The new sway bar’s here!
The new sway bar arrived today. Thanks again to Summit racing for their prompt shipping. Now I just need to find the time to get the sway bar installed and do a road test. I cant wait to see how…
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Tag Archive: Suspension
To sway or not to sway?
After much thought, I decided to get a front sway bar and see if my Chevy handles any better. I’ve heard from a few friends with Tri-Fives that the difference is like night and day. Or at least a major…
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What to do next
The back of My ’55 Chevy Bel Air had been sagging and I’ve been wanting to restore it to the original ride height so now seemed like a good a time as any. With all the rain we’ve been having here, I haven’t…
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Happy Anniversary!
Today marks the one year anniversary since My 55 Chevy Bel Air came to her new home. It has been a long year that seemed to fly by quite quickly. We’ve had our ups and downs, but for the most…
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Shoo Fly…wheel
Well, after being stranded for 10 minutes at the gas station because the starter couldn’t get a hold of the flexplate I decided it was time to fix this as well. I found a transmission guy named Jeff who is…
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Keeping Progress Moving
The side I thought that would have been the easiest to install a header on was the exact opposite. It seemed as though everything that could get in the way did. I had to continually move things about and make adjustments…
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Just a Little lift here and there
The trouble with the design where the shock absorbers mounted in 1955 was this: One good bump and the shock would rip through the bottom of the trunk. Well this needed to be fixed. Since I don’t have welding equipment in…
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