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Thread: My 56' Sat Broke...for 10 years...then in 2009 the rescue started.

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    My 56' Sat Broke...for 10 years...then in 2009 the rescue started.

    Broke the rear end jumping on a Camaro...heard a big bang and clanking...see the picture from 1999.

    When Resto started in 2009...it has been a real trip! All new wiring, lowered 2 inches with drop spindles, new suspension front and rear with poly urethane bushings, sway bars added, new wheels and tires (dropped it another 1 3/4 inches) all aluminum radiator, electric cooling fan, AC added, all electronic distributor, 700 R-4 Transmission with custom 12" frame mounts (for ANY Trans Setup) remote cooler for Trans with electric fan, Battery relocated, 4 X 4 GMC Jimmy Rearend (3:43 Gears), 4 wheel disc brakes, Split Brake System, Large Booster, all New Brake Lines, New Proportioning Valve with brake fail warning, all New Tinted Glass, seals, fuzzies, channels, weather stripping, all Stainless Trim (Belair) Sanded and Polished to mirror finish, all New Tail Lights, Rear Bumper with guards, Rear Trunk Emblems and, large V, New Scripts and Belair Emblems on rear fenders, New Grill, Lower Grill Bar, Hood Bar, Hood Bar Extensions, Parking Light Backing Plates, Parking Light Assemblies, Hood Bird, Front Hood Emblem and Large V, All New Front Bumper and Guards, LED Lighting, Engine treated to dress up, all New Floors, New Tach, All New Plastic Faces on Speedometer, Clock, and Shift Indicator, A Dash, All new trim on Dash, All New Switches on Dash, New Digital Radio, New PVC Kick Panels with 180 Watt Speakers, New Vent Control Cables, New Door Seals and All Rubber Bumpers, New Front End S/M Screw Kit in Stainless Steel, New Wiper Arms and Blades, New Windshield Wiper Motor, New Starter, All New Spark Plug Wires, Sandblasted Rams Horns and Painted with Eastwood Exhaust Paint, with all new Hardware, new Chrome Alternator, Water Pump,Timing Chain and Gears, New Harmonic Balance, all new Screws for Interior Molding, New Fan Belts, New Interior Light Assembly, New Sun-visor Mounts, New Seat Stops, New Three Point Seat Belts for Front, and Lap Belts for Rear, New 3/4 forward Side Engine Mounts...All New Two Tone Paint, All New Original style Interior, Custom Boxed in Trunk and a bunch I cannot remember! Through it all, my wife of 52 years encouraged me to buy what I needed for it! It doesn't get any better than that! I have owned it for 36 years...
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    Ouch on the rear end. I have done that myself

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    If you broke the original 8.2 rear I am surprised you put a smaller 7.5 S15 rear axle in. 56 HT is my favorite tri five, like your color combo.

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    Nice 56! Glad to see you're getting her back on the road. Drive it and enjoy it. Life is short...
    1957 Nomad- LS1/T56 on C4 chassis
    1959 Fleetside Apache 1/2 ton, shortbed, big window, 327ci.

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    Nice ride!!!

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    Cool car...the 56 BelAir 2-door sedan is one of my favorite tri5s.
    56 Nomad, Ramjet 502, Viper 6-speed T56, C4 Corvette front and rear suspension


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