Grandpa's 57 Chevy-Tubular A Arms 4
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 9 ก.พ. 2025
- All the parts showed up, so we removed the steering column, original steering box, and then installed the new springs, upper and lower control arms and disc brakes. there was a fail in there somewhere. maybe 2.
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Must be early...the roosters making noise. Like I said before more go needs more whow. Brakes are looking good. Be safe and stay well.
Merry Christmas to the whole family even you the Support the Hack
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Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and the family
Merry Christmas to you and your family
Merry Christmas Mr. Heavy Chevy and family !
Merry Christmas Shevy family!!
The air hose fitting in the carb is for hooking up an air compressor. Its pretty much like a turbo.
I didn’t think about that. Dang
The front end is looking good! New Sub!!
Happy holidays to the Heavyshevy family!! May all your cold starts stay above freezing!!!!😁😁
Haha. They have so far.
Things are coming together.
love from Canada
Good upgrades to accompany the engine and transmission repower. This will be one healthy chevy when finished.
I hope so. Should be a blast.
The air fitting in the carb is a total tri five grandpa move.
I also noticed the steering box didn't align with the center of the hole in the firewall on my install. I made 3 shims 3/8 of an inch thick to get the box where the eyecrometer says it looks right. I also wanted to retain the column shift. My stock column was junk so I bought an Ididit column and rag joint. Even doing it the way I did I had to fabricate a lower steering column mount to bolt on the inside of the firewall for shift linkage clearance. For the shift linkage I used the complete setup from an 87 GMC I had in the parts pile. The lower arm had to be heated and reshaped some to get the alignment right. Looks like we used the same A-arm kit too. If your column is good you should be able to shorten it and use the rag joint you have. Good luck, I look forward to your videos every week.
I like it! I like it!!
Thanks for the videos! I always enjoy them. All the best from Wisconsin.
Thanks for watching
Merry Christmas and keep the videos coming!
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converted a couple of columns before. a front wheel bearing for a riding mower fits 3/4 shaft and has a flange to hold in place. used some exhaust pipe as a sleeve, worked nicely. and cheap.
Thanks for the videos, gonna be a cool sleeper when you get her done.
Thanks for watching
Those brake kits push the wheels out 7/8” on each side. I made zero offset disc brakes with 61-68 Impala roller bearing hubs, 79 Pontiac Trans Am rear rotors, and big D-52 calipers. Brackets on ebay.
Looking good 👍👍🇨🇱
Dude we don't get hurt easier, we just tolerate a lot more pain than when we were younger. We will hold our arms against hot surfaces longer, knowing it'll heal, just to get it done. Maybe we get wiser with age, but sometimes I feel like I just get dumber...
If I get much dumber I will have to be looked after closely. Haha
god bless
Kool 57 MR. Heavy
Did you look at the 605 conversion before buying that steering box😁 Close ratio box and sway bar changes these cars.. Merry Christmas to All the HeavyShevy fam🙏😇
I think that's the box I'll be using on the Buick
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At least you don't have to start with junk like DD Speed....Mommas looks nice from the start 🙂
He would have this one done in a weekend probably.
@@MrHevyshevy yeah....he wouldn't know what todo with one that clean lol
I see you have stabilized the car by putting a tall lift size stand under the rear bumper near the center of the car. Good idea. I was thinking in the other video that you should ratchet strap the front end to the hoist. The lift stand is a wiser idea. The stand is also most likely much safer also. If that car had fallen off the lift I think your wife would have been extremely upset with the damage that would have been done to the car. That is once she knew you were not hurt. I do not think she would have forgiven you for a very long time. I am glad that none of that is likely to happen now. aspecally the chance for people to get hurt or worse.
I have a complete video on my channel on how to do the power steering for trim-five chevy. @LovettSpeedShop The inner shaft needs to be cut to 31.3/4 inch long then used with the rag joint. to keep factory steering column. I built the GM 605 box but it should work out with the new box.
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On the spring with motor and trans in set car on lift put 95% of wieght on the ground go under pull the upper ball joints nuts lift car enough to get fork or puller in the joint Break the tarper on upper ball joints put the wheel back on make sure the wheel on the ground under spring pressure ball joint nuts should be finger lose lift car with lift spring slides out your way works great when frame don't got enough junk in the trunk to hold it down DO NOT REMOVE THE LOWER NUT OR BREAK THE TARPER TILL THE SPRING IS OUT THATS HOW YOU GET HURT
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I know it pulls a burr on yer fantail, but start the patron page so I can donate a nickel here an there when nickels show up on the third of the month. SSI comes out on the third and I got me some splurge monies I would love to throw your way. I am sure that others feel the same way. Asides Mr. shevy, I may only live one more day an I don't want people fighting over my cookie jar. I am feeling a lot better now, for a while it was hang on matilda, I'm about to join ya but just gas... a healthy "putt" an all cleared up. I bet you feel good knowing I splained all that out. Glad to see "mothers" car get the VIP treatment. I was thinking that IDIDIT had steering columns with the three on the tree. Gonna look right fine when done an something tells me that with everyone chopping four doors into two doors, four doors just might be the rare auto someday.
Fancy fancy! Can you put the caliper behind the spindle to utilize the rubber hose mount? (Swap caliper brackets side to side) Just curious. I like the paid time off, how do you get on that program? LOL
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I still haven't figured out how the like button helps... I guess when I become a big-time TH-camr like yu'ns I'll find out, eh?
Did you wake the rooster?
He’s always awake.
Inquiring minds want to know why you didn't just put a Nova sub frame under this?
I didn’t have one. And this seemed reasonable
Hope you don't mind a "silly" question: Are you sure those calipers are not switched side for side?? Thought the hose was supposed to go into the top of the caliper?? Couldn't see the bleeder (also top mandatory). Might change your hose orientation.
Bleeder is on top.
by chance ...aspirin makes you a bleader
Did you put dropped spindles on it?
No. One inch drop springs tho
Most of these cheap aftermarket bolts are worthless, a few years back I bought some replacement rear end u-bolts for a Ford truck and I actually went to use a torque wrench on it and had the threads greased and clean and it pulled the threads right off the u bolt, and the nut only made it to 50ft lbs when it pulled the threads and the back of the box said to torque it to 80 ft lbs, what a joke sometimes your better off with factory bolts from the junkyard which is what I ended up doing.
I agree. I always save old bolts.
I got a set of these from Toms auto parts right side upper ball didn't fit it was to big contact seller 20 times never answered so replaced it with a new one took car for front alignment they can't alignment cross shaft are to big so the Tublar A arms are junk useless
start the harley.....for christmas.....
It’s a good idea.
JFYI. The red rubber cushions and bump stops will disintegrate after a few years. Happened to me. Poor quality in materials by the Chinese.
I’ve seen that too.
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Sounds like you're getting paper skin, better start taking collagen. I look at my hands sharply, and they start bleeding.