No specific spot for Step Vans or Delivery Trucks. Just post your questions in the forum that addresses the area that you’re working on.ðŸ›
Martin '62 Chevy C-10 Stepside Shortbed (Restomod in progress) '47 Chevy 3100 5 Window (long term project) ‘65 Chevy Biscayne (Emily) ‘39 Dodge Business Coupe (Clarence) “I fought the law and the law won" now I are a retired one! Support those brave men/women who stand the "Thin Blue Line"! Hug a cop! USAF 1965-1969 Weather Observation Tech (I got paid to look at the clouds)
just looking for a little general info it has some cool 19.5 8 lug wheels more than likely we will update the suspension it has a 235 and was an auto (the trans is gone) just wondering if anyone here has messed with these I teach at a trade school and I like projects like this we recently rebuilt a bus, we shortened it and dropped it would post a pic but its not a GM bus. we did use GM suspension and drive train
When I taught at a Tennessee state trade school we had two absolutely rigid rules for vehicles we worked on- - - - -"Nothing over 10 years old" and "Nothing non-OEM". The state bean counters were extremely sensitive to the potential liability from state employees doing any modifications that might violate Department of Transportation rules, particularly when the EPA got involved with its "$5,000.00 fine/5 years in jail for each vehicle" rule for violating emissions standards for street-driven vehicles.
I did get around that rule by building some "off-road only" round track engines, sponsored by a few circle track car owners. Jerry
"It is better to be silent and be thought a fool than to speak and eliminate all doubt!" - Abraham Lincoln Cringe and wail in fear, Eloi- - - - -we Morlocks are on the hunt! There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self. - Ernest Hemingway Love your enemies and drive 'em nuts!
luckily we have a school board that lets us use things such as the bus as ways to inspire learning. We even drove it from Alabama to North Carolina for a science exhibition. It was part of a STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art and math program.
We also have 3 electric race cars that students maintain and drive in races each year.
We were in the business of training future professional mechanics- - - -not hotrodders. Racing is a great hobby, but very few people manage to make a living doing it. I had a lot of involvement with STEM programs, but very few of our projects were steam-powered. I did manage to put a few hundred students into good-paying jobs as professional technicians in the 30-something years I spent sharing my experiences as an automotive professional. Some of them are now service managers, shop owners, or highly-paid technicians. A few of them even own and race their own round track cars. Jerry
"It is better to be silent and be thought a fool than to speak and eliminate all doubt!" - Abraham Lincoln Cringe and wail in fear, Eloi- - - - -we Morlocks are on the hunt! There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self. - Ernest Hemingway Love your enemies and drive 'em nuts!
The info I would like to have is the vans weight and GVW I like to build suspension upgrades to match those closely
At one time there would have been a tag attached to the van with that information on it. I'm not a step van expert to be able to say where it would be located but it may still be there if you can find it.
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Most of those were built on 1 ton Chassis and many are transplanted onto 80s one ton Chassis. Modern drivetrain and old look. Should be a fun project. ðŸ›
Martin '62 Chevy C-10 Stepside Shortbed (Restomod in progress) '47 Chevy 3100 5 Window (long term project) ‘65 Chevy Biscayne (Emily) ‘39 Dodge Business Coupe (Clarence) “I fought the law and the law won" now I are a retired one! Support those brave men/women who stand the "Thin Blue Line"! Hug a cop! USAF 1965-1969 Weather Observation Tech (I got paid to look at the clouds)
If you do not have an ID plate, what are these dimensions: 1. inside floor to ceiling height 2. inside width 3. wheel base 4. length from the back of the tire to the rear of box
Maybe Wrenchbender will stop by soon. He and his crew restored a mail truck a couple of years back. He might be of some help.
Martin '62 Chevy C-10 Stepside Shortbed (Restomod in progress) '47 Chevy 3100 5 Window (long term project) ‘65 Chevy Biscayne (Emily) ‘39 Dodge Business Coupe (Clarence) “I fought the law and the law won" now I are a retired one! Support those brave men/women who stand the "Thin Blue Line"! Hug a cop! USAF 1965-1969 Weather Observation Tech (I got paid to look at the clouds)
Maybe Wrenchbender will stop by soon. He and his crew restored a mail truck a couple of years back. He might be of some help.
Yes. We restored a mail truck a few years ago. It will be at the show/reunion in Riverside, Mo. next month. The local newspaper had a write-up on it awhile back. Bring up KC star. Search 51 Dodge Mail truck.
George
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They say money can't buy happiness. It can buy old Chevy trucks though. Same thing. 1972 Chevy c10 Cheyenne Super In the Gallery Forum
Do we have a guess on the year yet? If newer that 1955 shouldn't there be a serial number stamped on the frame? Most are on the drivers side, on top near the steering box...don't know if Forward Control Chassis are the same?
Did you look on the steering column for the serial number?
Mike B
Mike Boteler
1956 Chevy 3100 Resto Rod 1952 Willys M38 Army Jeep 1983 Jeep CJ7 Laredo 1984 Jeep CJ7 +++++ Silver Spring, MD
we got it getting it cleaned out, its was full of electrical contracting stuff too bad the hydromatic is missing but they left the adaptor, flywheel and starter probably will end up with a SBC anyway
Missed this part of the forum somehow Here is a build we are doing in my high school shop class It is a former US Mail vehicle This is how we found it in the scrap yard
We removed all the original suspension and unneeded hangers and x- members Students drilled close to 100 factory rivets out We scraped off the old undercoat and revealed a nice clean frame We then set the frame on our lift and set it at ride height to start chassis design
We are using a CV front suspension( hope an occasional non GM part is ok here) We checked engine fitment to determine possible driveline angles We plan on a 350/350 combo
So far we have demonstrated driveline angles, suspension geometry, cutting, welding and measuring for my students The chassis is being built with a 2 degree rake but the front suspension is being mounted at zero. This keeps the factory caster angel correct. We also have the camber very close to zero at ride height. There should be no problem with tire wear or alignment issues by building it with correct geometry at ride height. This is how it should look when mated back to the chassis
A little chassis test fit Our original math told us we needed to raise the frot x-member up in the chassis a couple more inches The math was correct. We raised lt up after this test fit We learned that in order to stay close to the factory camber the suspension needed raised to get decent ground clearance at our chosen ride height We will have around 6 inches of ground clearance at ride height That’s plenty for something this low
