Talk me out of cutting my car back up.

[DBasher]

If it's what you've wanted from the get go and you're realistic about what it's going to take to do the work.....I say do it.

[jy211]

just build new car and sell old one

[ironworks]

Speaking from experience, its a cool idea you will never be able to finish as the work to do it right is unreal. There are just so many variables to deal with. If your cool with possibly never finishing the car and just having a never ending project go right ahead (and some people are). Do it. It's way more work to do than anyone realizes.

Even if you paid a shop to do it so they could work on it full time it will take quite a while.

[dhutton]

Why not strike a compromise and install an Art Morrison IRS? More money but a whole lot less work and project delay.

Don

[CamaroAJ]

Originally Posted by ironworks

Speaking from experience, its a cool idea you will never be able to finish as the work to do it right is unreal. There are just so many variables to deal with. If your cool with possibly never finishing the car and just having a never ending project go right ahead (and some people are). Do it. It's way more work to do than anyone realizes.

Even if you paid a shop to do it so they could work on it full time it will take quite a while.

Can you expand on that more? What seems to be the major hold up on them? I measured the frame rails on a vette and rocker to rocker on my car its the vette frame is roughly 15" wider so I won't be able to use the vette tanks like I wanted. I can buy rear vette frame rails and that gives me the upper arm mounts and from that I can tie into the Camaro chassis and build the tin work from there.

Originally Posted by dhutton

Why not strike a compromise and install an Art Morrison IRS? More money but a whole lot less work and project delay.

Don

Cost and serviceability. I like using as many factory parts as I can so if something happens out on a road trip I can get parts local quicker.

[ironworks]

Originally Posted by CamaroAJ

Can you expand on that more? What seems to be the major hold up on them? I measured the frame rails on a vette and rocker to rocker on my car its the vette frame is roughly 15" wider so I won't be able to use the vette tanks like I wanted. I can buy rear vette frame rails and that gives me the upper arm mounts and from that I can tie into the Camaro chassis and build the tin work from there.

There is probably a reason why the idea you have has never been done with success. Or done well.

[Blake Foster]

Talk to Ron Sutton first.
Get his take on the why or why not, The C5 IRS is a good suspension but STILL needs work to be correct. and like Rodger said it is SOOO much work to install that the benefits are just not there. The LD is a decent set up, I am sure it could be improved on as well, if it was me I would finish the car and enjoy it.

[dhutton]

Originally Posted by CamaroAJ

Can you expand on that more? What seems to be the major hold up on them? I measured the frame rails on a vette and rocker to rocker on my car its the vette frame is roughly 15" wider so I won't be able to use the vette tanks like I wanted. I can buy rear vette frame rails and that gives me the upper arm mounts and from that I can tie into the Camaro chassis and build the tin work from there.



Cost and serviceability. I like using as many factory parts as I can so if something happens out on a road trip I can get parts local quicker.

It uses a stock 5th gen Camaro center section and Corvette or 5th gen Camaro brakes and hubs etc. Shortened axles but you're going that way anyway...

Don

[CamaroAJ]

Basically what I'm taking away from all of this is to finish my car and build another one with IRS, that way I have one car lol.

I already have a project name, list of mods, and how I want to build it. Its a sickness I tell ya.