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 chassis swaps but has anybody put a 1935 cab, fenders on a 1973-1992 chevy dually chassis? 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 chassis. 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 chassis 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? Chassis 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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