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Just got home with a 1932 pickup. I don't know anything about it. I have so many questions. I guess the best thing I could do first is to find a shop manual for it. I want to keep it as origional as possible. This truck is unrestored and in pretty fair shape for it's age. The engine sounds good. The body is straight and very little rust. I know that the wireing will need replacing along with new tires and a new tailpipe and muffler. If anyone could recommend sources for parts and information about 32 Chevrolet trucks PLEASE let me know.

Thanks,

Glenn Edwards

congrats on that score Glenn, and welcome to the garage! finding a manual's a good start w/ these ol 'bolts - try lookin thru the links page list right here - but The Filling Station is the only place I can think of that goes back past 34, tho that may be pretty much the same . . .

good luck w/ it and we all love pictures of any old truck!

Bill

Welcome Glen--

Haven't seen one on here--there is a big 32 in the gallery -- Mapleleaf Canuck truck. Ur plan to get a shop manual is smart--pretty rare thing u got. Like to see a photo if ur so inclined--expect others would as well. Gud luk

I might be able to help with info. and parts

i've got a '31 coupe-turned-truck, but i don't know too much about keepin 'em stock

where are you located?

Glenn,

I'm working on keeping a '35 Chev 1 1/2 ton original and like you, had a lot of the original truck to work with. I did buy new tires (and tubes and flaps) for it through Coker Tire (www.coker.com I think). If there's a car show or swap meet in your area that Coker will be at, you can order in advance and pick them up at the show. For the six tires I bought I saved about $150 in shipping that way. Coker's got an excellent selection of sizes and tread patterns for vehicles of that era.

Best of luck with your project. I hope that your cab wood is in good shape as that's one of the trickiest things to reproduce on those vintage Chevs.

John Larson

Glenn, I am restoring a 34 pick-up and have bought parts from Jim Carter, Obsolete Chevy,The filling station, Vintage auto, Classic auto and bowtie bits. All have catalogs that show parts for your vintage. good luck and TAKE MANNY PICTURES before disasembling anything! You will thank me when it comes time to put it back together,

Glenn,

I would absolutely agree that taking MANY detailed photos is essential. I have also made a point to keep at hand a stack of envelopes in which to put examples of all the screws, bolts, nails, and small parts that I've removed. While I'm no artist, I've tried to do simple drawings of where all these specific hardware parts came from and in what quantity. Taking these old body hardware parts to a good hardware store makes it that much easier to find exact matches (or as close to it as you can).

If you're looking to rewire the truck, You can either do it yourself by matching everything you pull out or buy pre-done wiring. While I can't say whether they've got your rig's wiring in stock, you may want to check out a site I found once which deals with vintage car and truck wiring. Rhode Island Wiring (www.riwire.com) may make your task a simple one.

John Larson

Glenn,

I've had lots of luck getting parts through e-bay. Bidding carefully, you can get some rare parts for cheap and lots of original and re-print manuals. I scored a new old stock steering wheel for 150 bucks.<><><>I contacted KC Wood Manufacturing about my '36 hi cab. A full frame would run about $1'200 delivered to Ca.!! You can order individual peices too. www.chevywood.com

Sounds like you have cool project