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Originally posted by SuperBuickGuy View Post
no, but that guy you were hitting on wants your phone number....
every guy i ever hit on needed the same number, 9-1-1.....
i used to ask "hey, remember that tv show 'queer eye for the straight guy'?
well you about to be on MY show, and its called 'black eye from the fat guy'...."
man i miss work, hah hah...
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Originally posted by fatguyzinc View Post
every guy i ever hit on needed the same number, 9-1-1.....
i used to ask "hey, remember that tv show 'queer eye for the straight guy'?
well you about to be on MY show, and its called 'black eye from the fat guy'...."
man i miss work, hah hah...
Doing it all wrong since 1966
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boxes
winning
basically, I'm using rears from a basic C6 on the front and a GS C6 on the rear
11" fronts, they 'just' clear on the inside on the upper control arm
I may have to do some work on the front flares to make it perfect but I can run it like this... we will see once I put the 295s on the front... I'm stoked. Next up is the headers and port efi....time to make this fast...Doing it all wrong since 1966
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more updates, the much anticipated Global West suspension upgrades arrived.... why did I wait when I could have paid less for others? well, glad you asked
this changes how you adjust the front suspension - it also allows you to narrow the track by 1/2", a real benefit if you're already considering whether or not you will have to reflare the car to fit better front tires.
But I digress, these are the upper bushings, they're basically lubeable heims
also the way they go together makes it impossible for the upper control arm to move fore and aft (which they can in the stock setup)
they also allow you to adjust camber by simply flipping the bit that bolts to the frame (the flats are ground off center)
they also eliminate the lower control arm cams (and replace the bushings with a lubeable delrin bushing)
to remind, last time out, I pushed hard enough on the 340 tread wear tires to change the camber... and now I'm going 200 tread wear and 1" per side wider contact patch
first step,
picture for posterity
push out the upper bushings
then realize I don't have green threadlock
so take pictures of 7 month old, 87 lb bloodhound puppy and her sidekick, Luigi
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easiest way to get the upper ball joint off
drill and tap for grease zerts
upper assembled
and installed
and then onto the lower control arms
so I remember where it was set (it doesn't set on the lower control arm when this is done but this helps me align it later
remove bushings
bushings removed
no more rubber, delrin
nicely machined so they get fully lubed
a 'while I'm there' shaving just a bit off the new sway bar gives me clearance I need
I really like the quality of the Global West parts.Doing it all wrong since 1966
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Had to build a gate so got delayed on working on the car
hard to believe it's $1600 if someone else builds it for you
In other news... mounted the tires to the track wheels, I'll have to weight them, they're substantially lighter
the rears are the same size as what's already on there but the fronts
275/35zr18 v. 295/30zr18 - so shorter and wider.... but I think the same offset so, crossing fingers, no need to cut the flares and widen them
anyway, got onto the car - should have taken more pictures
and hit a slight snag.... I need it to go into the innermost 'spot' but something is preventing that from happening...
so I'll take it apart again and see what's up....
and the new rear end is ready to be picked up
to be continued....Doing it all wrong since 1966
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to remind... these weren't fitting
they do now
the problem (basically a burr)
after a bit of love with a die grinder
ages ago I bought dies to port heads, I may have used them once for that but they are handy for things like this
much much better
with the new wheels on it
and they fit!!!! 1" wider tire - these rims - well all the rims are for the back tires of a C6. The front are stock C6, the rear are GS C6
these fit better then the GS wheels which are 1 1/2 inches narrower
tire/wheel weights
stock GS front
race GS about 4lb savings per wheel - granted, it's also a wider tire....
rear GS stock wheels
the most amazing, 10 lbs savings on each rear wheel
tomorrow
Doing it all wrong since 1966
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didn't get much time to work on it today, however, did get to checking the alignment.... 6* castor, 1.5 camber. great for a street car, I can flip the shims on the lower control arm to gain 1 degree of camber - which is about perfect for an autox
I'll take it
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But, You're getting so good at swapping them out! Had a teacher in high school that told this.... "An entertainer was performing his act on stage, and, to his delight, an audience member cheered "Encore...Encore!" So he gladly repeated that part of the performance.... to yet another "Encore!"... This happened several times, and, getting tired of this, He stated to the audience member "Sir, I am sorry, but for the rest of the audience, I should go on with the rest of the performance..." He was rebuked with this: "You will continue to do that last act over and over again until, you get it RIGHT!" Just Kidding old Friend!
Patrick & Tammy
- Long Haulin' 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014...Addicting isn't it...??
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yay practice
nothing left to do but to do it
my 'stock' C3 rear suspension
old ready to drop
empty hole
getting back together
oil is in it, tomorrow I'll tighten everything back up - I also want the rear up about an inch...
the 'to do' list:
replace inside mirror with one that doesn't move
oil catch can
do something about the center console - it's dropped and now is hit by the shifter
put it away - then collect parts for the port EFI, better headers and maybe build a spare motor.Doing it all wrong since 1966
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