Looking good Marr-Tay. :D

295's were good enough for Rad Rides Notorious, right? :unibrow:

Nice Job!

Marty
Car is coming along nicely, looking good!
With those wheels it looks like your new mountain bike.:thumbsup:
Mike

I agree with you completely 12" is wide but some people think it's a little skinny

and that little mini-truck known as Syborg TT

Okay I really like that BIKE !!!

2nd Chance Camaro - Setting the Ride Height

2012 09-23 Update - Setting the Ride Height
www.2ndchancecamaro.com

Evening all,

Okay time to set the car at the desired ride height.

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The front is going to need some work to get it a little lower.

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Looks like we are off about 1 1/2" that should be easy to fix

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2nd Gen 295 club!
 

What size tires are you running front and rear Marty?

What size rims and backspacing? I'm sure others will want to know...

Welcome to the 2nd Gen 295 club! :thumbsup:

Looks great nice progress :unibrow: :D

Uhm I forgot

Rear's
18 x 10 - bs 6.75"
BFG KDW2 - 295 35 18
Note: The DSE Mini Tubs allow me to bring the wheels in way further then a stock set up and yes these tubs are well worth the money.

Front's:
18 x 8 - bs 5.75"
BFG KDW2 - 255 35 18

Special Modifications
Ride Tech Upper & Lower Arms
Mcgaughy Drop Spindle
1/4 Spacer
Bear Tracker Tie Rod Ends ( modified spindle mount )

Just a thought for you. Im running the 295/35-18 and 265/35-18 and wish I would have gone with a 275 on the front. The 265 looks a little rubber-bandish from some angles. The sidewall height isnt what I am used to seeing.

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Hi Chris,

I may end up swapping to the 275 up front like you've done. I really like that tire combo. Plus the 26" tall profile might help me not bottom out so much

ps - your car looks awesome and I love the front spoiler and we need more pics of it !!!!!!

Oh...Now you call it a mini truck :lol:

Looking good Marty!!

I am pretty certain Rodger & Kenny can't fit in the car. So we can call this my mini car maro

2nd Chance Camaro - To 335 or not !!![

2012 09-24 Update - To 335 or not !!!
www.2ndchancecamaro.com

Evening all,

There has been a lot of progress on the car and I am playing catch up on the posts.

So here are the two tires side by side. 335 on the left and 295 on the right.

Since the goal it actually drive this car I am pretty sure I am going to be using the one on the right. However I will still make sure the bigger 335 fits under the car.

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We did however find another use for this tire. Yep it makes kid smile !!!

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Marty,Very Cool.I remember when my boys would fit inside a tire.:thumbsup:

Either tire will look killer on there.

I like the idea of having the option of running either. I am glad you put a picture up of a 295 because I was planning on staying around that size with my Firebird. It gives me some perspective.

The sidewall height of the tire is more determined by the Profile or series of the tire and 265/40 would give you a better proportion that you wanted.

To do the math it goes like this
265 mm x .35 = 92.75 mm sidewall
295 mm x .35 = 103.25 mm sidewall
275 mm x .35 = 96.25 mm sidewall

but a 265/40 would be 265 mm x .4 = 106mm

So if you are maxed out on width go to a taller profile in the front then the rear. The profile number is just a percentage to the bigger the difference in width from front to rear the bigger the profile change needs to be. It is a pet peeve of mine to not have the same profile unless you trying for a big a little tire combo. If we were running a 335 rear tire and a 275 front tire the math would look like this.

335 mm x .30 = 100.5
275 mm x .35 = 96.25
275 mm x .40 = 110.00
or
285 mm x .35 = 99.75

Hopefully this info is slightly helpful. I have to work up tire combos all the time and it can be tough to get a perfect matched set as far as profile, compound, width and matching tread pattern.

Cool Maverick

Your welcome - glad I can help

Great Info Rodger - Thank you

and your right that is a bad ars Maverick

I still say left side!!!!:_paranoid ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Of course you would - your car has a ba gillion HP and you need a tire like that. However I think yours is bigger

Huh.....I thought it was a Vega.



Marty,

Your camaro will look cool with either width. Use the narrower ones for going to the mountain-bike trails, and the wider tires for showing your car, like at Columbus!


--Eric

I agree I really like the 295 but the current trend is the 335 or 345 or even the new 405. But you know me I am not a trendy person. I am still wearing blue jeans and a T-Shirt every day

295s are plenty big imho!

