JCG Restoration & Customs 70 Z28 Camaro

[fleetus macmullitz]

Originally Posted by Gonzo

In the mean time dad gets to enjoy the car till she graduates.. she is only four yrs old right now!

It will be noticed.

That's very thoughtful of you Cris to take the time to get the car dialed in properly for your daughter.

[syborg tt]

Chris the car looks awesome.

I am also building a 2nd gen for my Daughter for when she graduates. However my Daughter is 9.

Couple things i've figured out with Ride Height. Once you get the rear tire where you want it and it looks good. The front becomes a bigger problem. With a 26" tall tire up front there isn't much room for suspension travel as the tire hits the inner fender.

If you look at the formula Rad Rides is building they have the car set at 4" ride height and the inside of the fender ( no inner fender ) from memory was only 29" from the ground.

ps - Hurry up and post up some more pics as I want to steel some of your idea's.

[71RS/SS396]

2nd gens are very challenging to get sitting low and fit the tires under. I have done several with modified stock suspensions and have finally got a combo that works pretty good with some compromises. The tires/wheels aren't the only hurdle, the exhaust clearance is another problem.
Here's a pic of one of my recent ones.

[coolwelder62]

71RS/SS396 your gold camaro is one of the best looking 2nd. gens on the planet.And I think the 70-73 camaro's are the best looking camaro's GM ever built to this date.Your camaro is perfect!!!!.Love your car.Scott

[Ralphlovs72chev]

Originally Posted by 71RS/SS396

2nd gens are very challenging to get sitting low and fit the tires under. I have done several with modified stock suspensions and have finally got a combo that works pretty good with some compromises. The tires/wheels aren't the only hurdle, the exhaust clearance is another problem.
Here's a pic of one of my recent ones.

All i can say is wow to both of these cars...... I hope i can give my second gen to my 8yr old boy someday too lol...... keep it in the family
Can you give us the wheel size on your car?

[71RS/SS396]

Fronts = 18X7 4.5 bs Nitto 555 235/40-18
Rears = 18X8 4.75 or 5 bs (depending on how low you go) Nitto 555 275/40-18

[srh3trinity]

Originally Posted by 71RS/SS396

Fronts = 18X7 4.5 bs Nitto 555 235/40-18
Rears = 18X8 4.75 or 5 bs (depending on how low you go) Nitto 555 275/40-18

Can you give us a rundown on the suspension setup on the car. It looks great.

[71RS/SS396]

Originally Posted by srh3trinity

Can you give us a rundown on the suspension setup on the car. It looks great.

Nothing fancy, this car was intended to be simple from the start.
Dropped spindles and QA-1 coilovers in the front, de-arced springs and lowering blocks in the rear.The sway bars are off of a 79 WS-6 Trans Am and the steering box is an Iroc box. I plan on installing Kore 3 brakes and that's all I'm doing to it.

[Cris@JCG]

I will make sure that I attend as many open track events to ensure that that the cars dialed in before I hand Gia the keys

Originally Posted by compos mentis

It will be noticed.

That's very thoughtful of you Cris to take the time to get the car dialed in properly for your daughter.

Maybe our daughters will trade paint on the track Marty

I am going to modify the front fenders & inner fender wells.. Got some suspension components in design for the front!

Originally Posted by syborg tt

Chris the car looks awesome.

I am also building a 2nd gen for my Daughter for when she graduates. However my Daughter is 9.

Couple things i've figured out with Ride Height. Once you get the rear tire where you want it and it looks good. The front becomes a bigger problem. With a 26" tall tire up front there isn't much room for suspension travel as the tire hits the inner fender.

If you look at the formula Rad Rides is building they have the car set at 4" ride height and the inside of the fender ( no inner fender ) from memory was only 29" from the ground.

ps - Hurry up and post up some more pics as I want to steel some of your idea's.

Luv the stance on ur 71! I am hoping that I can get mine as low as yours..

Originally Posted by 71RS/SS396

2nd gens are very challenging to get sitting low and fit the tires under. I have done several with modified stock suspensions and have finally got a combo that works pretty good with some compromises. The tires/wheels aren't the only hurdle, the exhaust clearance is another problem.
Here's a pic of one of my recent ones.

[tones2SS]

WOW!!! Looks awesome Cris. I love the color and stripes as well. You need to keep us posted when you start that bad boy!
Ben did a great job on the rendering.