Thread: Drove it out of the garage . . .

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. . . and the front is waaaay too low. Thought I measured everything carefully, but the front tires are just too short.

Talk about building a sailboat in the basement. My driveway has a steep slope, and I scraped the pan on the edge of the garage slab just pulling it out. I'll never get it through the curb/gutter at the street.

cool looks great.......... henry all that hard work is paying off.. i have draged my headers on the drive way uneven with pot holes

"It's gotta be bitchin', It's gotta be low, and it's gotta be drivable!"

2 out of 3 ain't bad. Some taller front tires would still look good and could give another inch of clearance.

Hit that gutter at an angle and I bet you could crawl through it.

Looking good Jack

Pat

I've got to put some 2 X 12's over the gutter to get out of my driveway with anything low. No big deal...

Great looking even if you can't leave the driveway.
Brad

I've decided I can't get the lift I need just with tires. They would be too tall.

Because of the location of the pan, I only get 0.7" extra height at the pan for each inch rise at the front axle. Right now, my pan is 2.75" off the deck. I'd like to get at least 4" at the pan. For another 1.5" lift, I'd need to lift the front axle or the frame or a combination of the two about 2.5" at the front axle centerline.

By changing the front shocks and flipping the drag link from the top to the bottom of the pitman arm, I could get 2.5" without inducing bump steer. That would give me about 4.5" under the pan without changing the look and the rake very much.

My current shocks are 11.5" eye-to-eye. A set of 14" coil-overs would likely make it work.

One thing I noticed when I blipped the throttle. With the 700R4 and the 3.73 gears, this thing is going to be scary fast.

I found this at the Naval Station. I'm going to hook it somewhere . . .

Originally Posted by Henry Rifle

. . . and the front is waaaay too low.

No such thing!!! The house was built wrong............get a new one with a proper driveway!!!


But it is a cool day in the build process ain't it?

Jack one awsome looking car . As Dave said use the boards to get it out .

I like it !!! No matter how carefully we measure, it is always a surprise when we finally drop it down and take that first ride. There must be some formula to nail it the first time, but I haven't found it.

Your coupe is beautiful BTW. Love the color (and the stance)

Don

Just ta show ya I'm all heart...........get one of these slamguard trans pans.........skidplates are your best friend!

I found this at the Naval Station. I'm going to hook it somewhere . . .[/quote] if you do not use it. i would like to buy it from you

I would say 2x12's are the way to go, it looks too good to change.

Originally Posted by DennyW

Looks like the front tires are a little low on air also.

Really looks nice though !!

Denny,

Very observant. They had a full 12 psi each. I kicked them up to 28, and gained a quarter of an inch at the pan.

Bob,

I just put a brand-new Derale pan on it. Not ready to spring for another one yet. Besides, I'd need one on the oil pan AND the trans pan.

Henry

It's a shame it's too low, 'cause it looks great like that!

You can buy those "Remove before flight" tags from any motocross shop. They come on the muffler plug that you use when power washing your bike...