Here is a picture of our Burb (shop truck). It has a 292 6, 5speed trans, and a Lincoln 8.8 disc brake rear end with dearc springs. The front has a 4 inch dropped axle with mono leafs and a disc brake kit.
Future items will be windows interior and a sound system
John Romero Resurrection Vintage Auto Parts West Covina CA
Like the stance of your ride. Thinking of doing my 57-1/2 in the same manner. I have a friend building a panel, using a Pinto front susp. with a Granada rear axle, he had to do some mods to the rear inner panels for wheel-tire clearance.
1950 Chevy Advance Design 3100 in Scotland In the Stovebolt Gallery More pix on Flickr. I've definately got this truck thing in my blood ... my DNA sequence has torque settings "Of all the small nations of this earth,perhaps only the ancient Greeks surpass the Scots in their contribution to mankind" Winston Churchill.
Was the lincoln 8.8 rear end an easy swap in? Did it give you a better top end speed? Please tell me what the engine and transmission you used came out of? I have a 1948 Suburban and want to do more then 55.