1958 LS2 with C4 front and rear - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

wutnxt · 05-30-2012, 06:07 PM

Well I am currently building a 1958 apache short box fleetside that I found sitting in a warehouse for 15 years.....

I have a few other projects on the build so the 58 has been sitting in my yard for awhile and I was thinking of giving it a power steering upgrade and a disc brake upgrade but leaving it a straight axle...

wutnxt · 05-30-2012, 06:13 PM

But after doing some research and going over the numbers I found a c-4 front and rear set up....and then I found the kit that flat out makes.....It all sounded good .....and seemed to be the best bang for the buck....

It took several calls before I finally got it order....Once it was shipped the kit arrived quickly.

wutnxt · 05-30-2012, 06:25 PM

So first thing we did was to strip everything out of it.........while we waited for the kit to arrive

wutnxt · 05-30-2012, 06:30 PM

and front view...........

wutnxt · 05-30-2012, 06:31 PM

After the math was all done we decided that we wanted it to sit a little lower......So yes we decided to inset the kit into the frame to get it about another 2 inches lower.....and then to bag it ...

wutnxt · 05-30-2012, 06:33 PM

this is how we base our math....

wutnxt · 05-30-2012, 06:40 PM

We found a trailblazer with 17,ooo km on it ...which is almost new...so we went for that....included in the deal was all the part to go from a trailblazer to a corvette LS 2.....so we swapped the AWD tranny for a 480 4 speed automatic....it came with everything from the harness to the pedal....In the end we had to find our own intake set up for it but it's a work in progress...I did some digging and found the LS 2 pan conversions and it didn't take long to decide we needed the muscle car pan set up....the local chevy dealer had it in stock and it was all good to go .....

**shadow1967** · 05-30-2012, 07:08 PM

Great looking truck for sitting around for 15 years!

wutnxt · 05-30-2012, 07:12 PM

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Originally Posted by shadow1967

Great looking truck for sitting around for 15 years!

It was sitting in the back of a warehouse......all covered in dust....waiting to be found.....lol

wutnxt · 05-30-2012, 07:14 PM

It's going together pretty good for my first 58......lots of work

Kabwe · 05-30-2012, 08:19 PM

Looking good and please keep the pics coming.

wutnxt · 05-30-2012, 08:38 PM

This is my first shot at messing with a LS 2 so I hope it's everything i think it will be. So far it's been intresting and learning on the fly.....and I hope it keeps going that way

wutnxt · 05-30-2012, 08:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Kabwe

Looking good and please keep the pics coming.

Thanks.....
I will do the best I can with pictures...

Painter D · 05-30-2012, 09:11 PM

Nice

Planning to do the same thing to my 58

wutnxt · 05-30-2012, 09:17 PM

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Originally Posted by 69chevyshort

Nice

Planning to do the same thing to my 58

Well i was wondering what to do do when i saw a 58 and i just liked the way it sat....so i went from there .The kit does fit really well...and i give the guy props it's a nice built kit.

_Ogre · 05-30-2012, 09:20 PM

sweet truck, nice warehouse find

wutnxt · 05-30-2012, 09:32 PM

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Originally Posted by _Ogre

sweet truck, nice warehouse find

I have built lots of 64-66 chevy trucks.....lot's of'em . I have 3 in build right now.....this is my first 58 but by far the best body I have ever seen on anything I have ever worked on. The floor is mint....never touched...the rockers and box sides are mint and never touched.....it's so much easier to build a project that doesn' need to spend months in a body shop. The paint is far from great but I plan to put alot of miles on it and i like i just the way it is.

OKGMC4 · 05-30-2012, 10:59 PM

Can't wait to see it done, looks like it will be super fun to drive. Can't imagine going lower. I reused the stock vette K member and made my own rear brackets and it only has about 5" clearance on the front. Already road rashed the underside of the bumper! I will tell you this... it rides great. You'll be happy with it. Did you get a dana 44 rear or go with a 36?

