X-Framed Fullsize Chevy Cars - Car Craft Magazine - MotorTrend
WEBJun 14, 2016 · In this month's Junkyard Crawl section CAR CRAFT visits the Desert Valley Auto Parts junkyard to take a look at some X-framed 1958-1964 Chevy fullsize cars - Car Craft Magazine.
GM’s Controversial ’57-’70 X-Frame Cars - Mac's Motor City Garage
WEBDec 10, 2022 · By getting the frame rails out of the way, this modified backbone or “tubular center X-frame chassis,” as Cadillac called it, allowed the ’57 models to sit a full three inches lower overall than the year before. For 1958, the Chevrolet and Pontiac divisions at GM adopted the X-frame concept as well.
Automotive History: An X-Ray Look At GM’s X-Frame (1957 …
WEBDec 22, 2022 · GM’s X-Frame, upon which millions of GM full-size cars sat from the years 1957 through 1964 (Buick Riviera through 1970), has generated plenty of controversy, speculation, and accusations.
xFrameChevy.com – A literature, photo and information archive for ...
WEBA literature, photo and information archive for enthusiasts of 1958 to 1964 Chevrolet full-size passenger cars.
1959-1964 Fullsize Chevy, Impala, Biscayne Chassis - Schwartz …
WEBWant to out-handle late-model sports cars? You’ve chosen the right chassis. The G-Machine Chassis is available for 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, & 1964 Chevrolet fullsize “x-frame” cars: Chevy Bel Air; Chevy Impala; Chevy Biscayne . NOTE: Our chassis are designed to BOLT in to 1959-1964 cars ONLY. 1958 X-frame cars sat on a different ...
Getting a Handle on X-frame Chevys - Hemmings
WEBSep 24, 2018 · By modern crash-test standards, the X frame is a five-star nightmare. On its 50th anniversary in 2009, the NHTSA crash tested a 1959 full-size Chevrolet car by ramming it into a 2009 Chevrolet Malibu. Their purpose was to show how safety regulations have improved the integrity of automobiles and saved the lives of motorists.
Any thing wrong with GM "X" framed cars??? - The Jalopy Journal
WEBJan 15, 2011 · The X frame was used in Chevrolet cars beginning with the 1958 model year through the 1964 model year. Other Gm brands used the perimeter frame. What that video shows is not the problem with a x framed car, rather the energy absorption quality thaat has been engineered in the succeding years.
Everything you always wanted to know about GM's "X" frames
WEBMar 17, 2014 · The ’59 Chevy became famous in 2009 when it was crashed into a new Malibu, and (not surprisingly) fared rather poorly. The X frame probably played a relatively small part in that, given all the other aspects that were so different between these cars. And who knows how rusty the Chevy frame and/or body were.
Reinforcing x frame for high horsepower and torque - Chevy …
WEBRan a 283 engine, Doug Nash 5 speed, 12 bolt rear axle and 10.5 Firestone drag slicks. The car would pack the front tires at launch and when power shifted to second. It left incredibly hard on it's 9000rpm launches. I made numerous improvements to the rear suspension and frame.
How To Stiffen Your Chevy Frame - Frame Up - Tech - MotorTrend
WEBJun 14, 2016 · Read about how to stiffen your Chevy frame and see pictures as it gets welded, degreased, and strengthened along the way, inside Street Rodder Magazine.
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