Thread: Wanting to cutomize my '57 chevy

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I am new to this site so bear with me please. I have just bought a 1957 Chevrolet 150, 2 door post car (not Belair). I also have a 1995 Z28 Camaro (LT1 with 6-speed trans) that I am tired of driving, so I am going to take the engine out stroke it over to a 383 and put it in the '57. The reason I am posting this is because the engine and trans work is easy for me, but I was just wanting to know if any thing else from the '95 Camaro would retro fit on the '57 (with modifications of course). My '57 does not have power brakes or steering, would any of the components from the '95 camaro work? Thank you for your time, Dan.

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The P/S P/B will not swap into your 57. UNLESS you do a subframe. The steering is different one front and the other rear. Before you do any choping on the 57 do a lot of measuring. You will probably (as in WILL) find that the core support will have to be modified which means the rad. won't fit. Then there in nothing to hang the fenders from. Engine and trans swap OK but I think and AM going with rebuilding the front back to stock. There are some aftermarket p/s boxs but they tend to leak. The p/s for that car is avaliable its the cylinder and valve type used on early chevy's, but they are a pain to adjust. Disk brakes is doable with aftermarket kits, go with the bigger rotors. Most of all have fun.