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| | | | Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 26 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 26 | Hey, I have a 1957 Chevy 3100 stepside pickup that Im starting to restore and wanted to know can I completely switch out the chasis with any other chasis out there? Thanks! | | | | | Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 637 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 637 | Any body can be put on any chassis if you are willing to do a lot of welding, cutting and fitting. Probably a later Chevy chassis will work best with the least adapting. Did you say you are going to restore the truck? If so you will want to stay with the original chassis. | | | | | Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 637 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 637 | SMitchell, Best to use a Chevy truck chassis to fit your '57 Chevy truck. A Mustang is much lighter than the truck and the commonly used M-II front end is really too light for a truck. Many have alignment problems because of the weight difference. Chevy to Chevy is the best and most likely to fit better. Changing the entire chassis is a very big job and should be left to a professional to be done right. Transplant the suspension from the later truck to the '57 if you have to use IFS. Everything else should bolt on. If you must change the chassis, measure wheelbase, tread, body mounts from both and see how close it will be and how much adaptation will need be done. Good luck, but I strongly advise against the chassis change. | | | | | Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 1,682 Extreme Gabster | | Extreme Gabster Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 1,682 | My feeling about it is if you're going to put a more modern motor in, want front disk brakes, AC/PS/PB, IFS and all those modern conveniences, then do the chassis swap.
Lots of dudes use longbed s-10 frames for such projects, and one outfit even makes a kit for the AD trucks.
I've seen old bowtie trucks slapped on everything from s10 frames to Oldsmobile Cutlass frames.. just depends on how good you are with a welder, and what you have available to suit your needs.
an idea is only stupid if you think about it rationally.
| | | | | Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 68 Member | | Member Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 68 | hey it seems like not too long ago i asked this same ? lol | | | | | Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 244 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 244 | If you're going with a later model chassis, I'd suggest also using the running gear. With the price of gas, it's a good investment to go with a computerized engine and transmission. I bought a lightly rolled '00 GMC with a 5.3 Vortec engine and 4L60E tranny. I even used the steering column, master cylinder brakes and booster. [img] http://pic14.picturetrail.com/VOL563/2749607/8724113/119094792.jpg[/img] | | |
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