I have a 1935 Ford cab and Ive been searching this site for build ideas. Ive seen a lot of good looking "traditional" 35's with full fenders as well as good looking fenderless, chopped & channeled '35 hot rods. What I havent really seen is a 1 1/2 ton style truck that can still be driven daily or haul a good size trailer. Im talking about a home built rig. I found some threads on S-10 ch***is swaps but has anybody put a 1935 cab, fenders on a 1973-1992 chevy dually ch***is? Not sure if it would work but I had to ask. Has anyone built a truck with the sheet metal stock looking but with a stout ch***is. Just wondering if this has been done.
I don't know if this will help you but here is a 47 ford 1.5 ton on a Chevy step van frame The 35 might be a little narrower than the 47 but this might get you going http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=355535&highlight=4bt
There is a local guy that has a 39 ford on a 73-87 chevy frame but the front is a little wide and does not set very low. It still looks pretty good and he put alot of miles on it. I did a chevy using a stock 1954 chevy 1 1/2 ton frame but i added the 73-87 front and rear i just narrowed the front to fit .This truck will haul just as much as any chevy 1 ton and the old 1 1/2 ton frame is actually bigger than the 73-87 dually frames. This truck was an easy and cheap to build project as all the ch***is and running gear stuff is stock items that can be had at any junkyard or parts store .
I found the pic of the truck on this site and it has the look that I asked about in the first post. Does anyone have any details on this truck? Is it a stock or modern frame? Ch***is mods? Drivetrain? Rearend? Track width and wheel base?
Built in Australia, truck frame (as in not 1/2 ton) and on bags. Can't remember anything else but it's all pretty normal stuff. Front end is Jag I think. I've seen it and it is nice.
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