Any newer front clips that will work with Task force checy

[dsraven]

hahaha, still laughing mr48. that is kinda what I think as well. hey, it's hotrodding and everybody has their own opinion about whats cool. thats fine. I just think, personally, that the layin frame look is kinda funny looking, like cartoonish. like the hydraulic suspensions that jack the rear up 4 ft or make the front end bounce off the ground or the gearshifts that touch the roof liner. whatever though, if you like it go for it. just make sure it is safe to be driven on the same roads as the rest of us and our families. I have seen some "home grown" things on vehicles that would definately NOT pass an inspection and all in the name of "cool". when asked the owners usually say they had to modify the steering parts because nobody makes anything like that. maybe a reason.....I like the look of a low slung truck but maybe not actually sitting on the ground. just me though. then again, I have the same thoughts on patina. I guess i grew up on the wrong side of the tracks and never had money to finish and paint my rides as a kid. they were always in some sort of primer or different coloured panels like a work in progress etc. spent too much time on the driveline and ability to go fast and stop fast. that was back in the day of MANY coats of laquer and huge sparkles, stripes and multiple colours. now, I think if I am spending all the time and effort to make a hotrod, I will paint it nicely as well. like it is finished. no patina for me. a show quality paint job looks waaay better in my books but, again, those patina trucks are built by the owners ideas and thats cool by them and thats what matters. some guys have made an art form out of making a fresh paint job look like it was just dragged in from the field. probably more time and effort spent there than if they just finish painted it.

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didn't mean to stir up any harsh feelings, sorry if I did
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hahaha. ya gotta laugh
have a great day guys

[Djditty]

Originally Posted by dsraven

hahaha, still laughing mr48. that is kinda what I think as well. hey, it's hotrodding and everybody has their own opinion about whats cool. thats fine. I just think, personally, that the layin frame look is kinda funny looking, like cartoonish. like the hydraulic suspensions that jack the rear up 4 ft or make the front end bounce off the ground or the gearshifts that touch the roof liner. whatever though, if you like it go for it. just make sure it is safe to be driven on the same roads as the rest of us and our families. I have seen some "home grown" things on vehicles that would definately NOT pass an inspection and all in the name of "cool". when asked the owners usually say they had to modify the steering parts because nobody makes anything like that. maybe a reason.....I like the look of a low slung truck but maybe not actually sitting on the ground. just me though. then again, I have the same thoughts on patina. I guess i grew up on the wrong side of the tracks and never had money to finish and paint my rides as a kid. they were always in some sort of primer or different coloured panels like a work in progress etc. spent too much time on the driveline and ability to go fast and stop fast. that was back in the day of MANY coats of laquer and huge sparkles, stripes and multiple colours. now, I think if I am spending all the time and effort to make a hotrod, I will paint it nicely as well. like it is finished. no patina for me. a show quality paint job looks waaay better in my books but, again, those patina trucks are built by the owners ideas and thats cool by them and thats what matters. some guys have made an art form out of making a fresh paint job look like it was just dragged in from the field. probably more time and effort spent there than if they just finish painted it.

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hahaha. ya gotta laugh
have a great day guys

Hahaha! For me that's what makes the automotive world fun, all the different styles and such. Different strokes for different folks. Thanks for all the input guys. This project is my introduction to modification and fabrication, so honestly I don't mind cutting up the frame and welding. The guy who is helping me with this is VERY experienced with this sort of stuff and has been fabricating for longer then I've been alive. Haha! After it's all said and done I think I'm going to do the tried and true Camaro front clip.
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[dsraven]

how about this idea.
since ytou will be cutting the frame off, front and rear, and fabbing up a new rear section and also swapping in a front clip, why not just buy some extra material and weld up a whole new frame section that is the right width to match up to the front end of your choice. that way it will graft right into the clip. the rear suspension is all gonna be new anyway so that part wouldn't matter. weld the 4 link brackets where you want them for frame width you decide. the cab mounts can be modified to accept the original cab mounting width with a wider or narrower frame. the cross members are probably gonna be beefed up or placed in different spots anyway, to match up with your driveline, and clearanced to allow driveshaft movement. that way you get a fully boxed frame, the width you want, with good solid welds on clean new metal and it will be the same pice of metal from the C notch to the clip. I bet you would have it done before you had the old one cut off and mocked up etc. stop by a scrap steel place, pick up some large channel or whatever for a frame table and start up. get the table straight, parallel and level then the new rails can be tacked to it. sell the channel back when you are done or dump it on craigslist.
after having worked on my old frame for weeks, getting it dissassembled, blasted, filling un-needed holes, getting it straight, square, level, fabbing boxing plates and installing, etc, that is what I would do if I did it again. AND, your welder friend will be happy as well. grab a bigger copy of the frame diagram, from the assembly manual I think, and all your dimensions will be there.
just some thoughts. do what you wanna. then post some pics

[ChuckDriver]

Porter Built Fabrication has a new bolt in clip that uses bags or coil overs and a rear set-up too!




http://pbfab.com/shop-by-vehicle/che...9-chevy-trucks

[dsraven]

now that would be worth the money. bolt in. more time to fab rear suspension and then drive.