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Re: 1949 Chevy 3600 into a daily driver
Thanks, I am really happy with how it turned out.
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I am going to order some 2" drop spindles from Speedway and see where I sit. Once I get those in place I can see how much room I have for the bag and know how big to make my cups. Baby steps I guess. |
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Re: 1949 Chevy 3600 into a daily driver
love it! add some camber shims to the front so the front and rear camber is the same laid out and it looks like a toy truck getting squished!
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Re: 1949 Chevy 3600 into a daily driver
I am still on the fence about how much I like the camber the wheels have when aired out.....
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Re: 1949 Chevy 3600 into a daily driver
SPC makes reasonably priced S10 adjustable upper control arms. In combination with the spindles you should be able to eliminate camber issues.
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Re: 1949 Chevy 3600 into a daily driver
Coach
I am moving slow but I am watching your every move! Haha. I am attempting the same treatment for the front of my truck. I have everything welded up just waiting for some money to buy my air ride system. What bags are you using? Also thank you so much for posting pics it is a great reference. |
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Those look like a great option.
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Re: 1949 Chevy 3600 into a daily driver
I hear ya on the cash flow. Always something on the truck you can be doing without spending big bucks.
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Always something to tinker on......always.....
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I had about an hour to kill last night between hauling kids around, etc.
I still had the upper ball joint binding issue, so I was curious what it would take to get the running boards on the ground. Seemed like I had three options:
Since pie cutting the UCA was free, and I had spare UCA's in case I screwed up, it was chosen. A quick Google search and I found a link on a S-10 site. http://www.s10forum.com/forum/f125/p...l-arms-393969/ 20 minutes later my running boards are within a 1/8" of the ground. ![]() This morning I nipped the bump stops off and now it is sitting on the ground. ![]() ![]() ![]() Tonight I will give them a really good tack, and then remove them to final weld them. |
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Re: 1949 Chevy 3600 into a daily driver
there ya go, them s10 guys are pretty smart actually.
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Ha. I honestly did not think the cut would provide the relief I need to get to the ground......but it did.
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Re: 1949 Chevy 3600 into a daily driver
Nice fix.
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Looks great, here a nip, there a tuck and now you are laid out. Looks great.
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Thanks Marc!
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Nice! Wow those control arms are at a wicked angle when layed out
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Another solid weekend........
Bottom of Thunderbird IRS cross member and Danforth cross member final welded and cleaned up ready for paint. ![]() I pulled the cover of the 8.8 and gave it a thorough once over. The fluid was stinky and dirty.....but it looks clean and solid. ![]() I had about 1/4 of can of KBS coatings that I wanted to use on the rear end. The can was a couple years old so I destroyed the cover when trying to get it open. I painted my front UCA's, rear LCA's and center section of the 8.8 as well as a bunch of the frame before the can was empty. ![]() |
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Looks good. You should be in good shape for getting it back on the road by spring.
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Motor and tranny (350/350) ran fine when pulled, trying to decided if rebuild or just run it.....or who knows. Too many options. |
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Re: 1949 Chevy 3600 into a daily driver
nice progress. If budget allows, I'd buy up a full roller sbc with vortec heads. 400 bucks running around my parts if you can find them. That is the cheapest route to go for HP and keeping that old school flavor. Get a cheap intake or go with a 2-300 dollar one and that's the biggest expense. Minor head work needs done, and you can get a decent roller cam from GM for $225. again, you can toss money into an sbc and if you take it to the machine shop, good bye budget. or... find a healthy vortec and you'll love the power. Then keep your engine you have now for a back up. Its nice to have a running engine on deck. trust me you or a friend might need it someday! Just run this while you build the new one. anyway, just my take.
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The motor is a wants vs needs thing. I want big HP.....but ultimately this SBC works great.
When I installed this SBC I could see the cross hatching in the cylinders. Low mileage and I knew 100% of it's history. Only issues are it leaks a little bit, and the valve seals are shot. My thoughts were a set of heads to bump up the compression a bit. http://www.aeroheadracing.com/chevrolet-heads/ Regasket the whole thing and run it. Already have a intake and 4 barrel, headers, cam, etc......... |
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