I just stumbled on this forum yesterday. I was doing a google search on axles for a gasser project and found information here about using a Jeep two wheel drive front axle which I found interesting. My friends and I have and are in the process of building several tri-five Chevy gassers. We call our shop, Norm's Speed Shop which is my buddies driveway. We are not in business but have fun with all of our own projects. Here are some pictures of our projects.
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This is Kevin's '55 that we built the frame on here in Northern California. He hauled the frame back to Colorado and assembled the car.
Here is a link to our build of the frame. It took us three full days to build it using a Speedway kit.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/five_wide_club/sets/72157602989709309/
Here is a picture of Norm's '55 Nomad. He is also using a Speedway kit. He cut it in half and widened it several inches. It was before they gave you an option of ordering the width you want.
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The car isn't finished yet but it is so close. He just has to many projects that have come first.
Here is the link to the build photos. http://www.flickr.com/photos/five_wide_club/sets/72157600840048957/
This is Anthony's '55 two door wagon. He is Norm's 17 year old nephew. He has done much of the work on it himself. It's been a great learning experience for him. He has done a lot of the welding on the car other than the structural welds. He has learned how to narrow a Ford nine inch. The car now has a 454 installed and running with a Saginaw four speed. It also has a Speedway axle kit.
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Here is the pictures of his build so far. http://www.flickr.com/photos/five_wide_club/sets/72157613029965943/
Ok it's time for my car. I have a '56 Chevy that I bought right out of high school. I've had it for over thirty years. It's a fun driver the way it sits but I'm kind of ready for it to be a gasser. It currently is sitting on a '82 Chevy Impala chassis with a 350/turbo 350 combo. I it onto this chassis over twenty years ago before all the disk brake power steering options came out. I'm looking a using the Jeep front axle on it. A Cadillac 500 engine and eventually a four speed. I have already picked up a '55 Chevy frame to put back under it.
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Here is Norm's other '55 Chevy. He has owned it since he was 16. So that tells you how long he's had it. He just installed a Chevy crate 572 in it. It has the original frame that's been stubbed with a Camaro front suspension. He just radius-ed the rear wheel wells. He's planning on changing the front suspension to a gasser soon.
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Keith
This is Kevin's '55 that we built the frame on here in Northern California. He hauled the frame back to Colorado and assembled the car.
Here is a link to our build of the frame. It took us three full days to build it using a Speedway kit.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/five_wide_club/sets/72157602989709309/
Here is a picture of Norm's '55 Nomad. He is also using a Speedway kit. He cut it in half and widened it several inches. It was before they gave you an option of ordering the width you want.
The car isn't finished yet but it is so close. He just has to many projects that have come first.
Here is the link to the build photos. http://www.flickr.com/photos/five_wide_club/sets/72157600840048957/
This is Anthony's '55 two door wagon. He is Norm's 17 year old nephew. He has done much of the work on it himself. It's been a great learning experience for him. He has done a lot of the welding on the car other than the structural welds. He has learned how to narrow a Ford nine inch. The car now has a 454 installed and running with a Saginaw four speed. It also has a Speedway axle kit.
Here is the pictures of his build so far. http://www.flickr.com/photos/five_wide_club/sets/72157613029965943/
Ok it's time for my car. I have a '56 Chevy that I bought right out of high school. I've had it for over thirty years. It's a fun driver the way it sits but I'm kind of ready for it to be a gasser. It currently is sitting on a '82 Chevy Impala chassis with a 350/turbo 350 combo. I it onto this chassis over twenty years ago before all the disk brake power steering options came out. I'm looking a using the Jeep front axle on it. A Cadillac 500 engine and eventually a four speed. I have already picked up a '55 Chevy frame to put back under it.
Here is Norm's other '55 Chevy. He has owned it since he was 16. So that tells you how long he's had it. He just installed a Chevy crate 572 in it. It has the original frame that's been stubbed with a Camaro front suspension. He just radius-ed the rear wheel wells. He's planning on changing the front suspension to a gasser soon.
Keith
