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cb1965 · 06-04-2015, 08:34 PM

hey guys
my cousin has a 57 truck and wants to know what year camaro front clip will fit the truck, he has a 2000 v6 camaro but doesnt know if that will work or only the older cars suspension.
thanks

**mr48chev** · 06-04-2015, 09:35 PM

2000 won't come close to working. Those have struts.

The second generation 73 to 81 Camaro or Firebird subframes are the ones most guys use because they all come with disk brakes and the one piece spindle/caliper bracket. 71/72 are too hard to find and too desirable to take apart anyhow.

This Thread on the HAMB has been a go to subframe to TF truck thread since Lux Blue did it. He has a shop in Austin that turns out a lot of subframe swaps. Study it and have your cousin study it and go from there. http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/t...ne-day.148978/

Note: Most know it but sometimes new guys don't the HAMB is a traditonal hotrod and custom car board that has specific rules an one of the main ones is no billet anything. We do tend to slap someone around a bit (I'm one of them) when a new guy starts blabbing about wanting to run billet anything. You don't have to join to read and study the thread though.

cb1965 · 06-07-2015, 07:45 PM

Thanks for the help.
Posted via Mobile Device

_Ogre · 06-08-2015, 02:21 PM

with all the mustII x-members available; use one.
it will save you time and money, a lot of time

06-04-2015, 08:34 PM	#1
cb1965 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: san jose, california Posts: 508	camaro front clip hey guys my cousin has a 57 truck and wants to know what year camaro front clip will fit the truck, he has a 2000 v6 camaro but doesnt know if that will work or only the older cars suspension. thanks __________________ '66 chevy lwb c10 '65 chevy lwb c20

06-04-2015, 09:35 PM	#2
mr48chev Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Toppenish, WA Posts: 15,559	Re: camaro front clip 2000 won't come close to working. Those have struts. The second generation 73 to 81 Camaro or Firebird subframes are the ones most guys use because they all come with disk brakes and the one piece spindle/caliper bracket. 71/72 are too hard to find and too desirable to take apart anyhow. This Thread on the HAMB has been a go to subframe to TF truck thread since Lux Blue did it. He has a shop in Austin that turns out a lot of subframe swaps. Study it and have your cousin study it and go from there. http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/t...ne-day.148978/ Note: Most know it but sometimes new guys don't the HAMB is a traditonal hotrod and custom car board that has specific rules an one of the main ones is no billet anything. We do tend to slap someone around a bit (I'm one of them) when a new guy starts blabbing about wanting to run billet anything. You don't have to join to read and study the thread though. __________________ Founding member of the too many projects, too little time and money club. My ongoing truck projects: 48 Chev 3100 that will run a 292 Six. 71 GMC 2500 that is getting a Cad 500 transplant. 77 C 30 dualie, 454, 4 speed with a 10 foot flatbed and hoist. It does the heavy work and hauls the projects around.

06-08-2015, 02:21 PM	#4
_Ogre Registered User Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Motown Posts: 7,680	Re: camaro front clip with all the mustII x-members available; use one. it will save you time and money, a lot of time __________________ cool, an ogre smiley Ogre's 58 Truk build how to put your truck year and build thread into your signature shop air compressor timer

06-07-2015, 07:45 PM	#3
cb1965 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: san jose, california Posts: 508	Thanks for the help. Posted via Mobile Device



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