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yarb11 · 10-13-2005, 09:20 PM

I have heard most of my life of camaro and g body sub frames under front of post war chevys. Has anyone heard or did this to a truck?

MARTINSR · 10-18-2005, 03:03 PM

I did it and I don't recommend it. The Camaro sub is too wide, by about 3 inches. They make narrower A arms but they cost an arm and a leg. You have to modify the inner fenders, bumper mounts, it is a pain!

You want my advice, buy a good Mustang two kit and install it. Yes it costs more than a bone yard sub but in the long run it is MUCH, MUCH better.

Brian

Don Meyer · 10-18-2005, 07:35 PM

I have done camaro,G-body & Must II's. My choice is the g body ,which has a 58" track. This is the same as the AD trk & 3" narrower than a Camaro.

The G body w/the HD springs handle very well,ride nice & are a joy to drive.I fill they are also stronger. The lower A-arm pivot points are farther apart giving it greater strength. The only disadvantage is it is much harder to install.........good luck. Don

Ps-I agree w/MartinSr on the Camaro clip.

MARTINSR · 10-18-2005, 08:12 PM

You are right there Don, I had a G body (Buick Regal, Olds Cutless, Pont Lemans, Chevy MonteCarlo-1978 to 86?) frame to put in my truck after I made the mistake of using the camaro. It did look like it would match the frame width better as well.

I have a "Basics" to do that frame clip somewhere.

Brian

Phat · 10-19-2005, 10:15 AM

g-body does not match up very well.Half a frame and than guys weld a plate across....you had better have a surface plate because there is so much welding with cover up plates that not one i have seen is straight. Heat pulls the clip around like a SOB.There is a guy on RRT that docemented it and if know anything about welding you would not do it that way for sure. The ones i have seen have all the same problems as the camaro and more except the the width. I would stay with stang II style also. The argument about a stang II not being strong enough is only if your using a stock stang II out of a car. The good kits have nothing mustang II in them and are very strong.Stay away from the over weight guy and garys and you will do fine.
Besides time is money....8 hour day and the stang II in done. Stock bumper never removed rad in stock location and your truck is not cut in half and patched in the middle. Resale is also better. You never know whats behind those patch plates....most are ground off real pretty along with most of the welds. We knocked one off last week in about 20 min. Half the welds were so thin we pryed the plates off with a screw driver. The bondoed ones are even worse!!! Just my opinion doing lots of them. At one time we did not have a choice and the clips we were using had 8000-24,000 miles on them not 80,000 to 200,000 miles.

10-13-2005, 09:20 PM	#1
yarb11 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: WEST ALABAMA Posts: 4	camaro or g body sub on 1949 chevy I have heard most of my life of camaro and g body sub frames under front of post war chevys. Has anyone heard or did this to a truck?

10-18-2005, 03:03 PM	#2
MARTINSR Registered User Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Boise, Idaho Posts: 6,003	Re: camaro or g body sub on 1949 chevy I did it and I don't recommend it. The Camaro sub is too wide, by about 3 inches. They make narrower A arms but they cost an arm and a leg. You have to modify the inner fenders, bumper mounts, it is a pain! You want my advice, buy a good Mustang two kit and install it. Yes it costs more than a bone yard sub but in the long run it is MUCH, MUCH better. Brian __________________ 1948 Chevy pickup Chopped, Sectioned, 1953 Corvette 235 powered. Once was even 401 Buick mid engined with the carburetor right between the seats! Bought with paper route money in 1973 when I was 15. "Fan of most anything that moves human beings"

10-18-2005, 07:35 PM	#3
Don Meyer Registered User Join Date: May 2004 Location: St cloud, Florida Posts: 61	Re: camaro or g body sub on 1949 chevy I have done camaro,G-body & Must II's. My choice is the g body ,which has a 58" track. This is the same as the AD trk & 3" narrower than a Camaro. The G body w/the HD springs handle very well,ride nice & are a joy to drive.I fill they are also stronger. The lower A-arm pivot points are farther apart giving it greater strength. The only disadvantage is it is much harder to install.........good luck. Don Ps-I agree w/MartinSr on the Camaro clip. Last edited by Don Meyer; 10-18-2005 at 07:39 PM.

10-18-2005, 08:12 PM	#4
MARTINSR Registered User Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Boise, Idaho Posts: 6,003	Re: camaro or g body sub on 1949 chevy You are right there Don, I had a G body (Buick Regal, Olds Cutless, Pont Lemans, Chevy MonteCarlo-1978 to 86?) frame to put in my truck after I made the mistake of using the camaro. It did look like it would match the frame width better as well. I have a "Basics" to do that frame clip somewhere. Brian __________________ 1948 Chevy pickup Chopped, Sectioned, 1953 Corvette 235 powered. Once was even 401 Buick mid engined with the carburetor right between the seats! Bought with paper route money in 1973 when I was 15. "Fan of most anything that moves human beings"

10-19-2005, 10:15 AM	#5
Phat Registered User Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 105	Re: camaro or g body sub on 1949 chevy g-body does not match up very well.Half a frame and than guys weld a plate across....you had better have a surface plate because there is so much welding with cover up plates that not one i have seen is straight. Heat pulls the clip around like a SOB.There is a guy on RRT that docemented it and if know anything about welding you would not do it that way for sure. The ones i have seen have all the same problems as the camaro and more except the the width. I would stay with stang II style also. The argument about a stang II not being strong enough is only if your using a stock stang II out of a car. The good kits have nothing mustang II in them and are very strong.Stay away from the over weight guy and garys and you will do fine. Besides time is money....8 hour day and the stang II in done. Stock bumper never removed rad in stock location and your truck is not cut in half and patched in the middle. Resale is also better. You never know whats behind those patch plates....most are ground off real pretty along with most of the welds. We knocked one off last week in about 20 min. Half the welds were so thin we pryed the plates off with a screw driver. The bondoed ones are even worse!!! Just my opinion doing lots of them. At one time we did not have a choice and the clips we were using had 8000-24,000 miles on them not 80,000 to 200,000 miles.



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