57 Eldorado Brougham - Lateral-g Forums

Northeast Rod Run · #1 10-27-2011, 10:41 PM

That frame is awesome, but my real question is........... How deep was that damn storage locker?

**waynieZ** · #2 10-31-2011, 09:53 PM

Dam that looks awesome!

tgvettes · #3 10-31-2011, 10:10 PM

That frame is just a work of Art

Tonny

INTMD8 · #4 11-14-2011, 11:06 PM

Trying to decide on wheel/tire sizing so I borrowed these to test fit.

Sizes are-

Front 18x8 4.5 backspace 245/45/18

Rear 20x10 5 1/8 backspace 275/35/20

I like the width and backspace but I think overall tire diameter could go up about an inch.

INTMD8 · #5 12-31-2011, 04:08 PM

I found the floors! Exhausting and horrible job.

INTMD8 · #6 12-31-2011, 04:09 PM

Floors back together, spare tire well removed.

INTMD8 · #7 12-31-2011, 04:10 PM

Did a few more things on the car, such as testing tire fitment. Looks like it will be fine on the rear, obviously too wide for the front but I threw it on there just to get an idea of height. 275/55/17, 28.91 diameter. Wish I had the rear fender skirt here, I can't remember how the latch worked or if it will interfere with the tire, I think it swung straight down but not sure.

What I do know is that a roadside tire change will be next to impossible as I need to drop the rear-end down to get the tire over the brakes. Going to have to think a bit on that one.

Brakes are just a dual 9in booster and disc brake master/proportioning valve. 3.5-1 pedal ratio. Boxed in the firewall area with 11 gauge steel.

Engine/trans are in place. I need to make motor mounts (and new trans crossmember) as I set the engine back 4.5inches from where RS put it. The engine and trans oil pans are 1.25 below the frame rail. Still a bit over an inch off the ground when the suspension is on the bump stops but I may raise up the front of the engine slightly to gain some clearance but I wanted to keep driveline angles shallow.