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Re: 1956 Chevy 3100 Corvette Suspension
The top pic is fully laid out and the bottom is the ride height. Should be pretty awesome.
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06-17-2016, 09:39 PM
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Re: 1956 Chevy 3100 Corvette Suspension
Making some more progress. Working to get the inside of the bed smoothed out.
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06-18-2016, 05:19 AM
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Re: 1956 Chevy 3100 Corvette Suspension
All is looking great!
You nailed it it on the rideheight, very nice stance!!
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06-18-2016, 08:45 AM
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Re: 1956 Chevy 3100 Corvette Suspension
Real nice stance.
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06-20-2016, 09:55 PM
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Re: 1956 Chevy 3100 Corvette Suspension
Working on getting the motor set correctly. We're going to have to adjust the motor mounts to raise the motor some. Everything is definitely a tight fit in this truck. The motor does look pretty damn good in it.
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06-21-2016, 11:21 AM
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Re: 1956 Chevy 3100 Corvette Suspension
Looks good.
Orange headers look good (I know it's just tape). Kim |
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06-24-2016, 06:35 PM
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Re: 1956 Chevy 3100 Corvette Suspension
We had to modify the transmission cover because it was hitting it. Looks pretty good now.
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06-24-2016, 06:41 PM
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Re: 1956 Chevy 3100 Corvette Suspension
We also got the tailgate on with the hidden latches and the stainless arms instead of using the chains. It's been a while since I've seen a tailgate on this truck.
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06-24-2016, 06:41 PM
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Re: 1956 Chevy 3100 Corvette Suspension
Here's another view.
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06-24-2016, 06:44 PM
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Re: 1956 Chevy 3100 Corvette Suspension
We also had to redo the motor mints. The motor needed to come up some plus they needed to be stronger.
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06-24-2016, 07:07 PM
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Re: 1956 Chevy 3100 Corvette Suspension
Looking good.
Tail gate looks real clean. Kim |
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06-25-2016, 09:57 PM
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Re: 1956 Chevy 3100 Corvette Suspension
Had to redo part of the floor. There were just too many holes and issues with the panel so we just replaced it.
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06-25-2016, 09:59 PM
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Re: 1956 Chevy 3100 Corvette Suspension
Apparently the other shop didn't get the seat centered so we had to redo the seat mounts. We should be good to go from here.
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06-25-2016, 10:30 PM
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Re: 1956 Chevy 3100 Corvette Suspension
Beautiful engine! Enjoyed catching up on your build. Good luck with the new shop. dug
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06-25-2016, 10:34 PM
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Re: 1956 Chevy 3100 Corvette Suspension
Thanks for the comments dug. The new shop has been great. It's been a completely different experience. The work is moving along quickly.
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06-28-2016, 07:52 PM
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Re: 1956 Chevy 3100 Corvette Suspension
We got an actuator hooked up to lift the bed floor but we're not sure if we're going to use one in the middle or one on each side.
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06-30-2016, 08:22 PM
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Re: 1956 Chevy 3100 Corvette Suspension
We got all of the body parts in and now we're getting ready to knock out the gals and get going on the body work.
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06-30-2016, 11:36 PM
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Re: 1956 Chevy 3100 Corvette Suspension
Looks good.
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07-02-2016, 10:16 AM
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Re: 1956 Chevy 3100 Corvette Suspension
Looks very nice. are you going to extend the fenders to be closer to the ground when laid out?
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07-13-2016, 11:29 PM
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Re: 1956 Chevy 3100 Corvette Suspension
We got the bed sides sandblasted and etch primed the other day. Other body work is going on as well.
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07-14-2016, 11:04 AM
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Re: 1956 Chevy 3100 Corvette Suspension
Very nice.
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07-14-2016, 04:56 PM
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Re: 1956 Chevy 3100 Corvette Suspension
Slick!
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07-19-2016, 06:34 PM
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Re: 1956 Chevy 3100 Corvette Suspension
While doing some body work on the firewall it was discovered that there was a ton of bondo on the firewall. After sanding it all down it was discovered that when the firewall was smoothed the other shop just welded a piece of steel over the original. After removing that piece look at the present that we found.
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07-19-2016, 06:35 PM
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Re: 1956 Chevy 3100 Corvette Suspension
To be honest I was pretty pissed considering I paid to have it done right only to find that mess. Away went that garbage and a new firewall was welded in. It's not finished but it's a million times better.
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07-19-2016, 06:42 PM
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Re: 1956 Chevy 3100 Corvette Suspension
We also found other issues. The cowl wasn't level and it had a dip in it. So after further investigation we found another mess.
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