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tubbed69 05-01-2013 06:38 PM

Sonar you can keep the snow wherever you are,but glad to see some good customer service AAA+++

waynieZ 05-02-2013 10:14 AM

Glad to hear this, you can't ask for more. Maybe more sun shine!!

Chassisworks 05-02-2013 02:24 PM

Last night Chris Sr. and Michael, aka Sonar Chief, had a chance to talk on the phone about the issues that Michael is experiencing with his mini-tub install. We are very thankful for his help and prompt replies to our questions. The situation boils down to three main points.

1-Frame Rail Closeouts: Michael’s Camaro is a ’67 with non-staggered shocks. The rails are different from the staggered shock cars. This will most likely require one new frame rail cutout to be made which can be used on both side. Michael is going to send us a template and we will send him the new pieces in laser-cut steel. They will also be added to future kits. NOTE TO EXISTING CUSTOMERS: If you have a ’67 with non-stagger shocks, call me at Ext 247 and I will ship you a pair of the new pieces for free as soon as they are available.

2-Are The CAC Tubs actually 2-3/4” Wider Than Stock? Yes, they are. We measured our inventory on hand and Michael measured the ones he has in his possession. They were compared to dimensions taken from stock inners for ‘67-‘69 and everything matched up as it should.

3-Do They Fit His Car? Because Michael’s car does not have the outer wheelhouse this is a difficult question to answer. It’s impossible to say for sure whether the outside edge of the tub is being correctly located. His car has been almost completely re-bodied but there is a possibility the factory wheelhouse support is bent. As the outer wheelhouses are on backorder from his supplier, we can’t determine this for sure yet. However, we asked Michael to measure the amount of floor remaining between the tubs and that measurement is correct. Therefore all indicators point to yes, they will fit.

Again, I want to thank Michael for being available and understanding so we can help him get this sorted out quickly and to everyone’s satisfaction. I encourage everyone to make us your first call when you have a question about any of our products. We have free tech help available from 8-5 M-F and 8-1 on Saturdays. That’s ‘Sunny California’ time, of course. If you can’t get through, leave us a message and we will get back to you ASAP.

~Carl

Sonar Chief 05-02-2013 05:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chassisworks (Post 478248)
Last night Chris Sr. and Michael, aka Sonar Chief, had a chance to talk on the phone about the issues that Michael is experiencing with his mini-tub install. We are very thankful for his help and prompt replies to our questions. The situation boils down to three main points.

1-Frame Rail Closeouts: Michael’s Camaro is a ’67 with non-staggered shocks. The rails are different from the staggered shock cars. This will most likely require one new frame rail cutout to be made which can be used on both side. Michael is going to send us a template and we will send him the new pieces in laser-cut steel. They will also be added to future kits. NOTE TO EXISTING CUSTOMERS: If you have a ’67 with non-stagger shocks, call me at Ext 247 and I will ship you a pair of the new pieces for free as soon as they are available.

2-Are The CAC Tubs actually 2-3/4” Wider Than Stock? Yes, they are. We measured our inventory on hand and Michael measured the ones he has in his possession. They were compared to dimensions taken from stock inners for ‘67-‘69 and everything matched up as it should.

3-Do They Fit His Car? Because Michael’s car does not have the outer wheelhouse this is a difficult question to answer. It’s impossible to say for sure whether the outside edge of the tub is being correctly located. His car has been almost completely re-bodied but there is a possibility the factory wheelhouse support is bent. As the outer wheelhouses are on backorder from his supplier, we can’t determine this for sure yet. However, we asked Michael to measure the amount of floor remaining between the tubs and that measurement is correct. Therefore all indicators point to yes, they will fit.

Again, I want to thank Michael for being available and understanding so we can help him get this sorted out quickly and to everyone’s satisfaction. I encourage everyone to make us your first call when you have a question about any of our products. We have free tech help available from 8-5 M-F and 8-1 on Saturdays. That’s ‘Sunny California’ time, of course. If you can’t get through, leave us a message and we will get back to you ASAP.

~Carl

Carl ... very well stated, thank you!

Chassisworks 05-02-2013 05:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sonar Chief (Post 478265)
Carl ... very well stated, thank you!

:thankyou: That's why Chris has his name on the building but I'm the guy on the forums.

waynieZ 05-03-2013 09:49 AM

Carl glad to see you guys stepping up to help. :thumbsup:

Sonar Chief 05-06-2013 06:20 AM

Update 5/6
 
Not much going on here except that my door panels from AMD are here and they resemble 67 Camaro door panels that fit correctly. The AMD rep measured the skin before he brought them over (he knew better to bring me another set of skins that didn't fit) and the frames slipped right in .... KOOL!

http://img834.imageshack.us/img834/75/hi7u.jpg
Door skins that fit, yeah! Yes that is the last of the SNOW..... hopefully:thumbsup:

Focusing my attention on my STATS 512 class .... finals next week, can't wait to really work on my car after this class.

Thanks for looking ....

Sonar Chief 06-20-2013 07:21 PM

Update 6/20
 
Wow where does time go? So I thought I'd update those interested on my findings with the mini tubs.
As promised to Chris Alson Sr. I would wait til I received the AMD outer wheel houses to make a final go no/go on the mini tubs. The AMD outer wheel houses came in and they actually fit quite well, (finally something I don't have to beat on to get them to fit) they followed the body flange up and over the tubs and fit nice to the quarter panels .... no fuss involved. With the mini tubs installed on my car the drivers side did not follow the same contour/flange that the outer wheel houses did, the passenger side was closer but not close enough. So I made the decision to send them back and work with Chris on getting the closeouts made for their 67 Camaro mini tub kits.

http://imageshack.us/a/img35/8614/bynk.jpg
Template for the closeouts!

These pictures show the contour/flange with the AMD outer wheel houses in, nice fitting pieces.
http://imageshack.us/a/img825/9426/mi4p.jpg
Pass side view from trunk.
http://imageshack.us/a/img29/1294/7o30.jpg
Drivers side view from trunk.

Oh, and I got 2 gallons of Lizard skin delivered .... door skins, roof, quarters, floor, firewall and cowl. Man I better get going, more to come.

Thanks for looking.

makoshark 06-20-2013 07:27 PM

I was just wondering the other day what you were up to.

I can't say anything about the CA tubs, because I used DSE tubs, but mine fit with no fuss. However, I was fitting them to NOS outers, so I don't know if that is where your issues are coming from.

Sonar Chief 06-21-2013 06:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by makoshark (Post 488197)
I was just wondering the other day what you were up to.

I can't say anything about the CA tubs, because I used DSE tubs, but mine fit with no fuss. However, I was fitting them to NOS outers, so I don't know if that is where your issues are coming from.

Been busy Jeremy .... the AMD outer wheel houses fit great and I'm keeping them fer sure. I have been working on the roof panel also cuz the front corners don't exactly follow the window trim contours. :superhack: required on the roof and then I can Lizard skin the underside.

Thanks...


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