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Jul 21st, 2025 | | | | Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 26 Apprentice | | Apprentice Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 26 | Ok I hsbr all the running gear, front-end and rear-end out of a 94 vette to put under my 55 Cameo pickup. Has anyone ever done this and if you have how did it go?
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| | | | | Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 113 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 113 | Man, that's gonna be a neat project! I sorta went a slightly different direction on my '37 with a Jag rear and Fatman IFS. Are you going to rework the original frame like I did or get something a bit more friendly towards the Corvette gear?
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| | | | | Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 26 Apprentice | | Apprentice Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 26 | Man, that's gonna be a neat project! I sorta went a slightly different direction on my '37 with a Jag rear and Fatman IFS. Are you going to rework the original frame like I did or get something a bit more friendly toward the Corvette gear? My goal is to use something more friendly to wards the Corvette. I have a friend who is so pumped about helping me do this. He talked me into it. I had found the motor and transmit ion and told him about it, then he talked me into the vette rearend and frontend. It will be pretty cool. I plan on taking lots of pictures. Do you have any pictures of your truck? Thanks | | | | | Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 5,152 Cruising in the Passing Lane | | Cruising in the Passing Lane Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 5,152 | I saw a couple sets of C4 Corvette suspension at the PIR swap meet just yesterday. There is an outfit that makes a kit to put that suspension on an AD truck, but I don't know about one for a TF.
At the rear I think you have some straight forward brackets to build. At the front the conversions I've seen were all based on custom made crossmembers.
I'd like to see pictures as you proceed. As a C4 owner I sometimes think about what driving my '55 1st Suburban would be like if it cornered like my 'vette.
1955 1st GMC Suburban | 1954 GMC 250 trailer puller project | 1954 GMC 250 Hydra-Matic | 1954 Chevy 3100 . 1947 Chevy COE | and more...
It's true. I really don't do anything but browse the Internet looking for trouble... | | | | | Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 180 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 180 | I saw a couple sets of C4 Corvette suspension at the PIR swap meet just yesterday. There is an outfit that makes a kit to put that suspension on an AD truck, but I don't know about one for a TF.
At the rear I think you have some straight forward brackets to build. At the front the conversions I've seen were all based on custom made crossmembers.
I'd like to see pictures as you proceed. As a C4 owner I sometimes think about what driving my '55 1st Suburban would be like if it cornered like my 'vette. cool, I am also a C4 owner and a C3 also, old trucks and corvettes seem to go together well. I think a fully independent suspension would make the truck handle great. | | | | | Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 1,554 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 1,554 | Never went that route,but it sure sounds like a winner. Keep us posted. | | | | | Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 11 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 11 | Talk to Don McNeil at Flat Out Engineering. I'm in the process of installing a 94 Vette front end, rear end, transmission and LT1 motor in my 1953 5 window 1/2 ton. I bought my suspension brackets from him. It's real nice stuff. He makes brackets for a variety of models. Give him a call, he's a real nice guy and happy to answer questions. Leave him a message, and he'll get back to you.
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