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CraigMorrison
12-06-2006, 09:23 AM
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Took this yesterday for our 07 catalog. Pricing is being worked out right now, but wanted to post it now for a few that have asked..........
Mr.VENGEANCE
12-06-2006, 09:26 AM
like i said on lat-g.. whoa!.. if the price is right its going strait in Venomous.
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ACEFOOTER
12-06-2006, 09:58 AM
Details please! With sugar on top! Pretty please!
StRacerDuke
12-06-2006, 10:45 AM
Sweet.

Craig,
Any details on the new three link for your MaxG Chassis that I see in your photo bucket? When is that available?
CraigMorrison
12-06-2006, 10:52 AM
Sweet.

Craig,
Any details on the new three link for your MaxG Chassis that I see in your photo bucket? When is that available?

That's also going to be a new product for 07. It will be available SOON! We actually took pics of our new MaxG C5, 3-link chassis yesterday.
Roadrage David
12-06-2006, 10:54 AM
i hope that this time pontiac engines will fit in this one!!! can you confirm this!!!!ore is it chevy only(again)
Steve1968LS2
12-06-2006, 12:36 PM
Yea, and you didn't come out with that 6 months ago WHY!?!?!?

lol

Nice.. I would certainly run that in my car.. yea baby...
THX 138
12-06-2006, 01:41 PM
What type of suspension is in fron C4, C5, C6??
formula98
12-06-2006, 01:44 PM
Hi Craig, Can you share some of the details? Are you using the stock C5rack and what motor mount options do you plan to use? Do you have a link to your MaxG C5 pictures?
CraigMorrison
12-06-2006, 02:19 PM
What type of suspension is in fron C4, C5, C6??

The suspension utilizes C5 components
CraigMorrison
12-06-2006, 02:20 PM
Hi Craig, Can you share some of the details? Are you using the stock C5rack and what motor mount options do you plan to use? Do you have a link to your MaxG C5 pictures?


The Rack is one of AGR's units available in 15:1 or 20:1 ratios. Motormounts are for traditional GM V8's and with our adapter kit you can run the LS engines. I will be able to post some MaxG C5 pics on Friday (when I get the images back from our photographer)
KAA
12-06-2006, 03:31 PM
That's really nice! :twothumbs
stealth71
12-06-2006, 03:34 PM
Looks sweet.




That's also going to be a new product for 07. It will be available SOON! We actually took pics of our new MaxG C5, 3-link chassis yesterday.

Tell me more please.
CRCRFT78
12-06-2006, 05:46 PM
Craig do you have any frames that will fit under a 49 Chevy Fleetline or a 78 Malibu? Wishful thinking on my part but I thought I'd ask. Getting a little jealous over all the attention other cars are recieving. That subframe is BADASS.
bookends
12-06-2006, 06:12 PM
:drool: that's pretty!
Todds69
12-06-2006, 06:50 PM
Real nice...
BA.
12-06-2006, 07:48 PM
that thing is really sweet Craig!
datsbad
12-06-2006, 09:56 PM
Man I cant wait to get this !
muthstryker
12-06-2006, 10:02 PM
that thing is sweet if i have something going down soon i may be wanting one of those :smoke:
datsbad
12-06-2006, 10:06 PM
Should be sweet . I will take 2 !
Roadrage David
12-06-2006, 10:22 PM
BIG BUMP
i hope that this time pontiac engines will fit in this one!!! can you confirm this!!!!ore is it chevy only(again)
CraigMorrison
12-07-2006, 04:17 AM
Craig do you have any frames that will fit under a 49 Chevy Fleetline or a 78 Malibu? Wishful thinking on my part but I thought I'd ask. Getting a little jealous over all the attention other cars are recieving. That subframe is BADASS.

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/noimg.gif
Wes Rydell's latest project (featuring C5 front and tri 4-bar rear) & 600hp LS engine, uses one of our frames. For the 49-54's we do the body mounts to help the project along. We've done quite a few of these chassis and they work great!

