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SOLD!!! Thanks HAMBers for all the messages and referrals, it went to a forum member and a great home. It's nice to save another one. -Kruck
If there's any questions regarding these photos let me know. Open to trades, hoping for a local sale, not super interested in shipping but we can...
Nice project '55 nomad with clean title. Includes new set of aftermarket doors. Eyebrow trim is included. Floors cut out and missing one door...
That's going to be a fun car. Not many blown nomads out there!
Looks good! What a great nomad.
Right on, thank you! I'll for sure check out your '56! They're all cool!
I'm building a '55 Nomad. Currently clawing it's easy out of "basket case" stage, beginning headway and organized thoughts. I've scoured the...
I've scoured the Internet high and low looking at '55 Nomad builds. Looking to see if there are any members here with in-process or completed...
Yea longer springs I can see might be a challenge on most cars. I thought about a few different springs but settled on this set from Speedway....
Maybe I can save and drill out the truck axles and set one aside to gasser-out my '55 nomad?? It needs to get chopped up anyway.... Kinda like the...
Definitely a cool look all drilled out.
That's value - added input, thank you!! I'll be sure to reference this post later, if needed!
To be honest I didn't like the look of the truck axle under there like I thought I would. To each their own on appearance preference. It's no more...
I'm not liking the geometry of the dropped spring mount location. The added height of the straight axle spring perches will allow for the setup...
Haha I don't doubt that!
Very cool! Yes he's a dynamite fabricator, I love his products. I'm a welder and have been in the trade for 25 years welding all kinds of...
Hi all, I'm prepping to order up a front straight axle. I'm pretty sold on Bill's stuff at WAC Customs. I like the '55-'59 truck width of this...
Got idler back and installed. Just mocked up for now so not too worried about belt tension, blowers not even bolted down right now but how's this...
Thanks guys for the help on that, great info!
Roger that! Thank you.
One you do this, what do you do with that info? And what's the ideal target measurement?
So how do you know in advance how much boost will be made, or is it just to make a best guess and install a boost gauge and see where you're at...
Oh ok tracking, the way it was worded just tripped me up sorry about that. Yea I looked this setup up in my charts and found it to be a -10.2%...
I'm not sure I'm following what you're saying here exactly...
Awesome thank you.
That's the kind of info I was looking for thank you. I have my idler bracket being machined at a buddy's shop right now but I have the idler...
I'll definitely be rubbing an idler on a swing arm bracket but that was my question is if the slack is minimal or should be more for the idler to...
I needed a spacer on the blower drive, Rick hooked me up with a nice machine piece. Did the trick and lined up the pulleys perfectly, just grabbed...
Questions and discussion are great and welcome but you should definitely do a build thread for your car when you get rolling on the project. Hard...
The '55-'59 year range Chevy truck axles are wider than the earlier generation Chevy truck axles. You could get an earlier one of you want a touch...
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