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Re: 1956 Chevy 3100 Corvette Suspension
Stunningly nice! Well done!
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Re: 1956 Chevy 3100 Corvette Suspension
Congrats on the top 100.
Truck looks great. Kim |
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Re: 1956 Chevy 3100 Corvette Suspension
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Re: 1956 Chevy 3100 Corvette Suspension
Took the truck to a local show and won Best Truck.
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Re: 1956 Chevy 3100 Corvette Suspension
Congrats, well deserved...Jim
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Re: 1956 Chevy 3100 Corvette Suspension
That baby will be Top 100 wherever it goes -- and more !!!
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Re: 1956 Chevy 3100 Corvette Suspension
Better get used to it!
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Re: 1956 Chevy 3100 Corvette Suspension
Thanks.
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Re: 1956 Chevy 3100 Corvette Suspension
Killer! Love it!
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Re: 1956 Chevy 3100 Corvette Suspension
Beautiful truck!!
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Re: 1956 Chevy 3100 Corvette Suspension
murd969
words can't define the job you've done. mine won't be anywhere near this quality I fear.... can I ask what brake kit you used. I was thinking of just doing a c5 conversion upfront but I really want 4-6 pots for that visual aspect. Q |
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Thanks. I appreciate the comments.
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Re: 1956 Chevy 3100 Corvette Suspension
I converted my brakes from the basic C4 brakes to C6 Z06 brakes. The C4 suspension doesn’t have many options to upgrade. To do the swap like mine you have to buy a bracket kit for the front and a separate aluminum bracket kit for the rear. If you have th early C4 suspension you have some options but mine was from a 1990. My setup was actually cheaper than running all wilwood brakes if the kits were available.
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Re: 1956 Chevy 3100 Corvette Suspension
Here’s a couple of pics of the bed floor in progress the night before Lonestar Throwdown. Should get it wrapped up in the next couple of weeks.
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Re: 1956 Chevy 3100 Corvette Suspension
Murd969,
Your bed is going to look great! I’m literally about to start assembling my (stock) bed today. I wish I’d pre-fitted it so I could have drilled the mount holes BEFORE I finished the wood -DOH! How will yours be attached to the frame? Using the stock mounting bolts or some other method?
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Re: 1956 Chevy 3100 Corvette Suspension
Looking real nice.
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Here’s some pics from the Street Rod Nationals in Tampa this weekend.
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Some more random pics from the show.
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Fandamntastic. Strong work!!!
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Very sharp looking.
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Re: 1956 Chevy 3100 Corvette Suspension
Very very nice...Jim
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Thanks
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Re: 1956 Chevy 3100 Corvette Suspension
Love the truck! What did the seats come out of?
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Re: 1956 Chevy 3100 Corvette Suspension
They came out of a 04-06 Scion XB. The backs have been cut down.
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