To keep things simple I wanted off the shelf headers so I ordered up a set of Edlebrock shorty headers for a 2010 Camaro. Very nice piece I may order a set for my 2010 Bumble Bee. We needed to add a little extra clearance so the guys at High Speed Welding notched the frame […]
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There has been a lot of progress on the car and I am playing catch up on the posts. So here are the two tires side by side. 335 on the left and 295 on the right. Since the goal it actually drive this car I am pretty sure I am going to be using […]
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Okay time to set the car at the desired ride height. The front is going to need some work to get it a little lower. Looks like we are off about 1 1/2″ that should be easy to fix
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Now that the wheels have been chosen it’s time to find a set of mock up wheels that will clear the Kore3 brakes. Chad Fletcher told me about the GTO spares and I was lucky enough to find a few of them. One for the car as a spare and apparently four of them for […]
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Scott from Billet Specialties was kind enough to come over and confirm the backspacing. He also dropped off the test rims to make sure everything fit as we hoped. Using the stick you can confirm tire clearance when the suspension run’s through it’s travel. If your spin the rim you can check for other clearance […]
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Picking the right tires for your car is important, it can make or break the final look . As much as I like the big tire look out back it just doesn’t fit with the plan for this car. The goal is to have something that looks very classy and timeless. So the ideal size […]
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While the car was at BBT Fab the guys did a little work cleaning up the firewall. Some of the holes didn’t line up when I tried to install the Close Out panel . So I had Troy weld up the existing holes and installed Nut-Zerts in the firewall. This was also a chance to […]
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Even my girls are excited when boxes come from Ride Tech. The most important thing is “Do Not Open” the Envelope from Ride Tech. You may order more stuff !!!!! Now this is how parts are suppose to be shipped. Mounting the side bars is very simple. Locate the brackets on the main hoop and […]
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Installing the Tiger cage is fairly easy. I was able to install the complete cage in about 4 hours. However I did need a helper to finish tightening some of the supplied hardware The hoop mounts into the floor brackets which self align for easy drilling. The down bars attach through the package tray. Quick […]
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More boxes from Ride-Tech Good thing Scott was over he was able to open the box while I took pictures. It’s too bad he’s a cub fan. The good news is that he’s still a good guy. It’s going to look really nice once I get it installed.
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