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Put on front clip to see how it would look on, have to put in motor and tranny to see how far down it going to look? Well back to work.

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Hey, you might have to change your screen name because that clip's from a 57!!!

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Chuck, 57? why???

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The front fenders are 57 because they have those little "dents" with the hole in it on each side of the grill opening. They've prob been changed sometime along the way, are the first 2 numbers on your serial number tag on the windshield post 56 or 57...? By the way, nice job on the frame!

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fenders are 57 the upper and lower grill suport is 55-56.

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Yep, you guys nailed it, the fenders are from a 57!!

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hey thanks bobinbc, for that info I didn't no there were a difference between the 55,56,57, well now I do.....chuck you have a sharp eye. Well I did buy those fender off a guy in lancaster, CA back in the year 2000 for $250 for both they were in better shape then the one I had on my truck I guess I will have to put them back on to keep my screen name.. LOL

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Well after thinking it over with my son for a week or so, we are starting over with or 56 truck build. We are going with or first plan. We got or 1994 Buick roadmaster and we plan on using most all of it, LT1 Motor, tranny, posi rearend with air, complete wire harness, gas tank, AC & heater, steering cullom and electric front seats. I no this will be a big challenge for us especially being our first build ever!!! We are hope to be able to drive this classic truck every day with all the comforts of today.

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I used to work in Palmdale at Plant 42 Site 4. Now I'm at Edwards AFB. Your truck looks really familiar and I'm wondering if it was the same one that used to belong to a guy I used to work with in Palmdale. His name was Matt Holloway. This would be really weird if that's the same truck. He got it from a relative (father in law?) and had big plans for it, but started a family and had no room to keep it.

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hey chevyrestoguy, no I got my truck from a guy in san bernardino.

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Well time to do some work on the cab corners and hinge repair, dues any one no whats the name of the repair panel behind the hinge panel on first pic??

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order yourself an lmc truck catalog, everything you need in terms of sheetmetal and other parts for these trucks.
And if you you havent done these patch repairs before checkout these links
http://www.webrodder.com/article.php...93&SID=60&CID=
http://www.webrodder.com/article.php...94&SID=60&CID=
http://www.webrodder.com/article.php...99&SID=60&CID=
http://www.webrodder.com/article.php...40&SID=60&CID=
http://www.webrodder.com/article.php...95&SID=60&CID=
http://www.webrodder.com/article.php...96&SID=60&CID=
http://www.webrodder.com/article.php...97&SID=60&CID=

I wish I would have seen these before I did all the work to mine for the first time.

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Thanks hotrodrookie, nice very helpful ya first time working sheet metal.

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Here is a shot of my old fenders, got some part on to see how it all looks with motor, Well got my cab off and received some parts from Classic industries the rest are sill on back order still waiting:smoke, mean wail I rewelded some of my weak welds and re-cut my sub frame and toke off 1 1/2 inch my front tires were up to much, I had added 2" to it when I did the camaro sub, but i did like it.

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well I am still waiting for some of my patch panel to arrive but there is still one part I can seem to fine I talked to some of the guys from classic industry and I guess they don't Carry it? I think is called a " inner a-pillar panel"? Duse any one no were I can get one or do you just have to make your own???? here is a pic of what I am talking about.. Man the more paint I take off the more bondo and rust I fine I thought I had a good one LOL.

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lmc truck sells em, i bought all my parts from them. funny thing was i ordered a left and a right and they sent me two of the same, they labeled them wrong by using the left barcode on both parts even though they have an R and an L stamped into them. It took them three tries to send me the correct one.

There really isnt much to the part, it just closes in that area so mud cant get lodged up in the pocket. If I could do it over again, i would have made my own out of some scrap steel.

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Thanks hotrod, I have there catalog and I don't see the part? would you have a part number???

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should be 38-9066 and 38-9067

they are $40 each now, I paid $30 a couple of years ago.

Personally I would save $80 and bend up a few pieces of steel and weld them in like this.

