The body shop guy where my coe cab is says i should buy pickup fenders for the coe because the wheel opening is smaller but the pickup fenders look different to me. Has anyone ever heard of this?
29tons, The wheel "opening" of the pickup fender is smaller than on the COE, but the entire fender is actually much longer and of a different shape. I snagged a couple of snips of 1941 Chevy truck front fenders of both type trucks from the web to show the comparison. In my minds eye, I can't for the life of me figure out why they want you to go that route unless you are doing a major change to the stance and look of the COE??? The shop would have to do a whole bunch of convincing me why they seem to think this is a needed modification.
Just my $.02 worth. Hope it's helpful.
~ Dan 1951 Chevy 3 window 3100 Follow this story in the DITY Gallery "My Grandpa Carl's Truck and How it Became Mine" 1966 Chevelle (Wife's Hot Rod) | 2013 Chevy Silverado (Current daily driver) US Army MSG Retired (1977-1998) | Com Fac Maint Lead Tech Retired (1998-2021)
You wouldn't even be able to get into the cab if you put a pickup fender on it - no step. The doors might not even open because the fender would be in the way.
1950 Chevrolet 3100 (Ol' Roy)
1939 Packard Standard Eight Coupe (The Phantom) | 1956 Cadillac Coupe de Ville (The Bismarck) | 1964 Ford Galaxie 500 coupe |1966 Ford Mustang (Little Red) | 1969 Pontiac GTO (The Dishpit) I 1979 Ford F-100 | 1976 Ford F-150 (Big Red) | 1995 Ford F-150 (Newt)
GM made three fenders for this era truck. Two different types for larger trucks, a small opening and a larger opening which is the one shown on the cab over. The third fits pickups and has a small wheel opening. I have all three flavors and the big truck fenders will not fit the pickup trucks and the pickup fender will not fit the large trucks. I learned the hard way and once bought a NOS fender I thought would fit my 3/4 ton pickup. I painted it and had it looking perfect and went to put it on and no fit, so now I have a perfect NOS big truck fender with small opening and nothing to put it on. You can replace your big truck large wheel opening fender you have now with a big truck small wheel opening fender on your cab over. Hope that helps.
Why does the body shop want a smaller wheel opening in the first place?
1950 Chevrolet 3100 (Ol' Roy)
1939 Packard Standard Eight Coupe (The Phantom) | 1956 Cadillac Coupe de Ville (The Bismarck) | 1964 Ford Galaxie 500 coupe |1966 Ford Mustang (Little Red) | 1969 Pontiac GTO (The Dishpit) I 1979 Ford F-100 | 1976 Ford F-150 (Big Red) | 1995 Ford F-150 (Newt)
You still have to consider how the fenders fit to the cab as well as the wheel opening. Hotrod or not.
Kevin 1951 Chevy 3100 work truck Follow this saga in Project Journal Photos 1929 Ford pickup restored from the ground up. | 1929 Ford Special Coupe (First car) Busting rust since the mid-60's If you're smart enough to take it apart, you darn well better be smart enough to put it back together.
After reading this I looked at my 41 pickup next to the 41 cabover fender right next to it. Unless you do Major Surgery on the fender there is no way it will fit the coe. Not even close! Dave
1941 Chevy "First rebuild - complete!" Follow the story in the DITY 1941 GMC resting peacefully 1946/1947 Chevy Street rod on s10 frame complete 1945 GMC panel truck in line for restoration 1941 Plymouth stock complete 1941 GMC COE in restoration process Read his Project Journal 1941 Chevy Coe uncertain future resting now
