tubed the camaro ( pics)
10-30-2007, 11:57 PM
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That's Snoop! Nice work. I love the lip on the rears and I'm with jetlag on the G effects, I think it would look a lil cleaner w/out em, but hey its your car. I think it looks bad *** and i know what it takes to lay in the weeds so i definitely give you props! Keep up the good work!
10-31-2007, 08:50 AM
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Sweet man. Let haters hate. Keep doing what you want to.
I was coming up with a plan to do this myself actually. I was hoping to have the lowest F-body ever, but it looks like you beat me to it. I have a pretty good thought on a performance shock/air spring idea using Koni SA's all around. I don't just want it low, I want it to handle as well.
Air Ride Using YOUR Front Shocks for $350
I want to go for that extreme toy car look with the big rims and dropped stance, also. So far I have concluded that the rear would need tubs and the gas tank would need clearancing or relocation. You did the tubs which is great. Does the tank not go directly over the top of the axle? My plastic tank does.
I could probably swap the earlier metal tanks into my car if they would clear, but it has a smaller capacity.
Here's as high as my rear wheels can go.
I've also been working on what I would need to make room for the front tires, they are tall as well. (285/30/19 fronts and 295/30/19 rears)
So far I've come up with a whole new upper shock mount design and tubular steel wheel wells for clearance and added strength. I'm still in the design phase on this.
I was considering not doing the tubbing and just have an air ride setup lower the car to the bumpstops when parked and then raise up about 2.5" for normal driving. This would probably satisfy my need for lowness as I couldn't actually see the cars ride height while I'm driving it.
Then again, I could tub it front and rear and set the normal ride height even lower than it is now and when parked, have it drop to the ground. The best part is I could raise it way high for steep driveways and such.
Eventually you start to reach certain limits like the front K-member and the transmission crossmember. I was thinking skid plates like an 4x4 truck should help there as well as tall square tube sub-frame connectors to act like skid rails so that a really steep driveway won't actually damage the car, exhaust or the rocker panels. The exhaust of course would really need to tuck high and I think that can be done by modifing only the driverside floor board.
Mac mid length headers would probably work well if you don't care so much about power. If you want long tubes, then stainless steel my be the way to go as you can heat them up and bend them for clearance, then just polish out the discoloration the heat caused. That's what I plan to do.
Anyway, your my new hero, dude.
Give more details please.
Jason
BTW, is that your wifes 99?
I was coming up with a plan to do this myself actually. I was hoping to have the lowest F-body ever, but it looks like you beat me to it. I have a pretty good thought on a performance shock/air spring idea using Koni SA's all around. I don't just want it low, I want it to handle as well.
Air Ride Using YOUR Front Shocks for $350
I want to go for that extreme toy car look with the big rims and dropped stance, also. So far I have concluded that the rear would need tubs and the gas tank would need clearancing or relocation. You did the tubs which is great. Does the tank not go directly over the top of the axle? My plastic tank does.
I could probably swap the earlier metal tanks into my car if they would clear, but it has a smaller capacity. Here's as high as my rear wheels can go.
I've also been working on what I would need to make room for the front tires, they are tall as well. (285/30/19 fronts and 295/30/19 rears)
So far I've come up with a whole new upper shock mount design and tubular steel wheel wells for clearance and added strength. I'm still in the design phase on this.
I was considering not doing the tubbing and just have an air ride setup lower the car to the bumpstops when parked and then raise up about 2.5" for normal driving. This would probably satisfy my need for lowness as I couldn't actually see the cars ride height while I'm driving it.
Then again, I could tub it front and rear and set the normal ride height even lower than it is now and when parked, have it drop to the ground. The best part is I could raise it way high for steep driveways and such.
Eventually you start to reach certain limits like the front K-member and the transmission crossmember. I was thinking skid plates like an 4x4 truck should help there as well as tall square tube sub-frame connectors to act like skid rails so that a really steep driveway won't actually damage the car, exhaust or the rocker panels. The exhaust of course would really need to tuck high and I think that can be done by modifing only the driverside floor board.
Mac mid length headers would probably work well if you don't care so much about power. If you want long tubes, then stainless steel my be the way to go as you can heat them up and bend them for clearance, then just polish out the discoloration the heat caused. That's what I plan to do.
Anyway, your my new hero, dude.
Give more details please.
Jason
BTW, is that your wifes 99?
Last edited by JasonWW; 10-31-2007 at 08:57 AM.
10-31-2007, 08:59 AM
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Hey, how about some pics of the car fully raised up so folks can see the ground clearance?
You have a 295/30/20 rear tire, what about the front?
What front shocks/bags you running?
Do the rear plastic panels fit over the tubs?
Seen anyone else with a tubbed (front and rear) F-body like yours?
You have a 295/30/20 rear tire, what about the front?
What front shocks/bags you running?
Do the rear plastic panels fit over the tubs?
Seen anyone else with a tubbed (front and rear) F-body like yours?
10-31-2007, 09:09 AM
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I like 20's in the back. I personally run a 295/30/20 in the rear and 18's up front. The wheel wells have not been modded on mine. I plan on it in the future though once I figure out the air ride situation.
10-31-2007, 10:56 AM
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it is my wifes car
I never seen a other fbody tubbed front and rear b4
i was going wider in the rear but i had 2 pull the wheels in a lil 2 get them away from the quarter panel
the gas tank does go over the rearend i am getting a custom one made for the stock location and stock sender unit
i made custom brackets in the front with a regular bag and a relocated shock
i now have adjustable QA1 for it front and rear
when i get off of work ill tell more
I never seen a other fbody tubbed front and rear b4
i was going wider in the rear but i had 2 pull the wheels in a lil 2 get them away from the quarter panel
the gas tank does go over the rearend i am getting a custom one made for the stock location and stock sender unit
i made custom brackets in the front with a regular bag and a relocated shock
i now have adjustable QA1 for it front and rear
when i get off of work ill tell more
Last edited by slammed1500; 10-31-2007 at 11:26 AM.
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