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| | | | Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 12 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 12 | hello, I have a '54 5 window that i am going to rat rod.I would really like to use as much of the orig. chassis as possible.I am planning to chop the chassis behind the cab and put a z in the frame with some 2x3 or 2x4 and box in the rest with flat steel. what I would reall y like to do to the front is some how have a hairpin front susp. Any advice? right now i still have the straight axle that was in it but it has the 2 leaf springs. I know that i can get every thing i need from speedway, just asking if anyone out there that has been doing this for a long time knew of a cheaper way? thanks. wayne
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you'll have that from time to time!!!
| | | | | Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 5,152 Cruising in the Passing Lane | | Cruising in the Passing Lane Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 5,152 | I saw an interesting approach at a show a couple years ago. Front suspension. As you can see the springs were moved on top the frame and forward. The center of the spring, where the axle is usually bolted on, was fixed to the front of the frame and the axle was bolted to the front end of the springs, using hairpins to locate the axle. I'm not saying this is a good or safe approach, only that it is one I've seen.
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: Oct 2009 Posts: 12 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 12 | hey,thats neat!thanks for the info,and the pic.
you'll have that from time to time!!!
| | | | | 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 | Steve,
you still running that old laptop as your file server?
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: Oct 2003 Posts: 5,152 Cruising in the Passing Lane | | Cruising in the Passing Lane Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 5,152 | you still running that old laptop as your file server? Yes, it's an old Dell running Ubuntu and is really only a web server not a file server. The weakest link is not the laptop, it never gets stressed. My bandwidth provider has been causing stress and the solution to that problem includes close to ten times the bandwidth. At that point you'll be able to access more of my photos faster and the laptop may need an upgrade. I'm ready, I have a newer old Dell standing by.
1955 1st GMC Suburban | 1954 GMC 250 trailer puller project | 1954 GMC 250 Hydra-Matic | 1954 Chevy 3100 . 1947 Chevy COE | and more...
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