Ooooooh!
 

I like that

Haha...I was referring to you when I said 'being built right' on the prior page. See you real soon Cris!

Thx Payton. Can't wait to hear how that rear end performs! :thumbsup:

How about a little eye candy?

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I really like the red pinstripe. Great job.:thumbsup:

Where did you get the billet uprights?

Who's sub is that Ron??

Looks like a Wayne Due.

That be one of them fancy Art Morrision sub frames ;-) Lookin' good Ron.

G.

AH HA --- that's why it looked so familiar -- I had a Wayne Due with C5....

Thanks Shannon!

What that is is an AME sub w their HD adjustable sway bar, LG Billet Spindles, Pfadt Poly bushings and Lower BJ. Travis modified the Spindles to work as AME does and designed/oversaw the custom billet steel steering arms for the modified geometry. Arms are powdercoated silver and the uprights are cleared. It really was a big a** project. BTW, thanks to Trav, Rupp, AME Matt and Fernando (Killer67)...:thumbsup:

ZR1 hubs are sitting at home waiting to be put on!

Iowa public schools in the house. I half expected you to say it's a Scott Mock..:lol:

Thx G. I knew you'd spot it first! It kinda freaked me out when I saw the rack arms about an inch and half forward of the rack. Matt calmed me down though...:lol:

GW - I am not 100% positive, but I think there's some connection WD->AME. Maybe you can refresh me on that?

HAHA at least that guess would be up to date!

having everything finished on that sub makes it pure car porn!
and those uprights are sexy!!!

Wayne was a local builder -- and I think that when he closed up shop - AME just kind of took over where he left off. I have no personal knowledge of any business transaction - if any - it's just very similar to what Wayne was building.

It really looks like a Wayne Due with some tweaks. Those uprights and the adjustable sway bar are tits. Looking forward to seeing it in my rear view mirror.:lol:

^ "Objects in the rear view mirror may be closer than they appear..."

Thx for the props Bro! :thumbsup:

Damn, late to the party again!! Thats some serious hardware SoCal, LOL.:thumbsup:

What happened with this sub?

that's one hell of a list! Keep up the good work.:thumbsup:

That would be interesting to know...

I keep thinking that the AME product is light years ahead of Wayne Due's subframes, not that I can recall the specifics as to why. I'm sure our pro-touring guru Mr. Stielow would know.

Anyway, that is some fine looking hardware you've got there, Ron. Billet uprights and all - very trick. So, when are you going to break down and get some Penske shocks to go with everything :rofl:

Matt

Thats one bad azz ride u have. love the paint job!!

Sweet! :thumbsup:

LG uprights
 

Are those the ones with the 1 inch drop built in? Pretty cool stuff right there.

Ron, your car is coming out Very Nice....Great List of things you got in the car :thumbsup:

No you're not. You're right on time Gae! :thumbsup:

T.Y Sir...:thumbsup:

Yeah, don't think I wasn't thinking about it when James put those up for sale. But then I was like, naw I don't have any 'show' touring bars to mount the resivours on...:lol:

Thx Jgp!

Thx Bry! Just saw your sweet bodywork update...:thumbsup:

Exactly. The genesis was that I got the render and was talking w Matt and JCG Cris about ride height. Cris (the man) said 'no prob Ron, we can do anything you want.' AME has some low cars on their site, but Matt thought drop spindles would be the best approach and put me onto LG. The 1" drop in a c6 spindle does not have the same issues as what you see on a stock spindle; basically the same geometry can be achieved with a lower COG. Mr Rupp really had the roadmap on this so we started talking about design/weak points - one fix creates a new issue to look at so I had to go all in. Turns out LG has some track proven stuff and recently came out w these extruded pieces which made them within my reach. Fernando sourced them for me. Really a team effort.

BTW, I used full height body mounts but I know I'm in a world of hurt on my tunnel and inner fenders. Pretty sure the tubs and rear suspension is fine. Oh well, add two more items to the punch list...:yes:

Thx Phillip! Looking forward to some updates on your sweet ride...:thumbsup:

Way to take the bull by the horns Ron. Learn by everybody elses trials and tribulations and theoretically you should only have to do this right one time saving you time and money.

Solid team you put together also. I mean with the many builds Chris has put together and the many, many, many changes and experiences Penny and Rupp have been through theoretically you should be in good shape.

Anxious to see how she looks and rides up front. :thumbsup:

Excuse me, but the correct terminology would be "up bars." Down bars tie the subframe into the cage, and "up bars" hold the shock reservoirs "up."

Matt

I hear you on the fender well clearence
 

That was the main reason I went with my fabbed aluminum ones.

Car is really coming together!

I stand corrected, Matt. I believe you've found your niche - 'Pro Touring Terminology'. You can write a book about it, make up a few new ones and fund that go kart build...:lol:

Thx Payton, so is yours...:thumbsup:..I'm not looking to fab alum, although it does look nice. Maybe look into Anvil's, not sure yet.

Ron, you pioneer, you.... :thumbsup:

Looks killer man. Just a lil pressure to drive it as good as it looks when it's done! :D

Haha...I'm killin' it on the engineering front, right? :lol:

Driving it hard is the plan Bro, although I think we'll all be chasing Fernando one day on the straights (930 hp)....:thumbsup:

Don't worry about it Ron! We will just cut out the floor out & channel the body over the sub-frame! You don't need trunk space? The rear suspension can be stuffed in their.. Then we will get the ride height we want.. An inch of ground clearance is all we need!! LMAO!

Yee-um. Just custom fab me some dollies so we can load it on/off the trailer...:D

Seriously tho very cool stuff.

And yeah I think 930hp will be... enough. :lol:

Wayne told me that he used Morrison as a supplier of the mandrel bent side rails and lower cradle for the C5 subframes when he was building them (since Wayne did not have that capability).

When Wayne closed shop, Morrison took over the design and refined it to make it easier to produce / less costly to produce, and also added features (the included trans crossmember being one of several).

They also did away with the use of the Speedway Engineering splined swaybar arrangement. Everything else, ie, track width, UCA/LCA mounting points, etc, is the same, to the best of my knowledge.

Here are few pics of my WD C5:

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Great historical post Rob. Your WD sub sure looks similar. On the swaybar upgrade, I had the choice of a splined set up or the one I got. I chose mine based on installed 'on car' adjustability and less weight.

DAMN! That frame is so sexy and muscular. I love it and even better, it will be under something in a couple of weeks. Killer upgrades on it :thumbsup:

Thx Bro. I gotta do something to neutralize 930hp...:yes:

Happy 4th of July weekend guys. Hope everyone has a fun and safe weekend!

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What Brand undercoating did you use? came out very nice :thumbsup:

Ron, What Headers are you plan on using? There's (3) Headers I have in mind.

1. Art Morisson Headers 1-3/4 with 3" Collectror
Mild Steel $625.00

2. Stainless Works 1-3/4 with 2"-1/2 Collector
Stainless Steel $890.00

3. Kooks 1-7/8 with 3" collector
Mild Steel $950.00

Ron - time for that visit we talked about... We have options and they are hot on/off the press. "Call me".

Have a great 4th holiday weekend bud!

Gregg.