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| | | | Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 543 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 543 | I found a '50 GMC 1/2-ton that I'm probably going to get in the very near future. One option I'm thinking about is taking a Jaguar and gutting the front and rear suspensions from it, and putting them on the truck! I know it's been done before by someone here. I've got a line on a running '88 Sovereign sedan for dead cheap - less than a grand! I know both the front and rear suspensions off the Jag unbolt from the car as a unit each. This, of course, would yield four-wheel disc brakes, independent rear suspension, and a very highway-friendly gearing with limited-slip differential.
Is there anyone here with first-hand experience with this swap, especially in a '47.2 - 55.1 truck???
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| | | | | Joined: May 2005 Posts: 8,983 Sir Searchalot | | Sir Searchalot Joined: May 2005 Posts: 8,983 | I have not done it but have studied it and have some good info/emails from Dyna Ares, a British Bolter here, and others. Some good advice, pics and drawings. Send me a PM with email address and I will forward to you.
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| | | | | Joined: May 2005 Posts: 8,983 Sir Searchalot | | Sir Searchalot Joined: May 2005 Posts: 8,983 | The fellow is on here as dyn_ares
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| | | | | Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 543 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 543 | WOW! The Jag engine in my potential donor car is toast, but that suspension install looks amazing! Very impressive, indeed.
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| | | | | Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 3,750 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 3,750 | I'm too far into my build to use a Jag set-up but would seriously consider doing it in another future project.
At least the rear end anyway.
I've always liked the Jag IRS.(it looks great with a little work and it rides/handles really well.)
There's a good selection of diff ratios too.
Plus they're common here in Blighty.
If a truck rides half as good as a Jag,I would be more than happy!
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1950 Chevy Advance Design 3100 in ScotlandIn the Stovebolt GalleryMore 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.
| | | | | Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 543 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 543 | The 1950 GMCs I was considering are quite a bit rougher than I was hoping, upon closer inspection. The 5-window cab has a horribly pitted and rusty ROOF all the way to the bottom of the windows! The doghouse and doors are good (this is the one-ton), and this one has a title. The frame is useless, due to a lifetime of hauling manure and letting it settle on the frame rails. The 1/2-ton has a good door and hood, and a decent 3-window cab. Decent bedsides. Both have 228 engines and four-speeds.
So, with that, I continue to look around for the right project.
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| | | | | Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 543 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 543 | I just had to bookmark that page, thanks!
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| | | | | Joined: May 2005 Posts: 8,983 Sir Searchalot | | Sir Searchalot Joined: May 2005 Posts: 8,983 | there is a UTUBE or two on Jag-TF trucks.
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| | | | | Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 543 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 543 | Found one a bit ago, pretty decent description of the build.
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Political Correctness: A philosophical belief system bereft of common sense and logic, that supports and rewards ignorance and stupidity.
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