1951 Chevy / C4
 

Well here is the newest project. It is 48 GMC BURB's and his sons truck. It is getting C4 corvette suspension front and back along with a boxed frame and a tubular trans crossmember, plus a bunch of other things. Then there is a spare frame that is getting the same, but it is for his suburban. I had meet Ken on the forum and he is a great guy and then we meet at the nats east this past summer. It was great finally meeting someone from here. Here is the first picture of it and there will be many more.

Shannon

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Can't wait to see you work your magic.
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Are you going to buy kits for the suspension or make your own?
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Shannon, I'm all plugged in and ready for your magic to begin...Jim Almost forget have a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year..

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Hey Shannon,

Looks like a great project!! Will you ever get any time on your own trucks??!! Ha Ha!

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Interested to see this build... since it sounds and looks like my trucks twin.
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69CST-V, thank you.

itstheshu, the front cross member is a flat out one and I am going to make the rear set up.

oldman3, Thank you. It has been a while. Hope you had a great Christmas and New Years also. I did, but it is good to back to working on things again. I did take a short break.

reaper71, Thank you

Atommik, Thank you. I know mine is waiting again , but you know how things are. At least it is driveable.

98layinframe, Good another twin. I can not wait to get into the suspension.


Well it has been a while. With the holidays and a few little jobs completed. I am starting on the pickup. I am waiting for my plate steel so I am working on some of the sheet metal things. So I am going on a smoothing spree. The gas fill is gone, along with the door handles, all the lights on the fenders,the emblem on the front of the hood, the cowl vent, and a few other odds and ends. Tonight I peaked the hood. the hood was tacked together at the seam and then I formed a 5/16 rod to the profile of the hood and tacked it every inch or so. Then ground the ends to a nice pointy profile. Then I will use some ALL METAL filler to fill up to the top of the radius of the rod. Then use a little regular filler for the final fill. I should have my steel by the weekend and I am getting the 1 5/8 tube for the tranny crossmember also. Here are some pictures.

Shannon

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Here are a couple of the hood.

Shannon

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Glad to see some progress, looking forward to the suspension work...Jim

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Looks great so far.....subscribed.

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:gmc2:Shannon
Your work as usual looks sweet, I'm a little sad to be out of the country not working on it myself ,but at least I won't have to do it twice to get it right !!
Keep up the good work !
Ken

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Hi Shannon:lol:

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It has been awhile since I posted. While I was waiting on my flat metal and tubing I worked on filling some things. Like the clearance lights on the roof, The drivers door handle and some other odds and ends. The chassis that was under the truck ended up being out of square by 3/8". So we decided to use the spare chassis and transfer the sheet metal over to it. I then stated on boxing the frame in the front. I cut out for the Flat Out c4 cross member. Fit it and welded it in, I still have to do the rack cut out and make some fillers pieces that I cut out getting it up in the frame. I put in some temporary braces on the top and bottom of the frame for when I took out the factory cross members. I took all the rivets out and removed them. Then figured out what holes I need to weld nuts to the inside of the frame because of boxing it. I then fit the boxing plates and welded them in. Then ground them all up. Next is to start on the 1 5/8 tubular x member for the transmission. Then onto the rear suspension after that. Then the fun will begin.

Shannon

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more

Shannon

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a few more.

Shannon

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Looks good. Nice progress.
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Coming along nicely, keep it up.
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Shannon, as usual you work is top notch. That was a good hunk taken from the frame to install the crossmember, welds look super, nice work buddy....Jim

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Shannon,

Looks great. Really clean.

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Shannon

You are & will continue to be my Hero !!

Keep up the good work !

KC:flagw:

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Lookin good, very interested to see the suspension build up! Which style of c4 setup you running on these? The 84-87 or the wider 88-96 setup?
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69CST-V, chev3600, oldman3, 4544speed, Thank you all

48 GMC BURB. Thank you, and glad you are pleased.

98layinframe, Thank you. I think it is the narrower style. I will try to throw the front wheels on for you and give you some measurements.

I gave my roll cage bender a good work out tonight. I started to rough in the upper transmission x member. I welded in the new cross brace and have have to fit and cope the tubes to it. then I will bend up the lower one, it will be all one peice. The lower one will be angle down a few degrees to get a little extra room for the exhaust and the brake booster and master cylinder.

Shannon

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Shannon
I'm VERY PLEASED:metal:
The front you have on is the 84-87
The rear 's I dropped off you have one of each

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Man I'd love to have a bender! Think thats gonna be my next larger purchase.


I noticed in couple of your pics theres a slot cut into the frame.. I'm assuming thats to clear the upper arm mount sliding the crossmember into place? Did you have to do this on both sides?

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/a...1&d=1359340813
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48 GMC BURB, Thank you. Glad you like it. I thought the front suspension was the earlier one.

98layinframe, I built the whole bender and the dies. It has a 20 ton air over hydraulic cyclinder so you just hold the trigger. Yes, I cut both sides like that and it slid right up. That was after I had my boxing plates in.

Shannon

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Shannon very good job.I guess this is a 24 pack job,ha ha.I need to work on mine,its hard to find someone too Tom Sawyer into doing it for me.

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subscribed,

jeeesh you make it look like you do this for a living. luv it

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Larry Lindley, Thank you. Believe it or not I have not drank a bit yet!

99 to Life, Thank you. Each build I do seem to kick it up a bit. Always learning. This is the first corvette suspension I ever did. It is amazing how many things that need to be looked at for the rear suspension. I spent the evening looking up different things with it last night.

Shannon

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The temperature was around 27 today and windy as hell so when did I decide to measure a corvettes suspension? I spent a half hour measuring and checking the angles on it. Then went to my buddies who has a rotex hole punch. I punched out some blanks to fill all the holes in the frame. Then coped and tacked in the upper layer of the transmission cross member. I did not have the transmission so I made a 1/4" plywood template so I could check for the fit. Tomorrow I am going to start bending the lower layer.


Shannon

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I see lots of welding in you future....Jim

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163, 164, 165....., wait, you missed a hole.
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Sooooooo many holes. Good lord why?!?!? Haha
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looking good, is this getting a v8? you gonna fab your own mounts?

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Subscribed, to another great build !!!

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oldman3,chev3600,98layinframe, No doubt. I do not know what they were thinking when they put them all in. The blanks will make it a little easier. I use a magnet to hold them in while I tack them. Then remove it and weld them up.

99 to Life, Yes, it is a LT1 and I am sure I will make the motor mounts. That will be a little yet .The rear end install is going to be very soon.

solidaxel, Thank you . Hope you enjoy.

Worked on it for 2 hrs yesterday and I bent one lower and coped in the spacers. Then this morning bent the other one, fit tem and tacked it all in. It gets a lower cross brace for a drive shart loop yet. I think it looks killer. I told my wife, boy if I could change mine to be like this, and she just looked at me. Here are some pictures.

Shannon

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looks great built like a brick house

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Shannon, super nice bud....Jim

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Nice work, I'll definetly enjoy watching this one come together!

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Shannon
Your work is first class !!:flagw: