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Juicypop 07-25-2016 12:19 PM

Back to the drawing board I am swapping shops due to the shop have been using guess just forgot to work on my car. So am going to swap shops next week and hope to actually get this thing finished.

I have the car at another shop at the moment getting custom brake lines, fuel lines, power steering lines, and a/c lines all installed on the car. While I was there took some pics underneath of the car before it gets undercoated. Anyway learning that just buying one of these cars for sale on the site would of been a easier option. LOL I am not giving up though just yet.

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WSSix 07-26-2016 07:00 PM

Glad to see progress being made on the car. Hope you have smooth sailing ahead!

QuickTrick 07-27-2016 12:41 PM

Very nice! Will be following. and looking forward to updates!

Get' er done 07-27-2016 04:36 PM

Angle of panhard bar
 
In the pictures above I can't tell if it is an optical illusion but it looks like the panhard bar is not level by a large amount. Does the bar have enough adjustment to get it level? From my limited knowledge on suspensions I think the location of the bar sets the rear roll center. If it is not level the car will roll different amounts for say a left corner compared to a right corner. I am just learning about suspensions so if I have this wrong please correct me.

Lance

Juicypop 07-29-2016 11:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WSSix (Post 642086)
Glad to see progress being made on the car. Hope you have smooth sailing ahead!

Thanks brother
Quote:

Originally Posted by QuickTrick (Post 642133)
Very nice! Will be following. and looking forward to updates!

Thanks will try to keep pics posted

Quote:

Originally Posted by Get' er done (Post 642137)
In the pictures above I can't tell if it is an optical illusion but it looks like the panhard bar is not level by a large amount. Does the bar have enough adjustment to get it level? From my limited knowledge on suspensions I think the location of the bar sets the rear roll center. If it is not level the car will roll different amounts for say a left corner compared to a right corner. I am just learning about suspensions so if I have this wrong please correct me.

Lance

I am not sure what to say do know what a panhard bar is. LOL I know that the car has not had any suspension adjust just installed so we could move the car around.

98ssnova 07-29-2016 12:03 PM

It's the bar that run across the rear end diagonally. I would ask Speedtech if it is installed correctly. Looks like the bracket was installed to high. I could be wrong but looking at some of their gallery photos it is different. maybe its the angle of the photo. But like I said I would at least call them or PM Blake and see what he says.

Juicypop 07-29-2016 08:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 98ssnova (Post 642226)
It's the bar that run across the rear end diagonally. I would ask Speedtech if it is installed correctly. Looks like the bracket was installed to high. I could be wrong but looking at some of their gallery photos it is different. maybe its the angle of the photo. But like I said I would at least call them or PM Blake and see what he says.

Thanks for the advice I will do that for sure.

WSSix 07-30-2016 05:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Get' er done (Post 642137)
In the pictures above I can't tell if it is an optical illusion but it looks like the panhard bar is not level by a large amount. Does the bar have enough adjustment to get it level? From my limited knowledge on suspensions I think the location of the bar sets the rear roll center. If it is not level the car will roll different amounts for say a left corner compared to a right corner. I am just learning about suspensions so if I have this wrong please correct me.

Lance

Good eye. You're correct. A panhard bar is to be level with the ground when the car is at ride height in order to prevent it from behaving differently going around right versus left turns. I hate to say it but it does look like something was installed wrong there. I don't see how it can be adjusted enough to get the bar level.

Juicypop 07-30-2016 03:42 PM

I have the car at another shop now getting brake lines, fuel lines, a/c lines, and power steering lines installed and made. When I get it back to my new shop will get some better pictures and have him look at it. If it is installed wrong I know Rick will fix at Rick Stevens race cars by all means. Just my luck with this car been one thing after another. LOL

Get' er done 07-30-2016 05:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Juicypop (Post 642301)
I have the car at another shop now getting brake lines, fuel lines, a/c lines, and power steering lines installed and made. When I get it back to my new shop will get some better pictures and have him look at it. If it is installed wrong I know Rick will fix at Rick Stevens race cars by all means. Just my luck with this car been one thing after another. LOL

Hopefully it is installed correctly but if not it's better to find out now with it fresh in your installers mind.
With myself on setbacks, I know I'm going to have them because I have never done this before. I will try to not have them but, I will manage and accept them when they happen so as not to take the fun out of it. What do they say "It's the journey not the destination". Or something like that. Anyways keep up the progress it's looking good.


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