LSA Powered 69 Camaro -"Lou's Change"

[waynieZ]

That fits nice and tight. It looks good.

[Ron in SoCal]

Originally Posted by waynieZ

That fits nice and tight. It looks good.

x2! Thanks for the write up Lou. I saw the cage at SEMA and for prefab it looks really good. Your mods make it top notch

[EvoIX]

That rear setup looks nice.
What's with the Wilwood calipers ? I count six but it is clearly marked 4 piston?

Great build thread. Learned alot.

[Lous69]

Originally Posted by EvoIX

That rear setup looks nice.
What's with the Wilwood calipers ? I count six but it is clearly marked 4 piston?

Great build thread. Learned alot.

Good question.

The shape of the rear calipers certainly suggests there would be 6 pistons inside but there are actually only four. Here are some pics of the front and rear calipers before installation that show what is really inside of each.

The front, 6 piston calipers:





The rear, 4 piston calipers:





Glad the thread is helping you just as other threads are helping us!

[jlwdvm]

What is installing the headliner going to be like with the cage tucked up nice and tight?

[V8TV]

Originally Posted by jlwdvm

What is installing the headliner going to be like with the cage tucked up nice and tight?

It's going to be a little tricky, but it's nothing that our interior guy can't handle. We're not putting the cage tubes butted against the roof or anything like that. I think the bigger challenge will be for the painter to get good coverage on the cage.

[Ron in SoCal]

Originally Posted by V8TV

It's going to be a little tricky, but it's nothing that our interior guy can't handle. We're not putting the cage tubes butted against the roof or anything like that. I think the bigger challenge will be for the painter to get good coverage on the cage.

Kev...how do you weld the crossbar on top where it is clsoe to the roof? With great difficulty, I'd imagine...

[RussMurco]

Originally Posted by Lous69

The front, 6 piston calipers



The rear, 4 piston calipers:

Whoa! Glad I saw this, I had no idea that the Wilwoods had no dust-boots on the calipers!

[Lous69]

I know Wilwood offers a line of brakes that do have dust boots.

I'm no brake expert but I think you might find that the highest performance product offerings from several brake companies utilize seals vs. dust boots. I'm sure they have good reasons for doing so.

Of course, each person needs to select the parts that best meet their specific needs and purpose. No one design is necessarily better than the other until the use of the product is considered.

OEM applications typically use dust boots so I would guess the reasons you want dust seals mirrors what the majority of people desire for their applications.

[RussMurco]

Originally Posted by Lous69

I know Wilwood offers a line of brakes that do have dust boots.

I'm no brake expert but I think you might find that the highest performance product offerings from several brake companies utilize seals vs. dust boots. I'm sure they have good reasons for doing so.

Of course, each person needs to select the parts that best meet their specific needs and purpose. No one design is necessarily better than the other until the use of the product is considered.

OEM applications typically use dust boots so I would guess the reasons you want dust seals mirrors what the majority of people desire for their applications.

I couldn't agree more! My Firebird won't be hounding the Stielows, Pozzis, or Tuckers on autocross tracks and will spend 99.5% of it's life on regular roads where I plan to drive in all sorts of traffic and weather conditions. That means lots of dirt, dust, moisture, and brake dust so these wouldn't be a good choice for my build. Your car is way beyond anything I'm building, and I love it!