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#233253 05/04/2007 7:32 PM
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Hi folks,

I just recently found this site and what a great site it is. I'm located up in NH and late last summer I purchased a 1937 chevy pu. When I purchased it from the owner he wrote out the bill of sale as a 1937. Long story short the title says 1936 but he claimed it was an error when they registered it... Yesterday I finally decoded the VIN and it is a 1936 or so the cab might be. It has 37 everything on it but I noticed where the front fenders meet the cab there is a gap. I need to put a new floor in it and I dont know if I have a 1937 or 1936 cab. Does anyone know the difference between these two years in regards to the cab? I want to order the floor pan but i also want to get the right one. Soon as i figure out how to post a picture I will. Any and all help is greatly appreciated. Thanks.

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Welcome to the 'bolt... check the Gallery for pix of 36's and 37's... 36 was a transition year from a high cab to a low cab...

I suspect you will have much information from the true experts in here soon enough tho.


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Thanks Rusty Rod. This is the best place I've found on the net and I'm glad to be a new member.

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jason93, welcome aboard and good to see another 37 being saved. The 37 is know as the DIAMOND series. I have not had much experience with a 36 but as Rusty Rod pointed out the 36 had a high cab them went to a low cab. Some pics would be nice. We have a gentlemen here, 6cylindersovertexas, that is very very sharp on the 37's. Watch for him...if he don't find you first. It was common back to change the parts on 37 and 38 which is what I ran into. I believe the guages may have been different but not real sure. Speaking of guages there is a tech tip in here about some guages that will work nice in place of a 37 if yours are bad.
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jason93 -

Welcome to the Stovebolt site, the best learning experience you could ever hope to find!

Sounds like a 37 to me. The 37 code is GC on the ID plate on the right hand side of the cab just under the hood and facing outward toward you as you look at it. It should be screwed on to the cowl with two metal clutch head screws. You will have to tilt your head to the left to read it. The 36 code is FC and the 38 code is HC.

That gap between the front fenders and the cab is supposed to be there - I don't know why, but it is.

The way to fill it is to have an upholstery shop make up a vinyl covered piece of windlace the appropriate length and leave a tail on it so it looks like a larger version of fender welt, commomly used on these trucks, and fasten it into place using the holes in the fender flange, to fill the gap. If you will send me your email address, I can send you a picture of what it should look like.

There were some differences between the 36 low cab and the 37 cab. The 36 had wood under the dash as partial bracing - the 37 didn't. The 36 had straps to stop the door from opening too far, the 37 had door checks within the doors. The 36 gas tank was under the rear of the bed, the 37 was under the seat. There are a few more more subtle differences, but those are enough differences for you to tell. The 36 had a wooden floor board, the 37 was metal and it was different depending on whether you have a four speed transmission or a three speed transmission. A fiberblass replacement is made for the four speed and can be used for the three speed with an addition small piece of sheet metal that you will have to make or have made to surround the smaller gear shift of the three speed.

37's are great trucks. It was the beginning of the modern age. The radiator cap was under the hood for the first time! Bigger things were comming, but the 37 definately turned the corner for Chevrolet.

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Hi jason93, and welcome to Stovebolt!

Like Rusty Rod said, 1937 was a transition year. I understand that there were two styles offered during the year - the older "high cab" and the newer "low cab". But all that means nothing if your machine is a Frankenstein like my '37 is ;'}

The guy I bought mine from had built several '37's and, when he finally lost interest, sold off the remaining parts & pieces to me, along with a "conglomerate cab" built with close enough parts.

To further complicate matters, while going through a divorce my X had my truck hauled off as an abandoned vehicle! I had to purchase my own truck back from the auction! When I got it back I discovered that she had told the cops that it was a '36 and so they titled it that way.

So I am the proud owner of a 36/37 Chev/GMC/Maple Leaf pickup truck!

This makes it interesting when shopping for parts (as if trying to buy something for a 70 year old truck isn't bad enough!). From what I've been able to determine, the low cab '36 shares the same dimensions as the '37. If you compare pictures from the Stovebolt gallery you will see a difference in the front fenders between the two years. I do now know whether the differences show up in the junction of fender to cab however.

If you are referring to the bolt-in toe-board, you might check out Jim Carter's offerings (http://www.oldchevytrucks.com/) - they list the same part for years '36-'38 (part number FL 168). Any other sheet metal and you are pretty much on your own ;'{

Good luck with your project - glad to see more '37's out there!


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also worth mentioning is that since the gas tank is under the seat only on a 37 this means that the 37 is also the only year that the bottom seat is split. Sometimes folks would move the gas tank and keep the split seat or move the gas tank and put in a straight seat.


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Wow! you folks really are amazing. The information you've provided is very helpful. I'm attaching a couple of pictures of my truck and hopefully you can see them. I'm pretty sure the truck has been chopped a few inches and the rear fenders are 2" wider than stock. Can you notice anything on this truck that doesnt look like a 37 and more like the 36? The middle gauge slot on the dash the hole looks smaller than the other trucks I've seen as most 37's seem to have the middle dash hole larger than both the left and right one. Also when I decoded my vin it said the 36 1/2 ton was 112 inch wheelbase. What model do I use for purchasing new parts for the bed? Shortbed? Longbed? Thanks for all the help.

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