1955 (2nd gen) first timer..

[samples45]

Originally Posted by murd969

Looks good. How big is the notch that you did for the rear?
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Thanks man! I'll do some measuring for you when I get home I forgot lol

Im also gonna pm you back about the coilovers today

[hp1957]

Originally Posted by samples45

Ive always heard that your bottom Arms need to be level when setting up your ride height..not sure if they have to be dead straight even, but heres mine..If for some reason that wont work please let me know

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I also had to do a c notch in the rear to be able to keep the half shafts level..I think they are suppose to be level.. or close lol I dont know much about this vette stuff im just goin off the pictures i have seen here so hopefully some one can chime in if something doesnt look right!

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Cameron, your rear suspension looking real good ! Rear half shafts need to be parallel to the ground for the best ride quality, say you have six inches of total rear travel 3in up & 3in down with the half shaft u-joints. Close up pic Bro Mario 56 GMC rear half shaft parallel to the ground at ride height.

Harvey
1957 Chevy Stepside
1958 GMC Fleetside C4 build thread: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...=535686&page=6

[samples45]

Originally Posted by hp1957

Quote:
Cameron, your rear suspension looking real good ! Rear half shafts need to be parallel to the ground for the best ride quality, say you have six inches of total rear travel 3in up & 3in down with the half shaft u-joints. Close up pic Bro Mario 56 GMC rear half shaft parallel to the ground at ride height.

Harvey
1957 Chevy Stepside
1958 GMC Fleetside C4 build thread: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...=535686&page=6

Thanks harvey!!

[samples45]

Got some brackets made for the corvette rear end.. almost had it done ran out of wire on the mig







cleaned up the rear end a little bit. that aluminum sure does turn out nice!

[oldman3]

Seem like when you need the welder the most, it runs out of wire or gas on the weekend...Jim

[Advanced Design]

Looks good Samples. Seems wire or gas does like to run out on the week end.

[samples45]

Originally Posted by oldman3

Seem like when you need the welder the most, it runs out of wire or gas on the weekend...Jim

Originally Posted by Advanced Design

Looks good Samples. Seems wire or gas does like to run out on the week end.

Thanks AD! And it sure does.. I knew it was goin to because it started poping a little bit, the spool is so big the wire gets a little rusty towards the end lol

[Kim57]

Looking real nice.
Kim

[Advanced Design]

Samples, did you figure out if bag brackets will work?

[samples45]

Originally Posted by Kim57

Looking real nice.
Kim

Thanks Kim!

[samples45]

Originally Posted by Advanced Design

Samples, did you figure out if bag brackets will work?

AD, I'm not gonna use air ride.. I looked into some air over shock kits and they were a little much for me! I'm just gonna use coilovers front and rear!

[samples45]

Well im trying to set up the driveline.. im gonna have to notch that crossmember.. can someone tell me what angle my rearend is suppose to be? my trans? what angle should the driveline be? i have no ideal where to go from here.. thats just a mock up driveline by the way

[ChuckDriver]

Carb flange should be set level, this usually results in the trans being about 3* down.

[samples45]

Originally Posted by ChuckDriver

Carb flange should be set level, this usually results in the trans being about 3* down.

If I set carb flange level I'm pretty sure I'd have to run a tunnel through the whole cab..

[BIGglaSS]

Can you get the engine lower? Get your engine set where it needs to be. Then match the pinion angle the same as the crankshaft.

[Dan in Pasadena]

Originally Posted by ChuckDriver

Carb flange should be set level, this usually results in the trans being about 3* down.

Hmmm, such a simple and obvious rule of thumb that I'd never thought of before. I knew the driveshaft angle was usually 3 degrees downward to the rear but ever knew where that came from. Live and learn!

[lowrodderchev]

any progress?

[BIGglaSS]

Well, I'm in the same boat now. Trying to figure out whether to tilt the rear end carrier or not. My engine ended up higher than the rear end. Your step notch is higher than mine. If I lower the engine more, the transmission pan will drag when aired out. If I raise the engine to be able to air it out, I will have to modify the floor pan, and tilt the rear end carrier even more to get the u-joints in spec. Keep us posted!

[ptc]

Watch this video... it explains everything you need to know about angle of the dangle.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZ-m9ov3wYM

Understand why 'angle is required'.... for the driveline u-joint cap needle bearings to operate properly they need only a minium of a 1* angle to keep them rotating. If there is no angle the needle bearings inside the caps do not turn and they will deform quicker.

When you lower vehicles there are many mods that have to take place to make everything work right as you are finding out.

[samples45]

[QUOTE=lowrodderchev;7219211]any progress?[/QUOTE

Ive done a little more work on the frame! I get some pictures up later or tomorrow! Ive been smoothing out all the seams on the cab for awhile! It takes forever!

[samples45]

Originally Posted by BIGglaSS

Well, I'm in the same boat now. Trying to figure out whether to tilt the rear end carrier or not. My engine ended up higher than the rear end. Your step notch is higher than mine. If I lower the engine more, the transmission pan will drag when aired out. If I raise the engine to be able to air it out, I will have to modify the floor pan, and tilt the rear end carrier even more to get the u-joints in spec. Keep us posted!

Hey buddy, i got my carb flange level so my trans is pointed down the 3 deg, since im using the corvette rear end i thought i might as well use the tourqe bar that comes with the vette and when its bolted to the rear and bolted to the brackets up front the rear end wont move up i guess like a normal rear would? so my drive line has a slight down hill slope towards the rear end.. i hope that will work because thats whats gonna have to happen! lol after i thought about it in the stock vette the tourqe bar bolts to the transmission and the rear end so the drive train didnt move in the vette and its not gonna move on the truck. hope it works

[BIGglaSS]

Originally Posted by samples45

Hey buddy, i got my carb flange level so my trans is pointed down the 3 deg, since im using the corvette rear end i thought i might as well use the tourqe bar that comes with the vette and when its bolted to the rear and bolted to the brackets up front the rear end wont move up i guess like a normal rear would? so my drive line has a slight down hill slope towards the rear end.. i hope that will work because thats whats gonna have to happen!

With rough measuring, it looks like my engine will be down 2 degrees. I will point the pinion up 2 degrees to match. The u-joint working angles should be within a half degree of each other for smooth operation. Is there enough flex in the batwing bushings if you raise the torque arm to change the pinion angle?

[samples45]

Originally Posted by BIGglaSS

With rough measuring, it looks like my engine will be down 2 degrees. I will point the pinion up 2 degrees to match. The u-joint working angles should be within a half degree of each other for smooth operation. Is there enough flex in the batwing bushings if you raise the torque arm to change the pinion angle?

Yeah there is..on the vette the torque arm is bolted to the trans and the rearend..I might need to do some reading and see what the angles and stuff are.. because if the torque arm was bolted to the tail shaft and the rearend i wonder how they offset them at all?

[_Ogre]

nice progress

did you start your build this year or just start posting pics?

[Kim57]

I saw your question in Ogres' thread and answered it there.
Here are some pics on how I did my cowl vent.
Kim