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Old 03-11-2016, 12:00 AM   #176
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Re: 1956 Chevy 3100 Corvette Suspension

Looking real nice.
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Old 03-11-2016, 07:54 AM   #177
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Very cool!
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Old 03-11-2016, 12:01 PM   #178
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Nice work...Jim
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Old 03-11-2016, 04:35 PM   #179
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Re: 1956 Chevy 3100 Corvette Suspension

Nice progress, it's looking very good!
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Old 04-08-2016, 07:06 PM   #180
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This isn't my old truck but i did add some new wheels to my daily driver. 26x10 factory replicas.
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Old 04-09-2016, 10:30 AM   #181
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Nice looking truck.
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Old 04-18-2016, 04:05 PM   #182
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Re: 1956 Chevy 3100 Corvette Suspension

A little more progress had been made in the bed floor. Still need some structural fabrication done but it's getting there.
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Old 04-23-2016, 01:52 PM   #183
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Well long story short I had to pull the truck from the current shop.
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Old 04-23-2016, 01:55 PM   #184
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Re: 1956 Chevy 3100 Corvette Suspension

My garage looks like a parts store now. If anyone knows any good shops in the Tampa area or somewhere in Florida please let me know. I should be getting the air ride on in the next week or two but everything else is a big question mark at this point.
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Old 04-23-2016, 04:07 PM   #185
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Truck looks good.
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Old 04-23-2016, 04:44 PM   #186
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Thanks Kim. It would be even better if I could drive it.
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Old 04-23-2016, 07:38 PM   #187
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That's a pile of parts! Looking good!!
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Old 04-23-2016, 09:50 PM   #188
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The height that it's sitting at right now is the highest ride height that it would be with the air bags. It should tuck the rear wheels really nice with it dropped down.
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Old 04-25-2016, 04:12 PM   #189
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At this point I'm not sure when anything will be getting done. Hopefully some
Things will start to fall in place.
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Old 05-22-2016, 10:26 AM   #190
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Re: 1956 Chevy 3100 Corvette Suspension

Well I decided to drop my truck off at Godspeedrides in Sarasota. I'm hoping to get the work going and to get the truck finished.
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Old 05-23-2016, 03:27 PM   #191
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Looks like a decent place to do your work. Are you having them do a turn key vehicle for you? It would be nice to see what the costs of it come out to be with all the labor and stuff....

My original budget came out to about $46K just for materials!!! I'd hate to even think about what my labor could be! - lol (in the end it is $0)
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Old 05-23-2016, 03:32 PM   #192
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I have a lot in parts as well but I also have already spent a lot on labor. The only original parts on my truck are the can and all 4 fenders. It definitely adds up quick.
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Old 06-16-2016, 10:40 PM   #193
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Re: 1956 Chevy 3100 Corvette Suspension

Some progress has been made on the truck. All of the welds have been cleaned up. Also the air bags have been mounted in place. Here's some pics of the progress. These pics are of the truck completely aired out.
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Old 06-16-2016, 10:42 PM   #194
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Here's a view of what the ride height should be set to.
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Old 06-16-2016, 10:46 PM   #195
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Here's a view of the highest point that the bags will go.
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Old 06-16-2016, 10:48 PM   #196
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Here's a view of the new upper and lower mounts for the front air bags.
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Old 06-16-2016, 10:54 PM   #197
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Here's a view of the left bag.
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Old 06-16-2016, 11:00 PM   #198
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Here's a view of the right bag.
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Old 06-16-2016, 11:13 PM   #199
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We tested the air ride with some temporary lines hooked up. I'm working to get some videos uploaded to show it.
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Old 06-17-2016, 09:51 AM   #200
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Looks real good.
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