Kim57 · 05-31-2012, 12:39 AM

Nice looking truck.
Kim

**Fleet '66** · 05-31-2012, 12:54 AM

Wow! Nice find there on the "58. I love the "task force" fleetsides. Looks like you have a plan. I'll be watching this one closely to see how you progress. Keep the photos coming.

ChuckDriver · 05-31-2012, 09:28 PM

Wow, you scored big time finding that one! I look forward to seeing it come together!!

cris well · 05-31-2012, 09:53 PM

That's a nice one man.

**Dieselwrencher** · 05-31-2012, 10:13 PM

Awesome find and sweet build! I'm going to start calling you the other Dino. LMAO!

PJF · 06-01-2012, 12:26 PM

Wow. Great find. Gorgeous truck. I'm in.

wutnxt · 06-02-2012, 11:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Dieselwrencher

Awesome find and sweet build! I'm going to start calling you the other Dino. LMAO!

Dude I was checking out your thread....your bad....real bad...lol

Man don't go around saying that stuff....that would be a insult for Dino....lol...ya both got more game then me

05-30-2012, 06:07 PM	#1
wutnxt Registered User Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: vancouver b.c....is the biggest place most people would know but I am actually out in the valley 45 mins away Posts: 2,050	1958 LS2 with C4 front and rear Well I am currently building a 1958 apache short box fleetside that I found sitting in a warehouse for 15 years..... I have a few other projects on the build so the 58 has been sitting in my yard for awhile and I was thinking of giving it a power steering upgrade and a disc brake upgrade but leaving it a straight axle... Attached Images __________________ 1966 Pro street build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...?t=448089[ 1958 LS 2 build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=527123 1966 SBFS low and go http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s....php?p=5799909 1966 SBFS street HULK http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...=1#post5886625 Poject Low and go gets a 6.2 ltr LSA supercharged with 6 speed automatic Aluinum Radiator Dealer pm for details

05-30-2012, 06:13 PM	#2
wutnxt Registered User Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: vancouver b.c....is the biggest place most people would know but I am actually out in the valley 45 mins away Posts: 2,050	Re: 1958 LS2 with C4 front and rear But after doing some research and going over the numbers I found a c-4 front and rear set up....and then I found the kit that flat out makes.....It all sounded good .....and seemed to be the best bang for the buck.... It took several calls before I finally got it order....Once it was shipped the kit arrived quickly. __________________ 1966 Pro street build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...?t=448089[ 1958 LS 2 build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=527123 1966 SBFS low and go http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s....php?p=5799909 1966 SBFS street HULK http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...=1#post5886625 Poject Low and go gets a 6.2 ltr LSA supercharged with 6 speed automatic Aluinum Radiator Dealer pm for details

05-30-2012, 06:25 PM	#3
wutnxt Registered User Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: vancouver b.c....is the biggest place most people would know but I am actually out in the valley 45 mins away Posts: 2,050	Re: 1958 LS2 with C4 front and rear So first thing we did was to strip everything out of it.........while we waited for the kit to arrive Attached Images __________________ 1966 Pro street build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...?t=448089[ 1958 LS 2 build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=527123 1966 SBFS low and go http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s....php?p=5799909 1966 SBFS street HULK http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...=1#post5886625 Poject Low and go gets a 6.2 ltr LSA supercharged with 6 speed automatic Aluinum Radiator Dealer pm for details

05-30-2012, 06:30 PM	#4
wutnxt Registered User Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: vancouver b.c....is the biggest place most people would know but I am actually out in the valley 45 mins away Posts: 2,050	Re: 1958 LS2 with C4 front and rear and front view........... Attached Images __________________ 1966 Pro street build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...?t=448089[ 1958 LS 2 build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=527123 1966 SBFS low and go http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s....php?p=5799909 1966 SBFS street HULK http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...=1#post5886625 Poject Low and go gets a 6.2 ltr LSA supercharged with 6 speed automatic Aluinum Radiator Dealer pm for details

