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fleetus macmullitz 06-08-2010 10:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Gonzo (Post 290884)
In the mean time dad gets to enjoy the car till she graduates.. she is only four yrs old right now!

http://i1015.photobucket.com/albums/.../CONCEPT1A.jpg

It will be noticed. :D

That's very thoughtful of you Cris to take the time to get the car dialed in properly for your daughter. ;)

syborg tt 06-08-2010 02:54 PM

Chris the car looks awesome.

I am also building a 2nd gen for my Daughter for when she graduates. However my Daughter is 9.

Couple things i've figured out with Ride Height. Once you get the rear tire where you want it and it looks good. The front becomes a bigger problem. With a 26" tall tire up front there isn't much room for suspension travel as the tire hits the inner fender.

If you look at the formula Rad Rides is building they have the car set at 4" ride height and the inside of the fender ( no inner fender ) from memory was only 29" from the ground.

ps - Hurry up and post up some more pics as I want to steel some of your idea's.

71RS/SS396 06-08-2010 04:35 PM

2nd gens are very challenging to get sitting low and fit the tires under. I have done several with modified stock suspensions and have finally got a combo that works pretty good with some compromises. The tires/wheels aren't the only hurdle, the exhaust clearance is another problem.
Here's a pic of one of my recent ones.

http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/...maronew012.jpg

coolwelder62 06-08-2010 04:47 PM

71RS/SS396 your gold camaro is one of the best looking 2nd. gens on the planet.And I think the 70-73 camaro's are the best looking camaro's GM ever built to this date.Your camaro is perfect!!!!.Love your car.Scott:thumbsup:

Ralphlovs72chev 06-08-2010 07:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 71RS/SS396 (Post 290939)
2nd gens are very challenging to get sitting low and fit the tires under. I have done several with modified stock suspensions and have finally got a combo that works pretty good with some compromises. The tires/wheels aren't the only hurdle, the exhaust clearance is another problem.
Here's a pic of one of my recent ones.

http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/...maronew012.jpg

All i can say is wow to both of these cars...... I hope i can give my second gen to my 8yr old boy someday too lol...... keep it in the family :thumbsup:
Can you give us the wheel size on your car?

71RS/SS396 06-08-2010 07:51 PM

Fronts = 18X7 4.5 bs Nitto 555 235/40-18
Rears = 18X8 4.75 or 5 bs (depending on how low you go) Nitto 555 275/40-18

srh3trinity 06-08-2010 08:36 PM

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Originally Posted by 71RS/SS396 (Post 290965)
Fronts = 18X7 4.5 bs Nitto 555 235/40-18
Rears = 18X8 4.75 or 5 bs (depending on how low you go) Nitto 555 275/40-18

Can you give us a rundown on the suspension setup on the car. It looks great.

71RS/SS396 06-08-2010 09:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by srh3trinity (Post 290967)
Can you give us a rundown on the suspension setup on the car. It looks great.

Nothing fancy, this car was intended to be simple from the start.
Dropped spindles and QA-1 coilovers in the front, de-arced springs and lowering blocks in the rear.The sway bars are off of a 79 WS-6 Trans Am and the steering box is an Iroc box. I plan on installing Kore 3 brakes and that's all I'm doing to it.

Cris@JCG 06-09-2010 09:22 AM

I will make sure that I attend as many open track events to ensure that that the cars dialed in before I hand Gia the keys :D

Quote:

Originally Posted by compos mentis (Post 290893)
It will be noticed. :D

That's very thoughtful of you Cris to take the time to get the car dialed in properly for your daughter. ;)


Maybe our daughters will trade paint on the track Marty :lol:

I am going to modify the front fenders & inner fender wells.. Got some suspension components in design for the front!

Quote:

Originally Posted by syborg tt (Post 290922)
Chris the car looks awesome.

I am also building a 2nd gen for my Daughter for when she graduates. However my Daughter is 9.

Couple things i've figured out with Ride Height. Once you get the rear tire where you want it and it looks good. The front becomes a bigger problem. With a 26" tall tire up front there isn't much room for suspension travel as the tire hits the inner fender.

If you look at the formula Rad Rides is building they have the car set at 4" ride height and the inside of the fender ( no inner fender ) from memory was only 29" from the ground.

ps - Hurry up and post up some more pics as I want to steel some of your idea's.

Luv the stance on ur 71! I am hoping that I can get mine as low as yours..

Quote:

Originally Posted by 71RS/SS396 (Post 290939)
2nd gens are very challenging to get sitting low and fit the tires under. I have done several with modified stock suspensions and have finally got a combo that works pretty good with some compromises. The tires/wheels aren't the only hurdle, the exhaust clearance is another problem.
Here's a pic of one of my recent ones.

http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/...maronew012.jpg


tones2SS 06-09-2010 04:42 PM

WOW!!! Looks awesome Cris. I love the color and stripes as well.:thumbsup: You need to keep us posted when you start that bad boy!
Ben did a great job on the rendering. :thumbsup:


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