Looking to borrow a couple front rollers for my crashed '68...
06-16-2007, 12:31 PM
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Looking to borrow a couple front rollers for my crashed '68... Vette offset (maybe f-body).. 17" might work and 18" would be better.
My '68 Camaro was wrecked and while it's in the shop I want to get the offset adjusted on my Forgeline wheels. the problem is that I need rollers that will accomodate the Wilwood brakes and caliper (13" rotor)
Anyone have a pair of wheels or wheels/tires laying about that I can borrow for a month?
Anywhere in OC or San Diego area (the car is in San Marcos)...
Thanks!
My '68 Camaro was wrecked and while it's in the shop I want to get the offset adjusted on my Forgeline wheels. the problem is that I need rollers that will accomodate the Wilwood brakes and caliper (13" rotor)
Anyone have a pair of wheels or wheels/tires laying about that I can borrow for a month?
Anywhere in OC or San Diego area (the car is in San Marcos)...
Thanks!
06-17-2007, 01:38 AM
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Steve what happened? Let me know when you come pick her up Id love to see her. I live 15 minutes away from San marcos
06-18-2007, 10:38 PM
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From LS2.com
Moment of silence for a fallen musclecar... Penny
It was the best week. Penny was done, on the road, and any issues were minor. She ran fast, ran hard and felt great.
The people on the road like her, they snapped pictures and tossed "thumbs ups" wherever she went.
It was the culmination of 1.5 years of re-doing her into what I envisioned. A lot of people put in a lot of time and it showed, I was tired but proud.
Since last Friday I had been driving her a lot. Nearly 500 miles so far. Today (Saturday) I was going to take her down to Best Of Show Coachworks so we could rack her up and do a "bolt check". Mainly just to make sure everything was nice and tight. We were also going to fix the window trim that came loose and fix the resulting nick. Small stuff. Was also going to take the guys for a ride in the car.
Got on the 91 fwy and headed off. Car was running sweet and it was nice. In Corona I hit traffic. No surprise, this is California. It was the type that went then stopped, then went then stopped.
I was stopped in Penny.. fully stopped when I heard the screeching of tires. I never saw the full sized GMC 4x4 truck... but I felt the impact.
Luckily I had my foot on the brake rather than just sitting in neutral. That kept me from eating the car in front of me. That and the large gap I generally leave as a cushion.
I knew I was screwed.. royaly.
The guy was sorry, I was furious. At first I thought he pissed himself then I realized he had spilled a drink all over himself. I wanted to choke him.. to death.. repeatedly. After many curse words I calmed and realized that he was sorry. Hey, it's not like he set out that day to screw up my life. The good news it that it was a fully (and I assume heavily) insured company truck. If you live in SoCal you know that was a relief.
He admitted full fault to myself and the CHP. What else could he say with the back of my car creamed? Nothing... I had the flatbed truck carefully load her up and take her to Best Of Show for repair. I'm sure it will take months.
The bad: Needs all new sheetmetal in the back except the roof. Both quarters, both valances, trunk, etc.
The good: (there's always good) the hit was high so all the energy went into the quarters and not the frame which on cursory inspection looks fine. She drives and moves... Oh, and I'm ok.
I was wearing my full harness, it kept me in place and also kept me from banging the cage. I'm sore, I have a headache, but I not in the hospital.
There was really nothing I could do, I was fully stopped in traffic. I was just in the wrong place at the wrong time. I guess that's life. I'm sure his insurance will pay (after being a Pain in the ***). BOS is very versed in dealing with insurance companies, so I'm not concerned.
Penny will live again, with fresh sheetmetal and even nicer body work. I joked with the BOS guys that the only f'd panels are the ones that they didn't paint. lol
I will post a picture.. but it's not for the faint of heart.. Remember to be safe out there. You can do EVERYTHING right and still get tagged by someone yapping on a cell phone, sucking down a latte or putting on makeup. It's an inatentive world.
I do have a cheery video to post in a bit.. to be on an upnote. However, here's the bad part....
ack!
Moment of silence for a fallen musclecar... Penny
It was the best week. Penny was done, on the road, and any issues were minor. She ran fast, ran hard and felt great.
The people on the road like her, they snapped pictures and tossed "thumbs ups" wherever she went.
It was the culmination of 1.5 years of re-doing her into what I envisioned. A lot of people put in a lot of time and it showed, I was tired but proud.
Since last Friday I had been driving her a lot. Nearly 500 miles so far. Today (Saturday) I was going to take her down to Best Of Show Coachworks so we could rack her up and do a "bolt check". Mainly just to make sure everything was nice and tight. We were also going to fix the window trim that came loose and fix the resulting nick. Small stuff. Was also going to take the guys for a ride in the car.
Got on the 91 fwy and headed off. Car was running sweet and it was nice. In Corona I hit traffic. No surprise, this is California. It was the type that went then stopped, then went then stopped.
I was stopped in Penny.. fully stopped when I heard the screeching of tires. I never saw the full sized GMC 4x4 truck... but I felt the impact.
Luckily I had my foot on the brake rather than just sitting in neutral. That kept me from eating the car in front of me. That and the large gap I generally leave as a cushion.
I knew I was screwed.. royaly.
The guy was sorry, I was furious. At first I thought he pissed himself then I realized he had spilled a drink all over himself. I wanted to choke him.. to death.. repeatedly. After many curse words I calmed and realized that he was sorry. Hey, it's not like he set out that day to screw up my life. The good news it that it was a fully (and I assume heavily) insured company truck. If you live in SoCal you know that was a relief.
He admitted full fault to myself and the CHP. What else could he say with the back of my car creamed? Nothing... I had the flatbed truck carefully load her up and take her to Best Of Show for repair. I'm sure it will take months.
The bad: Needs all new sheetmetal in the back except the roof. Both quarters, both valances, trunk, etc.
The good: (there's always good) the hit was high so all the energy went into the quarters and not the frame which on cursory inspection looks fine. She drives and moves... Oh, and I'm ok.
I was wearing my full harness, it kept me in place and also kept me from banging the cage. I'm sore, I have a headache, but I not in the hospital.
There was really nothing I could do, I was fully stopped in traffic. I was just in the wrong place at the wrong time. I guess that's life. I'm sure his insurance will pay (after being a Pain in the ***). BOS is very versed in dealing with insurance companies, so I'm not concerned.
Penny will live again, with fresh sheetmetal and even nicer body work. I joked with the BOS guys that the only f'd panels are the ones that they didn't paint. lol
I will post a picture.. but it's not for the faint of heart.. Remember to be safe out there. You can do EVERYTHING right and still get tagged by someone yapping on a cell phone, sucking down a latte or putting on makeup. It's an inatentive world.
I do have a cheery video to post in a bit.. to be on an upnote. However, here's the bad part....
ack!
06-19-2007, 12:08 AM
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Launching!
That just SUCKS! 
At least you are all right. I just saw this car at the Good Guys car show in Del Mar. Thank the car Gods that the damage is repairable.
Was the guy talking on his cell phone? (Typical of most Cali drivers. I can not wait for that law to be enforced next year.) Was he just not paying attention? Well at least he was truly sorry.
Bad Penny will be back and badder than ever.
At least you are all right. I just saw this car at the Good Guys car show in Del Mar. Thank the car Gods that the damage is repairable.
Was the guy talking on his cell phone? (Typical of most Cali drivers. I can not wait for that law to be enforced next year.) Was he just not paying attention? Well at least he was truly sorry.
Bad Penny will be back and badder than ever.