to drive it too often do you? __________________ Bill US Army Vet -193rd Infantry BlueRidgeMuscleCars.com “The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated” Gandhi

02-08-2010, 03:11 PM	#14
TomJohnston Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Location: somewhere, MN Posts: 110	Re: This is my Baby first of all, beautiful truck, nice color. But I gotta ask, if it's a '35 tall cab, but almost everything on is changed and it's chopped, does that mean it isn't a '35 tall cab? __________________ Dad's 1970 Chevy C10 Custom 350, auto, armstrong power windows and doorlocks "My carbon footprint is bigger than yours"

02-08-2010, 05:05 PM	#15
Dan in Pasadena Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Glendora, CA Posts: 6,331	Re: This is my Baby Yeah, we need more picture. Especuially of in progress pictures if you have them for us whose trucks are in progress! Looks like it had a bed in the as-purchased condition. Was it running? Fill us in.



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02-09-2010, 01:10 AM	#17
tires2burn Registered User Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Tacoma,Wa Posts: 84	Re: This is my Baby Here are a couple shots of what I did to the rear suspension. Ford 9" with disc brakes. The frame is boxed and pinched in the rear. Attached Images

02-09-2010, 01:25 AM	#18
tires2burn Registered User Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Tacoma,Wa Posts: 84	Re: This is my Baby The cab was a lot of work. I sectioned it 3" and widened the back 4". The windshield posts were straight up and down so cut them off , flatened the cowl out and made new posts,laid them back about 3 deg and chopped the windshield frame a little. All the wood in the cab had to go. I made the door frames and got them hung and used a chevy 4 dr roof for the skins. Compound curves both ways. The 1/2 solid stock made a good match to the original moulding. Attached Images

02-09-2010, 12:22 PM	#19
Dan in Pasadena Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Glendora, CA Posts: 6,331	Re: This is my Baby Serious fabrication chops show in these pix. Congratualtions on being able to do that. Looks like excellent work all the way through. Are you completely done? Do you have other trucks/car projects in the works?

02-09-2010, 01:16 PM	#20
tires2burn Registered User Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Tacoma,Wa Posts: 84	Re: This is my Baby Dan in Pasadina, Yes ,its pretty much done now. All I do now is wait for the rain to clear up and go crusin. I'm rebuilding a 72 chevy AC cab that needs a lot of work. About 1/2 done. Last edited by tires2burn; 02-09-2010 at 01:17 PM.

02-09-2010, 03:53 PM	#21
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02-10-2010, 12:10 AM	#22
Dieselwrencher 6>8 Plugless........ Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Prairie City, Ia Posts: 17,132	Re: This is my Baby Very, very, nice! __________________ Ryan 1972 Chevy Longhorn K30 Cheyenne Super, 359 Inline 6 cylinder, Auto Trans, Tilt, Diesel Tach/Vach, Buckets, Rare Rear 4-link and air ride option Build Thread 1972 GMC Sierra Grande Longhorn 4x4 1972 Chevy Cheyenne Super K20 Long Step side tilt, tach, tow hooks, AC, 350 4 speed 1972 C10 Suburban Custom Deluxe 1969 Chevy milk truck 1971 Camaro RS 5.3 BTR STG3 Cam Super T10 1940 Ford 354 Hemi 46RH Ford 9" on air ride huge project *Tired of spark plugs? Check this out.*

02-12-2010, 12:48 PM	#23
tires2burn Registered User Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Tacoma,Wa Posts: 84	Re: This is my Baby Thanks again for the kind words everybody. Heres a couple more shots of the box & cab. I had the box bent up at the local sheet metal shop. Its a little taller and wider so the rails flow into the cab mouldings. The only thing I used off the old box were the stake pockets. The original box looked like it had a Big Block rolling around in it for a few years. The back of the cab was widened 4"s and I had to add the moulding the same as I did on the doors. Attached Images

04-09-2010, 04:14 PM	#25
tires2burn Registered User Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Tacoma,Wa Posts: 84	Re: This is my Baby [QUOTE=Driveway Dreams;3800752]That is a lot of very tasteful mods. And a very nice result from them. Thanks for the look driveway. I haven't been back here for awhile. Very good forum. It seems like there is a lot of interest in this old tin.

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