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I'll be reading those from start to finish

I just plan on using the drop axle for the front with the Chevy disc brake kit. I'm leaving a lot of those decisions for my dad cause he's the mechanic/fabricator I'm the student and the the bank

Thanks definitely a lot of work. Haha who needs windows anyway. It's nice they welded dolly wheels for easy moving around. the doors are tacked shut for bracing that only got partially done , a lot more to go. Do you have any pictures of how you did it or a build thread for personal refrence...

Plans are to run no fenders while powering it with a lt1 from a 95 Chevy impala ss as my donor car. The car is sitting in the backyard half apart do to it being a parts car so I figured my dad and i will put the drive train to god use.. So all said and done I will have nearly 100% Chevy parts...

So after 4 years the Chevy made its way to MASS

Figured it was easier to buy on then buy a bunch a parts that would of came out to the same price anyways. Was well worth it and now I have what I need to start another project that the insurance company paid for.

Well I crashed my ss that was my baby with 50000 so I bought a running and driving one for some of the interior and front clip.

Thanks bamamav you've been a big help with your knowledge. I'm sure my dad will have a better understanding of what combination will be the best route to take. but thank you very much again I have a much better understanding of how to build my front and rearend now. Thanks everyone else for the...

Thanks bamamav really appreciate the info of Front suspension and for opinion on the rear. Is it possible to cut the gm rear end down that I have? And I don't have to use a gm lug pattern just trying to utilize as many parts as possible before buying new parts. So basically I should look into...

I would like it to be a weekend driver for the most part. Withe look of ratty thing but open to painting body down the road after it is together. I vision the body channeled enough to hide the frame rails while going fender less. I would like for the body to sit in between rear wheels. I guess...

Thanks Dr. Any possible ideas on front suspension.. Maybe a C4 corvette front suspension will be able to hook up and be short enough to compensate that width.. They are roughly 61 inches all depending on year, seems much better than 71 thanks.

Thanks snowpro.. I believe I'm going to try and redo the Buick frame and make all new mounts will be better than chopping the hell out of the ss frame. I did do some rough measuring and the ss wheel base is 116" and the Buick is 113". The track width on buick is about 59" and the ss is 69"...

Hey everyone I'm starting a father son build with a 1930 Buick 4door sedan and a 95 impala ss as my donor car. I have a visual look on what I'm trying to accomplish. I'm sure a lot of that will be changed as I encounter many things that will not work unless modified to do so. My father knows...

Thanks don and small foot I appreciate the welcome and the advice. I'm in no rush to accomplish this as I hope to gather as much info and possibilities before I get at it 100. I can't say it's my dad's first build cause he's been doing it sense he was a kid but obviously this is a whole...

Hey everyone my names adam and I'm trying to start a build with my father. He is very mechanically inclined and he is the man that everyone calls when in need of help. Obviously time goes by to fast and I want to enjoy and learn everything I can while building a memory. I recently got the itch...