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427v8
03-25-2005, 03:02 PM
Hi All,
I've got a '69 Vette with;
434 small block
TH400
Home made sidepipe mufflers
Home made Side exhaust headders
Home made Wilwood brake adapters
Home made Rack and pinion steering conversion.
Torque thrust II 17x8 front, 18x10 rear With Kuhmo MXs
It needs;
Body work
Paint
Interior
Tuning ( always tweeking )
Bumpsteer removal from my R&P conversion
Derek69SS
03-25-2005, 04:43 PM
Welcome :) Where in MN? I'm near Rochester.
Bill Howell
03-25-2005, 05:16 PM
Welcome aboard there 427v8,
Do you have any pictures of your car? I would like to see the 10's on the back. What is the backspacing? I am planning to buy something new for my 71 and need some help deciding on widths.
Thanks,
Bill
69Myway
03-25-2005, 05:27 PM
Sounds super cool.
Check out my 69 Vette here:
www.mcspeed.homestead.com (http://www.mcspeed.homestead.com) and on the featured car section.
Sounds like you are headed in the same direction as I went.
Is your R&P a copy of the Steeroid with the Grand Am rack, or something else?
I would love to hear more about your brake conversion as that is on my to-do list.
Pictures please!
Ralph LoGrasso
03-25-2005, 07:32 PM
Welcome to the site. :)
nitrovette
03-25-2005, 08:43 PM
welcome from another vette owner
Welcome... visit Chris McDonald's site.. real inspiration....
427v8
03-26-2005, 05:46 AM
Thanks Guys!
I'm in the northern Suburbs of the Twin Cities, Mounds View to be exact, a bit of a hike to Rochester.
I'm a old timer on Corvette forum but am growing tired of the same old 3 topics there ;-)
Chris McDonald, I know your car, fantastic restoration.
My rack and pinion is based on the Grand Am rack as is the Steeroids version but my brackets are different. I prefer to say my conversion is based on MrVette's and Idar's conversions which Steeroids commercialized.
Bill I got the wheels on late last summer and don't have any decent pics of them yet. The car is in storage for another month or so then I will take more pics...
10" wide wheels are a bit wide for the rear. in order to get them in the wheel well I went with 6" backspacing, 5.5 would just touch the fender. 6 just touches the swing arm pocket. in hind sight 5.75 would have been a better compromise, but too late now!
A little hammer work on the frame fixed the clearance problems.
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