Need opinions : To cut or not to cut?

[MaxHarvard]

I say cut it. You don't have a rare car, so go for it. You will have to change the suspension in the rear at the very least.

[Mkelcy]

Originally Posted by ChassisPro

We apartenly are in the same boat, sort-of. I started out only wanting to do modifications that can be reversed as well. That's the reason I got another sub-frame. Having owned the car for 26 years, I just have a hard time going at it with a knife (or plasma cutter in this case). Believe me I'm not afraid to cut a car up. This is just my baby.

I to have a 68 body that I plan to do a full on Pro Touring car out of. It was a tub chassis drag car that I bought with plans to redo the cage and chassis and turn around and sell. But have since decided to build a pro-touring car out of. It will have complete tube chassis and all in it.

We're more in the same boat than you realize. I also have a '68 (not quite done) that has had the full pro-touring setup done to it: aftermarket subframe, Lateral Dynamics 3 link rear, DSE minitubs, DSE SFC's etc., etc. Having done it once, I wanted to see how far I could go with just bolt-ons.

[califconstruct]

Cut it, I did... my RS/SS #'s matching.. I know, I know.. why? I am convinced it's my car!,(thank's to several heads here on lat-g) I have had it for bout 11 years now. Its not going anywhere. I'm not selling it. I considered selling it, only cuz I was bored with it.

However, I did have an inconsiderate butcher it. Kills me to know It went to an inexperienced "plastic surgeon". Its been down now for 2 plus years. Mind you this was a running, all original, car show quality car, before I decided to cut it. It did have some bad rust issues that were covered up and had to be fixed.

Its getting fixed now, properly, but it did set me back at least a year and am glad I did decide to Mini-tub it.

So.. go for it. You'll enjoy the car all the more!.

[Vegas69]

The whole put it back thing kills me. If it was that valuable, you'd never modify it in the first place. Cut it up!

[intocarss]

[Sandbagger]

315 is too big fo a 9.5

[ChassisPro]

Ok here are some pictures of the 335/30-18 on 18 X 10 wheels.

[ChassisPro]

And here is a comparison of a 295/35-18 on 18x10 wheels with the 335/30-18 on 18 X 10 wheels.

[randy]

295s look better on the rims than a 335. Way to much bulge.

[Sparks67]

Looks like you need a bigger rim. Look at your tire specs and it will state a minimum rim width of 11" to 13". The tire is unsafe. Anyway, here is a post on this issue in the past.
http://ls1tech.com/forums/wheels-tir...im-needed.html