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CamaroPat · #1 05-15-2009, 09:56 PM

I was curious as to whether cutting my stock springs is a good idea or not. How will this affect my alignment? Would the additional camber inherent in the suspension design be too much to be livable if I were to drop the front 2"? My car has the stance of a truck right now. I'm going to completely re-do the suspension as soon as finances allow, but I may have to cheap out this summer. Also, do lowering blocks in the rear squirm around or cause unwanted movement in the rear end? Thanks.

CamaroPat · #2 05-22-2009, 09:59 PM

I think I managed to attach a pic of my car.

CamaroPat · #3 05-22-2009, 10:08 PM

My fiancee took this pic about five minutes before the car got loaded on a tow dolly and hauled away. My mug's in the shot, the resolution's not great and my lawn mower is peeking in for an appearance, but you can get an idea of what I'm working with. Look at the gap between the fender and the wheel! I need to do something about that pronto! It looks alright in person, but in pictures it looks like it'd be more at home on a logging trail than a road course! It still left a 75 foot patch on my driveway when I mashed it before loading it up though.

Work's been delayed a bit, my buddy who's shop and knowledge I'm using went to visit his son who just finished basic training in the Marines. Cutting, welding and painting to commence shortly!

Vegas69 · #4 05-22-2009, 10:09 PM

That car looks like a millioin bucks compared to your ugly mug.

Zedzag · #5 05-22-2009, 10:15 PM

The more second gens the better! I own an 81Z28 myself.

**waynieZ** · #6 05-24-2009, 08:33 PM

Welcome to the site . Your car looks like a descent place to start . Are you keeping the same color? Keep us posted.

CamaroPat · #7 05-25-2009, 08:13 PM

Thanks, Wayne. It does look nice from outside. I'm going to keep a similar color. I stripped all of the lights, trim and interior today. I found a few more problems than I had expected.

My floor pans have some sizeable holes in them. I thought they were fairly solid, but now I'll have to tap into my budget for more metal. I'm not going for a show quality build, I just wanted to get rid of the rust this time around, since I'll probably build the car again in 10 years or so. I can lay down some decent beads with a MIG welder and a few of my buddies are excellent fabricators, so I can eradicate the rust and stay within my budget, it just won't look original. Well, strength and function are the name of the game, but the extra work will probably mean an incomplete interior this summer. Bright side though, the shop owner decided the best course of action is to remove the front subframe and replace the body mounts, etc. so it's more in depth than I planned on, but it'll get new bushings and a partially smoothed firewall and other stuff I thought would have to wait. Progress continues tomorrow.