Projects Nontraditional Truck Build (1936 chev truck)

I picked this truck up off ebay for 800.00 and two years later it was on the salt. more pics to follow.

 

Removed engine, trans, and leaf springs to figure ride height, had to cut pies from frame to lower without a big Z in front and rear.

 

I stole this from 9 inch, is this it finished?


CBB

 

I machined the original 6 lug chev spindels to fit a ford 4 inch drop I beam.

 

Yes, thats it but I have more build pics.

 

Before 2 inch chop, removed 6 inches from rear of the bed.

 

2 inch chop.

 

Metal worked most of the body, pics at the down and dirty show.

 

Nice work!

 

cool truck

 

I had to seal the body with flat green paint so I could drive on the salt, pictures taken by akreone (thanks John)

 

Thanks for the support!

 

nice...

 

You have to see and hear this in person to really appreciate the craftsmanship. Every detail is well thought out and well executed. Troy does amazing work and is a hell of nice guy to boot. Can't wait to see it all finished up!

 

Looks Great... I just got my 36 on the road last week....

 

looks good to me keep it up

 

Looks great what size tires are on it?

 

one word 'aawweessoommee'

 

Good job troy now show me how to do picks

 

Nice truck, that thing just has the look.

 

front wheels are off 41 chev car tires 600-16 rears off 53 chev truck 700-15 tires.

 

do you have any shots of the front suspension? where does your spring attach to?

 

Good work on the truck, this is by far the best looking 1936 chevy truck since i have been looking for ideas for mine, what setup do you have in the rear of the truck, what yaer is the ford front axle, and is the cab channeled at all, i want to find a way to get mine low without having to chop the thing into pieces to do it

 

Thanks! the cab sits on its stock cab mounts just added rubber, the I-beam is a super bell with 4 inch drop if you zoom in on this pic you can see I welded a piece of steel under my wishbones, my leaf sits under the stock radiator mount that I modified.

 

I will take detailed pics of my suspension, I used wishbones on the rear but welded tube at the end and pressed in bushings. Rear is a triangulated 4 link with adjustable ride height. The way the cab sits it did not need to be chopped I just wanted to try a mild chop and a little pier pressure helped (thanks James)

 

nontrad? looks alot more trad then most! killer build!!!!!!!!!

 

where did you find the tiny model A to carry around on your bed?

 

Cool build and good-looking ride there fella.

 

what did you use for the seats and thanks for the info

 

I made a steel frame and used plywood and foam.