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langan · 10-05-2010, 10:14 AM

Collecting parts for another 32-34 truck. This time I will use a 32 chassis and a nice 34 cab. Question is will 34 front fenders fit 32 chassis?

Karl Wescott · 10-05-2010, 11:12 AM

NO!

The shape of the top of the frame is different where the fender sits on top. The wheelbase is also different 106" vs 112".

Use 1932 fenders and running boards.

You can see the difference in the frame profile on our frame diagrams www.wescottsauto.com > Tech > Frame Diagrams.

Richard (EV8G) · 10-05-2010, 11:43 AM

Since the old days, people did not realize that the 33-34 Commerical/Truck front fenders (with the raised area to clear the front cross member rivets, which are not flush on 33-34) were not 32's, even though they LOOKED like 32's. And, as Karl posted THEY DO NOT FIT a 32. I have heard stories in the past from people who got a "bargain" on a NOS 32 front fender or fenders, only to discover that the "bargain" was not...

I have a 34 PU that someone in the past installed a RF 1932 fender on, but they did alot of stuff to it and the truck to get it to "sort of fit" - I have had the correct fender for it for several years, but have not got around to it...

HOTRODPRIMER · 10-05-2010, 03:09 PM

Dave's confused pickup has a 34 cab,,everything else is 1932 with the exception of the bed.

langan · 10-05-2010, 07:40 PM

Hotrod Primer I plan on same truck. Hard to go wrong. hood grill and bed where did you buy? Any help would be nice. I screwed up and sold my 34

HOTRODPRIMER · 10-05-2010, 08:25 PM

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We made the bed on Daves truck,,it is the same as the one we made for my 32 pickup,,,the grill shell is a Bob Drake item and the hood is Rootlib.

dennis33 · 10-09-2010, 11:19 PM

Thanks for the information HOTRODPRIMER on the front fenders. I am building a 33, had some 32 fenders (which i was told were the same as 33-34) which i couldnt get to fit right. Did the 32 pu and car share the same fenders?

Ray Parson · 10-10-2010, 04:19 AM

YES fenders are same i have 6 32/34 pickup and one each of the panel deliverys

Rem · 10-10-2010, 04:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HOTRODPRIMER

Dave's confused pickup has a 34 cab,,everything else is 1932 with the exception of the bed.

That's interesting (and a nice truck) - is the '33-'34 cab dimensionally the same as a '32 one? I know the rear moulding lines are different, but can a '32 firewall be installed in a '33-'34? I guess the floor area is different if the gas tank is no longer under the seat?

And is the hood stock '32 dimensionally?

Thanks, Andy

HOTRODPRIMER · 10-10-2010, 07:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rem

That's interesting (and a nice truck) - is the '33-'34 cab dimensionally the same as a '32 one? I know the rear moulding lines are different, but can a '32 firewall be installed in a '33-'34? I guess the floor area is different if the gas tank is no longer under the seat?

And is the hood stock '32 dimensionally?

Thanks, Andy

Andy,you are correct in that the cabs are dimensionally the same with the exception of the 33 which has basically the same rear moulding as the 32 but shares the same firewall as the 34 .

And the firewall can be removed and a 32 installed although we didn't do that with the confused truck.

I used a 32 passenger car gas tank on my truck and Dave has yet to decide what he will use.

The Hood is a reproduction 25 louver hood made for a 32 Ford.

Richard (EV8G) · 10-10-2010, 11:25 PM

It is important to note that a 32 cowl has a steel band in the opening that the firewall and seal fit into. The band includes a "loop" at the bottom of both sides that is bolted to the frame in such a way that the cowl sides can be pulled down tightly around the firewall and stay put. If the firewall from a 33-34 cab is removed (by drilling out a gillion spot-welds), a 32 firewall will not fit the resulting opening. The steel band will need to be "harvested" from another body and installed before the firewall is installed.

Rem · 10-11-2010, 09:46 AM

Thanks HRP and Richard. Someone sent a photo of a cab at Carlisle, but it was a dead-on side view so I wasn't sure if it was '32 or later. It was sitting on a pallet on a '33 frame, so that may have been a clue, but there was no firewall visible which sort of implied '32. I fancy a roadster pickup project, but suspect that the cab would be pretty hard to find so am also considering a closed-cab - I have the chassis and running gear, just need the body!