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Hotrod, hey thank you very much for taking the time to post that information for me I really appreciated. Man that's the page am missing from my catalog..and ya I think $40 for that part is alot LOL I think I may try to see if I can make one if not well there gos $80 bucks.

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Well I am still waiting for my patch panel to come so I been working on my frame got some paint on it.

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Well I got some work don on front suspension I up graded the a- arms, rotors 11"s with ABS, heavy duty springs heavy duty stabilizer bars and steering box all of my 94 Buick roadmaster.

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Nice progress.

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So how did you use the 94 Roadmaster A arms, rotors, and brakes on the camaro front end? Did they bolt on to the subrame? Are the A arms longer? I'm very curious about this, I have a 56 truck with a camaro sub, and I have a 95 Lt 1 Caprice that I'm using for parts. Scott

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Hey Scott' yes it bolt right up the only thing that I had to keep was the pitman arm and center drag link and Idler arm everything else was ok...

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Thanks bjcaldwe

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This sounds interesting! Are the A-arms the same width as the Camaros from the inner bushings to the ball joints? Reason I ask is I have the Camaro subframe but the wheels I have [from a prior project that I would really like to use] don't have the right back-spacing and almost touch the fender lip. If the arms are narrower it would pull the wheels in and give me a little more room. I am crossing my fingers you'll say they are.

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hotrod... You might be able to use s10 arms?

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It's looking real good keep it up. I have a question .The pics your motor looks really low and foward. I did a 70 camaro swap on my 56 the pass side valve cover is right up close to the firewall, and I have a mounting block that the motor mount bolts thru. I am also using the stock camaro tranny mount. Whats differant?

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I have a camaro sub on my truck, have a 95 caprice, and my son has a s10 truck, so I went out and have been doing some measuring. I couldnt really get a tape on the caprice a arms, but the camaro ones are 7 3/4 and the mounting bar the the a arm connects to the subframe by. It is 6 3/4 from the engine side of that bar to the grease zerk on the a arm. The same measurement on the S10 for the width of the mounting holes in the mounting arm is 7 inches. The distance from the arm to the top grease zerk is 7 3/4. So unless you modify the S10 a arms somehow I dont think they will work. The width of the camaro arms are 12 5/8's and the s10 is 11 inches.

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Hey hotrodsbyray, yes its the same as the 1978 camaro I used good luck.

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Hey thanks JJJmm56, ya it is up forward, I heaved re-cut my camaro sub 1" 1/2 sense that pic, and I just sat my motor on the stock motor mount just to see how it would look, I still have to relocate the motor..

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hears a shot after i cut camaro sub i like fit better.

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Well I made my own motor mounts and got my LT1 in place. had to cut and refit the tranny tube support.

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Your progress looks great. On your cross member for the back of the trans, I would make sure that the tail of the trans is centered in the frame. your crossmember looks like mine and a friend pointed out that it wasn't centered and I never really checked, I just thought since it was a crossmember from a car that it would be centered. Scott

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Hey scoot thanks for the heads up on that, ya it was off!!!!!!!!! I'll be on that soon, that was the cross member that was on the truck?? hummmm....

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been busy removing the old camaro rear set up and installing my new 10 bolt posi made some bracket for the set up and relocated the shocks and installed the air shocks

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Welcome; Nice truck. Were in sw Washington are you ? I know you probably want to do the welding yourself but there is a guy in washougal wa that is really good and really fare priced. His shop is called Mad Max Creations.[ Just a thought ] I'm Doing a 56 Big window also With a 350 motor and 350 trans. Good luck.

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Thanks for the suggestion but I am almost don with my welding I got allot of welding in with this project.

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I have a question, I had my Buick roadmaster drive shaft cut and rebalance and I just installed it today, when the shaft is in the tranny how far back can it go, is there a set spot, if I put the shaft all the way in the tranny it gos back 1 and a half inches to the u joint. Is that to far back???

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You should have about 4" minimum total travel before it falls off the trans output shaft, so 1" or so sounds about right unless you have a lot of rearend travel that will push it in more.