36 chevy pickup cab wood or steel tube

Has anybody changed the wood in pillars and dash to steel if so how tough was it. And how'd you do it.

 

I have. Check my build thread and profile pics. PM me if you have questions. I don't know what I'm doing, but I can tell you what I did.

 

I did a '34 & entire structure build pics on my myspace link. Carl

 

Ive done a 36 chevy truck before to steel. Its not that hard, just time consuming, good to have the wood as a pattern and brace the body when doing it. Have fun.

 

i used 3 x 1/4 steel plate fitted it to the outside skin welded it to the body then drilled and tapped it for the hinges takes time

 

I've done a couple of them with steel tubing; as was mentioned, not that hard to do. It just takes some time and effort, use your wood posts as a pattern.

 

Hey guys, ok, up front - I'm a "newbie" here to the forum! Returning to the project of converting Grandfather's '36 Chevy pickup to street and hoping to humbly prevail on others more experienced and capable for some advice and suggestions. I'm at that crossroads of wood replacement vs. metal. Low-boy truck so only 3 main pieces, left/right pillars and crossmember. Bought some new wood, but quality (at least in pre-drilled holes) is lacking. Now between a rock and a hard place - continue trying to "fix" the replacement wood and make it fit or hire someone to replace with metal. Obvious problem is I'm not a metalworker or welder so dependent on others to do the work and can't anyone locally who has ever done it. A couple of you say you have - soooooo, wondering if you'd be willing to chat with me about the process a little. Maybe 1st talk about pros/cons of sticking with the wood and/or what's involved in fabbing it in metal??

Thanks for indulging me and hopefully there'll be a time when I can offer something in return.

jgiles