Future gasser '57 chevy

[509nat]

Pictures from bottom side!

[509nat]

Fenders and tailgate installed and other pieces!

[OrrieG]

looking good, that front end is just screaming for a Moon gas tank between the bumper brackets...

[Kim57]

Looks real nice. I agree with the Moon tank idea.
Kim

[hopped up]

i would changs those seats for some econoline buckets. also drop the rear a few inches.
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[1Bad62Pro/Street]

Did you lite the tires up a little?

[FRENCHBLUE72]

Moon tank and lower seats and it would be perfect but as it sits right now its *****in looking..

[robozride]

Am i missing something here? I see that there is a cross member under the bellhousing... but dont you need a cross member for the tail shaft?

[jocko]

Originally Posted by robozride

Am i missing something here? I see that there is a cross member under the bellhousing... but dont you need a cross member for the tail shaft?

Robo - if the driveline setup has a bell housing mount, it should not have the rear crossmember under the tailshaft. Having all 3 mounting points (i.e. engine, bell hsg, AND tailshaft) can cause binding in the driveline. Should be engine mounts + EITHER the bell hsg mount or the tailshaft mount, but not both.

Good question, I did a little diggin a while back when I installed a T5 in my 66, and this was the answer I came to.

Hope that helps.

[longbike]

Oh man that looks so good what a great color!

Do you remember what where you got your front fender lower patch panels from? they look like they fit up perfectly!

[Yezzi]

Nice work! Everything looks great! You should be able to see everything with those seats : )

[Coupeguy2001]

Looks awesome.
One more small suggestion:
turndowns on your exhaust.
I had my exhaust like yours for a while, and it coated the rear axle and shocks with soot from when the choke was on in the mornings. Also, the bed had exhaust soot because the soot came up through all the cracks, and I was cleaning the rear window frequently.

Nice redo on the suspension. Looks more professional and stable.

[longbike]

Can we see some finished photos of this beauty?

[509nat]

Latest pictures!

[509nat]

More pictures.

[509nat]

More pictures.

[509nat]

Bed pictures.

[Kim57]

That is very nice.
Kim

[longbike]

Thanks 509 this is a beautiful truck, Im using one of these pics for a backgroung on the pc at work. Love this color. Im about to find someone to start painting my body soon! I hope!

[509nat]

More pictures!

[509nat]

Made some changes to the front steering to help eliminate steering wobble.
Installed a 1957 chevy passenger car steering arm on the passenger side, a 1984 S-10 pitman arm and center drag link from Speedway for the cross steering. Makes the truck steer alot better. Also added an all electric guage cluster panel purchased on Ebay.

509nat

[Kim57]

Looking real sharp.
Kim

[Russell Ashley]

That cross steering setup looks interesting, give us some more details please. What do I need to do that to my truck which currently has the same CPP kit that you started with. I don't think I'll ever be competely satisfied with it like it is now.

Your truck is a jewel.

[Chevette]

509nat: Your truck looks great. Here's a coincidence, someone posted a gasser on eBay today. Not as nice lookin' as yours, but cool just the same. Have a look.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1955-...item2a22d43496

[Russell Ashley]

Originally Posted by Chevette

509nat: Your truck looks great. Here's a coincidence, someone posted a gasser on eBay today. Not as nice lookin' as yours, but cool just the same. Have a look.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1955-...item2a22d43496

Look at page one of this thread, there's a pic of that same 55 truck there. Someone posted it as inspiration for this build but this one has definitely passed that one in the quality department. I'm not feeling that altered wheelbase look.