55 2nd serie GMC

[nuke1]

nice belair, how long have you had that, nice work on the clip, i just finished doin that to the 58, works great and drops it nice. what kind of tank is that?

[JML55]

Originally Posted by nuke1

nice belair, how long have you had that, nice work on the clip, i just finished doin that to the 58, works great and drops it nice. what kind of tank is that?

Had the Belair for about 25 years now. The tank is aluminum 19 gal, i bought it of ebay ,came from CPP.

[JML55]

Here the front frame extension.

[hammerdog57]

Where did you get the four link and panhard bar from? More pics of it?

[JML55]

Originally Posted by hammerdog57

Where did you get the four link and panhard bar from? More pics of it?

I bought it of ebay but it came from Heidt's Hot Rod Shop. It comes as a bolt on kit with a little welding required. The diff bracket and panhard bar bracket need welding. Here some pics of the install i did last winter.

[OrrieG]

Originally Posted by JML55

Had the Belair for about 25 years now. The tank is aluminum 19 gal, i bought it of ebay ,came from CPP.

Simlar tank a little cheaper (when I bought mine, saved about $50) is availible from Online Performance.

[JML55]

Here are some pics of modification that personify this project to me. High mounted third brake light. Steering column out of a 85 Chevy van. Brake booster and pedal setup out of 99 Chevy van and a custom aluminum rad.

[ambryatim]

Originally Posted by JML55

Here are some pics of modification that personify this project to me. High mounted third brake light. Steering column out of a 85 Chevy van. Brake booster and pedal setup out of 99 Chevy van and a custom aluminum rad.

Awesome work and great fab skills.

I have a question about the column and the pedals. Ok, I have a column out of a 92 truck, and it has all the goodies, tilt, cruise (will be running a 5.3L), signals, pulse wipers and shifter....will I be able to use this or will it be to long??? It also look like you used the orginal mounting bracket on the column and bolted it to the dash???

As for the pedal assembley.....would one from an older van say 92-95 work also??? And were these full sized vans or the astros???

Tim

[JML55]

Originally Posted by ambryatim

Awesome work and great fab skills.

I have a question about the column and the pedals. Ok, I have a column out of a 92 truck, and it has all the goodies, tilt, cruise (will be running a 5.3L), signals, pulse wipers and shifter....will I be able to use this or will it be to long??? It also look like you used the original mounting bracket on the column and bolted it to the dash???

As for the pedal assembly.....would one from an older van say 92-95 work also??? And were these full sized vans or the astros???

Tim

Thanks, i don't know about the newer column but I'm sure anythings is possible with a little fabrication. I made my own column brackets. All my parts are from full size van.

[purplehavoc]

The vortec max came out a few years back.You got the 6.0L in a half ton instead of the 2 smaller V8's.
Came with a fe other options,larger mirrors,tranny,brakes.All that good stuff.

[50adrod]

mine is from a 2007 LQ9 6.0 motor, the max was a higher performance version of the 6.0, 387 hp if I remember right. the max cover has vortec Max on it. theese covers are available from your local chevy dealer and sometimes on ebay. it was around 120 -150 for all 3 pieces.

[56chevy1300]

Nice work...thanks for the pics.

[CAL 58 GMC]

Nice looking project man! I really like the fuel door on the fender! I also used the same tilt hood kit, man I really like it way better then the factory hinged hood.

[JML55]

Originally Posted by CAL 58 GMC

Nice looking project man! I really like the fuel door on the fender! I also used the same tilt hood kit, man I really like it way better then the factory hinged hood.

Thanks Cal 58, I appreciate the positive comments. I found that the flip hood kit took a lot of fine tunning to get it work right with my truck. The Canadien GMC truck are not built quite the same has the American ones. It also won't open as much as the Chevy one because the front of the hood hits the bumper grill bar.

[JML55]

Here is the dash. Still haven't figured out where to put high beam and signal light indicators.

[JML55]

Here some random pictures taking over the last three years. One with the body on the original frame and an other one siting on cliped frame. See the height difference.

[hammerdog57]

Originally Posted by JML55

Here some random pictures taking over the last three years. One with the body on the original frame and an other one siting on cliped frame. See the height difference.

I am going to clip my 55 with a camaro subframe. Did you move the front axle centerline forward when you did yours? If so how much? By looking at the one side view pic of your truck front wheel looks pretty centered. But pic was at an angle so its hard to tell.

[JML55]

Originally Posted by hammerdog57

I am going to clip my 55 with a camaro subframe. Did you move the front axle centerline forward when you did yours? If so how much? By looking at the one side view pic of your truck front wheel looks pretty centered. But pic was at an angle so its hard to tell.

I measured the front axle centre line to be exactly at the original wheel base. Did not move it foward and the rad clears the steering box nicely.

[hammerdog57]

Originally Posted by JML55

I measured the front axle centre line to be exactly at the original wheel base. Did not move it foward and the rad clears the steering box nicely.

How much clearance does stock radiator have to camaro steering box? Do you have any close up pics of front wheel in fender opening? My stock 55 looks like the axle centerline needs to be moved forward about an inch when i do the camaro clip.

[JML55]

Originally Posted by hammerdog57

How much clearance does stock radiator have to camaro steering box? Do you have any close up pics of front wheel in fender opening? My stock 55 looks like the axle centerline needs to be moved forward about an inch when i do the camaro clip.

What i did was to mesure 114" (original wheel base) from the center of rear axle, then drew a chalk line on the floor below the clip front axle, with a couple pieces of string and a bar attached to the upper control arm i line up the front axle center line with the chalk mark on the floor, then welded the frame. The rad cleared the steering box a good 1/4 inch. Sorry i don't have new pictures of the front wheel and fender clearance. The body is off the modified frame and back to the original one right now.

[Kabwe]

Nice project man, keep up the good work.

[scottm]

Nice looking project!
I think i've seen your 55' around at show's and the pony. Nice to see another wpg member!

[bensimmons_05]

lookin SAWEEEEEEET! Maybe i missed the post, but what was the rear end taken out of?

[JML55]

Originally Posted by bensimmons_05

lookin SAWEEEEEEET! Maybe i missed the post, but what was the rear end taken out of?

To tell you the truth i dont know, it came with the truck, it chevy 10 bolt 2:73 gears. I think its late 60 early 70 but not sure.

[JML55]

Too cold to do anything these days -40'c , so here is a few more random pictures.