[vette59jdwl]

  Not knowing where to put this ,I decided this would be the place. I have scoured many sites over the last 20 or 30 years and seen lots of ideas. I have an idea kicking around in the back of my head and i would like to let it out I would like some opinions.
  This is about all the 48/49/50/51 chevy trucks that have been placed on chevy S10 and gmc jimmy.frames
   Now how about placing the 32/33 chevy body on such a frame. Is it to high, Is it to long , Is it to wide.The one i am sitting looking at is a jimmy 1992 4 wheel drive v8 700R4 auto,Great running little truck with leather bucked seats and auto push button 4 wheel drive,and a rear leather seat that looks like it would double as a rumble seat lol lol  OK

[EDNY]

Sure see a bunch of those trucks on S10 frames and looking good...seen a couple of cars on S10 frames...but they just didn't fit right. For the work required to make it look right..Id rather just start with a 30's frame or box steel and make it fit (clean)the body.

Second option is if you have a 32/33 Chevy coupe body...just sell it to me and it'll be my problem

Ed

[TFoch]

I've seen an early 50's Chevy on S10 frame and an early 50's Ford on a Ranger Frame.  I don't know how much work it was to do it.  They looked OK.  I've never seen a 30's car on one of those frames though.  I'm not sure if it would be more work to get it to sit right or just upgrade the original frame like I did.  Looking forward to see which way you'll go.

[sixball]

The first things in making a car look right are wheels and stance. If those things are not right nothing else you do will make the car look good. There are so many cars/trucks that don't have the wheels in the correct place in the fender or wheel well. Full fendered 20s and 30s  builds seem to be the easiest to get wrong. Full frame swaps can be tough to get right, "Close Enough" won't do. Those 50s Chevy pickups came from the factory with the rear wheels 1 1/2" too far forward.

[themoose]

As sixball said anything can be done but the trick is to make to make it look right. Here's an example of wrong

[vette59jdwl]

   NOW NOW NOW!!Wrong as rain.I would be proud to drive a 32 chevy coup like that around  The only thing i see wrong with that car is it sits a weeee tad high in the saddle for my linking Other than that  you best point it out for these tired old eys.I think its kick ASS,maybe i am not looking close enough  i better get my glasses on mooseman

[themoose]

First off let me state that it's just a matter of personal taste. For me the whole car sits too high , the stance is not to my liking and the rear tires are is too far to the rear of the fender opening and are sticking out too far past the lip of the fender. This is more to my liking....Again it's just personal preference.

[EDNY]

That 32 reminds me of the guys that put Camaro or Vette bodies on top of 4X4 truck frames...nothing wrong with the Hi-Boy look if you want it that way, but it kinda looks like a 4X4 coupe.

[TFoch]

I have to agree with Moose, it's all a matter of taste.  I too like my car to sit low.  My friend and I spent a whole morning with my 33 Chevy on jack stands measuring for the backspacing of my wheels and tire sizes.  I had to order a custom backspacing to get the wheels to sit in the fender wells like Moose was saying.  The wheels came in today and the tires should be here next week.  I can't wait to mount them to see how the car sits.

[62131]

I agree with Moose it sets to high and the tires need to be under the fenders. I like cars to set low with just a little rake.

[vette59jdwl]

 Well i think i got this one right and maybe this one also. When it comes time to do the 32 roadster I am thinking right now ,that it should be a 1999 or 2000 chevy s10 2 wheel drive with airbags.but thats a few years off and subject to change. I am also looking at a peterbuilt to build a trailer hauler downsize the pete to about half size. A few years back i purchased an 86 ford crew cab long box with a dully rear end and i used the crew cab body on a mud buggy 4x4 so the frame engine tranny and rear is all up on the hayloft floor. mooseman

[TFoch]

Here's a 32 Chevy that was at the 2012 Goodguys show in Springfield Ma.

[vette59jdwl]

   OK guys your all going to hate me on this one.The pic that Tom just posted is
great
Super
clean,
like the wire wheels.The only thing i would change on that car are the bumpers  I am partial to the 30/31 two piece bumpers.....Ok dont hit to hard  it hurts lol lol  wayner

[TFoch]

No hate here just Chevy lovers   That was my daughters favorite car at the show.  I'm usually not big on white cars but I do like that one.

[ghost28]

The main thing about using the s10 for swap is the bulk of the front frame area that would be hard to hide with an early 30s build. Not to mention having to mount fenders, bodies and any other items such as bumpers. You might get away with it on a more fat fendered style build of the late 30s to early 40s. Just my opinion , but when it's all said and done it is your car to build. Have fun with it.