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| | | | Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 595 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 595 | hope everyone had a great start to a new year. need some feedback from you guys. ok here goes: i have a 1950 chevy coe body, no running gear or stock frame. back in 91' i was attempying to build a front wheel drive car hauler with a 75' toronado chassis in front and 16' car tamdem car trailer from rear of cab back. a couple of things sidelined the project: steering (which later was figured out) and my health got diognosed with cancer(been clean since 92'  ). so anyway i gave away the running gear and kept the body and have since collected up a couple of 81' sevilles for doners. well hammer away! thanks  | | | | | Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 584 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 584 | What kinda feed back ya need? I'm more of an original guy, but rounds like an interesting project. Oh, glad to hear your clean since 92.  | | | | | Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 595 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 595 | like doe's it seem to be a realistic project. | | | | | Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 63 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 63 | anything is realistic with the right checkbook | | | | | Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 1,276 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 1,276 | I have seen a few truck like that. Nice car haulers low like a trailer and lots of torque from those Olds and Caddie motors. And the classic look of an old COE. The best hot rod hauler that can be built IMO. | | | | | Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 584 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 584 | I like them as long as the wheels aren't out too far on the fenders when finished. I think a lot of the beauty of the old cabovers is the wheels recessed somewhat. | | | | | Joined: May 2005 Posts: 8,878 . | | . Joined: May 2005 Posts: 8,878 | I agree with Tomcoe, I have visions of it having funny looking wheels that are not positioned in the fenders like the originals. I think it would be a mistake to make it ugly like that.
Grigg | | | | | Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 1,276 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 1,276 | I think the trick is to use 16.5 wheels and the hubs from a GMC motorhome. These coaches used Olds 455s and transaxles from Toranotos but had 16.5 oneton dulie wheels. | | | | | Joined: May 2005 Posts: 8,878 . | | . Joined: May 2005 Posts: 8,878 | What is the bolt pattern on those motor homes? Also, how does the track width compare to that of the COE?
You are going to need tires that are about 36" to 40" tall to look about right.
19.5" wheels only get you 33" of tire, I have seen those on an AD COE, they look to small.
20 or 22.5" wheels will give you tires tall enough to look good.
Grigg | | | | | Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 5,152 Cruising in the Passing Lane | | Cruising in the Passing Lane Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 5,152 | Make sure you go to the Good Guys show in Puyallup this year. There is always at least one front drive COE car hauler there and some years there have been several.
I don't recall anything about an '81 Seville. The conversions I've seen have been based on the Toranado/El Dorado or GMC motorhome stuff. Are your Sevilles the same configuration as those or is it a traverse mount type motor?
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