1934 Ford PU Cab

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Drweld

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[clThis is my first build, I picked up this cab cheap so that I would have a metal body, not fiberglass. I built my chassis already which was originally going to be a 23 tbucket but couldn’t find a metal body that fit my budget. I have a 283 from a 66 Chevy pu, and a turbo 350 tranny with a shift kit. I found a 2000 s10 blazer rear end with 373 gears with a limited slip Posi. I figure it’s a good start for a first build, I just hope the cab is large enough to fit me and my wife when we go cruising!!!
 

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Yup, looks like you are off to a really good start. As was mentioned in your intro, it's advisable to mock up the cab with some seats and make sure you and your wife have room in there. I even hung cardboard pieces to mock up my chop while sitting in the car - just to see how bad my sightlines were going to be.

Keep us posted!
 
You can usually get by with a few inches of chop better than channeling.
These cabs get really small really fast.
If you choose a chop, you can build the truck first to see how ya like it then do the chop at a later date.
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I agree with BillM and OI... cardboard and lumber are your friends... every inch and 1/4" counts, especially in tight quarters.

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Killer cab! Take the hints on the cab seriously. They get cramped fast. My 31 would probably be more comfy if I had not chopped and channeled so much but I'm not tall. I'm only 5'8" and I chopped mine 3 1/2" and channeled it 4" more. It looks like it takes a can opener to get me out sometimes...
 
With all your resources, old and new, this is going to be a killer project. Nice looking frame, etc., too.
 
Good looking start.[cl [cl :cool:
I can only echo what the others have said. I would not chop or channel it and this is coming from a guy that pretty much likes to chop everything.:)
With these 30's cabs it's as much the width as it is the height and length.
Humans were much smaller back then....LOL
Torchie
 
Here's a shot of me in a '36 cab which could be a little bigger than a '34, but not much. My upper body is normal height but my legs are dang long. So you can see 6" of room above my head, [the seat is in there quite a bit lower than stock I think], but my legs are scrunched up somewhat. I have a tilt wheel and leave it up all of the time.
My wife comes along for the ride sometimes and she seems to fit quite well. There is a four inch space between the bucket seats.
Good luck.
 

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Here's a shot of me in a '36 cab which could be a little bigger than a '34, but not much. My upper body is normal height but my legs are dang long. So you can see 6" of room above my head, [the seat is in there quite a bit lower than stock I think], but my legs are scrunched up somewhat. I have a tilt wheel and leave it up all of the time.
My wife comes along for the ride sometimes and she seems to fit quite well. There is a four inch space between the bucket seats.
Good luck.

Love the hat Mac..........:D [cl :cool:
Torchie
 
I was looking up my ancestry in Halifax, Nova Scotia, out on Pier 21, where all of the immigrant landings paperwork is kept, when I spied this hat for sale and thought it should be part of my 'thirties ensemble'.
I was pretty excited about the hat but I did read some history.
It seems like my Grandparents and Dad came over from Scotland the second time, around the time of the Titanic sailing but they got cheaper tickets so had to sail on an old ship with little fancy stuff and no fanfare at all.
 
I was looking up my ancestry in Halifax, Nova Scotia, out on Pier 21, where all of the immigrant landings paperwork is kept, when I spied this hat for sale and thought it should be part of my 'thirties ensemble'.
I was pretty excited about the hat but I did read some history.
It seems like my Grandparents and Dad came over from Scotland the second time, around the time of the Titanic sailing but they got cheaper tickets so had to sail on an old ship with little fancy stuff and no fanfare at all.
One might say they came over on rat rod rather than a trailer queen. Good choice. :D
 
Ya, I guess I should quit grumbling about my whole family not being 'trailer queen' people.
There's only two ways that I could have quit grumbling; [1] grow up and learn to quit, or [2] my grandparents could have ridden in style part way across the Atlantic. :eek:
 
Ya, I guess I should quit grumbling about my whole family not being 'trailer queen' people.
There's only two ways that I could have quit grumbling; [1] grow up and learn to quit, or [2] my grandparents could have ridden in style part way across the Atlantic. :eek:
I'd say that you are on track, then. Our history is just a starting place that we have no control over. The rest is up to us. Build on! :D
 
Parts are made!!

[cl I finally found the time to make the floor supports, I decided to work with my students and show them how to fabricate the parts. I didn’t think it would take as long as it did. One thing about being a teacher is realizing how much my students don’t know, unfortunately most of the kids today don’t possess very much mechanical knowledge they spend too much time on video games rather than working with their hands. Everything I build with them is a learning experience and hopefully they absorb something each time. Here’s a couple of pictures of the parts before they get installed. Let the build begin!!![;)
 

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