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Vince has shown (in a couple of threads) a outer wheel house mod to gain clearance. Unfortunately on my car when the quarter was replaced they pushed it in fairly tight at the lip. I could feel there wasn't much to be gained, but to be sure I drilled a pilot hole from the inside and only found 3/16".
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Thanks Marty and Scott. I'll keep the info in mind if I ever get to that point. One of these days I'll have to do quarters. I figure that will be when I tub the car if I tub it.
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Originally Posted by CURVES
Vince has shown (in a couple of threads) a outer wheel house mod to gain clearance. Unfortunately on my car when the quarter was replaced they pushed it in fairly tight at the lip. I could feel there wasn't much to be gained, but to be sure I drilled a pilot hole from the inside and only found 3/16".
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That's odd as there is plenty of room in there. Try to find the thread where Vince massaged his as it is a great reference.
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06-16-2014, 11:15 AM
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Yeah, I've seen what Vince does and I want to do the mod.
On the passenger side it seems to have plenty of room, however on the driver side.....not so much.
I suppose when they did the quarters, that hidden gap between the skin and and the outer wheelhouse was not a concern. The sheet metal work is very well done and I can't fault it for that.
I'm considering knocking it loose at the lip and attempting to push it out, I only need to gain about 3/8". I'd like to replace the lip with 3/16" rod anyway.
I'll wait though, my wheels and tires are on the way.....325/30/19 which is 26.7" tall and 13" wide. After the mini tub, I've got 14.75" width in the tub. Extra space can't hurt but I'm not sure I'll need it.
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Yeah, I've seen what Vince does and I want to do the mod.
On the passenger side it seems to have plenty of room, however on the driver side.....not so much.
I suppose when they did the quarters, that hidden gap between the skin and and the outer wheelhouse was not a concern. The sheet metal work is very well done and I can't fault it for that.
I'm considering knocking it loose at the lip and attempting to push it out, I only need to gain about 3/8". I like to replace the lip with 3/16" rod anyway.
I'll wait though, my wheels and tires are on the way.....325/30/19 which is 26.7" tall and 13" wide. After the mini tub, I've got 14.75" width in the tub. Extra space can't hurt but I'm not sure I'll need it.
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Extra space is always good. Especially when you get the tires mounted and find out you need 15"
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06-16-2014, 11:21 AM
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Yep, and now is the time to do it!
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and here is what's left after a long night working in the garage.
I've been collecting parts for the last couple years. Last year my good friend Morgan introduced me to John & Josh. Josh ownsPrecision billet concepts and he built these pedals for 2nd gen Camaro's and Firebirds. When I saw them I fell in love and just had to have the full set up. From E-Brake to Gas pedal I even purchased the clutch master just in case I end up installing a manual transmission.
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I want a set of these... I am sad they don't make them anymore.
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Yeah, I've seen what Vince does and I want to do the mod.
On the passenger side it seems to have plenty of room, however on the driver side.....not so much.
I suppose when they did the quarters, that hidden gap between the skin and and the outer wheelhouse was not a concern. The sheet metal work is very well done and I can't fault it for that.
I'm considering knocking it loose at the lip and attempting to push it out, I only need to gain about 3/8". I'd like to replace the lip with 3/16" rod anyway.
I'll wait though, my wheels and tires are on the way.....325/30/19 which is 26.7" tall and 13" wide. After the mini tub, I've got 14.75" width in the tub. Extra space can't hurt but I'm not sure I'll need it.
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Do you have that thread? I need an inch in my wheel wells.
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I want a set of these... I am sad they don't make them anymore.
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I agree I liked these so much I actually purchased the automatic version and the manual version of the pedals. My only regret was not buying a full set of each. Right now I have the clutch pedal, Pad and the remote Slave cylinder for the clutch.
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Do you have that thread? I need an inch in my wheel wells.
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Maybe Scott can chime in and help us find the thread.
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I agree I liked these so much I actually purchased the automatic version and the manual version of the pedals. My only regret was not buying a full set of each. Right now I have the clutch pedal, Pad and the remote Slave cylinder for the clutch.
Maybe Scott can chime in and help us find the thread.
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Let me know if you want to recreate any of these pieces Marty.
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Let me know if you want to recreate any of these pieces Marty.
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Chad can you duplicate them ?
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