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Re: [oletrucks] Re: Guidance

To: "WR Teto" <monadnoc@crystal-mtn.com>,
Subject: Re: [oletrucks] Re: Guidance
From: "Bartman" <rsmith@nckcn.com>
Date: Sat, 19 Feb 2000 09:05:35 -0600
I did measure the reareand and it's about 1/2 inch wider.

----- Original Message -----
From: "WR Teto" <monadnoc@crystal-mtn.com>
To: "Ole Trucks" <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, February 19, 2000 12:54 AM
Subject: Re: [oletrucks] Re: Guidance


> I used a rear from an 82 Camaro Berlinetta, and it was within 3/4" of the
> original rear end width.  But I went with leaf springs instead of the
4-bar
> setup.  Haven't driven it yet, still work-in-progress.
>
> Wally
>
>
>
> > The 84 camaro will make a good donor car, but you can't use the front
> > clip, as someone suggested...the redesign in 1982 went to front struts,
> > which don't adapt to old cars worth a darn.  Measure the rearend width
> > compared to the original truck rearned before you get too far along...it
> > might work if you use Camaro wheels, which have a lot of negative
> > offset.
>
>
>
>
> oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
>

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