Road to Recovery 2 (many pics)
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From: Commerce Twp.
Road to Recovery 2 (many pics) Here is a little update. If you want to see part 1 you can go here:
https://ls1tech.com/forums/chevrolet-performance-lsx-challenge-series-shootout/865815-road-recovery-many-pics.html
Well we got the Red Rocket back from Reiter Metalcraft now. The paint and body work came out awesome! I could not be happier...
Now the re-assembly can begin. I started out by looking to Burkhart Chassis to help with a little weight reduction. He was able to get a 22lb reduction with his chromoly fab 9 over my previous 9in. From there we saved about 15lbs going to a Strange ultra case but added about 5lbs back going to dual rear calipers (Thanks Derty!). Total savings was about 32lbs when all was said and done.
Stenod bent up some pretty sweet stainless brake lines:
Next we moved on to the front suspension where we opted to go with a Burkhart Chassis front K-member, upper and lower arms and manual rack kit:
And Burkhart also made a custom T/A. I wanted to use the BMR T/A but it does not fit my application and I kept bending the Spohn T/A's so a custom one was required:
https://ls1tech.com/forums/chevrolet-performance-lsx-challenge-series-shootout/865815-road-recovery-many-pics.html
Well we got the Red Rocket back from Reiter Metalcraft now. The paint and body work came out awesome! I could not be happier...
Now the re-assembly can begin. I started out by looking to Burkhart Chassis to help with a little weight reduction. He was able to get a 22lb reduction with his chromoly fab 9 over my previous 9in. From there we saved about 15lbs going to a Strange ultra case but added about 5lbs back going to dual rear calipers (Thanks Derty!). Total savings was about 32lbs when all was said and done.
Stenod bent up some pretty sweet stainless brake lines:
Next we moved on to the front suspension where we opted to go with a Burkhart Chassis front K-member, upper and lower arms and manual rack kit:
And Burkhart also made a custom T/A. I wanted to use the BMR T/A but it does not fit my application and I kept bending the Spohn T/A's so a custom one was required:
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From: Commerce Twp.
Here is a pile of parts I put together for Bill at QC Coatings to work his magic with:
To finish up part 2 the wiring is getting laid out and misc assembly has begun:
Stay tuned for Part 3 of The Road to Recovery!!
Tom
To finish up part 2 the wiring is getting laid out and misc assembly has begun:
Stay tuned for Part 3 of The Road to Recovery!!
Tom
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From: Commerce Twp.
Thanks! I am looking forward to getting this pig running pretty quickly. The parts are definately not cheap but I am very fortunate to have the kind of help many people do not get! I can assure you all this level of build would not be possible without the the help of a few good friends...Cough...Derty...Cough...Stenod...Cough.. .Harlan.
Tom
Tom