The 78 Malibu could use one of our MaxG Musclecar chassis which would require some floor/firewall mods.
CraigMorrison
12-07-2006, 04:19 AM
BIG BUMP

We are going to locate a couple of Pontiac powerplants just to see what it takes to get one to bolt in there. Stay tuned.......we'll let you know how it turns out.
Roadrage David
12-07-2006, 07:28 AM
We are going to locate a couple of Pontiac powerplants just to see what it takes to get one to bolt in there. Stay tuned.......we'll let you know how it turns out. now you ROCK:firefire: ... you only need ""one"" poncho engine because one size fits al!!!!!...
rob07002
12-07-2006, 11:12 AM
Me Likey! how much please!!!
PonchoJohn
12-07-2006, 11:48 AM
Craig,
A 455 Pontiac will have all five motor mount holes- pre-1970 2 bolt and post 1970 3 bolt, the 75-up mount style should be real close to a Chevy mount (I believe GM went to a "standardized" style in '75).
An early 70's 400 "should" have all the holes, a late '70 400 will only have the 3 bolt arrangement, but may have the bosses machined, just not tapped. A '60's 326/389/400 will be a two bolt mount.
A 350 could go either way, depending on early/late casting style.
Hopefully this will assist you procuring a test block.
CraigMorrison
12-08-2006, 06:51 AM
Thanks for the info!
colt zantop
12-08-2006, 05:35 PM
wow.....that is stunning! I wish I was in the market for a new sub...that would be it!!!!
CraigMorrison
12-09-2006, 06:36 AM
Well we had our photographer shoot some pics of the LS engine with all accessories bolted in place and 265's lock to lock with plenty of clearence. Will post a few more teazer shots on Monday.

For those who have been asking, we are planning on offering this with C5 components only. We are also looking into the posibility of Pontiac engine mounts for the Poncho crowd.

Pricing is still being worked on, but we're trying to keep it very close to Wayne Due's price point (we should be able to do this since we made Wayne's rails for him). It should put us smack in the middle of the range. Some less expensive, some more expensive. More info when available.....

Thanks for all the feedback, we really appreciate it! https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2005/04/thumbsup-1.gif
Roadrage David
12-09-2006, 07:10 AM
this would be a serius break tru as the Pontiac seen is catching up quikly in the aftermarked parts departmend with 3 new engines and 4 afthermarked heads (not including the edel heads) the eagle stroker kits and now finnaly the forged cranks!!!!!!!!!!.........Injuns are on the rize again!!!!!!
springman
12-10-2006, 05:55 AM
Craig,
The frame looks awesome. Do you have any plans of buiding a 62-67 chevy II clip w/ c5 components as well?
Thanks,
Todd
CraigMorrison
12-11-2006, 09:42 AM
Craig,
The frame looks awesome. Do you have any plans of buiding a 62-67 chevy II clip w/ c5 components as well?
Thanks,
Todd

We are talking about doing something for the Chevy II's, but suspension and timelines haven't been decided yet....Hope this helps.
MrQuick
12-11-2006, 06:51 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by springman
Craig,
The frame looks awesome. Do you have any plans of buiding a 62-67 chevy II clip w/ c5 components as well?
Thanks,
Todd



We are talking about doing something for the Chevy II's, but suspension and timelines haven't been decided yet....Hope this helps.

...yes it does, I was bummed I missed Waynes boat so I pushed my 67 project back a few years. Now will that be C4 or C5 conversion for the II's? thanks for the info Craig.
MarkM66
12-12-2006, 06:54 AM
I too think Chevy II's would be a good idea. There are a bunch of clips on the market, but they all seem to look about the same, MII stuff.

Well, there is one that is Corvette based, but it seems a little high in price.
CraigMorrison
12-12-2006, 07:27 AM
Actually, Art and I were talking about the ChevyII clip this morning. We will probably offer it with our IFS (no MII - will use the new Wilwood spindle) and C5. By offering it both ways, it will give people more choices on wheels and backspacings. At least that's what we are throwing around right now (as of 7:25 PST).
jaybee
12-12-2006, 08:28 AM
Craig, hopefully I'm not taking things too far off topic, but have you thought about building a front with better geometry for the Street Rod market? Spending the weekend sitting in a lawn chair isn't everyone's idea of a high time. A lot of owners have real performance cars in their pasts if not in their garages and their rods are light weight with power under the hood. Many street rodders take pride in the road rash on their cars and the miles they drive. Probably more of them would be driven regularly if the cars drove well. Shortcomings in the MII front end are a common topic of discussion. Mostly trouble getting the units set up to sit and drive properly, but structural failures on cars that see regular miles aren't uncommon. Seems like an environment ripe for a better solution.
CraigMorrison
12-12-2006, 09:10 AM
Craig, hopefully I'm not taking things too far off topic, but have you thought about building a front with better geometry for the Street Rod market? Spending the weekend sitting in a lawn chair isn't everyone's idea of a high time. A lot of owners have real performance cars in their pasts if not in their garages and their rods are light weight with power under the hood. Many street rodders take pride in the road rash on their cars and the miles they drive. Probably more of them would be driven regularly if the cars drove well. Shortcomings in the MII front end are a common topic of discussion. Mostly trouble getting the units set up to sit and drive properly, but structural failures on cars that see regular miles aren't uncommon. Seems like an environment ripe for a better solution.

