anyone see an issue here? Yep some numbnut put that outer race on assbackward ...then cranked on it til the washer was bowl shaped yes there is also a divot in that race and I have no good extras
Dude, I just read through your whole thread and I have to admit. . . I chuckled a few times. Your project, and your attitude, is just like mine. You put something together then you find five more things that need fixing. EVERY SINGLE PART NEEDS WORK! Put it on backwards the first time, find someone else's screwups, etc. Although you have had many setbacks, you have a great attitude about it. You put your head down and move forward to face the next challenge. And raising a family on top of all this. Good on you, bro. Keep your chin up and keep after it. I have a small amount of spare goodies that I will mail to you F.O.C. what you need right now? If I have them, they're yours, Ron
You just summed up the whole project! Thanks Ron that means a lot coming from you man...I've read your threads and have gotten so much from your perspicacity, persistence and ability to see potential where others see something too daunting...Thanks for the kind offer! it's a bunch of little things that are slowing me down right now...the kind of little items that no one wants to go dredging through their junk for because they aren't valuable but they are essential to the operation of the car ...I'll be putting together another list soon of the things necessary for a test run...then eventually a mile long list of stuff I need to make it nice...r
Wow! I got the body shell Oct.10th 2015 so potentially she's been off the road for 30-35 years! HaHa sorry Mike I should say that's not your chassis...or brake job! lol I had to replace the original frame it looked like the Duke boys had a go with it
I used 65 impala hubs on my tri fives. you use the tri five backing plates brakes and drum and grease cap. You grind off the rivets holding the tri five drums to the hub. Rivets are not needed any how.
Was it complete and running at the time of the trade? Hey does anyone on the HAMB remember trading a '29 Dodge coupe for a fire engine red '57 in the mid to late '80's?
Thanks @enigma57 those are the kind of old school mods i'm looking for! as a HAMBer although I ended up with a newer yr. engine I wanted the rest of the car to be exactly as stock or pre'65 I want the manual drums and steering and I purposely kept the PG so I passed up a disc brake conversion but I've discovered that unless you know a guy with a couple parts cars NO ONE keeps drum man. steering front end parts...first thing scrapped...all I need is one outer race to put me on the ground I don't plan on going cross country just want to test it out
New races come with new bearings, use what people have suggested and you'll be okay. Toss on a drum/drum master from a '68 or so Impala and it will stop well for now. On the old '55-'57 Chevys we used to use rear drums off later GM cars and put them up front, like a '65 Impala passenger car rear drum. Half the battle is cleaning everything up and shooting some paint on it.
Season's Greetings! Brakes & exhaust(except final welding) are done! but I've got 'er put up in a storage lot right now due to an unexpected move and I was just delving into the weird and wild world of wiring when I ran outta time...so no test drive yet...close though
Really need this race guys...if anyone has one without checks or divots please PM me.. @wheeldog57 ? or @chevy57dude ? Butch @56sedandelivery ?
Yes it is... the one I have has that rough spot shown in post #93 I don't really want to run it but not as much as I don't want to pull the whole shiteroo apart for new bearings and seals...yet. I will eventually or do a disc conversion but for now that and a few other little bits will put me on the road
Check out and find DD Speed Shop on social media/ YouTube, he just stripped a stock front end off a '56 for disk brakes
yes I recognize that as the other type..thicker races smaller bearings...thanks so much for taking the time to check it out and I really appreciate the offer! - cheers
Going with a 292 inline 6 - WAY COOL!! I have 4 vehicles running 292's and one of them is a '56 Chevy 2 door sedan. It makes a great driving combination. I'm kind of a stick guy so I've run it with a 4 speed for years but a 5 speed will be going in this winter. I used a - 55-57 V8 bell housing and had front motor mounts fab'd. It has worked well for over 30 years now - I've owned the '56 for 46 years.
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