- 1. [Oletrucks] 54 truck (score: 1)
- Author: henry rhone <henry@signalpeak.net>
- Date: Mon, 12 Jul 2010 18:12:49 -0600
- Hey All, I am dropping a 350SB hooked to a Saginaw 4spd in my 54 Chevy 3100. Anybody out there done this? What trans and motor mount did you use. How did you clear the steering box? _________________
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- 2. Re: [Oletrucks] 54 truck (score: 1)
- Author: jjstultz@msn.com
- Date: Tue, 13 Jul 2010 02:56:23 +0000
- I put a 350 700r4 combo in my 54 and had to put a spacer block between frame rail and gear box along with using block hugger headers. The down side to this is my driver side tire rubs pitman arm. In
- /html/oletrucks/2010-07/msg00017.html (8,203 bytes)
- 3. Re: [Oletrucks] 54 truck (score: 1)
- Author: Gale Gorman <gale_gorman@mac.com>
- Date: Tue, 13 Jul 2010 07:51:11 -0500
- Those big tires don't help your steering either, just more rubber on the surface. I bought a '54 with a 350 already installed and the swap had been done at a Carquest garage in Montana. They used a
- /html/oletrucks/2010-07/msg00018.html (10,295 bytes)
- 4. Re: [Oletrucks] 54 truck (score: 1)
- Author: Gale Gorman <gale_gorman@mac.com>
- Date: Tue, 13 Jul 2010 07:54:07 -0500
- A front crossmember can be bought cheaper than you can make one and they pretty much drop in. The rear of the transmission can usually be supported with a piece of 3" channel bolted to the bottom fla
- /html/oletrucks/2010-07/msg00019.html (7,433 bytes)
- 5. Re: [Oletrucks] 54 truck (score: 1)
- Author: "Jim Krontz" <jim_krontz@yahoo.com>
- Date: Tue, 13 Jul 2010 08:18:28 -0700
- I purchased both the front cross member and the transmission mount from CPP. I think the front cast $35 and the back was about the same. They had the same style and used the same steel (if that matte
- /html/oletrucks/2010-07/msg00020.html (9,331 bytes)
- 6. Re: [Oletrucks] 54 truck (score: 1)
- Author: Gale Gorman <gale_gorman@mac.com>
- Date: Tue, 13 Jul 2010 10:34:09 -0500
- The frame material is just mild steel. I boxed the frame on a '54 years ago and it came out nice but was a lot of work. Stiffened it to make a 3/4 ton truck but keep it looking like a 3100. -- Gale G
- /html/oletrucks/2010-07/msg00021.html (9,575 bytes)
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