Thread: Back with new build. Well actually a remodel.

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Originally Posted by johnboy

Good to see you on here again Bam with another project.
If you make as good a job with this as you did with your truck (which I have no doubt you will do,) it will be superb.
I look forward to watching your thread.

Thanks buddy

Originally Posted by Mike P

Kinda hard to be without a project isn't it?

This looks interesting, looking forward to watching.

Naw man its not hard to be without a project this will be my last build thats for sure.lol I had the car before I had the truck. I just want to freshen things up.

Originally Posted by Bob Parmenter

Another well done build thread to follow, thank you man. I'm surprised that Flatout didn't make the crossmember assy narrower to start with. Seems like they focused more on accommodating the steering rack than allowing for track width appropriate to the vehicle. Whatever, good save and planning on your part.

No man thank you for checking it out. The narrowing of the cross member has nothing to do with Flatout Engineering. They don't make a kit for 55-57 Chevy cars. I'm adapting their kit to fit my own needs so I can't fault them when I'm installing a kit that was not built for my vehicle. All that said the owner of Flatout Engineering and I talked about what I'm doing and he wants to see it when I'm done. He even sent me pictures of a guy that did it before and thats when I noticed his wheel choice was limited in the 55-57 car so I narrowed it for my needs.

Originally Posted by v8nutz

That suspension is going to make for a very nice driving car. I did a quickie rebuild on my LS, they are a lot more work than the good old small block that's for sure (and a lot more expensive for the parts!).

Yeah I hope its as nice as whats in my head. You really think LS rebuilds are a lot of work compared to a traditional small block? The expensive is not that bad (even though its more like you said) if you shop around. I like LS motor, very little has to be done for really nice horse power gains. My engine should be 500 at the crank easy.

Originally Posted by BAM55

You really think LS rebuild are a lot of work than a traditional small block?

I did my 5.7 last year. It was more time consuming than an old small block. I found that all the torque to yield bolts and front on rear cover alignment to be very time consuming. I can usually do a SBC in about a day, taking my time and measuring all the dimensions. The LS took me twice as long. It's obvious that it was designed to be assembled by robots.

Nice project. I'm subscribing so I can keep up. I seem to get way behind on threads I'm interested in.

Originally Posted by Hotrod46

I did my 5.7 last year. It was more time consuming than an old small block. I found that all the torque to yield bolts and front on rear cover alignment to be very time consuming. I can usually do a SBC in about a day, taking my time and measuring all the dimensions. The LS took me twice as long. It's obvious that it was designed to be assembled by robots.

Nice project. I'm subscribing so I can keep up. I seem to get way behind on threads I'm interested in.

Well, I just may be a robot.lol