54 Chevy Street Gasser

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bob w

Still crazy after all these years!
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My friends Terry & (wife) Lee are building this 54 Chevy with their son. It will be the son's car when done.
 
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This in an interesting build because the original frame is retained in front and a straight axle on parallel leaf springs is installed. The headers and all the mounting brackets are made in their shop.
 
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A tube axle from MAS in St. Paul is used. It has Chevy spindles and disc brakes. A Mustang steering box is used. There are some pitman arm problems to be solved.
 
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So are the motor mounts. They are presently installing an early Bronco 9" rear end using coil overs and Morrison ladder bars. Again, very little is changed to the original frame.
 
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The front and rear are installed and this is the stance the car will have. Kinda says "Wanna race?" to the guy in the next lane.
 
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The front suspension uses a MAS axle and Chevy spindles with disc brakes. Terry says the springs feel about right but softer shocks are needed. When I stopped in today, Mike, Terry's son was putting the engine together. Mike, Terry & Lee have all put a lot of hours in the car.
 
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The 9" rear is suspended by Morrison shock/coil assemblies and located by ladderbars from the same company. The M/T Streets handle the traction.
 
The tailights look to be 62 Olds 88/Starfire turned 90 degrees. Man I miss my 54.
 

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Old Gold, I believe you're right about the tail lights. They were in it when Mike bought it. I like them. I agree '54 Chevys have nice lines.
 
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Stopped in Terry's shop today. He's been fighting the 9" Ford rear end. Seems that he used a Bronco that was only available for a short time. It had the srong backing plates on it and one bent axle flange. All my pics turned out like this, so I took a pic of his shop truck for y'all to see.
 

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