1936 chevy low cab build 1.5T
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CORPO
Buildin' it his way, one piece at a time...
I was thinkin about the old intake... my pops has 2 of them... not sure which way i will go.. i have an idea for a couple of cool little breathers that would just be another interesting little detail.. i think
thanks truckster, hows yours coming along?
Yeah they might, they were given to me under the condition that I use them...
truckster
Well-known member
Not much this summer since the front suspension. Heat has taken it out of me this year. Put new seals on the Rockwell rear, and reworked the rear four link to get better angles (parallel) on the frame attachments.
Fall has arrived though and feeling like getting after it again. Keep up the good work on yours. Looks great! Love it!
hillbilly36
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Brian Strawn
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sweet
Nice truck should be nice when done
Nice truck should be nice when done
CORPO
Buildin' it his way, one piece at a time...
well... not a whole lot been going on... but.. I have built the entire floor structure... which I have no goo pictures of Ill have to try and snap a few, I ended up raising the floor 3 inches to get some decent foot space..
Also, change of plans on the gas tank, The rivited tank will wait for a new project... I picked up this tank at the Hunnert car pile up swap, i looked at it and knew it was the shape and size I needed.. In fact my frame is 36 inches wide and so is the tank.. it was meant to be...
The tank needs some work, theres some sketchy old repairs on the bottom, a few dents, and the filler neck needs to go.. I have the orgonal filler neck from my truck which i think will work great... if any one has any ideas about the origins of the tank.. let me know.. my best guess would be some sort of equipment...
general placement
brackets...
heres the first one in place.. all that work drilling holes.. and you can barly see it.. but i know its there.. I will add gussets (with holes) between the tube and the brackets...
Oh and according to my calculations its 17 gallons.. And i think I have finally tracked down a bed! no tailgate though...
Also, change of plans on the gas tank, The rivited tank will wait for a new project... I picked up this tank at the Hunnert car pile up swap, i looked at it and knew it was the shape and size I needed.. In fact my frame is 36 inches wide and so is the tank.. it was meant to be...
The tank needs some work, theres some sketchy old repairs on the bottom, a few dents, and the filler neck needs to go.. I have the orgonal filler neck from my truck which i think will work great... if any one has any ideas about the origins of the tank.. let me know.. my best guess would be some sort of equipment...
general placement
brackets...
heres the first one in place.. all that work drilling holes.. and you can barly see it.. but i know its there.. I will add gussets (with holes) between the tube and the brackets...
Oh and according to my calculations its 17 gallons.. And i think I have finally tracked down a bed! no tailgate though...
CORPO
Buildin' it his way, one piece at a time...
Little to report.. here are some shots of the structure i put in for the floor... dont laugh to hard at my mock up drive shaft
Heres a shot of the bracing I did to the rear wall, this tubing is super thin.. think its 20ga... you can see the rear hoop in this shot too
mock up of the seat in place.... seat will be like 4-5" off the floor...
I still need to remove some structure I put in the floor way back when I was changing the floor out... anyway there are 3 hoops.. being that i dont have a tube bender I pie cut them and welded them back up, they turned out pretty even...
Heres a shot of the bracing I did to the rear wall, this tubing is super thin.. think its 20ga... you can see the rear hoop in this shot too
mock up of the seat in place.... seat will be like 4-5" off the floor...
I still need to remove some structure I put in the floor way back when I was changing the floor out... anyway there are 3 hoops.. being that i dont have a tube bender I pie cut them and welded them back up, they turned out pretty even...
bob w
Still crazy after all these years!
Yep, on the tank brackets. Nice work on the floor framing too.
rainman
Rough Rodder
Everything looks great, ditto on the brackets.
CORPO
Buildin' it his way, one piece at a time...
thanks, everyone... I added the gussets tonight.. with more HOLES!... for some reason didnt snap any pics though
Also lobbed off that filler neck.. it was driving me nuts.. now I have to fill that hole.. and the two I cut in the bottom of the tank where there was some serous damage from who knows what...
Also lobbed off that filler neck.. it was driving me nuts.. now I have to fill that hole.. and the two I cut in the bottom of the tank where there was some serous damage from who knows what...
CORPO
Buildin' it his way, one piece at a time...
