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Old 03-31-2016, 11:33 PM   #87
HUSSEY
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Re: Project: Patina (1949 Chevrolet 1434)

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Originally Posted by 99 to Life View Post
been in your shoes, this site has helped so much. Def just bolt the front metal on and get bed in place with running boards. that way you can set up how far back or forward you want the cab and wheel alignment. Then it will dictate how high you want to mount your body off frame.
+1, that's how I did mine. I set my cab and mounted my front sheet metal to get the front wheels set in the center of the wheel well.

When all said and done, my cab mounts were exactly 2 in. forward of the oval hole in the side of the frame, which is what another member, Bartman, had noted where he put his. Also I based the height of the cab on info I got from 99 to Life's build thread. As said before, lots of great info on this board.

After the cab and front sheet metal were done, I then did the running boards and bed.

Cool project by the way, I'll be following along.
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