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Disc i just installed a set on my 53 ,i should have done that a longggg time agao,man it stops on a dime now,and took about 1 hour to install ,and it was from SpeedWay

Thanks, thats what im looking for is to roast the tires at when ever i nail it ,the tires are 275 so it should be 28" tall

Well to start i just finished my project 1953 cab on a 2x4 frame , its a mild sbc350 with a big cam ,but it was free ,its a comp-292 with 501, 505 lift, the trans is a 700R4 with 373 gears witch i just changed last week ,it burns the tires a little faster but it is dead out the hole and...

Well got the rear end tore apart last night 3.08 were in it and were worn as hell ,the pic was bent from banging around with all the slack it had,hope to install the posi unit tonight with the 3.73 i think it will wake it up,not that i wanna go fast ,just want good burn outs, i have the Bad...

Well last night i checked the timing i was off was on 5* at idle with all vacum caped off got it to 12* and when about 3 grand on tach 35* total ,took it out and made a big difference got it to do a little burn out but i think it should be as lot more,i turned my rear tire 1 whole turn and my...

Im sorry if i didnt clear myself its a 89 chevy 1500 rear end on it ,it is not the orignal rear end,i know if i had a converter it would rev up fast ,i may just do that cause if i change the rear gears it will shift out pretty fast

I have the timing good ,just seems as light as this thing it it should boil the tires at the smash of my foot,if i foot break,it rev's really good but just i think it should smoke'em right away,im gonna look and see exactly what gears are in there now i know they stock, if they are 2.?? like...

I hear ya ,when im at the light i have no trouble at all,just at acelaration it feels like a old horse ,and i do have a overdrive 700-R4 so it wont hurt me on the hwy witch i dont go on often and 55 is my cruise speed ,the engine is barely at idle,thanks

Well to start ,i got the cam for free its a 292H with 501 lift,i have it in my 53 Chevy 3100 i just built ,changed the intake ,i have a 600 holley carb with stock stall,and stock gears in the rear, when i hit it from idle its a dead dog. the converter is bogging me down, with the stock rear...

IT is AWSOME WOW ,took here out to test ride,i had a bad bounce in the front ,looked like the tires ,so i went got 2 tires ,had them balanced and since i had turned the axle around with the tire rod in the front i forgot to toe it inwards ,did that and walla it rides very smooth,handles...

Thanks, and to all who answered my questions

update pics This is where im at ,almost done

I might just lay it on 1 night just to see how it looks and might even take a few pics and get some feed back ,it doesent bother me what way i go ,i think after this i will be able to build any kind i want i have learned a lot on here and from doing and re-doing lol

Coming along greattttttttt Well i have done a lot this weekend ,the engine installed ,the bed ,the cab,all the rear suspension,drive shaft, now its in the shop so i can do a little every night as it gets so dark so early ,i didnt want to do a lot of grinding as not to get sparks on the...

Yes i saw that too,so i did a double take and it was 1/8" off ,i think the pic makes it look worst than it was ,i read a post a while back and i saw a frame that looked crooked and it was the picture, belive me i have read to double and tripple check and then i look at it from my chair...

Getting it done pretty fast Well,i have the frame welded all my measurements taken and will install the rear and front end tomorrow and then set the motor,then saturday the cab will go on, was kinda slow checking and double checking but all is good now,thanks to all of you who answered my...

Nice ,very clean looking

Some progress Got the rearend and front engine ,and mocked up will try to cut the tubbing this week coming along ,looking and looking and re-measuring over and over ,the wheel base looks like 130" but it dont look too long might be able to get 5" less when install it all,i was...

Nice pass, the MPH is the first stripe and Et is the second stripe if im thinking right ,what was ya 60' time

Thanks, i hear that a good bit and like anyone who does it all his own it means a lot ,we did a swap for a local guy here,and we just got it where he could go with it but as far as neatness ya have to do it and when he showed his wife or cars he said thats how i wanted mine to...