Thread: Front End Width?

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A GM IFS from a late model G body has a track of 58"(Regal,Malibu,El Camino etc). The earlier camaro had a track of 61".
Don

Thanks Don. Yeah it is supposed to be 57-58" on the 48. 3 inche difference I am guessing is kind of a lot for this. huh.....

Originally posted by FMXhellraiser
Thanks Don. Yeah it is supposed to be 57-58" on the 48. 3 inche difference I am guessing is kind of a lot for this. huh.....

this is a 1.1/2 on each side not much it will work with 5 inch rims with the right off set .you can get the fatman A arms . i have the same front end on my 50 chevy coup with out the short a arms

Pat, I may have to do that. The arms now are good though and it would be a shame to get rid of em. Plus I dont have the money for new ones. Maybe I can sell these and use the money to narrowed ones, who knows. Anyways, I think your 50 chevy is 2-3 inches wider than my 48 anyways isn't it?
If this front end dont work and I do the S10 frame swap like people are telling me to do on hotrodder.com then I may just use that whole engine, rear end and everything and just get this body together and put it on the road even sooner who knows. I am just tossing idea's around again in my head. But first I will just put the body on, bolt on the fenders, etc and see if it will work. If no then that is when I will mess with it and figure something out.

you can cut 3 inch out of the cross over then it would be the same as the s 10 but i have seen the 49 and a 50 pickup with this sub on it and i think it about the same thing .i tell you how wide my 50 car is and what size the rim off set is if you want .you could cut out 2 inchs out of the cross with out to much trouble. the center link will have to be cut to this can be done but it should be tig welded and sleeved with pice of d .o .m tube and tig welded and x ray or mag check when done this should be done by a very good welder

Only problem is the clip is welded on and is all reinforced with plates, etc so it would be too hard to cut it back out smooth without tearing it up and ripping the plates out, etc. I would be able to weld it, etc but too much if you ask me. But yeah if you can get the measurments then that would be great!

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if you cut the center out of the cross over 2 inch and then pull it in if there is on x brace or k trans brace to stop you it will come back together you would trim the center out two cuts and pull them to together and weld cool car need a big block in it

My car WILL have a big block. My dad wants me to put a 383 in it and yeah that would be nice but I like using lots of gas heh. I didn't buy all these big block books for nothing.

if you put a big block in it do not think about s 10 clip the cam sub has more room for the big block .life is short use all the gas you can the sound of a big block is music to me ears that why i run 4 inch exhaust: on my stuff nice beat but ears ring all time did you say something ???whacked:

Haha. Yeah well my friend today said he goes to this junkyard and will be by there in a few days and I am doing work on his stepsons car for him, etc and he said he will buy me a S10 frame if I need it.

There is a lot of info on doing a frame swap using a S-10. Just do a Google search on "S-10 frame swap".

Good luck, Don

Thanks Don. I know a guy who has this friend that is selling his S10 with no motor or tranny. It's an 80's I think but he said he doesn't know if it's and extended longer cab or shorter so I have to find out which one I need and see. He said I may be able to get the whole thing for 100 bucks. If this S10 is in good shape I'd hate to tear it up, those IMO would make a nice little drag truck if built right. But if it's in really bad shape of course I will maybe get it and use the cab for sheet metal. How much power can those S10 rear ends take anyways? A friend of mine has one behind his 31 Chevy 5 Window and he has a built up 350 with tons of power and all blueprinted and balanced, double carbs, aluminum heads, huge cam, etc etc. And in a little car like that it's gotta be pushing at least 400-450hp from all the stuff he has done to it if not more.

Don, I will do the search and see what I can find. I am going to search around the Chevytalk.com forums and look in the 1948 section to see if anyone there has done the swap.
Thanks guys.

sorry to say but you are nuts .a s10 frame ?? the stock frame you have ?? the s10 fits a s10 . your frame is made to fit your car mounting braces to body fit and gas tank works you fram fits the bottom of your car . the s10 rear end is junk it will not take much power with out spending big $$ ford 9 s are chep an good there will be no room for a big block in the s10 fram . i do know i build headders a lot of work. if the work looks good on your frame keep it. set your suff on the front and see if it will work fit the wheels hang out get short a arms this would be a lot less work think. think. before your make a move i will get you some info later to day

IMHO Short A-arms creat other problems . They are not a good solution to a front suspension that is too wide. It is better to install a front suspension that will fit under your project.

The S-10 rear is weak & it is always better to use your original frame & change the suspension. You reduce the value of the vehicle by using another frame.....at least the 2 I did by changing the frame made it harder to sell. I put a 41 Ford conv't on a 72 Chevelle frame & had to practically give it away. You save no money by doing a frame swap

Don