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Originally Posted by tyoneal
Kevin:
Thanks for taking the time to answer.
Please take any questions from me at face value. In no way are they to try to be offensive, like being interrogated. The email forum doesn't relate voice tone or expression, so I wouldn't want anything to be inferred beyond the actual question itself.
That said:
Was Steve's '69 Camaro your 1st, First Generation Camaro?
Steve's car is the first one on the road, all the mock-up was done on a shop car that will small block or LSX powered.
You mentioned making some changes to Steve's Camaro. If someone like myself wanted to hire your services, and I had my car sent to you. Would it be correct when it was shipped back to me, or would I need to re-ship it to you for subtle/Tuning changes like Steve's is going through now?
Steve's car was first set up with Michilen Pilot Sports. We had the suspension set-up to work near the limit of those tires, with changing over to the Hoosier tires we have move the grip point higher which inturn made it to were wr could run more spring and bar. To answer will the car be ready to run yes and no, we would have it set up to work with tires and wheels you op for from there you can tune to your driving style. As for me I like to set-up a car with more of a "European feel" were the suspension can react to real world driving, potholes, railroad tracks, etc., if you want a firm riding car that makes you pee blood every time you drive it we can do that to. As far as shipping it back for tuning that is not needed as the front bar and shocks are adjustable and if you feel you need more spring that can be done by the end user.
How would this be handled from long distance?
I would think that building a front subframe for another 69 Camaro would be a similar exercise as building the first one. Of course track width, choice of springs, steering sensitivity, brakes, master cylinder etc. have to be added to it, however isn't good automotive geometry for performance handling a basic series of mathematical formula's combined with the proper engineering to execute the results of the math?
Math is the starting point with anything car related, if it could all be done on paper or a computer GM wouldn't need to speed millions of dollars testing thier cars before go to market.
I do realize that with all the additional things that have to be added to the subframe that the proper balance has to be achieved so they work well in unison with each other.
Is it possible to have the work done at your shop, and know that as it is set up so you have a middle of the road tune. Something that would be better than anything you can get anywhere else, but not optimized because the specific Track, Weather, duration, speeds and so on are not known?
Yes!
This was the way Mark Magers handled the LD 3-link. As he set it up, it handles great, however if I decided to really specialize in a certain type of activity. (Drag Racing vs. Auto Cross vs. Road Racing vs. Performance Street Driving) The unit had built into it enough flexibility to enhance it's performance for any of the type of driving I might want to engage in.
Is this part of the goals of your product?
Yes thatis what drove this produce, at the time we started down this path there was only 2 or 3 sub-frames on the market, to which we saw the limits of these frames, so we decided to build our own, based on current race car tech and parts. Which by the way means we can keep devolpying our frame as new and improve parts come to market.
With your subframes, is there a book or manual of some type that comes with it that would help guide the individual buyer to at least be able to tune the suspension in the right direction for the desired performance change?
Not at this time
How have other customers dealt with this issue?
I don't see this as an issue as we are a phone call or e-mail away and have been around for over 10 years and plan to be around for the long run.
I am really looking forward to receiving the Fax from you.
Do you have a series of pictures you could post showing the types of options or the level of quality that make your product stand out from the crowd?
I'll see what I can put together, will be posting pictures of Steve's car now that it is in PHR. Also there is a post of a 68 Dodge Super Bee we built somewhere here on Lat-G.
My project does not have a specific time of completion nor a specific budget, I do however want to make sure when my car is complete that I have researched things to the best of my ability and as much as possible have no regrets with the parts I have chosen to put in the car. I do intend to really learn to drive it correctly and attempt utilize the superb engineering that has gone into it.
Thanks for reading. I know it is long winded, but I'm sure there are other people on this site that would appreciate knowing more about your company.
Best Regards and Thanks.
Ty O'Neal
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