34 chevy coupe on duece rails

I have a 34 chevy three window coupe I am getting ready to start building. Right now I am in the process of gathering parts and trying to make room in the garage. I recently acquired, FREE on craigslist, a brand new set of duece rails! Has anybody on here built a car like this? I believe I have to lengthen the frame by about seven inches. I am by no means an expert car builder, but I do know how to cut and weld metal. Any pictures, thoughts, comments, or suggestions would be greatly appreciated! Thanks.

 

yep I did a 33 chevy

 

Depends on what you want to build, but you might be better off with a 34 Chevy frame. The Chevy guys on here can tell you whether they repop them.

 

Chevy frames are UGGLY

 

It's going to be a fenderless hot rod, so I think I can use pretty much whatever frame I want, especially since I have to build a whole new floor anyhow. Plus I got the rails for free, so that really would add to the low buck build.

 

I absolutely agree with you that Chevy frames are ugly, especially compared to the duece frame. I know I'm gonna piss off some of the Chevy guys who say keep your Chevy all Chevy, but I'm piecing the car together anyhow, so I don't see any reason not to use the duece rails. They look *****in on your 33. Did you have to alter the length of the frame?

 

Somebody gave you repro 1932 Ford frame rails for free? Sounds like a great combo.

I was just talking with a Plymouth-oriented buddy about a '34 coupe he wanted to build as a highboy. I suggested he couldn't go wrong putting it on a '32 Ford frame. Hard to make an oddball car look bad when it's on a '32 Ford frame.

 

Sounds like a plan to me. I'm sure the deuce rails will look swoopier than the old chevy rails...here's a photo of my old 33 chevy coupe with original frame..see all that rusty metal below the decklid ? That's a HUGE chevy crossmember of stamped 10 gauge steel..mucho oogly.
And the side rails don't follow the bottom of the body like a deuce frame does but I believe a 33-35 chevy is quite a bit wider through the middle than a 32 ford and I'll bet a pair of 32 ford rails will need to be pie-cut and welded to conform to the pronounced "coke bottle" shape of the 34 chevy versus the relatively mild 'swell' of a 32 ford.
It's gona be a lotta work. You'll know more after taking a tape measure to both the body and the 32 rails.

 

I've seen a 33-34 Chevy coupe that was builit on 33-34 Ford rails and the bottom contour of the body looked like it matched alot better than it would a 32 frame.

 

It actually conforms fairly well from what I can tell by holding the rails up next to the body (squeezing around all the other **** in my shed) but I do think I will need to change the shape towards the rear of the body, along with lengthening it.

 

Anyone else have any pictures of this set up? I would love to see how it looks.

 

This is what I want to build. Ch***is is highly modified ...

 

Hey it is your car so you do whatever it takes as far as I am concerned . A mix and match of parts, pieces from various manufactures ***embled in a safe structuraly sound manner pleaseing to your eyes is fine. You are the owner and builder. At least that is the way I am building mine and what I think about It.

 

That car looks killer! Love the radical chop. I looked at your build and that 36 is bad*** as well!! Very nice work!!

 

Here are a couple shots of my 1933 /3 window a coupe. This was at a small town parade a few weeks before are Raisin Day Event. We come to theirs they come to ours you get it. Let me know if I can help. Jim

 

My old 33 was on Deuce rails. Fit like a glove.