55.2-59 1958 Saab story - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

dsraven · 03-25-2022, 12:31 AM

stance looks bang on to me, quite level instead of a big rake angle. lights are really bright too. do you get guys flashing their high beams from oncoming traffic?

gottattooz · 03-25-2022, 12:53 AM

Surprisingly not. I thought for sure every other car would be flashing me, but I think maybe twice so far. A lot of people around the Atlanta area run their high beams, so I get to see their faces (literally) when I let them know with my high beams.

-Josh

gottattooz · 03-25-2022, 09:17 PM

Rear shocks came in, so I replaced those.

-Josh

gottattooz · 03-25-2022, 09:21 PM

I mounted and wired up a reverse camera. Has to pull the driver's seat and center console to run the cable, but everything works, so it was worth the effort.

-Josh

Madkidd007 · 03-25-2022, 09:59 PM

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Originally Posted by gottattooz

I mounted and wired up a reverse camera. Has to pull the driver's seat and center console to run the cable, but everything works, so it was worth the effort.

-Josh

That’s funny. I always wanted to add one since it had the right radio already.

gottattooz · 03-26-2022, 11:57 PM

Madkidd wanted to know what the truck weighed since the body swap. It was his Saab that I used as a donor and he said it felt lighter and more responsive when he drove it, so we weighed it at his dad's house with racing scales.

-Josh

gottattooz · 03-30-2022, 01:38 AM

Since the ignition switch is in the center console, I wanted to hide it and make it look like a cup holder.

-Josh

03-25-2022, 12:31 AM	#1
dsraven Registered User Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: calgary alberta Posts: 8,501	Re: 1958 Saab story stance looks bang on to me, quite level instead of a big rake angle. lights are really bright too. do you get guys flashing their high beams from oncoming traffic?

03-25-2022, 12:53 AM	#2
gottattooz Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Hampton, Ga Posts: 921	Re: 1958 Saab story Surprisingly not. I thought for sure every other car would be flashing me, but I think maybe twice so far. A lot of people around the Atlanta area run their high beams, so I get to see their faces (literally) when I let them know with my high beams. -Josh __________________ 1967 Buick Special wagon 1968 Jeep Wagoneer 1958 Chevy Panel Truck 2017 Suzuki M109R

03-25-2022, 09:17 PM	#3
gottattooz Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Hampton, Ga Posts: 921	Re: 1958 Saab story Rear shocks came in, so I replaced those. -Josh Attached Images __________________ 1967 Buick Special wagon 1968 Jeep Wagoneer 1958 Chevy Panel Truck 2017 Suzuki M109R

03-25-2022, 09:21 PM	#4
gottattooz Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Hampton, Ga Posts: 921	Re: 1958 Saab story I mounted and wired up a reverse camera. Has to pull the driver's seat and center console to run the cable, but everything works, so it was worth the effort. -Josh Attached Images __________________ 1967 Buick Special wagon 1968 Jeep Wagoneer 1958 Chevy Panel Truck 2017 Suzuki M109R

03-26-2022, 11:57 PM	#6
gottattooz Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Hampton, Ga Posts: 921	Re: 1958 Saab story Madkidd wanted to know what the truck weighed since the body swap. It was his Saab that I used as a donor and he said it felt lighter and more responsive when he drove it, so we weighed it at his dad's house with racing scales. -Josh Attached Images __________________ 1967 Buick Special wagon 1968 Jeep Wagoneer 1958 Chevy Panel Truck 2017 Suzuki M109R Last edited by Rickysnickers; 03-27-2022 at 10:10 AM.

03-30-2022, 01:38 AM	#7
gottattooz Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Hampton, Ga Posts: 921	Re: 1958 Saab story Since the ignition switch is in the center console, I wanted to hide it and make it look like a cup holder. -Josh Attached Images __________________ 1967 Buick Special wagon 1968 Jeep Wagoneer 1958 Chevy Panel Truck 2017 Suzuki M109R



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