2000 trans am backhalf build(pics)
09-21-2009, 09:51 PM
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I have to work at least 2 overnight 11pm - 7am shifts a week. I get an extra dollar per hour, but make a lot less in tips. I had to work 4 in a row for some odd reason this week though. I just get on here aand research stuff or read this book I have that is 1400 pages. (War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy)
12-16-2009, 02:25 AM
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a little update, i ended up moving out gettin a townhouse with the gf so the cars been goin a lil slow.im tryin to sell my matco 3 bay to fund the rest so i can get done by spring if anyones interested.
03-27-2010, 08:33 PM
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well i got my heads finally for the motor, im just waiting to get a custom gorund cam from aes and then the motors done i got some small stuff left on the chassis. need new rear coilovers, parachute, window net. and i need to get my fuel system and ignition still.
03-30-2010, 02:47 AM
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thanks for the update and please continue to update this thread. i, for one, think this is the baddest project by a member on ls1tech ever. the fact that you did everything yourself makes it that much cooler. please ignore all the haters questioning your project.
03-30-2010, 04:07 AM
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i do that too, but everyday. sometimes working extra hours to the tune of 16-18 hour shifts. it's all good though.... makes those normal 9 to 5 jobs look tasty! 
to the OP love all the hard fab work you have going on. i'd love to do that to my car once i get free time
to the OP love all the hard fab work you have going on. i'd love to do that to my car once i get free time
04-05-2010, 12:16 AM
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im hoping to be done by mid summer. speed inc is 2 streets over from the shop so ill prob go to the next open house i havent gone to one yet. and i live less than a mile from there too if ur ever in the area ur welcome to stop by and check it out. thanks for the good words.
09-29-2010, 07:32 PM
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"ok its been a while so here we go. i brought the car up to my chassis guy to get the cage fully welded and while its up there he tells me the backhalf is too high in the car, s&w never specified a height the backhalf has to be at. so the car sat up there for about 2 months while i decided what to do and since i didnt have 4g to spend on them ripping everything out and starting over again i brought it back here. so i ripped everything out and started from scratch, i got the backhalf in properly this time, i totally redid the cage i got the rear wheels and tires im gonna use and i got the rear end in the car. i ended up investing in a tig welder so i could weld everything up myself, so everything is done and fully welded except for a few bars on the funny car cage."
Wow! Great build!
Also looking at the S/W welded rear clip.
What was wrong with the installed S/W rear clip height?
Tire/rim combination you are using?
Frame width?
Rear housing width?
Good luck with your build!
Thank you for sharing the pictures.
Mike
Wow! Great build!
Also looking at the S/W welded rear clip.
What was wrong with the installed S/W rear clip height?
Tire/rim combination you are using?
Frame width?
Rear housing width?
Good luck with your build!
Thank you for sharing the pictures.
Mike
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10-03-2010, 08:12 PM
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i installed it to low in the car so the ride height would have been way too high i had to go about 8 inches more into the car. the tires are 32.5x16x15. i am not exactly sure on the frame width id have to re measure it but i want to say 21 inches and housing width i dont remember either i would have to re measure that too. thanks for the good words.-tony-
"ok its been a while so here we go. i brought the car up to my chassis guy to get the cage fully welded and while its up there he tells me the backhalf is too high in the car, s&w never specified a height the backhalf has to be at. so the car sat up there for about 2 months while i decided what to do and since i didnt have 4g to spend on them ripping everything out and starting over again i brought it back here. so i ripped everything out and started from scratch, i got the backhalf in properly this time, i totally redid the cage i got the rear wheels and tires im gonna use and i got the rear end in the car. i ended up investing in a tig welder so i could weld everything up myself, so everything is done and fully welded except for a few bars on the funny car cage."
Wow! Great build!
Also looking at the S/W welded rear clip.
What was wrong with the installed S/W rear clip height?
Tire/rim combination you are using?
Frame width?
Rear housing width?
Good luck with your build!
Thank you for sharing the pictures.
Mike
Wow! Great build!
Also looking at the S/W welded rear clip.
What was wrong with the installed S/W rear clip height?
Tire/rim combination you are using?
Frame width?
Rear housing width?
Good luck with your build!
Thank you for sharing the pictures.
Mike
