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    1. #161
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      Quote Originally Posted by srcracing View Post
      QA1 DD303 double adjustable coil over shocks with bearings. Springs are 7HT650, 7" high travel 650lb.
      Thank you very much. It's good info that is available from other builders.

    2. #162
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      Love this build! Can you tell a little bit more about your new front suspension? Who makes it?


      1955 Nomad project LC9, 4L80e, C5 brakes, Vision wheels
      1968 Camaro 6.2 w/ LSA, TR6060-Magnum hybrid and etc SOLD
      1976 T/A LS1 6 Speed, and etc. SOLD

    3. #163
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      Boynton Beach, Florida
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      Quote Originally Posted by ryeguy2006a View Post
      Love this build! Can you tell a little bit more about your new front suspension? Who makes it?
      The front sub frame came from www.Chevsofthe40s.com I like the kit, just wish they had more information about the kit, before I bought it. They had no idea of ride height or roll center, and no instructions. I was told to watch their video, which is a bare frame in a garage, with really no information, plus the hardware was the wrong size and grade 5. The Rack and Pinion that comes with the kit is a custom Uni-steer, and the driver side of the rack had a casted D shape mount, and the rack comes with U bolts and saddles and it will not work as delivered. When I called Uni-steer, they had no idea, and the mounts came from them. Now that being said, I fixed all odf these problem my self. And since I had no where to dis able the car, I couldn't build it right now my self, so for that I'm OK with t
      my current build https://www.pro-touring.com/threads/...uild-Vettehawk

      1977 Buick Skyhawk C4 chassis swap #vettehawk
      1950 Chevrolet Fleetline Pro Touring #thefiddie (sold)
      2002 Chevrolet Silverado 3500 daily
      2002 Chevrolet Trailblazer wifes daily

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    4. #164
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      Does it work and do you have more news ?

    5. #165
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      Quote Originally Posted by Autobahn-Outlaw View Post
      Does it work and do you have more news ?
      Been really busy since I got back from LS Fest, so I will post more info soon. Here is a couple pictures from the event. Over all I'm happy with the performance of the car. My driving needs a tune up, but finished 16 out of 49 entrees in the vintage class, 90 and older, all makes.
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      my current build https://www.pro-touring.com/threads/...uild-Vettehawk

      1977 Buick Skyhawk C4 chassis swap #vettehawk
      1950 Chevrolet Fleetline Pro Touring #thefiddie (sold)
      2002 Chevrolet Silverado 3500 daily
      2002 Chevrolet Trailblazer wifes daily

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    6. #166
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      Erie, Pa
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      Awesome! Great to see the car in action!

    7. #167
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      That's a good finish.
      Wayne
      Car FINALLY home !!!!!! lol
      Project FNQUIK https://www.pro-touring.com/showthre...ghlight=FNQUIK

    8. #168
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      Boynton Beach, Florida
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      been a while

      Well, it's been a while since my last post. Been working on building a new shop at my house, so work on #thefiddie has taken a little back seat. Our local race track has started an autocross group to run the 4th Friday night of each month on their Go Kart track. This has proven to be great for sorting out my driving and tuning suspension, gearing and tires. i went out for the first event and was pretty slow, saw it was time to loose the Nitto INVO tires, and a rear gear change was needed. The 3.50 gear in the rear axle was the correct gear for the 4L60E transmission I had when I first got the car on the street. But even at the last LS Fest, I knew it was the wrong gear for the T56.
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      my current build https://www.pro-touring.com/threads/...uild-Vettehawk

      1977 Buick Skyhawk C4 chassis swap #vettehawk
      1950 Chevrolet Fleetline Pro Touring #thefiddie (sold)
      2002 Chevrolet Silverado 3500 daily
      2002 Chevrolet Trailblazer wifes daily

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    9. #169
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      Getting ready for the second event

      Well after the last event I knew we had some small changes to make. And since the county was dragging there feet on the permits for the garage, I switches gears and went to work on #thefiddie. I have 315 and 335 BFG Rival S for the car, but that requires 18" rims all the way around, and now wasn't the time to buy new wheels, and I still haven't found the design that I like. So, a friend turned me on to Bridgestone RE71-E, they come in more sizes and they make a couple sizes for the 19" wheels I have on the rear, so I bought those, and while I was at it, I added 4.10 gear to the rear axle. Also at the beginning of the year I bought the RacePak Vantage CL2 autocross data logger. So at the next event, with some driver adjustments, new tires and gear change, I dropped 5 seconds off of the previous event times. Very happy with that.
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      1977 Buick Skyhawk C4 chassis swap #vettehawk
      1950 Chevrolet Fleetline Pro Touring #thefiddie (sold)
      2002 Chevrolet Silverado 3500 daily
      2002 Chevrolet Trailblazer wifes daily

