Pics of solid axle setups in C3s??
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Pics of solid axle setups in C3s??
My friend's dad recently bought a '77 with a 9 inch rear end. Whoever set it up did a decent job mounting the 4 links, but when it came to the shock mounts...... Well, they were cantilevered from the rear crossmember and ended up ripping off and put a shock through the rear floor. So we're looking for pictures of how others mounted their springs and shocks. We've got some 1" square tubing (1/8" walls), a chop saw, and a welder. We have some ideas but I'd like to see how others did it.
Other specs on the car: 383ci, Trick Flow 23* heads, unknown cam (but it rumps and idles at 1400), Holley 750DP, Edelbrock RPM, and some Summit LT headers.
Thanks in advance.
[Modified by Scooter70, 8:58 PM 11/13/2003]
Other specs on the car: 383ci, Trick Flow 23* heads, unknown cam (but it rumps and idles at 1400), Holley 750DP, Edelbrock RPM, and some Summit LT headers.
Thanks in advance.
[Modified by Scooter70, 8:58 PM 11/13/2003]
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Re: Pics of solid axle setups in C3s?? (Scooter70)
There's a guy around here that has a solid axle C3.. He shows up every once in a while at the local cruise night.. If he is there tonite.. I'll shoot some pics of his setup!
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Re: Pics of solid axle setups in C3s?? (Scooter70)
Thanks Oliver. I'm particularly interested in the shock and spring mounting.
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Re: Pics of solid axle setups in C3s?? (JoeC427)
I was at the Cruise Night.. but the guy with the solid axle C3 didn't show up...
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