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hey, i'm josh and from chicago. i just picked up a 47 2 door chevrolet fleetmaster. im not looking to restore it to stock, but i'm hoping to pull off a hot rod/ rat rod project. if anyone's got any advice or help with the project please contact me. thanks

Hello and welcome Josh. Thats a clean looking chevy. I lived in Chi. over 50 years on the south side.
Charlie

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Welcome Josh. Really a very solid car to start with, certainly not a rust heap.

Is that a 216 in there?????????? If so, I know someone on here who will take it off of your hands. Probably take the trans and all. If it's a 235 he won't be interested, believe me.

What drivetrain are you planning? The sensible swap seems to be 350/350, but 6's are getting to be cool once again.


Don

i honestly haven't decided. i'm just enjoying the fact that there are so many possibilities of where to go with this car and taking my time in making any decisions right away. the only immediate plans that i have are brakes and tires. other than that, i plan to drive it around as is for a while to feel out what i want to mod and in what order. i'm thinking that since working on cars like this is fairly new to me (i'm more experienced with motorcycles and newer cars), i want to do as much research as possible to figure out where to with it.
any thoughts on tires? i'm thinking about going with coker, they seem to be the most reasonably priced, is it worth it to go with radials or would bias tires be sufficient?

Regarding the bias vs radial issue, you will get alot of opinions from both camps on that one. Personally, I have always run bias on my rods because I think they look more "period". On my daily driven '27, I have experienced zero problelms, and have driven in blinding rain and scorching sun.

Coker is a superb company in all respects. We have probably bought 12 sets of tires from them over the years, and every transaction has been excellent. The last set, the 16 inchers my Son bought for his '29, included a warranty that pretty much covers any eventuality with a free replacement. I have never met one person with an experience different than what I have had.

I am just a wide white junkie, and can see your car dressed in chromies and wide whites. But it is your car, and only you can make that call.


Don