My C-5 solid axle conversion. No 56k
01-09-2007, 04:23 PM
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I may do oval exhaust to get it out the back.
Major spray-thanks. I met you in orlando at the street car nationals and wanted to thank you for blazing a trail for the rest of us that want to go fast in a C-5. I will always respect you and your car.
The pics are when I started and they were just sitting under there. I will be updating as I get progress. It is slow going cause I am very lazzy haha and I want everything right the first time.
I will say this- If you bought just the necessities you could do this for a little more than Yanks trans conversions. Without the weak rear and a suspension you can adjust for track conditions.
Major spray-thanks. I met you in orlando at the street car nationals and wanted to thank you for blazing a trail for the rest of us that want to go fast in a C-5. I will always respect you and your car.
The pics are when I started and they were just sitting under there. I will be updating as I get progress. It is slow going cause I am very lazzy haha and I want everything right the first time.
I will say this- If you bought just the necessities you could do this for a little more than Yanks trans conversions. Without the weak rear and a suspension you can adjust for track conditions.
01-09-2007, 05:10 PM
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Originally Posted by GTFORMULA
This is a work in progress so it is not done yet, but I figured I would share my project. This is being done in my garage with limited tools. Im doing the best I can with what ive got. No bullshit bashing please.
01-10-2007, 10:44 AM
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thats a sweet car, i'm curious is this also going to be street driven as well. just wondering how the solid axle would drive like on the street. awesome looking with those wheels too. keep up the good work.
01-10-2007, 01:14 PM
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I got the abs ring from Moser.
Yes this car will see alot of street driving. I think it will ride fine. It has mostly F-body hardware on it. There is no reason that I know of that will cause it to be "unstreetable". My main goal in this whole thing is to have a fast steet car that is reliable.
Yes this car will see alot of street driving. I think it will ride fine. It has mostly F-body hardware on it. There is no reason that I know of that will cause it to be "unstreetable". My main goal in this whole thing is to have a fast steet car that is reliable.
01-14-2007, 12:43 PM
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Originally Posted by 2MuchRiceMakesMeSick
i streeted a spool and it was fine.
I noticed that tires with a soft sidewall turn alot better then stiffer ones
I noticed that tires with a soft sidewall turn alot better then stiffer ones
01-29-2007, 03:06 PM
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Another C5 solid axle build. I'm doing the bulk of the work at home in my garage also. This will be a 25.2 with a fab 9 torque arm suspension, all cromoly. Also visiable is my A/W intecooler. Oh what fun it is to build your own race car!!!
-Dave
-Dave
01-30-2007, 05:35 PM
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Very nice. It will run great Im sure. It looks like you went more of the race direction than I did. Big tire and huge intercooler means business. Good luck with it. I am working on my fuel system right now. I have all the driveline done and the car is sitting on its own wheels. I hope to have time in the next month to get it running and drive it around the block.
01-31-2007, 02:11 PM
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Originally Posted by GTFORMULA
Very nice. It will run great Im sure. It looks like you went more of the race direction than I did. Big tire and huge intercooler means business. Good luck with it. I am working on my fuel system right now. I have all the driveline done and the car is sitting on its own wheels. I hope to have time in the next month to get it running and drive it around the block.
Keep us posted on your progress. Sure would like to see it once you get it up and running.
Yea, strickly a drag car. I'm shooting for mid to low 7's once the new blocks are available.
-Dave
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