body mods

[89blaze]

has any one in here every thinned the body? what i mean has any one ever took a section out of the body long ways so that u would be able to see the wheels? it would look like a hot rod. im workin on a design and just was wondering if any one had any input. ill post some pics in a few days.

[spacecadet]

Chopped, yes, thinned no.

Would like to see some pics in process. I would believe it would be really time consuming.

[Indiana]

If you are talking about an open wheel design, my uncle did that. He also made the front look a bit more like a PT Cruiser or an old street rod. It was a tough transition to the cab so he had to extend the front a bit. It was a step side bed. In order for it to look nice, he built the frame and used chrome suspension and control arms. He did not tell me what it cost, but he has some deep pockets. He sold it to a guy in AZ for $23,000. I know he lost money on it. He sunk a lot in the motor also. I wanted to buy it, but didn’t have the money at the time.



Edit: I\'ll ask him if he has picture.

[redneckgames]

What exactly are you guys talking about? I just don\'t understand what it is that you are trying to do?

[89blaze]

picture the s10 as if u are looking at it from above. take your hands and put them on either side of the body, and then push them towards the center. what gives u is a body that is not as wide as the frame.

[89blaze]

my plan is to take between 10-15\" out of the center and move the cab area back so that it is right in front of the rear wheels and the engine back about 1 1/2 feet. this will give me much better weight distrubution. i have the plans all in my head, and im just hving trouble putting it all on paper. ill have some rough sketchs up in a day or 2 and u all can laugh at me

[Scotty_S-15]

Can\'t wait to see the sketch..

And yeah, Indiana, lets see a pic of your Uncle\'s truck!

................... Junior Johnson narrowed his \'67 Chevelle, but only an inch or two.... It got him in a lot of trouble, but only after he won a few races on the \"big\" tracks... http://www.s10v8.com/images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif After they figured out why his car looked \"funny\", NASCAR started using the body templates.....http://www.s10v8.com/images/smilies/icon_razz.gif

............ Regarding S-10s, Seems to me that 15\" would be way too much, it\'d look like those single seat steel trucks..... Unless you made it into a roadster. Yeah, that\'s it... that way you\'d have less to narrow.... No roof! http://www.s10v8.com/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif Mabye you could find some fiberglass rep fenders for a 30s something and make \'em work....

........... Did you see the kit they have to make the S-Trucks into \'40 Willys (Studebaker?) pickup? A member here has one, the pic is somewhere in the \"Gallery\". Pretty neat.

[wild85]

39WOW is his name I think

[Scotty_S-15]

Thanks Wild. Yep, searched \"completed\" trucks, a whole bunch of pix of the neato Studey Pickup.



\'39 Studebaker Pickup (http://s10v8.com/myegallery.php?&do=showpic&pid=447&orderby=)

[89blaze]

i am making it into a roadster, and i have to make custom front fenders because the seating area, engine and grill will be moved back. its hard to explain. i will post some pics later today