You know, FGZ, the good Lord is telling you to keep your Corvette. I dunno how the rest of your life is, but unless you have some spending room in your sin bucket - you should listen to him.
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I hate gaps
however it does mean shiney new tool
it's so cute
who knew you could convince a fiberglass door to move with a block of wood?
and it does
ring time
the start of the fix
I'm going to flush mount all of this.... the ring is to provide a good edge
ugh back to gaps
I'm not looking forward to the sanding portion of this endeavor
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time to fill the hole in the deck
looks to be about the right depth now
and fitting time *hack*
close
glued
not close
hmmm... is it supposed to veer off to the left? wonder what that would do for aero?
maybe I can counter balance that with a step on the right side?
hmmm.... glue it - nice to have lots of clamps
and as if by magic, it's now lined up.... if anyone asks, it was totally accidental and I have no idea what happened
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Time to Camaro-ize my Corvette. (I told a friend that I was doing this, his look was aghast at putting a Camaro rear end in a Corvette until I pointed out the year)
it is 4" wider per side - which corresponds nicely with the 4" flares
I'm pretty much doomed to upgrading the front because these brakes are large by huge
the basic is this - the front mounts will need a new mount welded to the back of that cross frame. The rear is in line with the frame, but I'm not sure how much of a step it is compared between the two.
another view
there's the difference in track width - I know, deep offset looks cool; center offset handles better
as for suspension. you'll know the moment I do. The Camaro is basically a coil-over, so if I weld a new mount plate - it would work, but I'm not sure how well so we will see - I may use a transverse spring....
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so I finally finished buying the new gauges. fuel, oil, temp, water, and wide band sensor
good thing I put the bung in place
and rearranged the car on the lift
then took an easy task to cut the hole for the fuel filler
mark
install
more random suspension pictures
yes, 3.27 gearing
this should be fun to see if it works
yeah, don't need locks
gratuitous side shot
and filler drying so I can blend the nose in
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Originally posted by SuperBuickGuy View Post
then took an easy task to cut the hole for the fuel filler
mark
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i like it....what was it originally for? i made one for a 69 charger work,
was fun as the charger body is slanted and so is the filler to compensate.
my ghette fabulous solution was a scrap 7"x 1/4" aluminum disc bought off ebat,
and a few strategically placed washers with a flat piece of aluminum
hooped to fit as a 'ring' to hide said washers.
and its functional, theres a stant "in-stant-fill" cap in the stock neck
so you just flip up the charger cap and poke the fuel nozzle through....
unfortunately the pics are on photophucket, and they are not loading...
ill put some up when i get back home in a few weeks, i gots em on
the desktop hard drive i think.Last edited by fatguyzinc; April 14, 2018, 03:48 AM.
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this, needs to fall out
nice, new brakes... that will never be used
today's tutorial.
How to remove trailing arms in 2 hours or less
first, loosen the outside nut and take all the cotter pins out (including the one that holds the shims in place)
then pry out the outer-most shims (it actually is pretty easy)
then cut the bolt on the outside
now move to the inside bolt, cut the head off
knock the head off with a air chisel
pry in, cut the bolt on the inside
remove.... this took - to this point, 3 hours.
If anyone needs a 3.36 gear rear.... it's for sale.
it seriously took more time to get the tools out and ready, I went through 2 blades - mostly because you're only using the very end.... I used them later.... see below
first fit without obstruction... well, the well boxes are obstructing
beside the boxes, problem 2 is apparent in this picture too
better seen here
I'll build a battery boxy for behind the passenger seat.... cap the rest
in all of this, getting windows tinted.... I hope he does a good job because I know hundreds of people who'll use him if he is
tinting booth
a few cars
but here's where I'm at now
I'm considering simply welding the entire structure in place.... it would be stronger and eliminate some bushings... as far as I can see, all the bolts would be accessible - which is why I have a production pause going on....
I think it looks pretty cool
I suspect I can use stock C7 wheels
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and a little more
got the mounts out
I need to shave 1/4" from here....
the yellow marks are the centerline of the old set up
give or take, that's about ride height.... 28" tire
so I welded some scrap to hold the front up
and some motorcycle straps for the back
there it is, hanging from the car
my are those big brakes
I should be able to finish this up this week, then *hack*, back to bodywork.... hopefully in a couple weeks I'll be able to get a first coat of primer.... and I still need to build the cage.... lots to do.
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