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waynieZ 05-25-2016 03:18 PM

Great looking drawing. What size exhaust will it alow ?

paulk68 05-25-2016 04:29 PM

That frame looks great!! Do you need to do any tunnel modification to mount a T-56 magnum? By the way I love the 68 you used for this swap looks perfect!

Avgasman 05-25-2016 05:06 PM

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Originally Posted by paulk68 (Post 638165)
That frame looks great!! Do you need to do any tunnel modification to mount a T-56 magnum?

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Roadster Shop 05-25-2016 06:45 PM

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Originally Posted by waynieZ (Post 638162)
Great looking drawing. What size exhaust will it alow ?

The chassis is designed to accommodate 3" exshaust

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Originally Posted by paulk68 (Post 638165)
That frame looks great!! Do you need to do any tunnel modification to mount a T-56 magnum? By the way I love the 68 you used for this swap looks perfect!

With the larger transmissions like the T-56 or 4L80 you will need to modify the tunnel. No modifications are needed with smaller transmissions.

1st Gen Camaro's are probably the easiest cars to modify the tunnel on since they are relatively square and you do not need to deal with compound curves. I believe Bowler Performance Transmissions sells a raised trans tunnel top for the 1st Gen's that is a pretty simple install.

jeff71 05-25-2016 07:14 PM

Hows that Square Body coming along?

gnx7 05-25-2016 08:25 PM

That is crazy technology! Love it

gofastwclass 05-26-2016 12:42 AM

Very nice!

Roadster Shop 05-26-2016 07:18 AM

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Originally Posted by jeff71 (Post 638173)
Hows that Square Body coming along?

It was back burner'ed for the past few months while we worked on this Camaro and other customer projects. We will be back on that truck again shortly and hope to have it on the road this summer. The chassis for the square bodies and all earlier C10's are available.

Roadster Shop 05-26-2016 07:54 AM

A little bit more about the chassis process before getting back into the car build. The biggest difference in the SPEC chassis vs our previous offerings is the frame rail designs. Our Fast Track and REVO chassis both utilize a frame rail constructed from 4 sides of 10 gauge steel that is fixtured, fully welded on all 4 sides, then ground smooth. This is an incredibly labor intensive process. The SPEC chassis is designed with our RS Laser rails which crafted from various sizes of square tubing. These are painstakingly programmed, and then CNC tube laser cut to produce a high quality frame rail design that eliminates a majority of the labor. This design and manufacturing process has allowed us to lower prices with our sacrificing quality.


On this particular section, the CNC tube laser cuts a pie sections of the frame rail out.
http://i563.photobucket.com/albums/s...pstpkxi7ol.jpg

It can then be easily bent by hand to meet the otehr side. We have added locators in every bend to easily align the pieces as they com together.
http://i563.photobucket.com/albums/s...psae5itxwq.jpg

Once together, the the seam can be welded. This produces a contoured frame rail that can not be accomplished with mandrel bending. We are able to make much tighter and more intricate bends than a mandrel bender is capable of. This process also eliminates a lot of the down falls like buckled and weak areas from bending.
http://i563.photobucket.com/albums/s...pst5cbpgys.jpg

When completed, the seam can then be fully welded. (This is done in chassis fixtures to guarantee fitment and prevent movement while welding. The pics above were shown on a bench for demonstrations purposes.)
http://i563.photobucket.com/albums/s...psejixyqzn.jpg

Our process also allows us to create compound, multi-point overlapping joints and transitions that will disperse load and add significant strength over a traditional miter cut and welded section
http://i563.photobucket.com/albums/s...psd7m4krqy.jpg

Roadster Shop 05-26-2016 08:03 AM

Quick video explaining the SPEC chassis and process more in depth.



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