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For the longest time I've wanted to install a 6.0 in an older car so the time finally came when I came across a really nice 54 Bel Air. It was a solid car with the old inline 6 that was needing some help bad so I got the car home and started tearing into it. First thing was to get the front end off and the old running gear out.

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Started gathering parts.
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MII front clip, air bags, and all the goodies to go along.

2000 S-10 4x4 blazer rear axle and springs

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Removed all the old suspension.

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Whoa! Subscribed.

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Def some cringing at tearing and hacking such a nice original car, but yeah subscribed.

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Thanks and I've never been a big fan of leaving cars original I always think there's room for improvements and creativity.

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Now it was time to start installing the MII front clip. Started by cutting out the old motor and suspension mounts and then making lines for the center of the new crossmember.



Had to cut the outside flange off for the crossmember to clear.

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After that I worked the crossmember till it was centered and square and burned it in.



Then laid out the upper tower and tacked it in

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After that came mock up of upper and lower a arms, bags, drop spindles, and rotors so I could mount wheels.

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Slapped the wheels and front end back on and laid her out.

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This is going to be a cool car. Are you going to do anything to the body, or are you going to leave it alone? Does it have lake pipes on it?

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Disassembled everything and fully welded then cleaned up and painted.

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After paint came finally assembly of the front end and running air lines.


Also knew I was gonna need a way to lift the front to move the car around during the build so I made a trip to ACE hardware to get the fittings to build a temporary manifold.

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Made a short video of the front moving for the first time.

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Sorry for the short post just wanted to get you guys caught up to where I'm at today. I'll get more in dept as the build continues from here.

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Gonna leave it alone for a little while then after I get it running and driving like I want I'll slowly start doing the metal work on it. It did have lake pipes but they were shot I'm planning to put some back on it though.

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Thanks

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nice! ive always wanted to do a 54. i got close once with a 53, but after getting it home, there was more rust underneath than i wanted to handle

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Looks good so far! I have a 52 Chevy Coupe that I'm doing pretty much the same thing to. So far I have installed a TCI MII front suspension (springs, not bags), 5.3 truck motor with LS1 intake manifold and accessories and I have a 10 bolt Posi rear end ready to go in.

I hope to have mine running and driving by the end of the year, but we all know how deadlines go...

Keep it up!