Recent content by sluggish

Thanks. Just in the process of working out the front suspension now. I can get the motor to fit as long as I can get the crossmember low enough. Might have to trim the center tunnel a bit but it needs to be patched or replaced anyway.

What would be the reason for that? Driveline angles? If that is the case the mounts at the top of the frame would be pretty close to keep crank at same height.

Original engine sat about 9” below the bottom of the fram to bottom of oil pan.

Frame width at firewall is 28”, then tapers in to 19.5” at rad support then back out to 27” at bumper. Where I estimate the mounts to be located is 22.5”. Center to center on the actual engine mounts is about 26”. I can probably mount on top of chassis but that won’t give me clearance for the...

Well I got the motor pulled from the car yesterday and it is definitely big. Dropping it between the frame rails to keep it low is definitely a problem. The frame rails on this truck curve in drastically where the motor would mount and flares back out for the bumper support. Without cutting the...

Thanks guys. I struggled with keeping it all original because it is in good shape but part of the decision to update was so that she could get parts for it easier in the future when I am long gone. :) I'm planning to keep the frame intact and not do a subframe swap at this point. I do want to...

I'm just getting started on my 56 build so I'm sure to have alot of questions but here's a bit about my project. Bought this truck from original owner's son 18 yrs ago when I lived in Calgary Alberta. All original except rear diff, and drove it until a few years ago when the clutch finally gave...