Fabricated C6 Uprights...

[JasonElvisHeard]

Overkill on strength, phenomenal on weight.




More info and delicious pictures coming to a Lateral-g near you soon!


Jason Elvis Heard.

[Ppd1979]

More pics please!

[dontlifttoshift]

They're gonna be cool.......

[Amituk]

Those puppies are mine.

Will have a full build album on my fb page

[Bryce]

awesome!

[19,69camaro]

Any drop designed in them and can steering arms be welded or bolted? Looks great btw.

[dontlifttoshift]

Common aftermarket steering arms from the companies that are using a stock upright will bolt on. A dropped version would be cool, wouldn't it.......

[214Chevy]

I'm sure you don't know yet, but like everyone wants to know........PRICE??

[Jay@GMR]

Originally Posted by 19,69camaro

Any drop designed in them and can steering arms be welded or bolted? Looks great btw.

YES, we also have a 1" drop version. And as Donny (below) has mentioned, ANY steering arm that currently bolts to an OEM C5/6 Upright/Steering Knuckle will work with ours. We also offer a "weld on" steering arm version that mimicks the stock C5/6 steering location for the actual "Corvette Guys" (basically a direct bolt on in every way)

Originally Posted by dontlifttoshift

Common aftermarket steering arms from the companies that are using a stock upright will bolt on. A dropped version would be cool, wouldn't it.......

Too funny Donny!

Originally Posted by 214Chevelle

I'm sure you don't know yet, but like everyone wants to know........PRICE??

It's not in stone yet, but will most likely mimick those fancy Billet ones like Ron in SoCal sports These puppies will be in the fixture tomorrow, with a tig rod poking them!

We are happy to be the first to offer a fabricated, chromoly plate, tig welded C5/6 Upright for the aftermarket. This is the ultimate in rigidity.... even at elevated temperatures....

[JasonElvisHeard]

Before I go into the details on the uprights I need to explain and showcase the experience I have with welded uprights and how they are built effectively. One of the most important elements to the construction of uprights is the fixture, and how it is built. Below is a picture of a Trophy Truck upright I built about 6 years ago, notice the fixture and main plate they are bolted to, they are all steel.



It is important to use Steel for the construction of your upright welding fixture, you need to combat the movement of your material during the welding process and using steel is the best way to combat this. The fixture will be extremely hot during the welding process and if you were to use aluminum then the fixture will move due to the welding heat. This is why the use of aluminum is not recommended for fixtures when welding is present.




We start with a Precision machined 1.5 inch thick chunk of steel, then machine the correct holes and tap the plate to provide the appropriate support for the fixture top plate. In the second picture above you can see the actual upright fixture bolted to the main block; this provides a very stable and accurate fixture that will not cause issues because it is not machined from aluminum.