The Stovebolt Site Forums The Shop Area General Truck Talk Well, here we go again.........

I got my "new" frame last night. I had to take a picture of it as soon as I could. I did the same thing of the last frame I bought for it, in 1978!

This time my 10 year old boy and I were out there checking it out.

By the way I got it thru the swap forum here on Stovebolters from "JayinCa" and he was great. He lives about three hours away from here in the same town as my brother. I bought the frame months ago then sent my brother to get a bell housing, then he finally was able to grab the frame yesterday, along with some other stuff I needed. Jay was very accommodating, THANKS Jay!

It looks pretty rusty in the photo but it is pretty much surface and will clean up nicely with a sand blasting.

I am swapping out the last "new" frame I bought because I had put a Camaro front clip on it a number of years ago and I decided I don't want it. I am going with a dropped axle, posi springs and a 56-57 Passenger car rearend, (anyone know where I can get one?) Just as it had when I drove it to highschool in '77.

Brian

Yep, here we go again....

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I like the fact you're going to go "old school" this time around. Nothing against those who want to upgrade suspensions and all that, but if I want to drive a truck with power steering, power brakes and all that, I've got my '93 Z71 sitting out there. I like the old truck ride and feel. I'm thinking about a dropped axle too, right now I'm just running mono-leafs in front. I just put a new set of radials on, and it steers, stops, and rides good enough for me. Good luck on your project!!

i saw a couple of those triyear rears at pomona last weekend..

Waldo, yep, I can sand blast this frame and epoxy prime it. I don't plan on making a single modification to it. I'll be bolting in the same style motor and trans and rear end that I had.

I can't wait, I am jazzed.

Brian