Freddy's '52

[1952ssr]

Originally Posted by lower50's

Very nice looking truck. The patina and stance worked out perfectly. How do you find the ride height, now that you have been driving for a while. 4.5" bumper right?

Thanks! Yeah right about 4-4.5", it isn't really bad to drive. Just have to be mindful of everything when driving, a possum has had a bad day if it's in the road.

[steve aleve]

Awesome thanks man! I think I am going to have to tilt my radiator too. The only other option I see is a rack and pinion swap (thanks to skymangs) and it seems like no one has done that successfully without purchasing the thousand dollar kits. I guess these are the kinds of details that make each project unique. I set the cab on the frame and had the fenders hung and it seems like the rear of my front fenders are about 4" off the ground so the running boards are 3.5". I don't mind the huge tunnel I had to make, it's just the pesky radiator. lol Would you do anything different with your radiator if you had to do it all over?

[1952ssr]

I was thinking about that on my '53 I'm building with an LT1 also. I have done some searching on Rockauto pertaining to a vette radiator but they're isn't much difference in size. That would be my only change to find one a little smaller, I have not regreated cutting the front panel down. It makes it so much more easier to work on the motor. Keep watching my new build Freddy's part 2 if I come up with a solution. It may be a while, I am starting from the rear on that build going to the front.