55 57 Chevy Frame Swap

Trifive 1955 1956 and 1957 chevy passenger cars and wagons.

55 57 chevy frame swap.

There is no floor cutting required and the ride height is dropped from stock. All it takes is a cad engineered replacement chassis from art morrison enterprises inc and it s a project that most competent do it yourselfers can accomplish in their own home garage. Eric baltazar looks forward to saturday mornings to get his do. The old non braced frame that your suspension components and engine are mounted to begins to flex dramatically once you add more horsepower higher spring rates and better brakes.

1955 1957 chevy ls conversion this ls conversion is for 1955 1957 bel air biscayne 150 210 and delray. I might sub frame it too. Srg force tri five chevy builders package chassis for the 1955 1957 chevrolet including hardtop belair convertible nomads and wagons. This mount kit comes with bolt in frame brackets specifically made for this ls conversion.

Little or no welding is required to install this chassis. Our g machine chassis isn t. The 1955 1956 1957 chassis you ve been waiting for. I m going to check out these forums as i go also.

Give your tri five that wicked pro touring stance and great handing with a street rod garage 55 56 57 chevy chassis. Even though the chassis is specifically designed to fit underneath any 55 57 chevy each frame has the specific body mounts to match the body application there are still a few things that have. Now your classic 1955 1957 chevy can have the handling characteristics of an exotic sports car. The center of this conversion is our engine mounts and crossmember kit.

Nerd rods offers several different frame configurations from weld it yourself frames to full turn key chassis with various suspension packages. I just purchased a 55 chevy short box and am building a street rod from scratch. Our full frames for 1955 1959 chevrolet gmc series 2 pickup trucks fasten to the cab bed the same way your stock frame does. Back to gm chassis 1955 1957 chevy tri five chassis now available.

I think i have a good frame and i want to lower it as much as i can without sacrificing ride handling. This builder and fan of powernation used the shows to help with this awesome and unique build. I m in the same boat. Your original tri 5 chassis is inherently weak.

Fits the sedans hardtops sport coupes convertibles wagons and nomads.