A few photos for your entertainment.

[Project 57 Ak]

Some of these are almost a year old. But it gives you a visual idea of what I've been doing, besides working, sleeping, and plowing snow. Bill.

[jimbo]

What type of front end is that?
Is that injected motor going in it?

[Sweden]

Hi Bill.

Really nice work you are doing.

[MikeKy55]

Bill, looks like your going in the right direction. Good job.

[Project 57 Ak]

It is a weld in clip from RB's Obsolete that I got for father's day a couple of years ago. It uses mostly GM metric suspension parts and is supposed to lower the front end 3 to 5 inches without too many clearance problems. After I installed it and assembled the front end, I hung the front sheet metal on it just to look at. The next day, a customer brought his freshly restored 57 Nomad in for some engine tuning. I put them side by side. Mine was only a rolling frame with the front clip hung on it with no motor or even the body. It was a full 2 inches lower. That was only one of the many reasons (besides being a Fathers Day gift) that I used it.

Yes that injected motor is going in the 57, eventually. Once I save enough money to convert the manifold to EFI. Bill.

[chevman57]

Bill looks like you have been doing a lot of work on it. Those wheel tubs don`t quiet look stock to me.
Terry

[55fazzi]

That firewall doesn't look quite stock either!!!!
Nice work. Keep the progress pic's comming.

Tom

[Project 57 Ak]

Bill looks like you have been doing a lot of work on it. Those wheel tubs don`t quiet look stock to me.
Terry

They are stock except for the 3 inches I added to them. In that picture, they weren't welded in yet. Only held in place with vice grips.

Bill.

[chevman57]

Aha. 3 inches added is not what i consider stock Bill. But i won`t tell anyone if you don`t want me to. HAHA.
Terry

[Late 55]

Looking Good! Man,those rotisseries sure are a lifesaver :D

[Dan57]

Big block, mini tubbs, looks like your doing some real nice work! Looks sweet underneath.

[Project 57 Ak]

Thanks for the compliments:D Here is one more shot of the trunk floor I built. It is raised and the hump over the rear end raised and extended for 2 reasons. One was to get into good metal along the sides. The other reason is for 3 inch exhaust clearance over the rear end and plenty of room for a much larger gas tank.

Bill.

[55ls1]

Looking very good.........

[rj57]

Nice work Bill.

Say if you want, we can trade and you can strat all over again. :D

[55BigBlock]

I used an RB's front clip on my 55 and would like to chat with anyone else that has used one. Install was easy but I have increased turning radius. Any comments?:D

[Project 57 Ak]

I used an RB's front clip on my 55 and would like to chat with anyone else that has used one. Install was easy but I have increased turning radius. Any comments?:D

I am a long ways from being able to drive mine so I can't comment on the turning radius. How is your ride height? Do you have any tire clearance problems? I did notice how they changed the angle of the upper control arm mount. I was wondering how that would affect the steering.
Also, what headers did you use?
Sorry for all of the questions. You are the first person I know of that has an RB's front clip on the road. Thanks, Bill.

[dseale4888]

Some nicework you've done there Bill!!!
Dave