'33 Chevy & 78 Malibu marriage
My first street rod project involves putting a '78 Malibu engine in a '33 Chevrolet Master sedan. In trying to salvage as much as I can from the Malibu, and I was looking at the rear suspension. Is there anyway to adapt the Malibu rear suspension, rear end, axle, etc. (wheel to wheel) to the Chevy frame? I can see that it would require constructing some substantial framing o create the new attachment points.
Is this practical? I keep reading about using Mustang 2 suspension components. Is that the only way to go?
Any experience or advice that could be brought to bear would be appreciated.
John
Oakland, Ca.
Re: '33 Chevy & 78 Malibu marriage
I have a similar project that I'm about to start. You could marry the rear crossmember and frame section to the chevy and keep all the stock mounting points for the metric rear end. I'd do the same in the front or just slide the whole frame under it.You can shorten the wheelbase easily if needed. The engine mounts are all done and the suspension is easy to get parts for
My first street rod project involves putting a '78 Malibu engine in a '33 Chevrolet Master sedan. In trying to salvage as much as I can from the Malibu, and I was looking at the rear suspension. Is there anyway to adapt the Malibu rear suspension, rear end, axle, etc. (wheel to wheel) to the Chevy frame? I can see that it would require constructing some substantial framing o create the new attachment points.
Is this practical? I keep reading about using Mustang 2 suspension components. Is that the only way to go?
Any experience or advice that could be brought to bear would be appreciated.
John
Oakland, Ca. [/QUOTE] ;)