Question on 1940's Cheverolet Hot Rods

[Mac Daddy]

I am building a 1947 fourdoor cheverolet sedan street rod. What kind of
chassis should I put under it?

[wafrederick]

There are a couple aftermarket companies making stronger frames for this application and I know Art Morrison is one.TCI is another one.You can use the old frame,box the frame very well which is very easy.

[MrPbody]

Among the more popular and economical ways to do it is to use the front subframe from a 2nd gen Firebird or Camaro ('70-'78 are not "metric" fasteners). Excellent brakes and steering are available, as well as the ease of "dropping in" a big Chevy engine with headers that fit (out of the box), etc. Upgrading the rear suspension is not as complex as the front in those old parimeter frames.

Jim

[MagicRat]

Originally Posted by MrPbody

Among the more popular and economical ways to do it is to use the front subframe from a 2nd gen Firebird or Camaro
Jim

Yes, that's what I did with my '53 Chrysler. Relatively easy job for a good welder/fabricator.

I think a '70's Nova subframe will work, too.

[Zach 1940 chevy]

For most streetrods like that people just use the original chassis with a mustang II front end. I've also heard of people using subframes of Nova's, and Camaro's. I have a 1940 Chevy Special Deluxe that I'm working on and I have a 74 Nova Subframe that I'm going to try and fit in. Good luck with your project.

[NY_SouthernComfort]

The popular frame of older cars are S-10's, They can with stand a little more than than a car frame, Check the link below for how-too's:

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/s...d.php?t=274702

This is a very informative.

Good Luck