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And I like the taller sidewall, but I guess I'm a little more old school than some... 255/45/18s front and 295/40/18s rear.

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2nd Chance Camaro - Making Room for the Edelbrock Headers

2012 09-25 Update - Making Room for the Edelbrock Headers
www.2ndchancecamaro.com

Evening All,

To keep things simple I wanted off the shelf headers so I ordered up a set of Edlebrock shorty headers for a 2010 Camaro. Very nice
piece I may order a set for my 2010 Bumble Bee.

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We needed to add a little extra clearance so the guys at High Speed Welding notched the frame to clear one of the tubes on the passenger
side.The good news is the drivers side fit perfectly.

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A close up of the motor mount stands welded to the stock subframe. I also used the Edelbrock set back plates so I could use the stock style
motor mounts.

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Looking down you see that the collector hits the subframe so a little more work is needed on the passenger side to make the header
work.

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One of the reason for the shorty headers is ground clearance. Since the car will be sitting 6" off the ground the exhaust needs to tuck
up tight to the floor. There is only 4" of space between the floor and the bottom of the subframe thus there is no true way to hide
the exhaust unless you run a down-pipe style exhaust.

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If you poke around on tire rack's website, you can find the specifications section for each individual tire maker's tires. There they will list actual widths and heights. The numbers on the tires are as accurate and clothing sizes. The only down side is it has to be a brand they sell.

I also say left :)

Nice to see the progress....I dont know what you guys meen by "left", but Marty, I'd just like to let you know that every time i crash on my mountain bike and dirt bike, its left...lol

Size does matter to some guys I guess. :lol: :lol:

Thanks guys for the kudos on the Mav. Means a lot coming from you all.

I like the 295. Anything more would be overkill and more costly to replace. And in my opinion, out of balance to the front tire size. Besides, I've barely got enough power now to break them loose with any kind authority.

And speaking of mountain bikes, I picked this up last weekend. Nothing fancy. Just something to beat on and commute during the winter here. Its a heavy pig but should make me stronger and leaner for the spring. Yesterdays epic fail was realizing I forgot how to bunny hop without being clipped into the pedals. OUCH!

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Don't say clips around Marty :willy: :lol:

Screw the car - the Bike is Awesome.

Okay since your forgot how to Bunny Hop with clipless pedals and your riding "Flats" you need to go check out www.bikejames.com he is a MTB specific trainer and an advocate for "Flats" Remember "Clips" are for Tie's not Mountain Bikes.

I made the swtich back to flats about 1 1/2 ago and just sold most of my clipless stuff this week. My riding skills have excelled more in the last year. I can rail trails that I have struggled with for years. Trust me don't look back leave those cleapless pedals for the Roadieee's.

ps - buy your self a good pair of Teva or FiveTen sticky bottom shoe's and you wil be more connected to the bike then with clipless.

to late he already said it

The 405 only come in a 24". Pirelli makes them. The dually truck guys are converting the rear two tires to one with a 24x15 rim. Looks sweet on a big dually too. There is a guy running the 405/25/24 on a new Camaro....google it. Pirelli also makes a 375/20/21, but the sidewall is so short it looks no wider than a 345 per other forums I read.

2nd Chance Camaro - High Speed Welding Edelbrock Exhaust Mod Post 1


2012 10-22 Update - High Speed Welding Edelbrock Exhaust Mod Post 1

www.2ndchancecamaro.com

Afternoon All,

The guys at High Speed Welding are finishing up the exhaust and it should be done by the end of the week.

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The goal is to tuck the exhaust up tight to the stock floor pan.

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Close up of the new downpipes on the shorty headers

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You can see that nothing is hanging below the Stock Sub-Frame as the car will be 5 1/2" off the ground.

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In order to tuck the muffler tight to the floor they had to raise a section of the stock floor pan.

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It was very important to keep the factory rear seat for my girls to ride in.

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Finished front half of the exhaust.

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The G-Force cross member made tucking the exhaust up easy. This is a great piece !

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Up and over the axle is going to be exciting as the car has been lowered 3" in the rear so it's going to be a tight squeeze.

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I love how pictures make things look closer then they actually are.

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More to come this week.

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looking really nice!

:thumbsup:

Tom

I have 405's on my truck

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