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coolwelder62 · #**101** 02-23-2011, 06:12 PM

Jon, how are thing's coming along on the javelin.What back spacing did you end up w/ on the frt.and rear wheels.

Scott

Jtomas801 · #**102** 02-23-2011, 07:11 PM

Hey Scott,

Things are moving pretty slow right now because of the weather, I just picked up a stick of 1.75" x .120 wall dom, so I hope to start the engine bay down bars. Still have to figure out how I want to do it. I also want to go down one day on the weekend to watch the guys at RTTC, hopefully it doesn't rain to bad Saturday.

I also just ordered a new GN Full Floater Moser rear housing and axles, the overall width flange to flange will be 56.5". This will complete all the parts I need to assemble the rear end, as I already have the hubs, Detroit locker, polished 3.64 gears and a Moser aluminum 3rd member. I was going to go with the gun drilled axles, but at $75 more per axle I didn't see the small weight savings worth it, plus the non gun drilled axles have a life time warranty! I should get this stuff by next Friday.

I keep wanting to put a full cage in it, but there's just not enough clearance from the a-pillar bar to my head. I don't want to wear a helmet every time I drive it on the street so I got to stick to a roll bar. I also thought about gutting the interior expect the door panels and dash with a cage, and do like you did to your penske camaro, but I don't know.

The backspacing on the wheels is 6.9 front and rear. The fronts are 17x9.5 and the rears are 11" wide I might have to send the front wheels back to be modified to fit the front brake kit that I want, I am working with Frank to get that done, so it shouldn't be a problem.

So Scott, is there any color on that Camaro yet!

Thanks,
Jon

coolwelder62 · #**103** 02-23-2011, 07:29 PM

Jon, no color on the camaro yet.Brian is trying to get everything perfect w/the body work.

asifnyc · #**104** 02-25-2011, 08:36 PM

hey Jon,

ok, I'm going to be in your neighborhood next Friday (March 4th) to dyno the motor! If you're interested and available you could come to Speed o Motive for the dyno session. I should be in the afternoon around 3pm.

Also, I'm looking for a place to crash Friday night. then I'm going to drive home Sat. AM.

Got my IFS and Trans today! Trans is a built up T5 called an A5 from Astro Performance.

Jtomas801 · #**105** 02-26-2011, 08:40 PM

Well I started to bend some tube for the front engine bay bars and figured out how I am going to do them. Just have to bend the right side bar and make the mounting plates.

I will post some pictures tomorrow of what I got done.

Asif, I would like to see your engine on the dyno, I will check with my boss to see if I can get off a couple hours early. I wish I could help you out on the place to stay, we are doing some remodeling so every thing is a big mess.

I read your blog and saw the pictures of the front end, looks like a nice piece. Your doing an awesome job on this car and I can't wait to see it run!

Thanks,
Jon

asifnyc · #**106** 02-26-2011, 10:46 PM

hold up Jon. now they're making noise like it might not be ready. I'll let you know as soon as I get a firm date from them.

radrambler · #**107** 03-03-2011, 05:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Jtomas801

My Dad got the uprights and the fish plates for the front made the other day. Hopefully we can start welding the front up tomorrow. 275/40r17 with a tire diameter of 25.6 will give me a ride height about 5.75"- 6"(at the bottom of the frame rails), and at this height the lower ball joint is slight lower than the lca bolts. The front cross member is about almost a inch higher that the bottom of the frame rails.

Here's some pictures.

Thanks,
Jon

LOVE THE PROJECT.. thinking of using the same setup. do you have a template of the drop downs or know the measurements because i believe they will work for my project.the table is a great idea. looks like dad can fab
thanks
Tom

Jtomas801 · #**108** 03-03-2011, 07:25 PM

Unfortunately, I don't have the measurements or a template. What we did was first level the car out and then used a angle finder on the floor board to find the angle.

I started with where I wanted the ride height to be, 5.5" from the ground to the bottom of the lower frame section.

To get the height of the c6 clip, we put the clip on the table with the suspension on it, then leveled out the lower control arm so that the lower ball joint was level with the lca bolts. Then we took the loaded radius of the Tire (toyo r888 275/40r 17 with a static loaded radius of 11.9") and raised the clip until we had 11.9" from the ground to the center of the hub.

After that it was pretty easy to figure out the down pieces, after you cut one end of the down piece with the angle you took off the floor board, you can hold it up on the table and trace out all the angles and cuts.

The table worked out great, it was only about $50 to build and was worth every cent. We used lag bolts underneath each leg to level the table. It made it very easy to build the frame, it was flat and nice and level. Plus being high off the ground made a good working height. Also, we screwed blocks of wood down so it would hold the metal in place while we were working.
Thanks,
Jon

**waynieZ** · #**109** 03-03-2011, 07:32 PM

It looks good. Nice work.

Jtomas801 · #**110** 03-03-2011, 07:42 PM

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Originally Posted by waynieZ

It looks good. Nice work.

Thanks.

I just got my new full floater rear end housing and axles from Moser Engineering. Looks like a well built piece, it has a nice thick flange where the 3rd member mounts to, a lot nicer than the housing that's in the car now. I now have every thing to build the rear end, so as soon as we get the brackets welded on, get powder coated or painted, we will assemble it.

Thanks,
Jon