First Gen Chevy II suspension

[Poopy]

Well, I've been fighting and debating with front suspension on this old '62 clunker for a while. I've raced karts, and my DD is an '04 focus SVT, so I KNOW I need to build this car so it rails.....no straight lines for me. I've finally come to the decision that I want to go with C4 or C5 parts. A friend of mine owns a fab business, so he's onboard for building this thing with me.

Are there major differences between c4 and c5? I've found a c4 front end for pretty cheap and reasonably local, but theres always c5 stuff on ebay. Anything to look out for geometry-wise when fabbing the mounts for the a-arms? What kind of anti-dive angles are you guys running? I guess I could have a million questions, but we'll start with that....

I LOVE Novacanes car, that would be ideal, but my budget doesnt quite allow me to go to that extent.

Thanks

Rob

[lil427z]

rob , go to www.martzchassis.net talk to gary he can help you.



rick kirkindall

[Poopy]

Thanks Rick, but part of the reason I want to go with corvette stuff is the price, like I said in my post I can pick up the parts for a decent price. Most of the bolt on clips out there are pretty expensive for me. Being a business owner myself, its against my "religion" to waste their time getting info out of them if I know I'm not going to buy their product. :D

So that brings me to why i'm here....looking for info!

happy holidays

Rob

[ryans67deuce]

Poopy (love the name),

Send me a PM - I've got a 67 ChevyII with the WD Clip, I think you'd love that on your car. I can give you all the low-down on it, costs, etc....

Ryan

[XcYZ]

Ryan, have any pics of the WD clip?

[Poopy]

Heres a couple I've come across:

Ryan, sent you a PM, I'd like to hear any cost info you could supply me! thanks

Rob


http://www3.telus.net/public/sugab/Nova/Photo0212.jpg

http://www3.telus.net/public/sugab/Nova/Photo0215.jpg

[ryans67deuce]

Ryan, have any pics of the WD clip?


Yeah, well, I did.... before my laptop crashed a few weeks ago. I'll get some new ones tomorrow and post them.

Ryan

[ryans67deuce]

I've got some pics guys, but they were too large to upload. I'll try and figure out how to get them to where they will upload today.

Ryan

[ryans67deuce]

OK - here they are. Keep in mind I just threw everything together with the original ball joints etc and bolts I had layign around the garage.... I working on mocking up the C4 rear so I can get a better idea of the ride height. I'll post more pics when I have them.

Ryan

Pics will be in a couple different posts

[ryans67deuce]

Some more....

[907rs]

Looks good, Ryan!

[parsonsj]

Not just good. Damned good! I love it!

:yes:


jp

[Vince@Meanstreets]

Looks good Ryan, I was wondering if you had mocked up a motor and headers into it yet? Like to see how much clearance that frame has. keep up the great work. vince

[ryans67deuce]

Hey Vince,

I honestly haven't gotten that far yet, but I'll certainly let you know when I get there. I've talked to others that have run Camaro headers on their LS1 powered Nova's, so I imagine that is the way I will go first. Thanks for the kind words guys.

Ryan

[Musclerodz]

I don't like the way that rack is mounted in the first set of pics. I see bad bump steer problems and there is not even a motor in it yet. The WD frame looks very nice. I like his work.

Mike

[ZMAN1969]

now I find out years after selling my 66 nova SS becaise it rode like turd, they they make a good front suspension kit for the car :willy:

[OldNovaGuy]

Some more....


What type of front clip are you using?

[lil427z]

ryan, looking good . keep up the good work . :thumbsup:




rick kirkindall

[nvawgn]

what the max tire/wheel combo you can fit on the (W-D) clip?

[BLWN1]

What type of front clip are you using?

^^^^

Oldie, but goodie.... :willy: