1955 1956 1957 chevy gasser frontends

Anybody have some pictures of 55-7 chevy g***ers with stock frame horns and a 1941-1st series 55 chevy pickup I-beam front axle?

 

I have a '57 with a '57 pickup front axle, not what you asked for, but close!! Can send pics if you want.

 

im same as above . I went with the 57 truck axle because the leaves are perfectly parralell and almost match up perfectly with the stock frame . The earlier truck axles have tapered leaves that come closer towards the front . To me it just looked like they would sit to far inboard on the stock frame to be safe.

i can get some closer pics if you like

 

id like to see some pictures.

I still ogtta get my steering lined out "ie ,,, a correct steering arm"

as you can tell fromt he pics my drag link is at a big angle , no motor right now and just hooked that up to roll around on , ive got a 6 inch bendable from borgeson mullins but it wont drop far enough off the stock box so i gotta do something else.

 

kiwi kev did a real nice tech piece on a 55 g***er front end, you will have to search his user name, and then look at the threads he started to find it.
shakeypuddin55 did a thread also.

 

Mine has stock front frame horns with a early 60's econoline axle.

 

My 55 project is supposed to arrive later today. I will share pictures and progress with y'all. Thanks for all of the input fellow HAMBers!!!

 

get them pics up man , Were waiting !!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

could send me somr pic of your front end close up if you can thanks harv

 

From an earlier 55 chevy g***er thread...

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=828993&d=1259547486

 

I've installed 3 straight axles in 55-57 Chevy's I owned and always used a '55-'59 Chevy truck axle. They're almost a bolt in with the spring width matching the tri-5 Chevy rails so well!

 

I used 57 truck axle on my 57 and made a steering arm. Used the original p/s pitman arm and ordered a center link from speedway at 39". the steering arm I made mounts on the p***. side top.

 

55 with an early Chev homemade straight axle. Drum brakes, single master cylinder. We made the front end for a film in like 2 days. After we were done a friend asked if he could follow me in it to Los Angeles from Seattle.

 

how about using the truck frame, firewall forward, this is a 55 gmc

 

Good wisdom... I might have to try that out.

 

My 56 with truck axle. But square tube frame stub. Done in the 1960s

 

what leaf springs are you running ?

 

I didn’t build it. They look like the original truck springs. It was built in the 1960s. So I would say Original. Since there were not a lot of options then