Who is running a solid axel?
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Who is running a solid axel?
Pretty soon I am going to put the rear suspension out from under my Camaro under my newly aquired 76 Corvette. It's no great loss to the Corvette world, as the only thing the car has going for it is the new interior I got mostly in a box with the car. The body is decent but I bought the car to convert it to a big block and race it. The car is going to be a "street legal" small tire (28X10.5 maybe 10.5W if I can fit them under the fenders), mild big block (to start with) drag car.
I am looking for some pics of anyone who has ladderbars under their C-3. I am intrested in how far over they cut the rear crossmember out. Looking at my car I think it would be better to leave the little part that connects to the frame kickup re-enforcements and just cap the stubbs off. Then place the ladder bar crossmember forward where ever it needs to be and tie it in to the stubbs I left back at the kick up for strength. I DO NOT plan to mini tub the car or in anyway move the frame rails over.
BEFORE ANYONE SAYS ANYTHING ABOUT IT... I know I could spend a fortune and build an IRS that would cut 1.30 60ft times but I belive me I am not intrested in running the IRS. Not intrested in buying offset trailing arms, fooling with a million pound rear spring to get anti squat , dealing with a squirly bouncy car on the big end of the track and all that. I know people are running fast even down in the 8's with them and theirs drive great and all that. Thats fine, it's just not the road I'm going to go down. I already have a 35 spline 9" with Comp Engineering adj ladder bars and Strange adj coil overs that came from my former NMCA Camaro. I know it works (low 9's in 1/4 under my 3400lb Camaro with a 421SBC on 28X10.5's, 10yrs ago), it can't be broken with small tires, not to mention with the engine setback and short wheel base on the Vette I should be able to stand it on the back bumper if I want to. The big block I currently have should put the car in the 6.40's in the 1/8th mile.
So if anyone has a bracket car or street car (C-3 Corvette of course) with ladder bars under it I would like to see some pics. Just trying to gauge my plan of action against someone who already has it done.
thanks
Will
I am looking for some pics of anyone who has ladderbars under their C-3. I am intrested in how far over they cut the rear crossmember out. Looking at my car I think it would be better to leave the little part that connects to the frame kickup re-enforcements and just cap the stubbs off. Then place the ladder bar crossmember forward where ever it needs to be and tie it in to the stubbs I left back at the kick up for strength. I DO NOT plan to mini tub the car or in anyway move the frame rails over.
BEFORE ANYONE SAYS ANYTHING ABOUT IT... I know I could spend a fortune and build an IRS that would cut 1.30 60ft times but I belive me I am not intrested in running the IRS. Not intrested in buying offset trailing arms, fooling with a million pound rear spring to get anti squat , dealing with a squirly bouncy car on the big end of the track and all that. I know people are running fast even down in the 8's with them and theirs drive great and all that. Thats fine, it's just not the road I'm going to go down. I already have a 35 spline 9" with Comp Engineering adj ladder bars and Strange adj coil overs that came from my former NMCA Camaro. I know it works (low 9's in 1/4 under my 3400lb Camaro with a 421SBC on 28X10.5's, 10yrs ago), it can't be broken with small tires, not to mention with the engine setback and short wheel base on the Vette I should be able to stand it on the back bumper if I want to. The big block I currently have should put the car in the 6.40's in the 1/8th mile.
So if anyone has a bracket car or street car (C-3 Corvette of course) with ladder bars under it I would like to see some pics. Just trying to gauge my plan of action against someone who already has it done.
thanks
Will
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He has a solid axle C3 that runs in the high 7's...
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/member.php?u=186394
He has a solid axle C3 that runs in the high 7's...
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I'm running a solid axle, but it's in a 61 
Sorry I couldn't resist 
Sorry I couldn't resist
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Joined: Jul 2001
Posts: 182,997
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From: Lakeland, FL
Cruise-In IV-V-VI-VII-VIII Veteran
St. Jude Donor '03, '06, '17
E-mail or PM this member
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/member.php?u=186394
He has a solid axle C3 that runs in the high 7's...
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/member.php?u=186394
He has a solid axle C3 that runs in the high 7's...
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