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| | | | Joined: Jul 2016 Posts: 9 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Jul 2016 Posts: 9 | what do you reccomend for 1940 chev 1/2 truck frame
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| | | | | Joined: Jan 2015 Posts: 914 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jan 2015 Posts: 914 | | | | | | Joined: May 2005 Posts: 8,878 . | | . Joined: May 2005 Posts: 8,878 | Perhaps a good steam cleaning, wire brushing, and a rust encapsulating paint. POR-15 is one option then follow with a top coat.
Or sand blasting and finish with a good primer and paint. | | | | | Joined: Feb 2000 Posts: 5,223 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Feb 2000 Posts: 5,223 | New springs, and new tie-rods, new king pins.
Nothing is going to work as good as the original, and nothing is going to be cheaper to fix back up.
| | | | | Joined: Jul 2016 Posts: 9 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Jul 2016 Posts: 9 | what is the best recomendations for a 1940 chev truck frame? i want to lower it and have power steering and power brakes
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| | | | | Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 2,832 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 2,832 | What tools and abilities do you have? The easiest and requiring the fewest tools is a dropped axle, Toyota p/s box, and a firewall mounted brake booster. Probably next is mount on an S10 chassis, and finally a frame clip. The FIRST thing is to drive it and find out if you really like the old truck experience. You will have much air noise, water leaks, exhaust and engine smell in the cab, body roll in the corners and many other little quirks that I love. The 40 in the picture has all of the above but is a ball to cruise in. http://s32.photobucket.com/user/coilover/media/StudeJustins40CougarCat004-1.jpg.html
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| | | | | Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 27 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 27 | My 39 1/2 Ton has been on the road for over 20 years and it has done really well with an early nova 68/72 rear steer front clip. It really fits nice, has good tire clearance, handles well, and has disc brakes, independent suspension, power steering and parts are easy to find. See my pix on my profile for the stance. It also has an S-10 rear with 10 in wheels and they clear. Truck has many trouble free miles. | | | | | Joined: Jul 2016 Posts: 9 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Jul 2016 Posts: 9 | beautiful truck!!!!! i have pretty much all tools that is needed including a cnc plasma table to make some parts i want to lower it, powere steering and brakes of course, make is handle a lot better
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| | | | | Joined: May 2004 Posts: 1,312 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: May 2004 Posts: 1,312 | Front:
Mustang 2 front end, with 2" drop spindles, 11" Granada rotors, Mustang 2 power rack.
Rear:
removed 2 blades from leaf springs, lowering blocks on axle. | | |
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