Last night at 1AM I finally brought the car home from my friend's house where it had been since March. I brought it there, in March, to work on it one night, and it just never left. I got too busy with student teaching and such, but now thats over. The car got lowered 3'' (1.5 coils out of the front, 3'' blocks in the rear), got new shocks all around (make the custom shock brackets last night), new wheels + tires, new clutch linkage (last one bent), and I rigged up an exhaust because the old one rubbed on the ground once the car was lowered. Next week is Jalopy Showdown. I see no reason why the car won't be there. Here is the shock brackets I made, and the "new" exhaust. No room for tailpipes. And the new clutch linkage. Early next week I'll put insurance on it, and hopefully find a place to inspect it. The sticker on it expired in 1983. :tard:
Here is a run-down on what I've done to the car since I got it. -1955 235 rebuilt with a new crank. -Unknown origin tube headers -New aftermarket harness -12 volt conversion with GM 3 wire alt. -Lowered 3''. -Front suspension re-built. -1974 nova 8.5'' 10 bolt rear. -1975 nova driveshaft -Late 70's Chevy Monza saginaw 3spd -2'' dual exhaust with turboII mufflers I had laying around. -74 Nova rear brakes. -54 Chevy front brakes -Mr. Gasket truck shifter -Wacky custom clutch linkage because I have a truck bellhousing in it, which has a higher fork position. -70's GM fullsize wheels. -Old-ass sunpro tach, new 3-guage kit. -Probably more I can't think of.
Kinda tough to get perspective on the clutch linkage bit. Care to tell me just what I'm looking at? I'm guessing this is how you got past the ol' "stock fork comes out straight - truck needs a bend" dilemma. This would be helpful for the t5 guys. Car looks good.
You're right, I basicly chopped the stock L-bracket in half, retrained the part that went to the link which connects to the pedal, took a piece of square-stock, extended it vertically 4.5'', and then drilled a whole through which a grade 8 bolt, which I threaded fully, would go through. You have to brind one side of the threads on the bolt flat to go into the fork. This is like version 3 of this linkage that I made. Its the best so far, but it still rubs the brake pedal a bit. Its angered me enough where I think I'm making the car auto in the future, or at the very least hyrdaulic/cable clutch.
ive almost got my shitbox '53 on the road...i always like seeing chevy's like these, high dollar or not, just to get other peoples' perspectives and see what others have had to contend with. good lookin car....i dig it. kurt
Having a floor shifter and a column shifter will be great for those days when you just can't make up your mind how you want to shift gears........
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