1956 Chevy 3100 Corvette Suspension

[murd969]

Originally Posted by youngrodder

These tri-five trucks have suck great lines (especially laid out).
Nicely done!!

Marc

Thanks for the comments. I love the way they look as well. I thought about going a little bit lower on mine but initially I wasn't running air-ride. I'm happy with the stance.

[toastermagnet]

Truck looks AWESOME!

Do you know what the rack is from in the truck? I am doing a similar build with a C5 front suspension, but the rack is way too wide for my application and yours looks a lot shorter. Do you know what the ball pivot to ball pivot measurement is? overall width and how many turns lock to lock?

[murd969]

Originally Posted by JML55

Wow it looks like you ended up doing the same type of bodywork on that new RH front fender I did to mine , those new fenders sure done line up good, one more thing make sure you reinforce the fender rear lower bolt hole mounts. The metal is much thinner then the original, mine broke off on both side after only about 8000 miles of driving. Not very easy to fix when the truck is all painted up, I wasn't too impress with the quality of those after market fenders.

Thanks for the heads up. I will definitely take a look at it.

[murd969]

Originally Posted by JML55

Wow it looks like you ended up doing the same type of bodywork on that new RH front fender I did to mine , those new fenders sure done line up good, one more thing make sure you reinforce the fender rear lower bolt hole mounts. The metal is much thinner then the original, mine broke off on both side after only about 8000 miles of driving. Not very easy to fix when the truck is all painted up, I wasn't too impress with the quality of those after market fenders.

I will definitely take a look at this. Thanks

[murd969]

Here's a. Offer pic of one side of the truck.

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The view from this angle shows it pretty much sitting on the ground. If I ran smaller wheels I could do this but I think my wheels will be fine.

[murd969]

Some more work being finished up on the hood as well.

[oldman3]

Looking real nice...Jim

[Kim57]

Looks real good.
Kim

[murd969]

More body work being done. This time the bed is getting some attention. The bedsides are looking good.

[murd969]

The rear fenders are just about ready to go. They are covered with primer.

[murd969]

The front bed panel is getting some work done to get it ready for primer.

[Kim57]

Coming along nicely.
Kim

[RockinKees]

Lookin good!!!

[oldman3]

Moving right along, looks nice...Jim

[murd969]

The body work is pretty much done. We need to adjust the front bumper brackets as they make the bumper sit too low. Other than that a few more small things here and there and it should be good to go. I think it looks pretty good.

[murd969]

These are a couple of my favorite pics.

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And a few more.

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One last pic. The truck is ready for paint once we wrap up the little things left. Can't wait to see some color on it.

[ChuckDriver]

Everything looks great, but the front bumper is on upside down!

[murd969]

Haha. Too funny. They threw it on real quick when I was there. Obviously nobody paid any attention to it.

[Kim57]

Truck looks real sharp.
I flipped my front bumper on purpose as it fits the truck better IMHO.
Takes a little adjustment but follows the lines better.
Kim

[murd969]

Thanks for the info. I will have to take a look and see what it looks like.

[ptc]

Coming along nice.... wish my body looked that good!!!!

[murd969]

Thanks for the comments everyone.

My body wasn't always this good. It took a ton of time to get it to this point. I'm definitely happy with where it's at.