Beach Cruiser Update

[Beach Cruiser]

Perfectly! Used the 1/4" shims to push the upper arms out so I could use the lower eccentrics for Caster adjustment. They were Spot on, dropped right in, just like we planned for! Very clean looking, I think we are on to something!

[samckitt]

Out of all of them you only used the 1/4" ones?

Forgive me if it's listed somewhere, but what's the spec on the motor?

[Beach Cruiser]

Yeah, My frame has lower adjustments, so that's all I needed. But for a frame like Petes, that's the only place he has to make adjustments.

Motor is just a High Milage LS1 with Bolt on's. 241 heads that I ported, plus this cam, Comp, 227/235 0.614/0.621 on 113 That's it!

[samckitt]

Got any pics of the lower mounts using stock style adjustments? Nevermind found some.

I gotta find my cam card, mine isn't much different than yours. Motor is an LS2 with LS3 heads/intake/TB.

[Beach Cruiser]

Better than Pics I have the .dxf files for them...

[Track Junky]

Originally Posted by Beach Cruiser

Did the Video work for you? Some are saying it doesnt' work. For shocks, right now it has QA1 single adjustables on it, but since the front is C5, any thing for a C5 will work if the QA1's don't work out.
For the track, I'm going to AutoX it in three weeks and see if anything breaks, then hopefully take it to Summit Point for Hyperfest in June and definatly to VIR in July for the Ultimate Track car challange and the remainder of the weekend.

Video was cool. Car sounds great. I've used the QA-1 single adjustable's for years. My experience with them........I could feel every adjustment I made which was good. The bad........for one, they didn't seem to be able to take alot of abuse and I went through a few sets. In addition, when clicked up to the stiffer settings they tend to bounce. Since it looks like you'll be using gummies I would go to a double adjustable.
If you can swing it look into the Penske 7500 DA's. A little pricey but probably the best bang for the buck.
Looking forward to hearing how she does on the track.

[Beach Cruiser]

You asked for weight numbers so here you go! The first one is with me in the car, the second is me out. There is no hood on it and no grill/headlights and no cage yet, but I wanted to know what I was starting with. Lighter than I expected! and almost perfect ratios! I can dial all that in rather easily I'm thinking. It has a half tank of gas in it.

[Track Junky]

Wow, thats pretty impressive. My car is at 3030 lbs right now. I still haven't installed my rear aluminum deck lid and I have a pair of fiberglass doors from VFN that I had on the car years ago that I'm thinking of throwing back on. I'd like to get it to 2800 without me in it. We'll see.

[Beach Cruiser]

Thanks! I'm surprised it came out that good because I didn't calculate anything, just one of those, I'll move this over here and that over there ect.... seat of the pants kinda thing. Do you know what the BITE measurement means? That I'm not sure of.

[Track Junky]

Read this link. Scroll down and click line item G

https://www.longacreracing.com/artic...t.asp?ARTID=14