05-18-2014, 07:09 PM | #251 |
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Re: 1954 3100 C4 Tube Chassis Build
Oh ya! I sent you a pic of the cross member. What more progress pictures do I have to send ya? LoL!
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05-20-2014, 07:57 AM | #252 |
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Hey Josh. Things good? Quick question. How much higher is the C notch you made in the rear of your frame?
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05-20-2014, 09:39 AM | #253 |
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How much higher than what? Than factory? Give me a call tonight, I need to get you the info from the front crossmember we talked about the other day. Take care buddy.
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05-20-2014, 09:43 AM | #254 |
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Ya, higher than factory.
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05-24-2014, 08:06 AM | #255 |
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Awesome build Josh! Good to hear from you yesterday. If you need any more brackets cut, get with me. A good friend of mine owns a fab shop. I have access to a water jet and a plasma table.
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05-25-2014, 09:10 AM | #256 |
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Sounds great man, it was really good to hear from you as well. Its been a long time.
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06-07-2014, 09:38 AM | #257 |
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Man, not sure how I let this thing get three pages back. I finally broke down and bought a compressor for the garage, should help with the sand blasting, sanding, etc. I had to fab a couple brackets to mount the lower dog bone brackets about 2" under the rear of my chassis. With my dog bones mounted at the correct angles if they were mounted directly through the side of the frame then my ride height was way lower than I wanted. Ill try to get them finished up and post some pics of that this weekend. After that Ill get to mounting my 5.3/4l60 so I can get my mounts and crossmembers made than its time to paint the chassis.
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Re: 1954 3100 C4 Tube Chassis Build
just got off the phone with the fine gentleman at flat out engineering. Front coil overs and upper and lower mounts are ordered and will be here next week.
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That will be cool....really enjoying the build Stockish.
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06-08-2014, 09:07 PM | #260 |
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Right on Josh! What springs did you end up ordering? That's cool that they sold you the upper and lower shock mounts. Keep in touch my southern buddy.
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coilovers from flat out arrived on Friday. Spend some time in the garage today with my little man for fathers day. Got the rear batwing brackets made and mocked up.need to build a couple cross members and it will finally be a roller!
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06-15-2014, 05:42 PM | #262 |
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Few pics of the progress this weekend.
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06-15-2014, 05:43 PM | #263 |
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You're rockin' & rollin' now!
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06-15-2014, 06:38 PM | #264 |
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Looks good....Jim
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Thanks fellas. Ordered a blast cabinet so I can get all my suspension cleaned up and installed. Looking forward to more progress this coming week.
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Nice Josh! What model or part number did you go with for the coil overs?
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I went with the Aldan Eagle ones from Flat Out. They are the non polished with black springs.Part #7000 I think. Didn't want the high polished to stand out so much.
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looks great....
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Dang dude, this is pretty cool! I'm going to be doing a 2x4 tube chassis for my '57 next spring or so, but I have a Jaguar IRS & IFS going in. Actually, the Jag IFS is already in the stock frame...MUCH easier than the 'vette stuff!
I did a 5.3/4L60E in my '69 Suburban last year, and the one BIG take-away is that the 4L60E is a pile of trash. I mean, it's about the best auto trans you can get, but it's still an auto trans. My suggestion is to sell it off and get a stick. With your 3.07 rear gear, a T-56 won't do you any favors with the high 1st gear, so go with a NV3500. Low 1st gear, good overdrive, and the same 83mm shaft spacing as the T-56, which give it inherent strength by design, regardless of what 'rating' it has for torque. As long as you don't do 4000rpm clutch dumps or clutch less shifts, it will last forever behind a 5.3. Anyways...if there are any big Mid-Atlantic shows coming up this fall or next spring, it would be cool to meet up and bench race or at least drink some beers.
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your project sounds awesome. I look forward to seeing more of it. I think I will stick with the 4l60e. If I can make them last behind 700 horsepower turbo LS motor I think it'll be fine in a stock 5.3
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So its finally a roller!! I am going to take it to work and put it on the alignment machine and make sure it is alignable before I go any further with the chassis. Im sure it will be fine but I figured better safe than sorry. Man it looks 4x4 without the running boards, etc... Final ride height will be the same as the second picture.
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Looks awesome!
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Congrats! That's a big step in the build process.
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Read your intire build.. Like your chassis a lott.
That will be a good looking chassis when the paint is on..
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Thanks for the compliments guys. I really appreciat it.
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