1972 Procharged 581 Camaro - Lateral-g Forums

speedjohnston · #1 08-08-2010, 11:22 AM

I got my brackets installed, and the sway bar arms bent to shape.

A few more little issues and parts and the front suspension should finally be together.
The Intercooler is out getting a tube inlet change and I'm waiting on the drawings for the radiator from Ron Davis. Hopefully I'll get a bunch more done over the next month.

6D9 · #2 08-08-2010, 04:05 PM

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Originally Posted by speedjohnston

I got my brackets installed, and the sway bar arms bent to shape.

A few more little issues and parts and the front suspension should finally be together.
The Intercooler is out getting a tube inlet change and I'm waiting on the drawings for the radiator from Ron Davis. Hopefully I'll get a bunch more done over the next month.

That looks SICK!!!!!!

speedjohnston · #3 08-08-2010, 04:29 PM

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Originally Posted by 6D9

That looks SICK!!!!!!

Thanks for noticing. I feel sick when I think about how much time and money I spent on it.

**tones2SS** · #4 08-09-2010, 09:08 AM

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Originally Posted by speedjohnston

Thanks for noticing. I feel sick when I think about how much time and money I spent on it.

Dude, believe me, it looks killer. Show that bad boy off!! lolll....

coolwelder62 · #5 08-09-2010, 09:54 AM

You know I went back and looked over the thread again, & WOW!!.This is cool.This is going to be one of the coolest 2gen's on the site.I Really like this car.Can't wait to see it in action.

Scott.

speedjohnston · #6 08-12-2010, 02:51 PM

The shop foreman was in as allways today. Ever patient and keeping the riff raff out.

He keeps me company during my many hours of work.

coolwelder62 · #7 08-12-2010, 03:03 PM

Look's like he could use a hair cut.Plus tell he is blocking the view of my favorite 2nd.gen.Man I love your car.Awesome stance.Scott

byndbad914 · #8 08-17-2010, 05:59 PM

are you going to run the car at that ride height on the front? I ask because it from the shots from the front, it looks like your roll center is below ground. The plane drawn thru the ball joint back to the lower A arm bushings would be pointing upward as you look from center of the car toward the tire.

When I go back a couple pages and look at the front suspension shots with no tires, in nearly full droop, that plane looks roughly parallel to ground - this all may be vantage point issues with the pix, but if that is the case (parallel down around full droop) your roll center requires attention or this car will handle pretty poorly.

Not out to bad mouth, just opening up discussion in case this is something that was overlooked... and out of curiosity, what is the distance from the bottom of the spring pocket to the ground?

speedjohnston · #9 08-17-2010, 06:44 PM

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Originally Posted by byndbad914

are you going to run the car at that ride height on the front? I ask because it from the shots from the front, it looks like your roll center is below ground. The plane drawn thru the ball joint back to the lower A arm bushings would be pointing upward as you look from center of the car toward the tire.

When I go back a couple pages and look at the front suspension shots with no tires, in nearly full droop, that plane looks roughly parallel to ground - this all may be vantage point issues with the pix, but if that is the case (parallel down around full droop) your roll center requires attention or this car will handle pretty poorly.

Not out to bad mouth, just opening up discussion in case this is something that was overlooked... and out of curiosity, what is the distance from the bottom of the spring pocket to the ground?

Must be a vantage point thing. At full droop the outside hangs about 2" below center. The pics were taken when the car was dropped the first time from the jacks with the suspension in the way it is now. Good stance but lower then it will run at (except maybe maxton wich is a straight line). At ride height it is about level.
I haven't played with height a lot yet, just getting everything to clear and sort out all the issues.
The spring pocket is low, only about 2 1/2 inches from the ground the way it sits now.
The springs are 750lb, so it doesn't move around a lot when it is at its ride height.

Nick.V70 · #10 08-09-2011, 08:07 AM

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I'm trying to post pics up to its present state with a bit of the build pics in while I have time but it takes time to load all this stuff.

I'll post one more for now of the start of the front suspension. sorry about jumping all over the place. When i do get to the present day it will be easier to follow.

This is a pic with the SPC a-arms and c5/c6 style spindles. For the front suspension and brakes is where I got Mark from SC&C involved. I'm doing it from home but I bug him as often as i think I can get away with.

Thanks Mark!

and the brakes 14" Baer 6S extreme plus

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I got a little more work done this week with some paint touch ups to the new welded on parts and started hopefully for the last time final install of the front suspension components. I got some RCD Billstein shocks, and even though they are mounted in the stock location, I had to modify the bottom round bracket of the spc arms to clear the shock under full compression. A few minutes of grinding and a little touch up paint and all was good.

and the spindles mounted with my steering arms also by my friend and good neighbour Stu

Sway bar is also mounted, at least the main bar anyway after spending about 2 hours pounding those bushings in place.

I have to get the arms pressed into shape and install the rod ends. The holes on the bars have to be drilled out after, and I'll have to make brackets to hold the lower rod ends. If anyone has any pics with a link to how they did it let me know.

Question,

- What made you go with Bilsteins over a adjustable style like Vair or QA1?