05-30-2012, 06:31 PM	#5
wutnxt Registered User Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: vancouver b.c....is the biggest place most people would know but I am actually out in the valley 45 mins away Posts: 2,050	Re: 1958 LS2 with C4 front and rear After the math was all done we decided that we wanted it to sit a little lower......So yes we decided to inset the kit into the frame to get it about another 2 inches lower.....and then to bag it ... __________________ 1966 Pro street build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...?t=448089[ 1958 LS 2 build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=527123 1966 SBFS low and go http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s....php?p=5799909 1966 SBFS street HULK http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...=1#post5886625 Poject Low and go gets a 6.2 ltr LSA supercharged with 6 speed automatic Aluinum Radiator Dealer pm for details

05-30-2012, 06:33 PM	#6
wutnxt Registered User Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: vancouver b.c....is the biggest place most people would know but I am actually out in the valley 45 mins away Posts: 2,050	Re: 1958 LS2 with C4 front and rear this is how we base our math.... Attached Images __________________ 1966 Pro street build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...?t=448089[ 1958 LS 2 build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=527123 1966 SBFS low and go http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s....php?p=5799909 1966 SBFS street HULK http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...=1#post5886625 Poject Low and go gets a 6.2 ltr LSA supercharged with 6 speed automatic Aluinum Radiator Dealer pm for details

05-30-2012, 06:40 PM	#7
wutnxt Registered User Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: vancouver b.c....is the biggest place most people would know but I am actually out in the valley 45 mins away Posts: 2,050	Re: 1958 LS2 with C4 front and rear We found a trailblazer with 17,ooo km on it ...which is almost new...so we went for that....included in the deal was all the part to go from a trailblazer to a corvette LS 2.....so we swapped the AWD tranny for a 480 4 speed automatic....it came with everything from the harness to the pedal....In the end we had to find our own intake set up for it but it's a work in progress...I did some digging and found the LS 2 pan conversions and it didn't take long to decide we needed the muscle car pan set up....the local chevy dealer had it in stock and it was all good to go ..... Attached Images __________________ 1966 Pro street build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...?t=448089[ 1958 LS 2 build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=527123 1966 SBFS low and go http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s....php?p=5799909 1966 SBFS street HULK http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...=1#post5886625 Poject Low and go gets a 6.2 ltr LSA supercharged with 6 speed automatic Aluinum Radiator Dealer pm for details

05-30-2012, 07:08 PM	#8
shadow1967 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Hawthorne, CA Posts: 458	Re: 1958 LS2 with C4 front and rear Great looking truck for sitting around for 15 years! __________________ Build for my 1959 Fleetside... http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=518308

05-30-2012, 07:14 PM	#10
wutnxt Registered User Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: vancouver b.c....is the biggest place most people would know but I am actually out in the valley 45 mins away Posts: 2,050	Re: 1958 LS2 with C4 front and rear It's going together pretty good for my first 58......lots of work Attached Images __________________ 1966 Pro street build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...?t=448089[ 1958 LS 2 build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=527123 1966 SBFS low and go http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s....php?p=5799909 1966 SBFS street HULK http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...=1#post5886625 Poject Low and go gets a 6.2 ltr LSA supercharged with 6 speed automatic Aluinum Radiator Dealer pm for details

05-30-2012, 08:19 PM	#11
Kabwe Certified Car Nut Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inglewood, California Posts: 3,118	Re: 1958 LS2 with C4 front and rear Looking good and please keep the pics coming.

05-30-2012, 08:38 PM	#12
wutnxt Registered User Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: vancouver b.c....is the biggest place most people would know but I am actually out in the valley 45 mins away Posts: 2,050	Re: 1958 LS2 with C4 front and rear This is my first shot at messing with a LS 2 so I hope it's everything i think it will be. So far it's been intresting and learning on the fly.....and I hope it keeps going that way Attached Images __________________ 1966 Pro street build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...?t=448089[ 1958 LS 2 build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=527123 1966 SBFS low and go http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s....php?p=5799909 1966 SBFS street HULK http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...=1#post5886625 Poject Low and go gets a 6.2 ltr LSA supercharged with 6 speed automatic Aluinum Radiator Dealer pm for details

