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I've got a 46 fleetline. I am putting a camaro rear end under it and moved it 1 3/4" back from original center bolt. This is on original leafs. The tires still look too far forward in the well. Am I right in this measurment? What should it be? Thanks.

You should take that Camaro rear end to the scrap folks. You can get about 6 bucks per hundred weight for it. Or in the alternative go visit some other nut cases who want to screw with with changing everything to something else and give it to them. Keep you 46 original. If you want speed buy a Corvette. Another alternative is to get yourself a 261 or 292 with split headers and extra carbs and a powerglide rear end. Then you will be able to pass any thing on the road as long as there are only slight curves. Just kidding here. Best of luck with you project. I don't really have a clue to the answer of your question. Charlie

Jhub,

It's my guess the above post was sorta in jest and sorta not. The basic idea of the VCCA is "restore to original." Lots of guys in the club have modified cars; but those fellas often aren't around this site. Most of the Q/A in here is along the lines of 'original.' It's real possible nobody in here can answer your question. But hang in there; maybe somebody will help....

YES, some of us do have modifications on our cars, not many.
It isn't that we are smug or nasty about your car problem, but that is a hard question to answer without a whole lot more information. What driveline and transmission are you using?
I would look to see how much I wanted to move the wheels in the fender well and go from there, build some blocks to space the spring tie bolts at the right distance. I doubt that there is such a thing as a cut and dried dimension for what you are needing to do.

J Hub

I am new in this forum so I just reed your post.
I am restoring a 48 Fleetmaster. As far as I know they share the same body.
The center of the back wheels is towards the frond and the back wheels towards the back.They are designed so.You can see it clearly in this picture.

http://s875.photobucket.com/albums/.../?action=view&current=GipsyQueen.jpg

If you keep the center of your wheels from your new rear end in the same position as the original you will be ok.
If you move it forwards or backwards you will get clearance problems with the top of the differential and your exhaust system.This will be very bad when loaded or riding on bumpy roads.
By the way I will keep this Fleetmaster by 97% stock.

Jianis

Sorry Mixed my words



What I meant was:

J Hub

I am new in this forum so I just reed your post.
I am restoring a 48 Fleetmaster. As far as I know they share the same body.
The center of the back wheels is towards the frond and the FROND wheels towards the back.They are designed so.You can see it clearly in this picture.

http://s875.photobucket.com/albums/ab317...=GipsyQueen.jpg

If you keep the center of your wheels from your new rear end in the same position as the original you will be ok.
If you move it forwards or backwards you will get clearance problems with the top of the differential and your exhaust system.This will be very bad when loaded or riding on bumpy roads.
By the way I will keep this Fleetmaster by 97% stock.

Jianis

Definitely Murphy's law!!!!


Here is the link again:

http://s875.photobucket.com/albums/.../?action=view&current=GipsyQueen.jpg

Jianis