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| | | | Joined: May 2005 Posts: 8,983 Sir Searchalot | | Sir Searchalot Joined: May 2005 Posts: 8,983 | You may have posted while I added info.
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| | | | | Joined: Jan 2011 Posts: 205 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jan 2011 Posts: 205 | Ok I’ll measure tomorrow and I’ll also get my buddy to measure sever 57’s he owns the old Jim Carter’s junk yard in KS
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| | | | | Joined: May 2005 Posts: 8,983 Sir Searchalot | | Sir Searchalot Joined: May 2005 Posts: 8,983 | BTW, what a really nice truck and nice work. Short bed big window fleet is the coupe de grass Holley grail. Even a hybrid is money. What SBC is that?
Right is right, even if everyone is against it, and wrong is wrong, even if everyone is for it. - William Penn
| | | | | Joined: Jan 2011 Posts: 205 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jan 2011 Posts: 205 | Thank you, I appreciate the compliment. The SBC is a doner from a 1979 Corvette with a Turbo 350 trans. Yes I do have a few $$ into it. This is my 5th build in 15 years. Up next is a 54 Panel. I also have a
1948 Burb Clam Shell
1953 5 window 3100
1954 5 window 3100
1958 Apache 3100
Chevytruckdaddy
| | | | | Joined: May 2005 Posts: 8,983 Sir Searchalot | | Sir Searchalot Joined: May 2005 Posts: 8,983 | What is the motor mount welded to? Looks like welded to the axle.
Right is right, even if everyone is against it, and wrong is wrong, even if everyone is for it. - William Penn
| | | | | Joined: Jan 2011 Posts: 205 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jan 2011 Posts: 205 | The Motor mounts and the trans mount are the tubular style that where purchased from Classic Parts. Part number
V-8 Cross member
79-405
Transmission Cross member
79-505
Rear transmission mount pad
79-208
V-8 Motor mounts
79-015
Chevytruckdaddy
| | | | | Joined: May 2005 Posts: 8,983 Sir Searchalot | | Sir Searchalot Joined: May 2005 Posts: 8,983 | The picture made it look like welded to axle. My eyes are not great. I use those universal cross members also. I like them.
9 GM trucks 55-66 and 8 "other brands" since 2002. Not many were completely restored/restomod like yours. Just one restomod and one original.
Right is right, even if everyone is against it, and wrong is wrong, even if everyone is for it. - William Penn
| | | | | Joined: Jan 2011 Posts: 205 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jan 2011 Posts: 205 | Sounds like you keep yourself busy. This is my first restomod everything else is all original. That’s why I’m having trouble thinking outside the box. You all have been a life saver. I appreciate the help. Really I do.
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