Thrift Shop Camaro

[fleetus macmullitz]

Originally Posted by grendel

Sorry to interrupt all the banter with an actual car comment :
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You just made the list buddy.




lol

[grendel]

Originally Posted by Cosmo mentis

You just made the list buddy.




lol

Ya'think?

[Flash68]

Originally Posted by grendel

Ya'think?

[Vince@Meanstreets]

Originally Posted by grendel

Sorry to interrupt all the banter with an actual car comment :

Looking really good, man.

It looks like I dodged a bullet to get hit by a grenade.

A question for you... do you know if those upper A-arms are actually built on Corvette geometry? I am trying to clear the shocks installed on my car that rub on the OEM C6/C7 upper control arms... same with a few other grenadier folks.


I think a tube arm will clear the shocks, since the cast arms seem to be much thicker.

JJ,

The early Wayne Due C5 frame had the same issue. You can correct it with a longer shock or redo the upper shock mount. From my experience it will actually clear at ride height and under compression.

[grendel]

Originally Posted by Vince@MSperfab

JJ,

The early Wayne Due C5 frame had the same issue. You can correct it with a longer shock or redo the upper shock mount. From my experience it will actually clear at ride height and under compression.

Understood, I don't want to grub up this thread, but rubbing is bad, at any stage. If anything, it removed the coating on the springs, and they rusted. Can't keep the springs loaded all the time.

[fleetus macmullitz]

Originally Posted by Flash68

In more ways than one...

[Payton King]

Sorry, I was out of town and off line.

The upper control arms are made to C5/C6 specs and are a direct replacement. My upper and lowers are 1 inch longer than stock on each side.

[Payton King]

Well it has been a busy summer with the kids out of school.

Went golfing at Beech Mountain in NC. That is the 10th tee box with about a 400 ft drop to the fairway



Went to Clearwater Beach, Fl for a family vacation





Camping trip to Pisgah National Forest



Chelsea and PSG



and capped it off with the Optima event in Charlotte









and bought my son a car

[Payton King]

Time for some updates

Getting steering column in place and driver position

[Payton King]

Had to move a couple of tubes on the headers for clearance and also rolled the rack back for a better u-joint angle.



After the steering shaft was final, Jim fabbed up a mount for my pedal box. It is made where I can change the pedals front to rear instead of moving the seat.







And yes he did mill the mount