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the dodge trucks have the same thing going on that the 54-56 fords do, the front axle sets back in the fender well and when lowered look like they...
yes its 3/4"
check on the pass cowl. no # on the frame. engine serial may have been used. its on a pad by the dist.
if there was any real performance to be gained from hedders on a street driven vehicle i would have thought the oem,s would have them.
hot rod radio is a oxymoron.
no vin# on chevy frame before 1955.
if you ever want this car to be worth anything as far as resale . a new frame w/a mustang 11 is in order.
power boosters are large for a reason, volume. a small booster will run out of vacume if used hard like towing or hard braking. most hot rod...
its not unheard of to cut out what ever you want to narrow the axle. i think i have seen a thread about this on here if not believe me it has been...
ran a salvage yard for 20 yrs and found lot of interesting stuff. dope, body parts in wrecks, family bible, 22 bullitts that went off when cuttin...
if you do this look for the self energising brakes not the huck style.
if it was mine i would build a new frame with a must11.but in your case i notice the really late models the kind that have about 20 round holes in...
49-54 cars drums will fit on some chevy truck axles to replace the 6 lug. i did it on my 54 truck although i am not sure how far back this works.
you dont say what power rack. the perfered rack is the t bird, quicker ratio and compatable with a chev pump, the must 11 rack is slow and a gm...
a main consideration is the correct ratio to go with the 700 tranny. depending on tire size i would guess something around 3.50.
same her when i told my wife of her death the first thing mentioned was santa baby.
this is what you get for asking. paint it what ever you want .
born 1940 made me 10yrs old in 1950,20 in1960 ect,ect, uncle was a chevrolet dealer dad a mech and service station owner. so i was right in the...
az has been good to me moved here in1967 from kcmo and never regetted it. dont know about the job market as i have not worked for a co. since...
39 frame will work. the rear shackles are different. no big deal.
cut the chevelle pitman apart and turn it over and weld it back together or lengthen your other arm.
attended many races in kcmo area in the 60,s and enjoyed watching the welds, dick sutcliff, ray lee goodwin, junior hower and many others, after...
all this info is no substitute for a tape measure. 9' ford, 8" maverick, 55-57 chevy, s10, camaro, gm metric, all work just depends on wheel/tire...
general info on vin#. chevy tk on the driver door hinge post and chev did not use vin on frame untill second series 55,s whats on the title can...
all you need to be know is does the vin tag match the title.
i built a chain steer in 1970 on my claimer dirt track car. made it out of a timing chain and a crank and cam gear, the idea for the crank and cam...
drive em makes a good point about moving the engine over. the engine in a 70-81 camaro is over to the right.
think about this a minute. dropped spindles really are raised spindles that drop the crossmember. the car becomes lower by raising the spindle....
235 owners take note. a 3,36 gear and a .070 overdrive gives you a 2.35-2.40, final. a 235 will handle this much gear because they are a torque...
68 grew up in kearney mo..dad ran a gas station and my uncle owned the chevy dealership. started driving at 12. i remember going down after school...
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