05-30-2012, 09:11 PM	#14
Painter D Registered User Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: DFW (Forney) Posts: 1,529	Re: 1958 LS2 with C4 front and rear Nice Planning to do the same thing to my 58 __________________ '58 SWB Fleetside...Front & Rear Porterbuilt Dropmember, 6.0 LS /4L60E. Accuair E-level, 20 Billet Specialties (Vintecs) '63 Buick Riviera ... AccuAir E-level, 20" Billet Specialties (Vintecs) http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...=528853&page=5

05-30-2012, 09:20 PM	#16
_Ogre Registered User Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Motown Posts: 7,677	Re: 1958 LS2 with C4 front and rear sweet truck, nice warehouse find __________________ cool, an ogre smiley Ogre's 58 Truk build how to put your truck year and build thread into your signature shop air compressor timer

05-30-2012, 10:59 PM	#18
OKGMC4 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Broken Arrow, OK Posts: 1,220	Re: 1958 LS2 with C4 front and rear Can't wait to see it done, looks like it will be super fun to drive. Can't imagine going lower. I reused the stock vette K member and made my own rear brackets and it only has about 5" clearance on the front. Already road rashed the underside of the bumper! I will tell you this... it rides great. You'll be happy with it. Did you get a dana 44 rear or go with a 36? __________________ 56 GMC BUILD THREAD: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=368649 69 long bed Chevy turned 67 gmc jimmy roadster: https://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/...d.php?t=851167

05-31-2012, 12:39 AM	#19
Kim57 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Corona, California Posts: 7,998	Re: 1958 LS2 with C4 front and rear Nice looking truck. Kim __________________ My build thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=283107



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05-31-2012, 12:54 AM	#20
Fleet '66 Active Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Salem, Oregon Posts: 112	Re: 1958 LS2 with C4 front and rear Wow! Nice find there on the "58. I love the "task force" fleetsides. Looks like you have a plan. I'll be watching this one closely to see how you progress. Keep the photos coming. __________________ Fleet '66 ***************** '66 C-10 SWB 350 w/3 spd OD 4:11's - driver/project...future T-5 trans upgrade '64 C-10 LWB BBW near future project - "The Wife's Ride" '58 "Apache"Stepside BBW w/'75 K-10 4x4 conversion 331 w/350TH and NP 205 transfer 3:73's - occasional driver/ show

05-31-2012, 09:28 PM	#21
ChuckDriver A320 Pilot/USAF Retired Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Charleston, SC Posts: 2,622	Re: 1958 LS2 with C4 front and rear Wow, you scored big time finding that one! I look forward to seeing it come together!! __________________ JJ My 1957 build: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=334552 http://www.trifive.com/forums/showthread.php?t=22037 Instagram - Chuckdriver57

05-31-2012, 09:53 PM	#22
cris well Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: atlanta, ga Posts: 318	Re: 1958 LS2 with C4 front and rear That's a nice one man.

05-31-2012, 10:13 PM	#23
Dieselwrencher 6>8 Plugless........ Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Prairie City, Ia Posts: 17,140	Re: 1958 LS2 with C4 front and rear Awesome find and sweet build! I'm going to start calling you the other Dino. LMAO! __________________ Ryan 1972 Chevy Longhorn K30 Cheyenne Super, 359 Inline 6 cylinder, Auto Trans, Tilt, Diesel Tach/Vach, Buckets, Rare Rear 4-link and air ride option Build Thread 1972 GMC Sierra Grande Longhorn 4x4 1972 Chevy Cheyenne Super K20 Long Step side tilt, tach, tow hooks, AC, 350 4 speed 1972 C10 Suburban Custom Deluxe 1969 Chevy milk truck 1971 Camaro RS 5.3 BTR STG3 Cam Super T10 1940 Ford 354 Hemi 46RH Ford 9" on air ride huge project *Tired of spark plugs? Check this out.*

06-01-2012, 12:26 PM	#24
PJF Registered User Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Santa Monica, CA Posts: 100	Re: 1958 LS2 with C4 front and rear Wow. Great find. Gorgeous truck. I'm in.

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