Alot of people are running thier top links this way, and are having no issues. How is it possible to have any wrap when the there is no forward movement? That would mean the lowers would have to move rearward to do what you suggest. In order to wrap the housing would have to rotate witch cant happen due the bars.
Like I said I hope I'm wrong. The closer any link is to the center line of the axle the less advantage it has. Godspeed MrC.
I appreciate the concern, but if you look at the way Alex Gambino does his (I bought all the 4 link stuff from him), the way I did it is very similar. I am fixing a few things on the 4 link that I am not happy with and the top bars are one of those things, but I will still be running them like Mr. Gambino....Thanks for the concern Here is a pic and a link to a build Alex did, very informative http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=394429
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Pg. 2 Now that Said ! I (me) Chose "a '53 Chebie " to do-it To !! Ha ! Got'cha ! Solid a car as you'd EVER Hope to Find ......Friends say "Please, don't cut up that chevy ! 1. Chopped Top 2, Extended Rear Finders, Frenched Tail lites. 3. '53 Pony Dash (Nice !) 4.lowered, NO Bags ! Stock mill.........Low an' Slow. Smokey (ben Mooned by "Johnny Knoxville " ) not sumthin I'm Real Proud Of !
Thanks everyone, finished fixing my f!!! Up on the rear and working on putting the frame back under the car. I'll upload pics when I get back from vacation....later
Hey Eric! Great progress. Im going to be starting my 53 soon and was wondering what your plans were for that old pain in the ass 235 lol??? If you are willing to part with it... Im interested Cant wait to see more! looking good.
Any guess's on how heavy the body is without the frame? I'm getting ready to seperate mine to finish welding my notch & i'm building a movable dolly to put the body on (just want to make sure i don't under estimate the weight lol) Love this build, keep the pics coming!
i still got that rear end i bought off you. hope to throw it under my '51 since i just swapped out the 235's due to the previous one smoking like a chimney when i accelerated.
Man, I hope it all works for you. Crazy legs I really have no idea how much it weighs, just make sure what ever you build is high enough to clear the notch when it goes back under the car. Good luck
Alright, updates finally............... Got the 4 link fixed and the frame put back under the car with all the air ride hooked back up
My 6 year old was pretending he was going somewhere, after that it was daddy is the belair going to be mine one day?
God the rust inside was ridiculous. I vacuumed everything out and below the driver side rear glass is bad. The tube that went from the window channel to the outside had came loose and was dripping water inside the car. I did not snap a pic of it but I will when I go to repair it. There are some areas with the floor pans but not that bad. I went ahead and put the trunk back on and sat the front clip back on, just to see what everything looked like. The rear is completely aired out and is exactly where I want it, the front once its time will be adjusted to have the car sit level. I did not want the rockers to lay frame.
lans now are to get the firewall cleaned off of any unnecessary items and get the motor and tranny put in. Which intake to use?
Just a bunch of gawl darn hot rodders, cuttin up a perfectly good old car, and making it into one of them low ride'n, smooth look'n, gawker watch'n kustom thing-a-ma-jigs !!!!!! AND BLESS YOU FOR IT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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