Hi new to the forum find the threads useful. I am building a Rambler American 1959 and am considering an old school style no F.I. or comps to be used. Engine comp looks tight suspension looks like a motorcycle, how about a nova sub or complete frame swap anyone done this? Additionally I have a 62 Impala with 454 cruiser, and a 63 880 Dodge that I sectioned into a shorty coupe 413 engine.
Maybe consider a mustang/pinto/bobcat front suspension.
They come cheap, parts are easy to get oem and at the speed shops.
rotors with different wheel paterns are available. They're easy to widen or make narrower. I'm considering this for my 53 willys if I can't find all the parts I need for it. I'm trying to keep the original drive train in it .Rod it like it would have been done in the early 60's. Split manifolds 2carbs finned coil etc. :welcome:
MARTINSR said:
Just like belly buttons, everyone has an opinion.
It's all good, I heard it said once on this forum, I don't know if I can believe it or not, but from what I understand "It's your car, do as you want".
You need to measure that track again though, I just did mine and the track (center to center of the wheels) was about 54 inches.
Hey, get some clip under it and see if it work for you. :thumbup:
Everything I know of is too wide for the little Rambler, even an S-10. You might try a pre 92 Ranger or other small truck frame. You'd still want to cut most everything off from the firewall forward, and would have a lot of work to do at the front kick-up. The unit body virtually has a boxed frame welded under it that runs from bumper to bumper -- get it on a lift and look! The front suspension looks strange and has those funky trunnion joints, but they are stronger than they look and replacements are available. Forget those stories about Ramblers with wheels falling off due to the trunnions! I have to admit they are true, but only because the trunnions hadn't been greased in five or more years!! Grease them every other year and they will last forever. No grease, and they will wear to the point the lower one could pull out. The lower end of the steering knuckle is a 5/8" standard thread stud. The car turns on the threads, and there is no weight there -- the weight is carried by the top trunnion. How long do you have to screw an unlubricated nut on a 5/8" bolt before it wears enough to pull the nut off the bolt?? A LOT!!
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