1952 Chevy COE ramp truck
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I really like the look of the COE cabs when they are chopped but in the interest of actually getting to use the rig I am trying to forgo a bunch of modifications.
I really like the look of the COE cabs when they are chopped but in the interest of actually getting to use the rig I am trying to forgo a bunch of modifications.
05snopro440
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You had to post that, now I have another build in my head...
CORPO
Buildin' it his way, one piece at a time...
Glad I could help! [cl
Anyone need a good running mild 350 SBC and a SM465 4 speed trans?
This is what is left of a C30 wrecker I parted out. I'm into the chassis -$200 now and will use the suspension and rear in the COE
Here are the frame rails from my 50 GMC build that came from California. The idea is to use them on the rear of the wrecker frame for the COE. I would like to air ride the entire truck. A friend has a wild hair across his arse and is playing with tractor trailer stuff. He says he has some TT unit air bags I can use for the rear suspension...
zzrodder
It ain't grey hair, it's chrome!
That's a cool beasty. [cl I know it's typical of COE's but it's still kinda funny seeing an engine under the floor. 
The shifter linkage is a nifty piece.
The shifter linkage is a nifty piece.
AZRodDave
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Sure glad you got those chains around the rear tires. Safety first!
shakey56
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Piece of cake...lol.
Hey jfg....I have been MIA lately but I caught up on your COE. Yours looks to be in about the same condition mine was when I got it. Not really too bad...I'm sure we have both fixed worse! Good luck with your chassis swap. Easiest thing I've ever done. Mine is almost ready for the road....so get to work...lol.
Lynn
Hey jfg....I have been MIA lately but I caught up on your COE. Yours looks to be in about the same condition mine was when I got it. Not really too bad...I'm sure we have both fixed worse! Good luck with your chassis swap. Easiest thing I've ever done. Mine is almost ready for the road....so get to work...lol.
Lynn
That's a cool beasty. [cl I know it's typical of COE's but it's still kinda funny seeing an engine under the floor.
I love the "Ingenuity" of the manufacturers back then!
Sure glad you got those chains around the rear tires. Safety first!
It is a slippery slope I've started down
I think the magnitude of projects needing attention put this one to the end of the line. I'd much rather get my chevelle moving (after a 9 year slumber) and keep plugging away on my Datsun...And Grendel has been bugging me for it...Lol[cl
DJ3100
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Wait, what happened to the GMC?
Grendel
Member
Drinking that Not Your Father's Root Beer will be fun.
We also have to stick the RPM motor into something. I go back and forth on the Camaro.
This Chevy will stay RRR though.
Grendel
Member
Vehicle ADD often kicks us both in the arse. Ooh shiny happened. He got a blower for the LS style motor sitting on the floor in his shop and he's had the Chevelle forever.
The GMC will happen, once he tears the motor out of the Chevelle ROFL.So it helps us both to have 9 or more projects each to swap ideas around between 2-4 people. [P
I'll probably get this cab mounted onto a later model chassis, rough in an engine/trans etc and find another project in about 2-3 years, sending this back to JFG455 for another project he's tired with. I may also get into a pinch and barter it back to him for labor...
It's hilarious.
