JCG Restoration & Customs 68 Firebird
 

Introducing 68 Firebird build to Lateral G!
Art Morrison Sub-Frame
LS2 out of 2006 GTO with six speed manual transmission
Wilwood W6A with 14.25 rotors, pedals, & Master cylinders
Forgeline Wheels with Goodyear tires
JCG Mini tub, body modifications, stretch rear qtrs, removable dash, rear suspension with Art Morrision 3 link suspension & Watts link
Custom headers with exhaust
Lots of cool one off machined parts!!!

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Very nice. Looking good guys!:thumbsup:

Thank you..

Nice!! :thumbsup:

Love the stance - what size tires are you guy's running.

315 40 19 tires with 19x12 in the rear.. 255 40 18 tires with 18x9 in the front

Thank you - looks perfect

Looks good!!!

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Updated pics!
 

Here are some pics on the suspension on this build & finally got it off the jig & rolling on wheels!!

Would you like me to move this one too Cris?

Yes! Thank you Steve

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I like the wheel tool, I have the one made by Wheel Tech and it looks like you made your own ???

Back spacing (front)
 

What back spacing did you do with this wheel and tire combo? I have the same sub frame and engine combo. Did you try a 275?

Did you use the factory A/C bracket? And are you using vintage air?

How far back did you have to cut the shifter hole from the original location?

Thanks in Advance, nice to see your build. Great Job.

P.S. Great machine work and I love what you did with the sub frame connectors.

Yes we made our own to wheel simulator.. Used on other builds to order wheels & has worked out as a great tool!!!

What back spacing did you do with this wheel and tire combo?
The front offset is 18x2.5 outer & 18x6.5 inner as I gave it to Forgeline.. I don't have it it on paper for the rear but will get it for you when I have the wheels off the next time..

Did you try a 275? No.. But I am sure it will work will max offset..

Did you use the factory A/C bracket? My machine shop made the brackets to mount the A/C compressor that was given to us by Vintage Air @ the time.. Now the have a smaller A/c compressor


How far back did you have to cut the shifter hole from the original location?
I wanna say about 2 inches..


Thanks in Advance, nice to see your build. Great Job. Thank you!! We try to come up with new cool things!

Nice work. I have the one from wheel tech but i like the 3 mountnig positions better. Ron ( WMC Design ) & I have been playing with making a new version for years and I really like how beefy your is.

Custom Pedals
 

Here are some custom pedals that were made to fit the Wilwood base!! They have adjustable pads & have the throttle pad in design!

Your custom billet stuff is just sick....

Thank you!! Got some pcs we made for you @ the shop!!

Man, I'm watching with envy. Great looking build.

The pedals look killer!!
Keep up the great work.:thumbsup:

Inner feder well openings
 

Here is some update pics of inner fender well work we have done lately.. The chassis is Art Morrison with Vette control arms.. Next is design of the support bars from sub-frame to firewall.. I am thinking billet in 3 pcs!

looks great.
I would like to see how you stretch your quarters.. I am interested in that.

I did a qtr panel stretch on the Camaro Performers Track Rat.. The tech article will be in January issue :D .. We will be stretching the front fenders next week..

Cool, I subscribed to camaro performers but have not yet received any issues:( Hope i can get that one.

Billet Throttle Pad
 

Here is the throttle pad we just made for the fly by wire to match the clutch/brake pedals :D

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Awesome work guys!:thumbsup:

Nice job its going to be a sweet ride.

Would you be interested in selling one of these? I just purchased a mount mate and am feeling a little ripped off:(
The car is looking great:thumbsup:
keep up the good work, and cool ideas!

Awesome build. I love the wheel choice.

Sorry to here that mount mate did not meet your expectations.. Check out the thread I started in wheels,tires,brakes!

Thanks for the compliments!

here is the link

Awesome tool.

https://lateral-g.net/forums/showthread.php4?t=23823

Front tire clearence
 

We needed front tire clearence so we grabbed our cut off wheel & started cutting :_paranoid

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Sweet! I want to do this to my car so I hope the article in Camaro Performers is a good one.:unibrow:

Inner fender wells
 

This is what we have been up to this week! We finished modifying the front fenders & have been working on inner fender wells to get as much tire clearance as possible :D

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Exhaust
 

We just got our exhaust system today! We had some pipe bent as close as we needed for the X-pipe & had some custom mufflers made.. Stay tuned for the cool tools we will be machined to help us with exhaust fabrication & exhaust hangers :unibrow:

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Cool updates, This car rocks! :thumbsup:

We just finished all the fender & inner fender well modifications!!! Here are some pics of the car sitting at the lowest stance we can get it with the way the suspension is set up.. It needs to be lower!!! what do you guys think?? :unibrow:

67 & 68 Camaros with Firebirds have a taper towards the front & rear, so we cut & pulled to square of the look but also gave us more room for the tall tires.. Hopefully you can see it on the pics!

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I call this our front mini-tub!! We modified the inner fender wells to attain the most tire clearance we could get..


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Very nice. I like the "front" mini tubs!!:thumbsup: