EVERYBODY it seems! I wish y'all would just stick with As, 32-34s but hey, that's my problem. Here's a concept that I had been kicking around and I finally put it to paper or in this case, photoshop. So what did I do? I took a '36 chevy 3 window coupe and grafted the body onto the '36 chassis. Not for the faint of heart, but it could be another option for the 3 window deprived out there and maybe a little easier than making your own 3 window from a 5 window Ford like Cole did. I have a stock height and a chopped top for comparison.
I've got the perfect donor if anyone wants to try it. I'm hoping to pick it up and turn it this spring. '36 olds 3 window
Yeah that would work. The GM cars lack of the beltline in the back compared the Ford is pretty noticeable here. I'm sure you could make your own to make it a nicer design. How much will you ask for that Olds? Compare it to the insanely high $9100 for the last Ford 3 window body to sell on ebay last week and you can quickly see how this becomes a viable option. Here's the real thing. My Dad's 3 window. I made him give back my wheels and tires, so he is having his own set painted and is getting ready to order some blackwall Firestones.
The Ford 36 3-window is my all time fav. Along with the 39-40 chopped mercs. Your dad's is how i'd want mine to be. It has the perfect chop IMO.
I'd let it go real cheap... like $8950... just kidding I'm not sure how the hell I'm going to get it out of there, much less buy it. I will have to invest in a chainsaw before I move on it.
that olds looks really similar to the 35 3 window pontiac we have next to Dad's next project 35 ford 3 window. Our pontiac has suicide doors, though. The more i look at that pontiac, the more i think it needs a section job.
Yikes. Yet another project to add to the list of things I must try before I die. Love the idea of a "poor man's" '36, because by the time I get to it, I'll never be able to afford the real thing. Another Oldsmobile in my garage, but a 35/36? hmmmmm.... Django -- you are dangerous with Photoshop... JR
isn't the Olds and Pontiac the same body? For that matter, are the doors the same on a 36 3 window as a 5 window (GM). I don't know, I've never messed with them. If they are, you could just fill that back window cause they look like an afterthought anyway as opposed to the Fords. You can do it Josh. Just dump that Fairlane. I guaruntee it's ten times easier in Photoshop than even making the first cut for real.
hehe, i already have one,sorry had to say that. i've always wanted to chop it but, i just can't bring my self to do it......it's damn near stock,cept for the motor,suspension,and 30 year old paint,stripin'. and i have a hard time hurtin' that by givin' it a lobotomy,haha.......maybe after i finish the '28.......
hey, anybody out there with a 36 3 window.. help!!!! I am trying to install the rear window roll up mechanism and not sure how it should be. i would like to install it as close to original looking as possible, so if anybody has info or pics of the right way i would appreciate it!! thanks gmgrunt
I think you would almost certainly need a cowl from the donor 4 door that you are cutting up. If anybody has access to a GM coupe, we can compare cowl measurements. Primevil36, let's see pics. Since Dad has a chopped one, I'd like to get an uncut one someday. But that's way down on the list and my cabriolet may end up depleting our 36 parts bin. modifieddriver, you should post pics of yours. It's bitchin.
modifieddriver, you should post pics of yours. It's bitchin.[/QUOTE] I haven't taken the time to figure out how ta' do 'dis here fancy "pitcher" posting. I spent 4 hours tryin' to send'm to you on the HAMB and had ta' go "wit" an e-mail attachment to ya'! Django, heck, you gott'em. Can you figure out how ta' post'em "fur" me? It's AOK with me if ya' do 'dat.!
eberhama, if you don't pick that up for some reason let me know. I already own a chainsaw. PM me, I'm serious.
That is nice looking more pics if'n you got em. Django are there any 36's on the planet you don't know about?
. . .not as much as I did! I didn't know chevy made 3-window 36's. . . I've never seen one. . .only seen five windows. Are we sure they exist?
Thanks MBTex. As far as I know they made chevy 3 windows. If that is not true, then someone please say so.
Django, You are Da' Man! How did you do that? I'm must be computer illiterate! You can post my pics but I can't. Looks like I need to take a course in "pitcher" postin'. This is the first time any "pitchers" of my "stuff" have been posted on this site. Modifieddriver
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