Rebeldryver's '65 Impala SS Black Betty

[Scott Liggett]

And I wont slide off these and onto the console when I autocross like my current seats.

[HillbillySailor2]

it's a start... wonder if they'd fit a c-10 cloth,instead of black leather.. nice find..

Not to threadjack, but have you thought about Lincoln Mk VIII seats like John?

[milner351]

Another good seat that's manual but has a lot of adjustment - and are usually cloth - are Focus seats. The driver side has an adjustment "crank" in front that moves the whole seat up and down (can be real handy when retrofiting a car seat into a truck)
along with lumbar adjustment, and the standard fore and aft adjustment and recline. They are also light and pretty well bolstered.
I liked the seats in my 2001 focus, had a spare set but sold them after selling the car.

[HillbillySailor2]

Again, not to threadjack, but the seats on my Pontiac Montana are really comfy. That might be a better option for a full size truck.

[Scott Liggett]

Thread jackers!!!

[SpiderGearsMan]

http://www.joieofseating.net/

[Scott Liggett]

Got those in your Cavalier?

[Beagle]

I think the Cav imploded... victim of salt? Dang, those look like midieval torture devices or maybe adult play toys. I hurt just from looking at them.

[Scott Liggett]

Yannick and I were talking possible plans for this car. From suspension ideas that came from checking out the pics of Roy Mayne's 65 Impala Nascar to possible engine ideas and power targets. A new idea popped yesterday that included the words "twin turbos" and "free turbos". Nothing definite yet. I need funding from the Monte Carlo sale. But, I'm actually excited about will be coming for this car in 2012.

[SpiderGearsMan]

I think the Cav imploded... victim of salt? Dang, those look like midieval torture devices or maybe adult play toys. I hurt just from looking at them.

I got a 98 cav now !!!

[CTX-SLPR]

Yannick and I were talking possible plans for this car. From suspension ideas that came from checking out the pics of Roy Mayne's 65 Impala Nascar to possible engine ideas and power targets. A new idea popped yesterday that included the words "twin turbos" and "free turbos". Nothing definite yet. I need funding from the Monte Carlo sale. But, I'm actually excited about will be coming for this car in 2012.

Please keep us (or at least me pretty please) in the loop about the suspension. I'm working on the paper version of redesigning mine for a "proper" camber curve and near 0 scrub radius. Is your car a 5x5in or a 5x4.75in bolt pattern? How big of a tire are you planning on trying to fit up front?

Later,

[Scott Liggett]

It's 5x4.75. Not sure on tire size up front, but thinking in the 275 to 285, 17 or 18's. Going for bigger than 305/18's out back.

[CTX-SLPR]

It's 5x4.75. Not sure on tire size up front, but thinking in the 275 to 285, 17 or 18's. Going for bigger than 305/18's out back.

Since I don't have the measurements on your suspension, this might be a useable idea. In trying to get the instant center on the inboard side of the wheel and generate a negative camber curve, I looked into getting much taller spindles. The C5/6 Vette spindles are ~13in tall between the ball joints and will clear a 17x8.5in wheels (no smaller or it hits the UBJ it looks like) On the Riviera with control arms optimized for the C5's 10mm scrub radius, that generates ~0.5in of negative camber per inch of compression. For you, that would keep your 5x4.75in bolt pattern. I'm looking at using these: http://www.colemanracing.com/Spindle...-5--P4710.aspx to keep the 5x5in since they use the same bearings as my stock spindles and would allow me to play with the spindle height. Can you speak to what Yannick's ideas are?

[Scott Liggett]

We haven't got into specifics yet. I will show everything we do once we start.

[tardis454]

Looks like someone stole yer car & brought it to Ohio

http://akroncanton.craigslist.org/cto/2772744820.html