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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Rory" data-source="post: 1742520" data-attributes="member: 132">[ATTACH=full]169518[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]169519[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]169520[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]169521[/ATTACH]Sorry, unknown photo credits except for the last one (Centerline photo).  Anyways, here are a few trucks from the era you are talking about that also were winners.  All trucks ran leaf spring (Or 1/4 ellipticals) except for the Nelson & Nelson Chevy, he ran a coil in the rear (not coil over shock) due to a loophole in the rules about using a Chevy chassis from the late 60's early 70's which used coil spring in the rear. You could take off the by-pass shock in the front and run a smooth bodied shock in it's place (2.5 or 3.0) and it would work fine.  Good luck, we need for Vintage racers out at the MINT 400 and the NORRA Mexican 1000.</blockquote>