Little update, Picked up a bed this weekend How come I always end up buying items that were not so accurately described???? (I must be a sucker) I was told there was a little rot but that there was plenty of steel to work with...
Heres what I ended up with.. two bedsides pretty rough, except for the top edges (no dents or rot) front pockets are pretty solid, rear pockets are a mess as you can see. Front bed panel same story good probably 6" missing from the bottom, Rear bed tie piece (have no idea what it is called) is shot .. and no tail gate.. that much I did know before heading out on my 2.5 hour trek to pick this up.. I though about not taking it but decided just to grab it anyway...
This was the side in better shape
anyway i drilled the spot welds and removed the pockets and cut the top edges off 2" below the bends.. heres a few shots of the mock up. I am going to have to extend the sides and the pockets (probably will curve them back inward)
got my work cut out for me.. need to pick up a sheet of 16 gage.. in all honesty the only difficult parts will be rebuilding the pockets, however I will simplify that a little by narrowing all the flanges so that they are maybe .5-.75in wide.. right now they are 2"
Its starting to really look like a truck now!
Heres what I ended up with.. two bedsides pretty rough, except for the top edges (no dents or rot) front pockets are pretty solid, rear pockets are a mess as you can see. Front bed panel same story good probably 6" missing from the bottom, Rear bed tie piece (have no idea what it is called) is shot .. and no tail gate.. that much I did know before heading out on my 2.5 hour trek to pick this up.. I though about not taking it but decided just to grab it anyway...
This was the side in better shape
anyway i drilled the spot welds and removed the pockets and cut the top edges off 2" below the bends.. heres a few shots of the mock up. I am going to have to extend the sides and the pockets (probably will curve them back inward)
got my work cut out for me.. need to pick up a sheet of 16 gage.. in all honesty the only difficult parts will be rebuilding the pockets, however I will simplify that a little by narrowing all the flanges so that they are maybe .5-.75in wide.. right now they are 2"
Its starting to really look like a truck now!
rainman
Rough Rodder
Could give you a new nickname for it with the tank mounted like that. Reminds me of a AWAC airplane. ha ha Gonna be one cool truck!!!!
Flipper_1938
He recycles the right way
Just a suggestion, try raising up just a little higher. To me, it looks like it might look good even with the bottom of the side windows.
earthman
Fascinated by rolling objects!
Almost time for some outside fotos. This is going to be an attention getter 
ANNAMEL
Well-known member
Nice truck ya got there.!!
CORPO
Buildin' it his way, one piece at a time...
Thanks everyone.. always appreciate the support...
Per flippers request...
Heres 1 in up
heres 2 in up
these are in comparison to the original location which I have deemed as 0 since it cant go any lower...
My only concern with going higher with the bed sides is making them look too deep and over power the cab, if that makes any since... If I go with them in these up positions, i may cut the bed sides upward behind the wheel so that it wont look too deep from behind..
any thoughts... or suggestions are always welcome.. Im kinda thinkin I like the 1 in up the body line flows into the bedside... keeps a line across for the eye...
thanks again guys
Per flippers request...
Heres 1 in up
heres 2 in up
these are in comparison to the original location which I have deemed as 0 since it cant go any lower...
My only concern with going higher with the bed sides is making them look too deep and over power the cab, if that makes any since... If I go with them in these up positions, i may cut the bed sides upward behind the wheel so that it wont look too deep from behind..
any thoughts... or suggestions are always welcome.. Im kinda thinkin I like the 1 in up the body line flows into the bedside... keeps a line across for the eye...
thanks again guys
SugarRay8
Well-known member
I like the 1st picture, really like the tires being at or above the bedside.Thanks everyone.. always appreciate the support...
Per flippers request...
Heres 1 in up
heres 2 in up
these are in comparison to the original location which I have deemed as 0 since it cant go any lower...
My only concern with going higher with the bed sides is making them look too deep and over power the cab, if that makes any since... If I go with them in these up positions, i may cut the bed sides upward behind the wheel so that it wont look too deep from behind..
any thoughts... or suggestions are always welcome.. Im kinda thinkin I like the 1 in up the body line flows into the bedside... keeps a line across for the eye...
thanks again guys
