Project Nighthawk 1969 Camaro - Ground up rebuild

[cencalc6]

Originally Posted by Amituk

Any comments on any of the work so far guys?

Anything I should be doing that I haven't?

Not at all! You are doing a nice job on this build

btw! That's one bada$$ rear setup

[Amituk]

Lol maybe I need to fuk something up lol. This thread seems to be a little one sided.

[Ketzer]

Originally Posted by Amituk

Lol maybe I need to fuk something up lol. This thread seems to be a little one sided.

No, there are already plenty of those threads....



Jeff-

[Amituk]

Lol.

I guess it's just basic repair atm. The fun stuff is yet to come

[syborg tt]

Originally Posted by Amituk

Thanks.

Would be great to hear some feedback from some more experienced builders on this project.

This is my first muscle car build so constantly learning as I go

Amit

Very impressive build.

What are your plans for the car ? Is it going to be a track car ? If so I would do as few special body mods as possible. Items like front spoilers can be made in metal the repoped in fiberglass or carbon fiber. That way your not spending a fortune to repair any track damage and the car can quickly return to the track.

[Amituk]

It's mainly going to be a technology show case car but I won't be scared of taking it round the track.

The spoilers etc will be made from composites.

Amit

[kmdracer]

Subbing in to follow along. Love the work so far!

[InfernalVortex]

Originally Posted by Rybar

Thoose look pretty sweet, seems like your putting alot of work into this car and only a 10" wide rear wheel? Might as well mini-tub while your there.

Those are more of those cookie cutter "made in the usa" wheels that are actually made in China and assembled here. Theres a bazillion Miami and California wheel importers making wheels like that and none are JWL or TUV approved. Be careful with those and inspect them for cracks regularly if you use them.

Some of the companies known to be a part of this are iForged, ADV.1, Cor, rotiform, Strasse Forged, 360 Forged, Sevas, New gen (yes, those too) etc. If you look through all their portfolios you will see the same wheels over and over. Rotiform is actually pretty unique, but you can tell they use the same wheel blanks and construction methods as all the other companies. Kind of a shame because tehyre very nice looking.

This is a COR ("Made in the USA") wheel that failed on a track car:



http://importgenius.com/importers/cor-llc

They import "rim components" from China, despite all their Made in the USA chest beating.

Anyway, back to rotiform, just in case you think Im making things up to stir the pot:

http://importgenius.com/importers/rotiform-llc

Shipper:
SHANDONG CHIRON AUTO PART CO.,LTD
HIGH-NEW TECH ZONE,DONGYIN CITY,SHA DONGYING,,CN 0086531-67808999

Consignee:
ROTIFORM,LLC
6382 INDUSTRY,WAY WESTMINSTER,CA926 WESTMINSTER,CA,92683,US 714372-362

Port of Loading
Ching Tao

Port of Discharge
Long Beach, California

Declaration of Goods
ALLOY WHEELS


Anyway, Im not saying they're bad wheels, but Im saying they're not tested to any kind of standard at all. Just keep an eye on them if you use them for any kind of track use, and dont count on any of those companies taking care of you if something happens. Cor changed their warranty after their infamous failure at a track day (on street tires).

http://jalopnik.com/cor-wheels/

Some very shifty things going on.

Heres some ADV.1 wheels with some really questionable standards:
http://www.m3post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=717258

Look through all those companies' wheels and you'll start noticing all the similarities. They all come from the same Chinese plant... the same 2 or 3 assembly methods, and looks like most come from the same 2 or 3 blank designs iwth the same "concave"ness to them.




http://www.adv1wheels.com/adv1wheels...on/ADV10DC.php

[Payton King]

Thanks.

Take this from someone who has been there and done that...mini tub your car while you are there. I did not the first time I did my car and I had to go back to do it...at a very large cost. Pictures are different than real life and the 335 rear do not look to large. Tub it for 335's even if you are not going to run them. If you ever sell, I would be the buyer will want 335's on the back. Can't remember what motor you are going to run, but anything over 400 hp at the wheels will cause traction problems without the larger tires.

[Amituk]

Thanks for the comment.

I spoke to the guys at the shop and they told me they are going to mini tub it later in the build when they create the custom chassis rails.

In the mean time, what they have done is beat the inside of the outer tub out so that its closer to the outer quarter.

This will allow me to run the wheels nicely tucked with less chance of rubbing.

So I get best of both worlds

And 3 piece wheels means I have some flexibility changing the widths too.

Amit