Project 55

Post date: Feb 7 2010 - 5:00pm

As the first piece of the new crossmember took me ages to cut out with a grinder, I decided to splash out on a double mitre saw to do the rest. After measuring for the drop on the other side, I set the saw and cut up a block of wood as a test. It was pretty much spot on, so I cut up a piece of bo...

Core Support Crossmember Mockup

Post date: Jan 31 2010 - 5:00pm

After throwing away the extremely wonky and crappy looking core support crossmember, it was time to make a new one. I got the frame back off its side, put the cab brackets on and dropped the cab in place. With that done, I levelled up the front of the chassis and hung the wings supported on...

Few more Bits and Bobs on the Frame

Post date: Jan 3 2010 - 5:00pm

I didn't like the way the top of the old frame had been joined into the Camaro clip, it had been cut too short by the look of it and hammered down until it touched the clip. It didn't look the strongest of joins to say the least. A couple of quick cardboard templates later, I cut out some pieces...

Re-Shaping the Brake Bracket

Post date: Jan 1 2010 - 5:00pm

I bought a brake pedal and bracket to fit a standard booster off ebay a while ago. The Camaro frame was in the way of bolting it in as it should, so I trimmed it till it would fit and then set about strengthening it again. I cut a piece of angle to fit and then welded it in place.

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Making space for Air

Post date: Dec 30 2009 - 7:00pm

With the frame on its side to work on, I could get to work on the spring pockets. I put the lower A arm back on temporarily, and bolted the Shockwave front shock to it. They were too wide for the pocket, so I cut all the way round the outer edge and folded it all back until they had a decent...

Making a Start on the Frame

Post date: Dec 28 2009 - 6:45pm

I had decided that I should leave the bodywork alone for a while till it's all back together and can be worked on properly, so it was time to look at the frame. I hated the way the front clip stuck out of the frame rails and wanted to blend it in properly. Before I went too far I double chec...

Air Ride

Post date: May 24 2009 - 4:03pm

I spotted a second hand Air Ride setup for sale on the NSRA website, and it turned out to be the guy who I bought the wheels for the '55 off. A week or so later, and two large boxes arrived at work for me. It was all as it had been pulled off the car, so it was covered in muck and looked a bit of...

Gearbox Crossmember

Post date: Jul 1 2007 - 12:00am

With the motor sat on it's mounts, I needed to sort the gearbox mount out so that it wasnt balanced on a piece of angle iron wedged under there. It also needs to be able to move backward for the 4L80-E so after a lot of lying under there and looking at it I decided to make the mount sit on top of...

Gearbox Crossmember

Post date: Jun 30 2007 - 11:00pm

Engine Mounts Done

Post date: Apr 7 2007 - 12:00am

I wanted to get the engine mounted properly and work out how much of the firewall needed removing to get it to fit. I decided to just cut a big square out of it and re-make it later as the existing bulge was too far down to use. I have a spare 4L60-E with a snapped off tailshaft housing so I bolt...

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