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Nice car- Poncho powered to boot!
Good looking kids- enjoy them, they shoot up quick. I still scratch my head when I look at my oldest and think "weren't you just born yesterday?!" |
That's a really great idea on getting a 18x12 wheel on the cheap. I am thinking that I may do the same thing.
Which offset did you get? But am I figuring this right, assuming you got the 38mm offset, your wheels now have 9 inch backspacing? How does that work? I just have never heard of anyone running a wheel with that much backspacing. |
Looks like the guy who did your wheels did a nice job. I was going to have a set done like that but was crunched for time. progress looks good.
Wayne |
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Here are some pictures of a camaro with wide wheels and stock width rear end. http://img67.imageshack.us/img67/462...0004bn3.th.jpg http://img57.imageshack.us/img57/908...0005gw3.th.jpg |
Wow it’s been a while. I got sidelined and remodeled our bathroom. I was supposed to do it before we moved into the house, that was seven years ago. I’ll attach some pictures of the before and after of the bathroom. I totally gutted it down to the studs, expanded and took the hall closet. I did all the work myself except for the taping and mudding. Well I got eczema really bad on my hands when I put the floor down. The thinset killed them, like a doof I didn’t were any gloves. So I have been battling that for two years and still have issues, so anyone that reading this, be sure to where gloves when working with the thinset.
Ok back to the firebird. I have been working a lot on it lately and have made some progress. The driver’s side mini-tub was finish before I started in on the bathroom. Recently I made (for free) and installed a DSE style cross member and started the passenger’s side mini-tub. Here are few of the purchases I have made recently. New gas tank – Rock Auto $97 Shipped Megasquirt EFI DIY Kit – DIYAutoTune.com In tank fuel pump PA_Series – Tanks Inc. SS 2-1/2” Magna Flow Exhaust – Prodigy Customs, Thanks Frank. http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/3828/p9290249.th.jpg http://img823.imageshack.us/img823/4091/p9290251.th.jpg Mold!! http://img713.imageshack.us/img713/1957/p9290255.th.jpg |
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Progress has been slow. I have been working on the torque arm suspension. I also modified the front lower control arms to accept the Ridetech coil overs.
Control arm modification. http://img607.imageshack.us/img607/9...trolarm.th.jpg The rear lower control arm mount - front http://img43.imageshack.us/img43/640/frontmountt.th.jpg Rear Shock mounted http://img829.imageshack.us/img829/8...arshock.th.jpg http://img821.imageshack.us/img821/2807/rearendo.th.jpg Panhard Bar http://img341.imageshack.us/img341/3...ardbar1.th.jpg |
So it’s been a long time but that is what happens when you don’t have money or time and life gets in the way. I have owned this car for 11 years and I recently told my wife that I wanted to get it drivable by my birthday in May 2015. Then my father-in-law called a few days later and wanted me to bring it down to Arkansas (from MO) for his birthday in late April. He also wanted to make sure I met that goal by helping me financially with it. What a blessing!
Some things have changed with the project since I last posted. I have two LS truck engines that I have acquired a 5.3L and a 6.0L that has some damage but I’m not sure what it is yet. I will be using the 5.3 instead of the Pontiac engine that was in it. Instead of fabricating a bunch of parts I have decided to buy parts that I can bolt on and speed up the progression. I want to focus on getting it running, get the under carriage painted and worry about the body after I get it road worthy. I’m tired of not being able to enjoy it. Here is the initial list of large parts. Hooker LS retro-fit adapter motor mount brackets Hooker T-56 crossmember Holley reto-fit oil pan DSE subframe connectors DSE Firewall fill plate DSE Fuel pump access door kit Ridetech tru turn 600 Steering box Tanks Inc. Fuel injection tank 3/8” confer fuel lines Matt’s Classic Bowtie Griffin Radiator combo Classic Auto Air Dakota digital VHX Gauges Moser Axles More to come….. |
I'm tired of the black subframe and want to do something different and felt inspiration from Mary's camaro and the Trans-am series race cars. I like the darker grey, it is darker than the picture shows.
http://i1272.photobucket.com/albums/...ps5877abe0.jpg I was able to get the firewall fill plate installed. http://i1272.photobucket.com/albums/...ps8602ed81.jpg http://i1272.photobucket.com/albums/...ps5d0c7b1c.jpg Looks like I need to find somewhere else to host pictures but until then.... |
I can sympathize with the wanting to just drive it feeling. Just make sure you do it right as you go. Good luck!
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