Thread: Another stupid newbie question

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How much do you usually take off the bottom of the doors?,,I saw a couple of trucks on e-bay that i really liked the look of but it is getting the right stance, look and rake that has me wondering.

When you channel a body, you don't take anything off the doors. You cut out the floor and notch firewall so the whole body will slide down over the chassis. It takes some fabrication experience to get it done. Probably not the first job a new rodder should try.

My other question is about the frame, to keep it simple I was thinking of a 2wd S-10 frame, but I am worried about the frame being too wide for the truck my second plan was to go with a original frame because I would like to keep the straight axle in the front but have been warned they are terrible to drive.

Using the S-10 frame is not simple. With the steering assembly in front of the front axle, it makes it very difficult to fit to older cars. Assuming it's not rusted to pieces, the original frame is great. Get new kingpins put in the front axle, and you're good to go. There's nothing wrong with a good straight axle. You can buy a kit to install Mustang II parts and make it an IFS if you want. The parallel leaf spring suspension in the back works very well also.

if I chop the top would't I need a section to put in the top of the doors and to fill in the roof to get the right lines.

When you chop a top, you chop the doors to match. I have to tell you, though, a 1940 chop isn't easy because of the slant of the front windshield. It takes some pretty sophisticated cutting, welding and metal fabricating skills to chop a '40.