New rearend

[ol' chebby]

Here is what I've been up to....

'95 t bird rear independant suspension into '51 chevy

Hammered...

Just about right....

 

[Steve Katzman]

Am I seeing things?

Is it really one inch off the ground?

 

[ol' chebby]

That would be 3/4 of an inch, thank you........yes, that is how she sits now.

 

[Steve Katzman]

A little too low for me!

Dude, hope you don't plan on bringing it down to Texas, we have fleas down here that will hang it up on the road

 

[ol' chebby]

It actually comes up quite a ways, looks like a mild lowering job when aired up.

 

[Chiro]

That's CRAZY!!!

Very cool. Can't wait to see it with the sheet metal back on it.

Nice job.

Andy

 

[Zig]

What's with the gap?

Is that all the lower you can get it?

That's sick! ...and I mean that in a good way!

 

[ol' chebby]

I was contemplating moving the running boards down to fill the gap.....

 

[brit 50]

Trick!

Dont be fooled guys, its a trick of the eye, if you look carefully you can see he has actually raised the garage floor and not lowered his truck!

 

[Wolf]

that is to cool. man you have been busy!!!

looks great keep up the good work and thanks for the pics

 

[vwnate1]

OH ! I Thought......

You'd sent SWMBO off for lipo

Looking good , will there ever be casters for safety's sake ? .

 

[ol' chebby]

I missed the meaning of swmbo...

I'm gonna have to mini tub the bed to fit the tires when aired out. I'll use trailer fenders and only cut out the first skinny board. I also have to move the upper control am bolt out a little to get the tires straight at ride hight. I'm going to use some 1/2" spacers to get a little more clearance also.

 

[vwnate1]

' swmbo '

:

She

Who

Must

Be

OBEYED

!

 

[ol' chebby]

Latest progress...
With the bed on...

Had to do some minor finagling with the bed sides...

Making mini tubs out of the trailer fender I cut in half...

up...

Down..

Just enough clearance.

Running board up.

and in parking gear.

Rear bumper up.

and down.

 

[vwnate1]

Does this mean I can't borrowe it to haul the load of scrap to the junkyard next week ?




As I said before : I see a lot of hard work there....

 

[ol' chebby]

I haul in it all the time...its a truck, Ain't it???????????

 

[vwnate1]

If You Say So =

Next time it's loaded up , take some pix .

-Nate

I haul in it all the time...its a truck, Ain't it???????????

 

[ol' chebby]

I get that reaction at Lowes all the time. I haul a bed full of paints regularly.

 

[vwnate1]

Old Truck Usage

Yeah , I hear you , the last restored pickup I had was a 1931 'F' brand Model A , I used to take it to the monthly club meets fully loaded with greasy junk engines , trannies and assorted scrap metal , the old duffers about crapped thier pants...

As you said : hey , it's a TRUCK (note clever use of Chevy Blue there) ain't it ??

 

[ol' chebby]

Its alive!!!!!!!!!! Drives pretty well...Going to goodguys tomorrow to flog it on the autocross course. I'll take videos.