52 Chevy Pickup With Complete C5 Suspension and Drivetrain

[Nate_ERC]

And finally, the sheetmetal work. The tail is really starting to take shape. I think it might actually look good when it's done.

[rjsjea]

Great build pics.........that's gonna be an awesome truck

[Garage Dog 65]

Split it right down the middle !!! What are you thinking ....

Looks great and she'll be a stellar project ! You guys do beautiful work and thanks for posting the build.

Jim

[Kendall Burleson]

Killer project fab work is looking good went will you bring it out?

[KPC67]

Wow. I just love the 47 to 53 chevy trucks. That thing is going to be perfect!

Kevin

[96z28ss]

You guys do some really great metal work!

The thing that puzzles me the most is the amount of money required to get your chassis under a car or truck. At some point the chassis isn't the best choise for a project don't you think.
Granted I understand that the owner of the vehicle decides what his budget is and how much he wants to spend.
The cost of the widening of the body and the cost of designing and machining new narrow control arm. Doesn't those added cost far outweigh the ride and performance benefit?
You can put an Art Morrison C5 chassis under it, and not widen the cab.
Then the moeny saved could be used in other area of custom work on the body or bed of truck.
I'd like your input on it.
How much work would it take to get one under a Camaro?

[dhondagod]

Stupid question but I have to ask...





What are you doing for a windshield?




Killer work so far!



Chris

[Nate_ERC]

Thanks for the compliments guys. The truck will be at SEMA 2008.

Regarding the cost of the chassis, there are a few things to consider.

- Narrow control arms are something we only had to design once, and it's fairly cheap to have them machined.

- The cost of the chassis for the customer is much lower than it would be resale, because we are charging our shop rate, not a flat rate to build it.

- Lastly, the chassis takes all oem or aftermarket Corvette parts. We can buy all the parts for the drivetrain and suspension brand new from GM for way less than it costs to outfit the car with more "traditional" performance parts.


As far as using a G Max goes... The G Max is a great chassis, but it's a totally different animal. Our platform is going to essentially turn the car into a C5 Corvette. The AME platform will make the car perform like a Corvette, but it is still riding on comparatively dated technology. We prefer our route because we feel it offers a lot more versatility, and has a lot more "wow" factor.

As for the installation difficulties, this project is a little deceiving. The chassis will fit the stock width truck with the narrow control arms. The customer decided that he wanted more space for a dish on his rims, and liked the way these things look widened. Considering the complexity of the build, it wasn't that big a deal to just go ahead and widen it up.

[MarkM66]

Wow.



How were these bed corners fabed?

[awr68]

VERY nice work!! I so need to get down to your shop!!