Re: Cummins Powered 1957 Chevy Truck!!!
Still plugging away on my Cummins-powered 55. Mechanically, it's pretty much done, just putting back all of the sheetmetal I cut out of the floor and firewall, and doing the rust repairs (cab corners and rockers pluse some rot in the door opening and beneath the hinge). No suspension issues on mine, I did a frame swap to a Ram 2500 (thinking the engine and transmission would use the factory mounts on the frame and cross member). The older trucks are a lot shorter between the front cross member and bumper, so I had to set the engine way back in the frame to make room for the radiator, condenser, and intercooler. I would think the 60's would have similar issues, just not as bad.
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