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chevygarage:
hey guys, i wonder if anybody could tell me if a 1928 chevy roadster frame is the same or close to a 1929 chevy frame. i'm not sure what the car is on the 1929. we have a 1928 roadster body, the frame is pretty much hacked up and we found a 1929 frame. what is the major differences. thanks in advance for any info. jeff and drew.

sammons:
I did some searching this morning and came across a thread on VCCA. Looks like start of '28 frame was 4" longer than '27, and shared the same rails as '29. Main change to '29 was crossmember design and placement.

Maybe someone on here can be more help. Here is the link(if it works)
https://vccachat.org/ubbthreads.php/topics/407869/28-chassis-unique-features.html

chevygarage:
Wow. Thank you sammons. That's some great info.

sixball:
The frame was lengthened in '28 because the plan was to go to the six cylinder engine that year. The six wasn't ready. The four cylinder was used so the front crossmember and front engine mount are different from the '29. There may be some small differences but I think your '29 frame will work out depending what kind of build you are doing.

Maybe this will help. I can't seem to find the '29 info but you can compare these measurements. There are full speck drawings out there I just don't remember where they are.  :(

http://chevy.oldcarmanualproject.com/chevyresto/28index.htm
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chevygarage:
Thanks sixball. I already have that web page. But thanks for the other info. You learn something new every time you talk to someone.

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