Originally Posted by Don Shillady
You said "project", is that from original or a partially rodded car? I say that because when I was a kid we had a '35 Chevy Coupe and even then (1943) it had rotted wood internals. Although it was our family car, my Mom let it sit until, thankfully, my Dad came back from WWII and in the meantime we were able to function with public transportation. The point is that a previously rodded early 30s Chevy probably has replaced the wood with steel tubing but if not you need to realize that you will need to replace that cheezy wood and probably 1" square steel tubing would be a good idea. If you can get the body in good shape, that is a very desireable classic model that had neat flaps on the hood sides which I would retain if you have them with the rest of the body. The ones I have seen were chromed and show flashy contrast to any paint color on the body and hood; to me the best part of a '32 Chevy is the sides of the hood, really neat stuff! Just my opinion.
Don Shillady
Retired Scientist/teen rodder