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Building Chassis For Our 1967 Chevy C10 Measuring Exact Distance

4. With the crossmember in one piece, it's placed into a new fixture that holds the appropriate spindle in place the exact distance away from the center of the crossmember that the customer ordered the track width for. This is done so that the control arms can be custom-built perfectly. We went with Mustang II-type 2-inch drop spindles because they are fairly common and will be easy to find brakes for, later.
1967 Chevrolet C10 Custom Chassis Fabrication - Picking Up the Pieces

 4. With the crossmember in one piece, it's placed into a new fixture that holds the appropriate spindle in place the exact distance away from the center of the crossmember that the customer ordered the track width for. This is done so that the control arms can be custom-built perfectly. We went with Mustang II-type 2-inch drop spindles because they are fairly common and will be easy to find brakes for, later.  View Related Article

 

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