I think it's FRICKIN' Awesome!!! :thumbsup:

Ryan

Nice...... That's gonna be one hell of a shop truck!!!! :thumbsup:

Not only do I get it, but I want it!! I LOVE your project. :thumbsup:

i would love to use late model vette drivetrain...but there in lies the problem. i am another poor white boy.... all the money i have goes to pay for rent, food, and tools...... i try to keep some set aside for when those good deals come along.... but for the most part im a poor broke bastard with lots of cool toys.

the best part about it... since i cant afford to pay somebody to do the work... i have to do it all myself.... about the only thing that gets farmed out are engine machining and the occational part that need machining. other than that... its all me.

Good for you, I also do all my own work, except I paid some guys in striped suits to stamp out my license plate.

Keep us posted, I'll take ingenuity over money any day.

Roarvette

Cool,very unique set up :thumbsup:

I like it..a lot :) Did you build your front control arms yourself? I was wondering about the coil over angle, what angle are they at? Anything over 75deg from vertical and the shock & spring efficiency drops off quickly, looks like you have them at more towards 50-60 deg.

as of right now... the coilovers arent mounted at the top.... as im still playing with the settings... camber curve... bumpsteer trying to get the sweet spot in the travel. once i know exactly where its gonna sit i will figure out the mounting angle....and yeah... its gonna be kinda drastic... but if it is a problem... it can always be changed.

yes i built the control arms.... all the geometry was figured out on paper, ploting away from the givens and trying to come up with the best compromise to make it fit. according to "the book" its supposed to work out great... but i wont know till i drive it.


thanks for all the compliments.... i really wanna make it driveable before the end of summer.... but we all know how plans change... things come up... etc so unless somebody wants to sponsor it for a sema vehicle... im really not in a big rush to get it done

What about a type of push rod-pull rod setup of the springs have too be mounted at a steep angle?? If done right it would look really cool. Maybe even as far as horizontally mounted?? :thumbsup: Awesome project!! Check ur pm's :_paranoid

cant, dont have room. i really couldnt set the motor back... as there is very little leg room in it, the hood will be about 4 inches longer than stock now... i knew that evetually this would be forced inducted so i have made intercooler mounting provisions allready, so between the intercooler, radiator, i.c. plumbing, etc... there is no room left for any type of cantalever set up. i agree it looks kewl.... very high-tech... like the quadra-duece. i just dont have the spare room for it.