S10 Frame Swap for a 1955 First Series Chevy Panel Truck - Bagged

Trust me, I totally understand if you choose to mute this video, it's me playing the guitar with a crappy drum synth. I uploaded it once before, but I didn't realize how many hits it was going to hit. YouTube threw advertisements on it because I used their music.

This is a quick video I threw together sort of showing how I did the frame swap on my 55 Chevy. It's not very detailed, but it's all I had time to make. The swap wasn't as bad as I was expecting, but I expected it to really suck. Either way, I never want to do this again- it's all Mustang II from here on out. Feel free to post comments and ask questions or even give me advice. I've never built a hot rod before so to be quite honest- I have no idea what I'm doing. Experience has been a brutal but effective teacher. Please check out www.cardomain.com/id/enragedhawk for other pictures.

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[happy4u2me]

the bravada had the 2 link? Did you have to custome make the pull bars of what ever you call the bars from the frame to the rear end

[TheEnragedHawk]

@happy4u2me No, the Bravada and the others all had leaf springs.Two link set ups are kind of hard to find to buy, mostly because they're pretty easy to make for yourself. The only reason I bought mine is because a friend had it lying around his house. It's nothing more than a couple of long arms that go from the rear end to a pivot point off of the frame. Just pick up some rectangular tubing and use that for your two link.

[happy4u2me]

What did your rear end come out of? I know it says Chevy 2 link but I cant find them. Im doing a 1930 model A sedan and will bag it to get rear doors to come open but My frame is being custome made and need to get the rear end to the guy befor its to late

[TheEnragedHawk]

@happy4u2me The rear end I had originally, I believe, came out of a 56 or 57 Chevy sedan. It was a 4.10, so I just last week traded out for a 97 Oldsmobile Bravada rear end. It's a 3.73 with disc brakes! The Bravada is just a slightly fancier 4x4 Chevy Blazer. If you get a rear end from a S10, Blazer, or Bravada, it needs to be a 4x4 vehicle (at least for my application). I'm not sure what you'll need for the A. Hope this helps! Let me know if I can try to answer anything else.

[boneheadie]

I'm about to do the same thing...only i have 1950 GMC TRUCK....look good...HI 5 !

[TheEnragedHawk]

@boneheadie Thanks man! Let me know if you post some videos of your swap, I like to see how others have done it. I love the GMC's. You don't see near as many of those as you do the Chevy's.

[elky574]

Being creative and doing it you way is what street rodding is all about. Excellent job !!!

[westcokid]

good stuff

[xxracingjunkyxx]

I have a 1939 Ford on a s10 frame I think it going to look good

[TheEnragedHawk]

@madcatter4fude Man, what I wouldn't give for a nice plasma cutter. Every single cut that I make is with a crappy angle grinder from Harbor Freight. I'm actually not sure what rear end I have. I think it's from a 54 sedan. All I know is that it was free and that it works. Do you plan on posting any videos of your truck? I'd love to see it. Thanks for the kind words!