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| | | | Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 22 Junior Member | | Junior Member Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 22 | the other day i was out at a friends place helping him move alot of the old iron thats been piling up behind the bodyshop .
with the rain and the wet ground , it's a good thing the tow truck has 4wd and that big ol diesel engine, we got alot of the stuff moved and i think for the first time in several years organized...
the reason i'm posting this is the fact that a '37 ford deluxe front clip popped up out of the weeds and stared at me for most of the afternoon.
i know that there are alot of you guys/gals that would never even bat an eye at swapping this front clip onto the '45 chevy 1/2 ton that i have picked up a few weeks back, but hot rodding was always the idea behind this truck for me,and i think the best front clip that says hot rod would be the '37 ford teardrop headlight fenders and long swoopy grill .
much different than the long nose and big headlight pots the truck has now, the second thing that i was messin' around with is the roof of the truck anyone here chop one down , or make one a convertable ???
or do you know of anywhere i could find info in a similar project with photos | | | | | Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 1,745 Member | | Member Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 1,745 |
54 3100 with 235
62 flatbed dump C60 with 261
| | | | | Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 3,887 Cruising in the Passing Lane | | Cruising in the Passing Lane Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 3,887 | hahahahha!! that wimpy lil car front on a GM truck?? good luck! for radical body work ya need the boyz at the Jalopy Journal measure twice, cut once  Bill | | | | | Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 804 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 804 | I have nothing against modifications of this kind, but they have to make sense.
Why does your truck have this "long nose and big headlight pots?" Because they FIT the rest of the truck that is why. The 37 Ford was one of the most beautiful cars of the era. They had swoopy lines, ahead of it's time actually. The truck, well it was a TRUCK. Not a whole lot about style was incorporated in the design. I don't think the two styles match personally.
1948 Chevy Pickup
Chopped and sectioned
owned since 1974 when I was 15.
| | | | | Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 22 Junior Member | | Junior Member Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 22 | i think the part of my question that i left out was the fact i am swapping the cab and everything onto a S-10 frame , i am going to set the front end on the front of the truck for some photos just to see ...
if i can i'll see if i can post up some photos of FRANKENSTIEN for all of you to see , | | | | | Joined: Feb 2000 Posts: 132 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Feb 2000 Posts: 132 | hey, i'm with ya on this one.
after all, i chopped a COE....
i miss obscene phone calls...
| | | | | Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 22 Junior Member | | Junior Member Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 22 | his weekend i'll be stripping the S-10 for the '45
after the last two days waking up to light snow , i think i should get some good wrapping on the old truck and get it up on the new frame before i have to shovel my way to the shop | | |
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