1949 Chevy 3600 into a daily driver

[Coach529]

Originally Posted by LEEVON

SPC makes reasonably priced S10 adjustable upper control arms. In combination with the spindles you should be able to eliminate camber issues.

Those look like a great option.

[Coach529]

Originally Posted by Elder Rogue

I was looking at these.

But I am not bagging mine.

GBody Parts

Thanks for the link!!

[Fountain]

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.

[lower50's]

Originally Posted by solidaxel

It would be nice to see a list of Canadian Hot Rod or Fabracation company's like Welder Series or Pros Pick or anybody add anything to the list while your dollar is in the cellar.
Last week it was .68.........sorry!

Sorry I have nothing else to add. Yes it is sad. Good thing I bought everything I needed before the dollar crashed.

[Coach529]

Originally Posted by Fountain

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.

Cash flow is ALWAYS a problem......that is why I am a little stalled out right now.

Bags are Slam Specialties SS-7.

[FarmerSid]

I hear ya on the cash flow. Always something on the truck you can be doing without spending big bucks.

[Coach529]

Originally Posted by FarmerSid

I hear ya on the cash flow. Always something on the truck you can be doing without spending big bucks.

Always something to tinker on......always.....

[Coach529]

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:

1. Super travel ball joints
2. drop spindles
3. pie cut the UCA

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.

[99 to Life]

there ya go, them s10 guys are pretty smart actually.

[Coach529]

Originally Posted by 99 to Life

there ya go, them s10 guys are pretty smart actually.

Ha. I honestly did not think the cut would provide the relief I need to get to the ground......but it did.

[lower50's]

Nice fix.

[youngrodder]

Looks great, here a nip, there a tuck and now you are laid out. Looks great.

Marc

[Coach529]

Originally Posted by youngrodder

Looks great, here a nip, there a tuck and now you are laid out. Looks great.

Marc

Thanks Marc!

[FarmerSid]

Nice! Wow those control arms are at a wicked angle when layed out

[Coach529]

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.

[youngrodder]

Looks good. You should be in good shape for getting it back on the road by spring.

Marc

[Coach529]

Originally Posted by youngrodder

Looks good. You should be in good shape for getting it back on the road by spring.

Marc

I hope so. Still some unknowns I need to figure out:

Motor and tranny (350/350) ran fine when pulled, trying to decided if rebuild or just run it.....or who knows. Too many options.

[youngrodder]

Originally Posted by Coach529

I hope so. Still some unknowns I need to figure out:

Motor and tranny (350/350) ran fine when pulled, trying to decided if rebuild or just run it.....or who knows. Too many options.

Unless you know/trust the person you bought the motor from I say rebuilt it if it's in your budget. It would be a shame to figure it out later when you are ready to get back on the rd. I have heard of a lot of CL deals gone south on junk motors.

Marc

[Coach529]

Originally Posted by youngrodder

Unless you know/trust the person you bought the motor from I say rebuilt it if it's in your budget. It would be a shame to figure it out later when you are ready to get back on the rd. I have heard of a lot of CL deals gone south on junk motors.

Marc

I actually ran this motor/ tranny in the truck for the summer, so I am comfortable with it. Just wishing for more HP.

[99 to Life]

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.

[Coach529]

[Coach529]

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.........

[lower50's]

You could always get a motor ready over the summer and swap it next winter.

[Coach529]

Worst case scenario is the motor in it's current condition gets tossed back in.........which is not the end of the world.

We will have to see what the budget looks like closer to completion......

[Advanced Design]

All the parts look good painted. Coach, same issue we all face isn't it...project creep vs time vs budget vs desired end result and best way to mix all of them to get a project back on the road. You will do well with whichever way you decide to go.