With the IFS that we have now (uses 2" dropped MII spindles) that was developed for the 55 chassis was designed by Katz to address this issue. Because of the quality of the MII spindles out on the market we have been working with Wilwood over the last year on a new spindle design that is a direct swap for the MII units. In 07 we will have the following available for customers: C5, C5 dropped arm, Wilwood, and in some limited applications MII 2", MII and our own investment cast stainless spindle. With the dropped arm C5 and the new Wilwood piece, it should be able to work for 80-90% of the front suspensions that we do for various vehicles. As you can see we've got a lot of options avaiable!

While people bash MII a lot, there's a lot that can be done utilizing a MII spindle versus those street rod companies that build a crossmember kit that uses all stock MII components. We also see a lot of people at shows that instantly assume that since MII spindles are used, it is the same geometry/arms found under Ford's fantastic creation.

New spindle will be out in Jan to eliminate the above confusion and also improve the product we already have available for our customers.

http://www.artmorrison.com/video/index.php?video=seg3.wmv

As a reminder, here's the vid of our GT55 project going through the slalom course (using our IFS with 2" dropped MII spindles)

The new spindle will be out in January to eliminate the above MII confusion and to also improve the suspension products that we have available. Hope this helps answer your question!
stealth71
12-12-2006, 09:43 AM
That's also going to be a new product for 07. It will be available SOON! We actually took pics of our new MaxG C5, 3-link chassis yesterday.

Are thes pics available yet? Any more info on this chassis?
CraigMorrison
12-12-2006, 10:15 AM
http://public.fotki.com/CraigMorrison/max-g-3-link-chassis/

A few pics from the photoshoot.
68Formula
12-12-2006, 11:34 AM
If you need a test fit, I"ll be happy to ship my car there. Just make sure it's still in it when it comes back. :drool:
stealth71
12-12-2006, 02:05 PM
When will the Max G 3-link be available and is there any idea of price yet as pictured? My Chevelle would love a new chassis.
CraigMorrison
01-18-2007, 01:44 PM
First round of subframes will start being welded up on the 31st with first one out the door no later than the 5th of Feb!
formula98
01-18-2007, 06:36 PM
Is your 07 catalog available?
CraigMorrison
01-18-2007, 07:15 PM
It actually goes to print next Wednesday. PM me your details and I will make sure that you get one free of charge!
CliffS
01-19-2007, 01:22 AM
It actually goes to print next Wednesday. PM me your details and I will make sure that you get one free of charge!

Dang! That's a piece of art! I would like to receive a catalog too if possible.
CraigMorrison
01-19-2007, 06:34 AM
Cliff- send me your address, and I will send you a catalog. We ship parts to Europe all the time.
rob07002
01-19-2007, 06:46 AM
Craig, can you give any more info on the new subs? Price being proirity as well as suspension components brake options wheel offsets, etc.

I'll be ready to buy in Feb.

Thanks
Karch
01-19-2007, 12:06 PM
Awesome!!!
CliffS
01-19-2007, 12:36 PM
Cliff- send me your address, and I will send you a catalog. We ship parts to Europe all the time.

Thanks!! PM sent
CraigMorrison
01-19-2007, 07:24 PM
Craig, can you give any more info on the new subs? Price being proirity as well as suspension components brake options wheel offsets, etc.

I'll be ready to buy in Feb.

Thanks

This is what comes in the package.

Subframe
AGR Power rack 15:1 or 20:1 ratios
Tie rod ends
Sway bar
Strange adjustable aluminum C/O's with springs
C5 Corvette Control arms
Dropped arm C5 spindle & hub assembly

This whole package goes for $5950

Brakes, stainless brake line kit, headers are also available.