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Re: 59 Chevy Build
Got to love it when Santa comes to visit in the summer
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Re: 59 Chevy Build
Who makes the sun visor??
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I ordered the visor from www.lmctruck.com
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Well spent the day doing all those tedious parts. Blasting and spraying them with primer........................The back wheels are supposed to be in tomorrow. This has been the hold up on getting the bed and cab off the frame. I went with 20 X 10 with 6" back-spacing. I am sweating bullets wondering if they will fill the hole as expecting. Beint that they were special order, I doubt if an exchange is an option. Tomorrow will tell the tell.
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1. in the first pic, what is that bracket right below the the gas filler neck. 2. what are those 2 brackets between the 2 hoodhinges and the topleft of the door hinge cover. i have all those brackets, but idk what they are |
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Wow, I love the serpintine set up. That'll be something I'll upgrade to someday. My set up is V-belt, and I wish I would've gone serpintine. Keep up the quick work. My wife's just about lost patience with our build. Maybe there should be a forum for our wifes to rant to each other.
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Re: 59 Chevy Build
Prostreeter-
The trucks looking great! That thing will definitely move right along with that powerplant. ![]() I noticed one thing that will cause you some problems down the road... You will want to change the upper-rear four-link mounts on your housing. You want the pivots to be in line with the rest of them, or as it goes through its travel it will bind, and eventually fatigue and break the welds. They are currently angled to match the housing, make one tab longer than the other so that the rear pivots are in the same plane as the front ones.
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Join Date: Oct 2006
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Re: 59 Chevy Build
What did you use to strp all the paint Air craft paint Stripper?
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Well, it doesn't look like I got much done these last couple of day.....but I did. Here are a couple of pics of the brake system and the wheels that I chose for this build,,,,,,,,
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Haven't been getting a lot done lately. been waiting on parts. Here is a couple of pics of what came today..........It is an HT-502.........512 ft lbs of torque at 2800 rpm. I figure that will serve the purpose of what this truck is intended for.............
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Okay.....I feel like I made some major leaps this weekend getting this thing going.........here are a few pics of the progress made...........
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Re: 59 Chevy Build
Looking great!!!!!!!!!!! Gotta love a big block.
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Re: 59 Chevy Build
its looking good and coming along quick.
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Nice work man!
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Re: 59 Chevy Build
Prostreeter, where did you get thst set up, brake booster and foot pedal?
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Tks bro......
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Re: 59 Chevy Build
Well I did get some things done today. It is just difficult to try and get much done after you have been at work all day...............anyway the column is set in place so I can order my intermediate shaft. I had my son going around to junk yards today looking for a 9" rear. Anyone got one they wanna let go of??........we found several but I am looking for one that is 54"-56" backplate to backplate................let me know if you come across one.
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Re: 59 Chevy Build
Nice work man! Your Mustang II set up looks good and the 502....well, that's going to be one serious truck for towing! Keep up the good work!
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Re: 59 Chevy Build
Looking good! great choice for the motor. What tranny did you go with? 4L60? 4L80 to handle all that torque?
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