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Originally Posted by Ron in SoCal
Thanks David. Great to see a straight up review.
How's the First Gen coming? I think we need a project thread on it  |
Ron,
I have my rear IRS in the shop for my 67 Camaro & will begin the install within the next week. I've been told there is very little cutting needed compared to a second gen. My engine should be done in a month so I can start building my headers then. It's a tall deck RHS block. I think I'll get it running before doing the body work, then finish the fenders to suit my wheels and tires, then tear it down over winter and paint it. Autocross is ending at Marina by the end of the year and I'd like to run the car a few times locally & work on the setup before I have to start towing longer distances to events. If I don't get it running by late year, I'll just paint it, then run it next year. I'd love to have it in good shape for the USCA events next year.
I'll start a project thread when I make some progress on the IRS install. Not much to see right now except the junk I'm throwing out/moving in my shop, I'm making room so I can move my Camaro around.
The nice thing is, our cars will be the same under the skin, Although I'm running the LG drop spindles and Mary isn't.
Morrison recommended I get new frame rails with my IRS. They make their own first gen frame rails. The assembly comes as shown below and I was advised to fit it in the car as a unit. They recommend cutting out the factory frame rails but leaving the spot welded flanges in place. This gives a thicker area to weld the new rails to. I'll sand blast the stock rails before cutting. The paint on Mary's frame rails was tough to remove, it's whatever JCG used.
The suspension comes aligned so you can measure from the hubs to the fender openings to get it centered up.
My IRS: