The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network







Register or Log In To remove these advertisements.

Go Back   The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network > 47 - Current classic GM Trucks > The 1947 - 1959 Chevrolet & GMC Pickups Message Board > Projects and Builds

Web 67-72chevytrucks.com


Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
Old 01-08-2016, 07:32 PM   #1
IndyBowtie
Registered User
 
IndyBowtie's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Greenwood Indiana
Posts: 95
'48 Chevy Restomod pick up

Have decided that after driving my restomod '48 for 5 years that it was time to scrap the stock rear leaf springs in favor of air ride. I don't think I ever started a build thread on it though. Started with a complete stock field find '48, ran the 216 for a year with a T 5 behind it, switched to a 283, same T 5, for another 4 years, now 700R4, 69 Nova rear, 3:08 gears, Fatman Fab MII up front, Easy wire harness , 89 Chevy 60/40 bench,stock column, added an Old Air Prod a/c and heat, steelies and moons, Diamondback whitewalls of course, last winter changed stock radiator to a 3 row aluminum with electric fans, 39 Chevy sedan LED taillights, and air ride and TCI 4 link.
Have 4 link in and gas tank repositioned, air tank and valves in and wired, mocking up 1x1 frame for new bed floor height. Tank and compressors will be under floor of bed, rear connected and working, have Fatman conversion for front end to air bags
A few pics...
Attached Images
 

Last edited by IndyBowtie; 01-08-2016 at 08:01 PM.
IndyBowtie is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-08-2016, 07:36 PM   #2
IndyBowtie
Registered User
 
IndyBowtie's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Greenwood Indiana
Posts: 95
Re: '48 Chevy Restomod pick up

I tow vintage campers with it and for several years restored campers so quite a few pics of it hooked to campers...latest is very complete copy of a 1959 Scotty rear door camper
Attached Images
 
IndyBowtie is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-08-2016, 07:37 PM   #3
IndyBowtie
Registered User
 
IndyBowtie's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Greenwood Indiana
Posts: 95
Re: '48 Chevy Restomod pick up

Tank repositioned behind axle, fill behind fender
Attached Images
 
IndyBowtie is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-08-2016, 07:39 PM   #4
IndyBowtie
Registered User
 
IndyBowtie's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Greenwood Indiana
Posts: 95
Re: '48 Chevy Restomod pick up

Tank and valves installed
Attached Images
 
IndyBowtie is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-08-2016, 07:42 PM   #5
IndyBowtie
Registered User
 
IndyBowtie's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Greenwood Indiana
Posts: 95
Re: '48 Chevy Restomod pick up

Fairly stock 283
Attached Images
 
IndyBowtie is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-08-2016, 07:45 PM   #6
IndyBowtie
Registered User
 
IndyBowtie's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Greenwood Indiana
Posts: 95
Re: '48 Chevy Restomod pick up

TCI 4 link, this will not be a lay it on the ground set up, aired out the boards will be 4" off the ground
Attached Images
 
IndyBowtie is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-08-2016, 08:00 PM   #7
Chance48
Registered User
 
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Vinton, la
Posts: 189
Re: '48 Chevy Restomod pick up

Nice looking truck! You should lay frame....would blow the old fellas mind when they saw that classy beaut hit the floor.
__________________
SHAKE N BAKE BABY, SHAKE N BAKE....

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=686729
Chance48 is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

Bookmarks


Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump


All times are GMT -4. The time now is 05:53 AM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.11
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions Inc.
Copyright 1997-2022 67-72chevytrucks.com