My 57 build (lots of pictures)

[nickp51chevy]

Your moving along pretty quick . From the looks of things you'll have it finished this year!

[71'tahoe]

Looking good...

[57ToyBox]

I'm luvin this !!!
Nice work

[57ToyBox]

Looking more and more like a solid brand new Cab.
Keep up the awesome work

[dennis57]

I've been looking down at the dash and forgot about the rust I needed to fix above the windshield. So today I cut it out and guess what I found. I couldn't figure how it rusted up there and so high until I opened it up. Mouse hotel. Burning mouse nest STINKS. I'm glad it's not as bad or as fresh as Diesel's. I welded up 3 small spots that poked through on the outside and will replace the 2 strips across the inside.

[dennis57]

Ok, here are a few ideas I've been playing with for the bottom of the dash and console. What do you guys think?

My buddy suggested I use the top edge of the old dash on the bottom. I mocked up some of the leftovers I had and this is what I have come up with. I spray bombed to help with the visualization.
With the console coming out of the radius.


With the console meeting the dash below the radius. I am kind of leaning toward this one. I might twist the right side of the console up higher than the left so it tilts toward the driver.



The other idea is to cut and drop the bottom of the dash 3~4". Don't laugh at my crude MS paintbrush skills. The console would fit in kind of the same way to the bottom edge.

[dennis57]

Originally Posted by nickp51chevy

Your moving along pretty quick . From the looks of things you'll have it finished this year!

That would be nice.

[Roadkill58]

When you have some time read this article on TPI.

http://chevythunder.com/

If you have money to spare:

http://store.summitracing.com/egnsea...p?N=115+328385

I'm not advertising just offering options.

[dennis57]

Originally Posted by Roadkill58

When you have some time read this article on TPI.

http://chevythunder.com/

If you have money to spare:

http://store.summitracing.com/egnsea...p?N=115+328385

I'm not advertising just offering options.

Thanks for the links Roadkill58. The chevythunder link does have good information but doesn't actually come out and say if one year is any better to use than another. I've located a 85 Corvette that I am looking at picking up fairly cheap to get the complete engine, trans and suspension from. I know that's the first year for the TPI but should I hold out for a later model maybe a Gen III? I really like that injection unit Summit has but that Vette I can get is less than that by over a grand. Sure wish I had unlimited funds.

[Roadkill58]

Dennis57,

What you have should be fine, as long as the ECU is the same year, as the rest of the TPI stuff. The ECU from a 350 is programmed different than a 305 so you should be ok.
Any radical changes such as cam, throttle body size and you may need to have the ECU programmed for those changes.

I wish I could afford that setup from Summit!

With the corvette parts you will end up with a very nice truck.

[dennis57]

A minor victory for me today. I got the driver's floor in and made a patch to fill in the area around the steering column. I think the fit came out fairly good.

Question, the two raised areas in the lower trans hump. Should I shave them also or just plug em?

On to the door jam.

[57ToyBox]

Originally Posted by dennis57

Question, the two raised areas in the lower trans hump. Should I shave them also or just plug em

Are you able to mock the cab on to the chassis with the drive train on the frame too?