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I have four 1936 truck doors, 3 of the regulators are single arm and one is the dual arm.

Did the trucks use single arm, dual arm, or did different assembly plants use one or the other or both?

Also, are the car regulators interchangeable with trucks, or ??

Any insight is appreciated!

Thanks!

I forgot to mention these are 1/2 ton doors I'm asking about. Big trucks may have been different?

both doors on my 36 are dual arm, they could have been changed out before I got the truck.

Good morning Daryl.

I have a '36 Chevy "High Cab" pickup that I got in 1965 and it was all original back then. It had single arm window regulators and they don't work very well. I discovered back then that 2-arm regulators used through 1946 are a direct replacement and improve the operation of the windows.

There are other things you can do to that pickup to make it more pleasant to drive and safer like use modern tie rod ends and adapt in a tandem master cylinder and 3.55 rear gears using a '37 Chevy car rear axle that has the correct track (width) and will accept the 1950-54 Chevy car 3.55 gears. If it has a 4-speed crash box the 3-speed is a direct exchange and works nicely when properly set up and filled with the correct SAE 160 lube (not the 600W steam cylinder oil sold by the antique car parts vendors as a gear lube).

How's the gas tank, tight or full of pinhole leaks?

Thanks YAR, it's being built as a 'period correct' hotrod, so not using original drivetrain components already. Original bed not being used, so neither is the gas tank. 235 w/ 3 speed and '58 1/2T rear. Maybe a T5 in the future!

I got access to an old Chev parts manual last night, and it says 30-35 is single arm, and 36-46 have dual arm, so that answers my question. Now I need to source a pair of dual arm actuators!


Thanks again, Daryl