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| | | | Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 1,859 Grumpy old guy playing with trucks, cars, and boats | | Grumpy old guy playing with trucks, cars, and boats Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 1,859 | OK, so I am running out of spare time to look for a power rack to use on my GM Metric / S-10 based IFS setup for AD's. I have a corvette rack that would work, however I am looking for lower cost alternatives (or the same rack at a much better price than I am finding). I would like to find a rack with better mounting options than the Vette setup as well. I am putting this as a general shout out for pointers, opinions, ideas, suggestions, etc. I would rather not go Mustang 2 / pinto racks as that would be wrong (yes they are plentiful)
Thanks in advance.
Scott
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| | | | | Joined: May 2006 Posts: 8,351 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: May 2006 Posts: 8,351 | Have you considered the late Camaro/Firebird rack?
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| | | | | Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 1,859 Grumpy old guy playing with trucks, cars, and boats | | Grumpy old guy playing with trucks, cars, and boats Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 1,859 | Was looking at them on Fleabay
The problems we face today can not be addressed at the same level of intelligence we were at when we created them - Albert Einstein Or with the same level of $ - Me
| | | | | Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 595 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 595 | keep us posted on your findings as anyone that had done a s-10 swap knows the steering box could be in a better spot. | | | | | Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 33 Apprentice | | Apprentice Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 33 | Hey Scott, how about a rack out of a Dodge Dakota. A friend is building a 50 AD using the Dakota chassis. He says it's the exact length and width for the AD. No need for spacers on the front wheels or a 4x4 rearend. The power rack if I remember correctly sat on the front of the main crossmember on 2 simple brackets that could easily be fabbed by yourself. Hope this helps! | | | | | Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 348 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 348 | how about using the stock steering box just like when you clip a truck | | | | | Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 1,859 Grumpy old guy playing with trucks, cars, and boats | | Grumpy old guy playing with trucks, cars, and boats Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 1,859 | Hey Scott, how about a rack out of a Dodge Dakota. ...... Hope this helps! Then that goes against keeping make for make. No FOMOCO Parts on a GM, NO MOPAR parts on a GM. how about using the stock steering box just like when you clip a truck I have considering this, with one exception, the stock s-10 steering geometry then needs spacers and brackets to be welded and located to the frame. My goal is something simple for someone to weld-in, and not require a locating fixture. Besides the fact that when you clip, you dont have to locate anything - its on the clip. When you are using the stock frame, you need to located everything. if off a little, steering geometry is off. I also am no keen on trimming sheetmetal. Hence the simplicity of a rack. The GM F-body has the right width, correct ends for the GM metric / S-10 spindles and is easy to mount.
The problems we face today can not be addressed at the same level of intelligence we were at when we created them - Albert Einstein Or with the same level of $ - Me
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