55.2-59 1958 Saab story

[dsraven]

Will you, or did you, flash the computer to eliminate the 4x4 stuff, body module for accy that wont be used like rear side door locks/windows etc? I haven't done any of that yet other than parse out and remove a few circuits. My plan was to get the frame swap done, then start at the back and work forward, finishing to final epoxy primer. Box is done, now the cab work will start if I ever get the summer projects jar emptied.
Nice work you do with great ingenuity. Thinking outside the box instead of looking for a kit or a bolt on. Great documentation on the site too, it makes me wanna clear out my shop of other "gotta do's" and get back on the 57.

[gottattooz]

Madkidd owned it before I bought it. He swapped in the lq4 6.0l and has it dialed in perfectly. He also converted it to 2wd. As for the door circuits, like when I did the Jeep body swap, I just used the wires for the door speakers and the side turn signals. I just coiled up the extra wires and zip tied it up out of the way. I'd like to get rid of the air bag system, because it always says "service air bags" on the dash until you clear it with the trip meter button.

-Josh

[gottattooz]

Oh and current rocker height is 7 inches all the front of the front door and 8.5 inches in front of the rear wheel.

- Josh

[gottattooz]

I cut 11 inches off the front frame rails. I set the front clip on. I had to lower the back of the truck body because it was pitching the nose of the truck too low.

-Josh

[gottattooz]

I cut the lower radiator mount brackets off and welded them back on the frame. The placement is perfect and it's low enough that I can make brackets off the header panel to hold the top of the radiator. Plus there's plenty of room for electric fans and a trans cooler.

-Josh

[gottattooz]

And I took the grille teeth off the core support and bolted them back on the bumper bracket. I slotted the core support and slid the mount bracket through and clamped it to the frame. I love the look. I'll probably have to cut the bottom of the teeth off to get the bumper to fit where it needs to go, but that'll be decided later.

-Josh