69 GTO with ExtReme frame by Speedtech

[Ben@SpeedTech]

Next up was the roll bar. Not intended to be NHRA legal, our customer wanted a 4 pt bar with rear seat access. Jeremy custom bent this one to be practical and tucked in there nice and neat.

[214Chevy]

Originally Posted by Ben@SpeedTech

The rim's hoops were done by a 3rd party. It is a pain in the rear process and very costly, but was a specific request for this build. I think Forgeline said the same to us.

That's what they told me...that it was costly. But, what I don't understand is, if a customer is willing to pay the price...what's the big deal. Hell, if guys will pay upwards of $7k, $8k, $10k for a set of wheels, why deprive him because of a few more dollars. Can't be anymore costly than those $16k carbon fiber wheels they now sell. Not trying to be a complainer, but just stating the obvious that there's evidently a niche for them if guys are asking for it, that's all. Can you PM me the company that did these for you all.

[Centerforce]

BEAUTIFUL engine bay and cooling setup!

[Ben@SpeedTech]

Thanks!!

The interior is outsourced on this car down in Las Vegas so we'll have more pics when it comes back. Stay Tuned!

[imsa fiero]

Any update on this car. I thought it was at LS fest.

[Ben@SpeedTech]

Quick update- The underneath is mostly done, the exhaust system being the latest venture. Notice this is 3" stainless tubing with some electric cut outs for play time. I'll have more pics up soon that show all the details under here.

[Ben@SpeedTech]

Originally Posted by imsa fiero

Any update on this car. I thought it was at LS fest.

It was on display at LS Fest however it still wasn't quite done yet. Other projects had to be wrapped up to make room to get back on it so more to come soon!

[Ben@SpeedTech]

More pics of chassis and exhaust detail, front suspension here. Note things like the tie down hooks for trailering and splined sway bars are standard on ExtReme frames. This customer chose to run 295-30-19s up front, although the suspension is designed to accept 315s. Everything about this frame is design to be the missing link between street cruiser and race track thrasher. One thing I think is cool is the inclination angle on the front shocks is more effective allowing for a lighter rate spring to achieve heavier rate handling characteristics. Headers are designed to play nice with this super low stance. The spindle was redesigned to have even better geometry for even better handling than our current AFX spindle. Any questions or comments feel free to post 'em up!

[Ben@SpeedTech]

Mid section here. As mentioned this car has 3" exhaust that tucks nicely parallel to the Torque Arm. We considered a triangulated 4 link for the A body cars when this chassis was in development mostly because that's what everyone was used to for these cars. That idea quickly got axed to run our Torque Arm instead, there's so many advantages to this system it just didn't make sense to run a 4 link. If you've never experienced how smooth and predictable our torque arm is, next time you're at an event ask a Speedtech equipped car's owner for a ride along.

[Ben@SpeedTech]

Rear suspension. One of the biggest challenges with any lowered Pro Touring car is exhaust clearance, some rear suspensions make it more difficult than others. Our Torque Arm with it's panhard bar is tight too, but still allows ample room for a 3" system. We don't have a specific exhaust kit available, we usually buy a SW mandrel bent stainless universal builder kit and custom fit it to the car. Dutchman preps our 9" axles including welding on all Torque Arm brackets.

Unique to Speedtech are our 2-peice "Articulink" lower trailing arms that use components machined from billet steel to allow the arms to rotate with suspension articulation. This really makes for smooth transitions as you throw the car back and forth in the curves and over bumps in the road. Note that the arms have multiple mount position options as do the shocks so that you can maximize performance with your desired ride height. That billet lower shock mount can be flipped for a 1 1/2" difference in ride height without adjusting the shock at all. This suspension works so well a rear sway bar isn't typically necessary unless you're running a LARGE front sway bar for racing and the rear bar is needed to balance and reduce understeer. We like to use Rick's Tanks for our builds, they come with the extra clearance of notched corners and pretty much any fuel pump requirement provisions.