69 Camaro Project - Dead Pool

[Ron in SoCal]

Originally Posted by compos mentis

Good to see the updates again Ron, in what was voted recently one of America's top threads.

Sorry to hear about your knee problems² ... and of course Greg's colon resection.

Those are the straw polls Skip. The real Vote is not till Nov! Nice avatar change Sir...

Originally Posted by intocarss

Didn't realize this was your build . Looks great! Can't wait to see it cruzing around the SFV.

Originally Posted by 70rs

Thx guys...

Originally Posted by Track Junky

Couple of things I wanted to bring up......first off, smart move on rolling lips before paint. Secondly, the race hubs are a great Idea.

Different animal here (stock subframe)but the front Z06 wheels I picked up needed 2" spacers to fit correctly which make the wheel originally a 7.5" backspace. I had my first test and tune at Thunderhill a couple of weeks ago and really noticed how much harder my front end was working. I think the 2" spacer incorporated with the hubmounting location of the Z06 wheels were putting alot of pressure on my hub, bearing and spindle due to bringing the load bearing point further away from the original mounting point.

I think what I'm really trying to say is, good job on the building execution of your car. If you plan on running your car hard, incorporate the components that are meant for that sort of work and thats exactly what you are doing.

After picking up my new lower control arms I chopped another inch off my coil springs. Floor to fender lip is 23" now. (Just a little stance hint, I'll send you a pic to give you an idea).

Car is looking sweet, keep plugging away brother......she'll be on the road never soon enough but soon.

Glad you threw down here Gae. I remember vids of you passing the field w your TT2s and have been concerned since you made the switch. It's been lots of adjustments with those spacers to what was a well set up car. I hope it works out for you as you dial it in....

Originally Posted by Rybar

Looks awesome Ron, well done.

Thx Ry. As you know, those r888s are sweet...