Camaro front end

[hotrodjoe1952]

Originally Posted by Red Foreman

70-81 Camaro-firebird but might be a little wide. 86 won't work its part unibody I guess you would call it.
You might be ok with 1st gen or late 60 early 70s nova.

i found a complete 1976 nova, now i am wondering has anyone used that new of sub frame from the nova family, would be nice to know before i own the car lol...this searching for the right sub frame is killing m e because i am dieing to use my new plazma cutter lol

[Indian113]

That one will work,it is a front steer unit. the older Nova's were rear steer.

[hotrodjoe1952]

Originally Posted by Indian113

That one will work,it is a front steer unit. the older Nova's were rear steer.

thank you, great answer from a awesome builder, i love your work you do

[Indian113]

I can't take credit for the pictures I posted,that work was done by a friend of mine on his 57 1/2 ton. I hope the work I'm going to do on my 53 will be half as nice

[Indian113]

This is my 53,I started it around 10 years ago. I have a 74 Nova on it and a Nova rear end.I put a tilt out of a Cavalier. My goal is to redo it and make it into a roadster pickup. First I have promised my wife that her 64 will be safe to drive long distance.

[hotrodjoe1952]

Originally Posted by Indian113

This is my 53,I started it around 10 years ago. I have a 74 Nova on it and a Nova rear end.I put a tilt out of a Cavalier. My goal is to redo it and make it into a roadster pickup. First I have promised my wife that her 64 will be safe to drive long distance.

very sweet looking truck, i love this body style...here is my truck i just purchased back before christmas, it will be about as low as yours is when im finished.

[N8S55]

Hello Indian, I like the work your friend has done on his truck sub-frame, I want to do the same on my 55 2nd. Do you or does your friend have more pics of the process, maybe some notes. I am a newbie and I have a 78 camaro sub that i am going to use. If you can help please email me at catchntheplug@hotmail.com. Thanks Nate

[mknittle]

I did one on my 52 GMC. it worked out well. The 55 -59 or so are a lot easier because of the frame width.

[wilberweb]

Here is what I did on my 55 big cab.
similar to Sal's 55 Chevy I agree its cleaner than under the frame.
the ride height seems to be OK as well. I have a camaro rear end going in this week with stock springs in the rear it should ride great.

[Red Foreman]

Nice progress there Wilberweb, here's mine, still waiting for my mate to call around & weld up the clip & C notch. Little more sanding then ready for paint!

[wilberweb]

Thanks Red Foreman
It looks like you are coming along as well.
good job.


-Larry

[Indian113]

It'll be nice to see these trucks being drove. Keep up the work your doing and keep us posted.

[nikwho]

I also did mine the "NoLimit" way. The dvd is a good investment! They make it very simple. I road tested mine last week and LOVE IT! rides great and stops great! All of my progress is in the link at the bottom of my post.

[dunce79]

I currently have a 73 firebird subframe roughly in place on my 59 apache project using the luxe blue method and I'm looking to make sure I have it centered/line up correctly before tacking it in place. Anyone have any tips for making sure the sub is lined up correctly with the truck frame? What points on the truck and sub can be used for making cross measurements? Also, what kind of wheelbase is most common when doing this and dropping the front? I've seen most like to move the wheel forward about 1-2 inches. I'm about 2 now and thinking I may go to 1.5 or so after I set the ride height where I want it.

[Iceburgh]

I have done many of these.... mostly 70-81 Camaros but also a few Nova's.


The only issue is if you want to lower your truck (47-55 1st) you will need to narrow the control arms or buy them from Fatman or some other vendor that sells them