No name 69 Camaro

[john1793]

Here's how the car looks now, and what's going in the front end. The subframe mounting points for the lower control arm were a bit pinched, so that was fun to get in, but the passenger side is done, at least.

Question:

Anybody using the Ride Tech triples? Where are you mounting the reservoirs if you don't have a full cage? Just looking for a few ideas.

Thanks!

[john1793]

I received the speedtech torque arm and ridetech rear coilovers yesterday. I need to slow down the parts buying and work on getting all this stuff in the car!

[214Chevy]

Originally Posted by john1793

......Question:

Anybody using the Ride Tech triples? Where are you mounting the reservoirs if you don't have a full cage?

I have them, but not installed yet. Most guys are mounting the front ones on the fenders or if they have them, on the down bars. The rears are usually mounted up thru and inside the trunk. I'll mount mines as I just mentioned. Considering putting the down bars on my frame.

[john1793]

Great ideas. I'd rather have them mounted to some downtubes, but I really want to get the car completed and driveable for the nice weather. A full cage is next year at the earliest. Looks like they'll go on the inner fenders.

I got the whole front suspension in and the tru-turn installed. I'm just waiting on some brackets from Speedtech and then the torque arm will get installed. I'm going to get some scrap metal of the same thickness as the brackets and my sheet metal and practice laying down some solid beads, been a while since I've done any structural welding

[Che70velle]

I don't believe you, until I see pics!

[john1793]

It only took another couple of years and I don't want to think about how much money or man hours, but I have a driveable car now!

• I opted for a stock LS3 over the Mast, about half the price and plenty for me to learn the car and opt for more power in the future. I did add a sexy Speedtech oil pan, though. Also added a remote filter because that's what racecars have, right?
• The car will break loose the cheap roll around 275 section tires through 3rd gear, but it does it in a nice straight line
• I opted for manual dual cylinder brakes which actually do a pretty good job with the right masters and pedal ratios. Braking is straight and uneventful
• Sweet 600 series steering box with .250 valving, nice and heavy at speed with lots of feedback, and manageable in the parking lot
• Chassisworks 6 point cage and downbars under the hood
• OMP steering wheel, harness, and WRC-R seats
• Custom exhaust with dual center exit, kinda like an E-type or Porsche GT3... this was actually a surprise by the guy that did my exhaust, and I really like it. It's definitely different.
• I have skipped gauges for now and while I have a mechanical oil pressure gauge, the rest live in a google nexus tablet I had laying around running the Torque Pro app and a $60 Bluetooth OBDII sensor.

It's a fun lightweight car right now with half the interior still missing. The heating system needs work, and there are random bits to finish up, but I drove it all last week, even when it got cold and snowed here in Seattle!

I actually didn't take any pictures of the final product, I was too busy driving it, but I'll get some up here before long. I can't say thanks enough to everyone who documented so many things on this forum. I'm still learning a ton and look forward to sharing what I've learned and have yet to figure out! Thanks!

[Spiffav8]

Sounds like a lot of smart choice and money well spent. Maximum smile factor for sure. Congrats on getting it finished and back on the road. THAT'S HUGE!!!!

Yeah...you have to post pictures!

[WSSix]

x2 need pictures!

Congrats on getting the car running and driving. Have fun with it!