My C5 drivetrain corvette swap into a 70 c10 truck
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For the last few months i have been working on my project truck which i call "Dream Truck". It is a custom built tube chassis for air ride and a 02 c5 corvette drivetrain and suspension. I am not nearly done and still have tons to do but i thought i would share all my hard work. In a month or two i will be going through the motor and making a few upgrades and preping the motor for a set of turbos that is coming its way. Enjoy
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Josh,
I would love to do the same thing. My problem is that I have no time to build up the fabricating skills. I have a fair amount of equipment, but find it hard to find time to use it.
Did you bend the rails or mitre and weld? I can't tell from the pics.
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I would love to do the same thing. My problem is that I have no time to build up the fabricating skills. I have a fair amount of equipment, but find it hard to find time to use it.
Did you bend the rails or mitre and weld? I can't tell from the pics.
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Nice! ![Thumb](https://ls1tech.com/forums/images/smilies2/thumb.gif)
I love the welding jig in the first set of pics.
This project is awesome, top notch fab work...very clean.
you could name it.....C510
edit: wow, i just noticed the rear airbags....you should definently sell these frames
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I love the welding jig in the first set of pics.
This project is awesome, top notch fab work...very clean.
you could name it.....C510
edit: wow, i just noticed the rear airbags....you should definently sell these frames
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Here is a pic of my new build (I know i have issues
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Seeing as how you have seen the insides of the torque tube, maybe you could answer a couple questions (maybe 3). First, is the torque tube necessary? Would it be posible to hard mount the Transaxle and run a drive shaft? Depending on the answers to the above questions, how hard is it to lengthen the TT/shaft?