47-59 59 Chevy Viking 40 Rebuild “Stamford”

[Rickysnickers]

MiraclePie posted that one, hideous!!! As an aside, I wonder where Pie is these days...

[leegreen]

yes, as it sits. Wonder if they kept going, grafting on the cab . Looks like the width matched up somewhere along the beltline.
Hope it was a donor truck that was not otherwise savable.

[70C10Ginger]

Originally Posted by leegreen

post #83 here is painful
https://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/...=825785&page=4
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but it gives some idea of the difficulty of fitting front sheetmetal around the radiator location of a modern frame. Radiator and engine both have to go back to get the fenders over the wheels.
With a flat deck you get some options about putting the radiator behind the cab to buy some length in the engine bay.

Which, as previously stated, I refuse to put something this beautiful of 100lbs of copper. Thanks for all the opinions!