Chris- Awesome work as usual, is the optima battery tray(post #69) available for purchase?, I love the simplicity and non bling of it, would be perfect in black ano.

Rich

Thanks Chris! I too look forward to seeing it on the ground with a JCG Sub-Frame! Next week we start cutting & machining for the first prototype..

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I am currently getting a small production run quoted.. I will let you know when I have a price..

Cris are going to share your suspension geometry characteristics?
Did you lose any weight with your design?

Nice detailed CAD work.

Bryce- The suspension geometry characteristics will be kept under wraps for now.. When we build the first prototype.. I will need to take the sub-frame over to friend of mine that will proof the suspension geometry before we move on to build final chassis.. Then the prototype will be put underneath my 68 Camaro to test & proof fit & function.. I will daily drive the car to ensure that we have meet our goals on design & function..

Two reason that drove me to build our own suspension.. 1st: build the car off the wheels.. 2nd :build the car to desired ride height without losing suspension travel.. Another thing that have become a big thing around the shop is weight.. The design on the sub with suspension has been designed to keep weight down.. I am a big fan of inter locking pcs. together & plug welding with stitch welding.. Our chassis is not designed to look pretty & smooth.. but the number one priority is strength .. Cost is another factor on the sub.. Look @ the upper control arm.. It is a mirrored from left to right.. so we build one arm that is used left & right.. The lower control arm is mirrored on components.. The control arms are using 4130 chromemoly tubes with 4140 upper bushing shafts.. We will be using all ARP fasteners.. We have tested the tensile strength on their fasteners.. & it is what they claim! We FEA tested the control arms with a 8000 pound load on them.. Plenty of strength!
The design on the spring buckets is just like GM would do on their trucks but with a coil over.. Shock angles is another key factor.. & the list keeps going on.. We have put a lot of thought into the design..

Please note that I am not doing this to produce & sell to the public.. Just to support the builds we have in house.. The suspension & chassis market is statured with vendors that produce excellent products..

Chris, you can put the protoype under my 68, just give me a holler!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Kevin:D :D

Here is a sneak peak of the the upper control arm.. Tonite we were playing around with animations for what we got planned for our website...

Is that a C6 spindle?

You never sieze to amaze..........:thumbsup:

Really looks nice Chris
 

I look forward to seeing this one completed.

Always excited to see another frame and based on what I have seen come out of your shop, it should be fantastic. I figured you would have milled it out of billet. LOL

I see where you were speaking of ride height. When 21st Century was still in business I got one of their frames. It was one of their 1 inch drop versions, basically they took an inch out of legs that mount to the body/floor. That inch coupled with the half heigh subframe bushings and my car is pretty low. Part that I was not thinking about at the time is how far it raised the motor in the car. I guess this is fresh on my mind because I recently went with a set of Katech valvel covers and could mounts. With the spacers I had to use with my truck coils, the coils touch the SS hood when closed at the front. I had to get LS7 coils so I would not have to run the 3/8 spacers to get clearance.

I know business always comes first, but I hope you get a car on the road soon for yourself. Personal projects always get "back burnered." Maybe this new frame will get you driving.

I finally got around to running our new CNC plasma cutter for a job here @ the shop.. My Uncle has been brushing up on his AutoCad skills..
It took us longer to measure & design on AutoCad than to burn it out..



Here is a update on some of the rear inner structure work.. The package tray is almost done.. Post pics of that later..

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