10-05-2010, 10:14 AM	#1
langan Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Sequim Posts: 64	34 front fenders on 32 chassie Collecting parts for another 32-34 truck. This time I will use a 32 chassis and a nice 34 cab. Question is will 34 front fenders fit 32 chassis?

10-05-2010, 11:12 AM	#2
Karl Wescott Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Oregon Posts: 1,289	Re: 34 front fenders on 32 chassie NO! The shape of the top of the frame is different where the fender sits on top. The wheelbase is also different 106" vs 112". Use 1932 fenders and running boards. You can see the difference in the frame profile on our frame diagrams www.wescottsauto.com > Tech > Frame Diagrams.

10-05-2010, 11:43 AM	#3
Richard (EV8G) Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: La Verne CA Posts: 432	Re: 34 front fenders on 32 chassie Since the old days, people did not realize that the 33-34 Commerical/Truck front fenders (with the raised area to clear the front cross member rivets, which are not flush on 33-34) were not 32's, even though they LOOKED like 32's. And, as Karl posted THEY DO NOT FIT a 32. I have heard stories in the past from people who got a "bargain" on a NOS 32 front fender or fenders, only to discover that the "bargain" was not... I have a 34 PU that someone in the past installed a RF 1932 fender on, but they did alot of stuff to it and the truck to get it to "sort of fit" - I have had the correct fender for it for several years, but have not got around to it... __________________ Early V8 Garage Pasadena Roadster Club Last edited by Richard (EV8G); 10-05-2010 at 05:20 PM.

10-05-2010, 03:09 PM	#4
HOTRODPRIMER Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Upstate,South Carolina Posts: 500	Re: 34 front fenders on 32 chassie Dave's confused pickup has a 34 cab,,everything else is 1932 with the exception of the bed. __________________ ‘When one door closes, another opens. But we often look so regretfully upon the closed door that we don’t see the one which has opened for us.’ Alexander Graham Bell

10-05-2010, 07:40 PM	#5
langan Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Sequim Posts: 64	Re: 34 front fenders on 32 chassie Hotrod Primer I plan on same truck. Hard to go wrong. hood grill and bed where did you buy? Any help would be nice. I screwed up and sold my 34

10-05-2010, 08:25 PM	#6
HOTRODPRIMER Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Upstate,South Carolina Posts: 500	Re: 34 front fenders on 32 chassie Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) We made the bed on Daves truck,,it is the same as the one we made for my 32 pickup,,,the grill shell is a Bob Drake item and the hood is Rootlib. __________________ ‘When one door closes, another opens. But we often look so regretfully upon the closed door that we don’t see the one which has opened for us.’ Alexander Graham Bell

10-09-2010, 11:19 PM	#7
dennis33 Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: New Mexico Posts: 74	Re: 34 front fenders on 32 chassie Thanks for the information HOTRODPRIMER on the front fenders. I am building a 33, had some 32 fenders (which i was told were the same as 33-34) which i couldnt get to fit right. Did the 32 pu and car share the same fenders?

10-10-2010, 04:19 AM	#8
Ray Parson Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Flint MI Posts: 689	Re: 34 front fenders on 32 chassie YES fenders are same i have 6 32/34 pickup and one each of the panel deliverys

10-10-2010, 11:25 PM	#11
Richard (EV8G) Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: La Verne CA Posts: 432	Re: 34 front fenders on 32 chassie It is important to note that a 32 cowl has a steel band in the opening that the firewall and seal fit into. The band includes a "loop" at the bottom of both sides that is bolted to the frame in such a way that the cowl sides can be pulled down tightly around the firewall and stay put. If the firewall from a 33-34 cab is removed (by drilling out a gillion spot-welds), a 32 firewall will not fit the resulting opening. The steel band will need to be "harvested" from another body and installed before the firewall is installed. __________________ Early V8 Garage Pasadena Roadster Club

10-11-2010, 09:46 AM	#12
Rem Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Oxford, England Posts: 96	Re: 34 front fenders on 32 chassie Thanks HRP and Richard. Someone sent a photo of a cab at Carlisle, but it was a dead-on side view so I wasn't sure if it was '32 or later. It was sitting on a pallet on a '33 frame, so that may have been a clue, but there was no firewall visible which sort of implied '32. I fancy a roadster pickup project, but suspect that the cab would be pretty hard to find so am also considering a closed-cab - I have the chassis and running gear, just need the body!