c3 solid axle pics
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c3 solid axle pics
some pics of 4 link 12 bolt setup I am building with original brake set up I know some people want to see some pics like this and some hate them so look away if you have a weak stomach
Last edited by jc76; Oct 12, 2014 at 04:59 PM.
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Looks good. I like the long link bars-wont hit the tire as hard.
Only thing so far that concerns me (and I really cant tell from the angle of the pics) is if you are leaving yourself enough room on your front link mounting points to clearance the frame enough for wider tires.
You can see on my car where I relief cut and hammered in the sides of the frame in front of the bumpstop and also where I cut out and filled up front to accomodate the larger diameter and width tire.
This drag radial is 29" tall and 12" wide.
Looking foward to seeing how your car turns out-keep posting pics.
I'm also interested in how you are planning to do an ARB-I have an idea on how to do mine but havent gotten around to it yet.
Only thing so far that concerns me (and I really cant tell from the angle of the pics) is if you are leaving yourself enough room on your front link mounting points to clearance the frame enough for wider tires.
You can see on my car where I relief cut and hammered in the sides of the frame in front of the bumpstop and also where I cut out and filled up front to accomodate the larger diameter and width tire.
This drag radial is 29" tall and 12" wide.
Looking foward to seeing how your car turns out-keep posting pics.
I'm also interested in how you are planning to do an ARB-I have an idea on how to do mine but havent gotten around to it yet.
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Also my frame was little rusted thin where you would weld your shock mounts. I spot welded plates on the inside of the sides of the frame rails and tied it in with the bottom plate you see here.
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Looks good. I like the long link bars-wont hit the tire as hard.
Only thing so far that concerns me (and I really cant tell from the angle of the pics) is if you are leaving yourself enough room on your front link mounting points to clearance the frame enough for wider tires.
You can see on my car where I relief cut and hammered in the sides of the frame in front of the bumpstop and also where I cut out and filled up front to accomodate the larger diameter and width tire.
Looking foward to seeing how your car turns out-keep posting pics.
I'm also interested in how you are planning to do an ARB-I have an idea on how to do mine but havent gotten around to it yet.
Only thing so far that concerns me (and I really cant tell from the angle of the pics) is if you are leaving yourself enough room on your front link mounting points to clearance the frame enough for wider tires.
You can see on my car where I relief cut and hammered in the sides of the frame in front of the bumpstop and also where I cut out and filled up front to accomodate the larger diameter and width tire.
Looking foward to seeing how your car turns out-keep posting pics.
I'm also interested in how you are planning to do an ARB-I have an idea on how to do mine but havent gotten around to it yet.
Last edited by jc76; Aug 28, 2014 at 11:22 PM.
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Spring rate is 185 I think. 150 was too soft.
As far as the floor yeah I clearanced for an extra 2" of ride height drop.
I havent done much fiberglasss work so I made a panel out of sheetmetal.
As far as the floor yeah I clearanced for an extra 2" of ride height drop.
I havent done much fiberglasss work so I made a panel out of sheetmetal.
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[QUOTE=tektrans;1587679241]Spring rate is 185 I think. 150 was too soft.
As far as the floor yeah I clearanced for an extra 2" of ride height drop.
I havent done much fiberglasss work so I made a panel out of sheetmetal.
sbc or bbc how much aluminum
As far as the floor yeah I clearanced for an extra 2" of ride height drop.
I havent done much fiberglasss work so I made a panel out of sheetmetal.
sbc or bbc how much aluminum
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Yeah if you dont do something the rear will definately be too high-even with the tall tires.
This is what a 26" tire will look like if you clearance for an extra 2"-as you can see it's still a bit high.
Just brought a thumb drive over to the water jet place with a template to make an aluminum cover for the rear compartment area.
I'm going to use 1/4" stock and contact cement carpet on it. I'm going to use duz fasteners to secure it.
I had originally cut out a piece of pvc for it but its just too damn heavy lol I have to get the weight down on this pig.
This is what a 26" tire will look like if you clearance for an extra 2"-as you can see it's still a bit high.
Just brought a thumb drive over to the water jet place with a template to make an aluminum cover for the rear compartment area.
I'm going to use 1/4" stock and contact cement carpet on it. I'm going to use duz fasteners to secure it.
I had originally cut out a piece of pvc for it but its just too damn heavy lol I have to get the weight down on this pig.
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I got aluminum dart small block 3.625 stroke crank 4.155 bore with all pro 13 degree heads has 14.5-1 but i am going to go down to 11-1 have it all tore down so I don't know the hp when done probably enough. I am thinking about a tremec magnum 6spd for the trans haven't took the plunge yet
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