Budget 1953 Chevy "Josie"

theres alot of good stuff going on there-backyard engineering-you got to love it!!
those last two photo's show it looking great.
way to go Mr C


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Nice build,Mr C.. A sneaky lil ol' sleeper,to be sure.. It's done,mate.. Get out there and scare a few people.. ;) ;)

Thanks everyone for all you positive reply's.
So far I have worked on her for just over a year to get her to be a solid driver, this winter I have a few plans.

New window gaskets front and rear
finish interior
Hop up the engine
maybe 3 link rear suspension w/ notch
After that, body mods and paint.

Godspeed
MrC.

MrC,

What a great thread, a man after my own heart.;):) As others have said, love that backyard ingenuity. Please keep this thread going.:cool: Maybe start a build log in this same section.:)

Jack.

Great write up and sweet work MrC! How nice does it ride using the air bags and using the leaf spring to retain the axle? I'm guessing that is just a main leaf with the others removed?

I have used air over springs many times, This is the first time were the bag is in front of the axle, I like it more than bag behind the axle, when the bag is behind you get a lot of pitch upward at the pinion (twist), in this setup with the bags in front of the axle they act as a traction bar keeping the rear planted, as they try to twist all the weight of the car is on the front side.

The reason I don't like bags on top of the axle is the amount of space you have to make for them and there mounts, I did not notch the frame on this car nor did I have to cut the trunk floor out.

I de-arched these springs (s-10 truck) and also keep the over load spring in place so the spring will sit flat but not de-arch, that's when they will break.

I have a truck arm setup I may install in the future, if I decide to go lower in the rear.

Godspeed
MrC.