Thread: HELP on 57 Chevy 3100

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Rumbler, I wish you lived closer cause I can tell I'm going to need more help than I thought.
At the moment it has a stock inline 6 not the V8 so by your message ill have to change the motor mounts. As you were saying I do want this truck to be a daily commuter and also one that can burn a set a tires off of it. This build may take me awhile but I want to do it right.
Should I take the body off and sand and repaint the frame and all the original mounts and stuff I plan to keep or just keep the body on and degrease and power wash? To save time and money of course.

Originally Posted by TRCC

Rumbler, I wish you lived closer cause I can tell I'm going to need more help than I thought.
At the moment it has a stock inline 6 not the V8 so by your message ill have to change the motor mounts. As you were saying I do want this truck to be a daily commuter and also one that can burn a set a tires off of it. This build may take me awhile but I want to do it right.
Should I take the body off and sand and repaint the frame and all the original mounts and stuff I plan to keep or just keep the body on and degrease and power wash? To save time and money of course.

Save paint and upholstery for the very last things you do to the truck. You might turn out like me, once I get the vehicle running, handling and stopping, I seldom paint them or worry about the interior. I don't build hot rods to please other people, I build them to please myself.

I strongly suggest that you begin a regimen of reading. That's how many of us on this board learned what to do and what not to do.
Learning how to rebuild a small block Chevy can be found here....
How to Rebuild Your Small-Block Chevy: David Vizard: 9781557880291: Amazon.com: Books
Manual transmissions....
How to Rebuild and Modify High-Performance Manual Transmissions (Workbench How to): Paul Cangialosi: 9781934709290: Amazon.com: Books
Rearends.....
High-Perf Differentials, Axles, and Drivelines: Joe Palazzolo: 9781934709023: Amazon.com: Books
Chassis, suspension, steering, brakes....
http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listi...condition=used
Steering, suspension and alignment....
Amazon.com: Buying Choices: Automotive Steering, Suspension, and Alignment, Third Edition
Wiring and electrical....
http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listi...condition=used
And my all-time favorite for understanding how steering geometry and suspension geometry work.....
Amazon.com: Buying Choices: Tune to Win: The art and science of race car development and tuning
Carroll Smith was the crew chief for Ford Motor Company when they went to LeMans in 1965 and 1966 and whipped the Ferraris with Ford GT40's. If you can get wrapped aroung this fellow's mind, you will have more knowledge than 99% of the hot rodders out there.

I buy used books any time I can. They still have the same info as a new book, but they're cheaper.....and I'm basically cheap.

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