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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

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Right on!! Sweet roadster pickup.Excellent job!

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:agree: Beautiful truck!

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Awsome!!! Beutiful truck!!! :metal::metal: WES

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

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

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

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

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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...

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

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

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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?

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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? :confused::jest:

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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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It`s now an open cab with a Carson top.:cool: (I guess it`s not exactly a Carson top,right?)
Nice job on that top.

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

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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.

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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.

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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?

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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.

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Beautiful work!!

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Very, very, nice!

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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.

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That is a lot of very tasteful mods. And a very nice result from them.
Gotcha. Thanks for that clarification. I never go in there to look just always thought that is what it was.

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[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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Haven't been here for awhile. Summer is almost over up here in washington state. Had the top off all summer (about 3 months) and its almost time to put her inside for the winter. All you guys have been busy I see. Keep the pictures and interest coming.

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Looking great!

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Wow that is a beautiful roadster! Nice work.

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CUrious; did you always intend to remoe the roof and make it a roadster pickup or did you do it because:

1. The roof was too far gone to repair?
2. Or you were going to chop the top and liked it once you saw the top off so you just left it?

I think it looks great; just wondering (and nosy!)

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3. easier to reach the ice chest :metal::lol:

truck/roadster looks great!!!

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The top was in great shape but I wanted a roadster. The doors were shot so I made some new ones without windows. I just kinda reshaped everything till I got what you see.

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The summer is REALLY over now. I added some running board stainless strips and had some stripping done. What do ya think?

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love it man! looks great! the running boards and pin stripping added a very nice subtle look. really clean ride man!

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Thats a smooth street rod. Nice job, you have some impressive fab skills.

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Thanks CG, Its a good thing I didn't have to pay someone for the labor or I never would of got it done. Thats why these type of forums are great. you get lots of info & support from all different directions.

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Nice convertible truck! When I was looking for my first running truck I was so close to buying a 37(IIRC) Dodge rat rod pickup, so close!

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Beautiful truck sucks you cant enjoy it for more summer months...

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Nice ride!

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sweet ride!

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sweet!!!! nice ride :metal: