New guy with truck

[hotrodrookie]

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.

[56ClassicTruck]

Originally Posted by hotrodrookie

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.

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

[56ClassicTruck]

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.

[56ClassicTruck]

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.

[hotrodrookie]

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.

[56ClassicTruck]

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

[hotrodrookie]

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.

[56ClassicTruck]

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.

[56ClassicTruck]

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

[56ClassicTruck]

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.

[bjcaldwe]

Nice progress.

[Ipaintgrt]

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

[56ClassicTruck]

Originally Posted by Ipaintgrt

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

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...

[56ClassicTruck]

Originally Posted by bjcaldwe

Nice progress.

Thanks bjcaldwe

[hotrodsbyray]

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.

[bjcaldwe]

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

[jjjmm56]

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?

[Ipaintgrt]

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.

[56ClassicTruck]

Originally Posted by hotrodsbyray

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.

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

[56ClassicTruck]

Originally Posted by jjjmm56

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?

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..

[56ClassicTruck]

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

[56ClassicTruck]

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

[Ipaintgrt]

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

[56ClassicTruck]

Originally Posted by Ipaintgrt

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

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....

[56ClassicTruck]

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