New 1958 Project

[corvettruck]

Thanks Ray, I now live in Davenport on the east edge of the state, I would love to meet up with other rodders sometime, planning on attending Good Guys show at the fairgrounds next summer, like to drive my truck to it the following summer !!

[Kim57]

Looking good.
Kim

[Indian113]

Keep a eye on the Iowa section as we put together a thread on GG's and plan on a get together at it. Your welcome to join in, my wife and I will be camping up there and have a great time.

[corvettruck]

Cleaned up one side of one of the lower control arms with a little free time yesterday, plenty more to do on these, got the tires mounted, happy with the result, frame will get back on the rotisserie today for last of the welding, then back on the ground for mocking up fuel and brake lines, bumper mounts etc.

[Kim57]

Looks real nice.
Kim

[ChuckDriver]

Wheels look nice!

[bowt1ed]

Looking great! What wheels are those? Same size wheels and tires as you mentioned a couple of posts back?

Cheers, Jim

[corvettruck]

Thanks for the comments all, wheels are Ridler 695, rim and tire sizes a few posts back, here's best pic right now for the front
Happy new year everyone

[bharrison1]

Whats that tank out of?

[oossuuu754]

Love your wheel tire combo. Wink Wink

[corvettruck]

Tank is for an early Mustang
Shaun, wheels look great on yours as well !, going to start the tubs on mine this week, pics to follow

[corvettruck]

Getting some work done, fabricated the higher cross sills for the bed floor, stacked a second rear cross sill behind the tailgate, perfect height, motor and trans mounts finally set, moved the drivers side motor mount forward to clear the steering shaft for the Corvette rack, ride height should be a little lower in the front when done, a few pics

[Kim57]

Looking real nice.
Kim

[samples45]

How long did you do your c notch? And how tall?

[corvettruck]

Here's a shot of the first attempt I made at it, I left the rear frame section intact, tac welded the new notch above it, turned out to be way too high, I'll measure it tonight

[samples45]

Originally Posted by corvettruck

Here's a shot of the first attempt I made at it, I left the rear frame section intact, tac welded the new notch above it, turned out to be way too high, I'll measure it tonight

Okay thanks! I'm gonna be doin it this weekend so I needed a ideal. My truck sits pretty low so I may could do it like this.. My rockers are like 4 or 5 inches off the ground

[corvettruck]

Putting it like the first photo should about get you as low as you want, the length of the top section of the new frame is 16" measured on the bottom side of the piece (only spot I could get to for measure right now)
Here is a crummy shot of how much I took out to get it where it is today

[samples45]

Originally Posted by corvettruck

Putting it like the first photo should about get you as low as you want, the length of the top section of the new frame is 16" measured on the bottom side of the piece (only spot I could get to for measure right now)
Here is a crummy shot of how much I took out to get it where it is today

Sweet! Thanks man!

[corvettruck]

Holy smokes, 2 months goes by!! Put the motor back together, almost have the "moved to a new house to do list" done.
Just about ready to strip down the frame for painting
You other guys are really moving on your projects!!
Thanks everyone for posting, this site is the best source for info on the web

[Kim57]

Engine looks real nice.
Kim

[Nut Case]

Corvettruck. This is a great thread, you're way ahead of me, I will be doing the same build that you have here. Mine is 57 GMC with 96 C-4 syspension. Great information, looks assume. What is the set back that you have for the front rims and the back as well. Thanks NC

[corvettruck]

Originally Posted by Nut Case

Corvettruck. This is a great thread, you're way ahead of me, I will be doing the same build that you have here. Mine is 57 GMC with 96 C-4 syspension. Great information, looks assume. What is the set back that you have for the front rims and the back as well. Thanks NC

18X8 fronts are 4.5" backspaced
20X10 rears are 5.5 backspaced
I'll probably add a spacer to the fronts to move them out closer to the fender lip, we'll see how it ends up, I believe the 96 Corvette front has a wider track than the 86 I am using FYI

[Nut Case]

Corvettruck, thanks for the data, will check out the difference between the C-4 suspensions. Looking forward to learning more from your work. Thanks NC

[corvettruck]

Holy smokes, almost a year since I last posted! Paint booth built, gas pump with retractable garden hose in it restored, trailer painted, sheet metal ordered for truck, be here next week.
Frame mocked up, stripped ready for paint next weekend, I'll need to make a point to update site weekly!!
Here's a few photos

[ratty 46]

Any progress IS progress ... way to go!