The Stovebolt Site Forums The Shop Area General Truck Talk Edit - Bought a 1927 1 ton

Hi guys, I am in the process of getting a 27 chevy truck from a fellow member here and I had a few questions about them.
The first is that I am unsure yet of whether we will try to go bone stock or updated some. The thing that I would like to consider is getting hyd brakes on it. I have read that the front axle from a newer one will bolt on. The thing that I do not know about is the wood wheel mounting method. How do the wood wheels mount to the hub or spindle? It is the 20" wheels with a steel rim but wooden spokes. At this time I think that I would like to keep the wood wheels, I wouldn't get so lucky that the wood wheels would bolt to a newer hub would I?

I have a couple parts trucks, one a 1/2 ton 46 and a 1.5 ton 40 with duals. I thought that it might be a possibility to use either of these axle sets on the 27. Should they bolt on in place of the 27's? I do not think that I want to modify it other than bolt on stuff.

Another question/consideration I have is that if the original 4 cyl does not look to be useable, will a 235 fit in the engine bay? My guess is that it would be too long.

I will stop here and let everyone catch up,

Thanks for any help,

Jason