57 NAPCO rebuild

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Originally Posted by dsraven

wheels look good at that spot in the front fenders. since it has trailing arms, which run the axle through an arc, i would say to remove the spring and run the axle through a full suspension traven run just to be sure it wont rub a tire with wheels turned to lock, both ways. it would be great to have the correct size tire for your wants but the larger size tire it has is just some built in assurance.
thanks for posting your progress, it helps the rest of us get off the couch and out in the shop. lol.
curious what engine and HP the stock donor came with too. was it roughly the same dimensionally as the LS? the hole in the floor would work either way?
nice to see your parts arrive, even if the box was only part full. hopefully everything is still straight and it will fit well.

Good idea re the coil spring removal, will do that before welding any mounts to the chassis. I do all my posting at work, when at home I spend my time in the shed not in front of a computer or a TV :-) . Stock Patrol had either a 3 litre turbo diesel 4 cylinder or a 4.2 litre petrol 6 so engine wise nowhere near the same dimensionally. The trans was either a 5 speed auto or a 5 speed manual and they are much the same size as the 4L60 that is in here now. No idea what sort of power the original engines made other than not much there is a good reason why LS and Barra engine swaps are so popular into these things