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    10. #170
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      vantage cl2

      Well I still haven't completely figured out how to use the RacePak Vantage CL2, I did learn some interesting things about the last autocross event. First was I had the car in the wrong gear. I ran the track in first gear, once I tried to up shift in one section of the track, but there isn't alot of straightways, and that didn't work out so good. And I was hitting the rev limiter in a couple places on the track, but I thought my rev limiter was set around 6100 rpms. Well the next day I looked at my engine tune in the Holley EFI and saw the rev limiter was set at 6800 rpms. So that shows I should have been in second gear for the whole track. So with that info I am looking forward to this months event!
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      1977 Buick Skyhawk C4 chassis swap #vettehawk
      1950 Chevrolet Fleetline Pro Touring #thefiddie (sold)
      2002 Chevrolet Silverado 3500 daily
      2002 Chevrolet Trailblazer wifes daily

      Racer Supply Store

    11. #171
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      video

      Here is an in car video from my pass that night, there is more on my youtube page.
      Last edited by srcracing; 06-15-2019 at 07:16 AM. Reason: corrected video link
      my current build https://www.pro-touring.com/threads/...uild-Vettehawk

      1977 Buick Skyhawk C4 chassis swap #vettehawk
      1950 Chevrolet Fleetline Pro Touring #thefiddie (sold)
      2002 Chevrolet Silverado 3500 daily
      2002 Chevrolet Trailblazer wifes daily

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    12. #172
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      problem from last autocross

      Well, looks like I found the common problem with the corvette spindles and or hubs. Looks like I need to get the SKF X-Tracker hubs to replace mine for the front suspension. https://www.instagram.com/p/ByLWR7bn...=1fwu5sa9xz6qn
      my current build https://www.pro-touring.com/threads/...uild-Vettehawk

      1977 Buick Skyhawk C4 chassis swap #vettehawk
      1950 Chevrolet Fleetline Pro Touring #thefiddie (sold)
      2002 Chevrolet Silverado 3500 daily
      2002 Chevrolet Trailblazer wifes daily

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    13. #173
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      Jan 2011
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      Jefferson City, MO
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      Thanks for the update! Glad you're getting it sorted out and fine tuned.



    14. #174
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      8/23 PBIR autocross

      Went back to Palm Beach International Raceway for another autocross. Here is a couple current pictures of the car, getting ready to attack the coarse.
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      my current build https://www.pro-touring.com/threads/...uild-Vettehawk

      1977 Buick Skyhawk C4 chassis swap #vettehawk
      1950 Chevrolet Fleetline Pro Touring #thefiddie (sold)
      2002 Chevrolet Silverado 3500 daily
      2002 Chevrolet Trailblazer wifes daily

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    15. #175
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      Getting better with every event

      Well I added more negative camber to the car, and chased a new tire pressure gauge that I'm sure is not even close to the old one,so I had to make many adjustments, but it was enough to win the V8 N/A class and be 9th overall. 10 car in class, 4 late model Corvettes, and 5 mustangs. If anyone know how to flip these pictures, they were correct on my computer, but when I upload them, they flip. I tried a bunch of things, but can't seem to correct it.
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      my current build https://www.pro-touring.com/threads/...uild-Vettehawk

      1977 Buick Skyhawk C4 chassis swap #vettehawk
      1950 Chevrolet Fleetline Pro Touring #thefiddie (sold)
      2002 Chevrolet Silverado 3500 daily
      2002 Chevrolet Trailblazer wifes daily

      Racer Supply Store

    16. #176
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      video of one run

      Here is a link to a video from the autocross event.
      https://photos.app.goo.gl/GjuAawujeLx59yfn6
      There are some Facebook live videos on my page. facebook.com/landisgeorgek
      my current build https://www.pro-touring.com/threads/...uild-Vettehawk

      1977 Buick Skyhawk C4 chassis swap #vettehawk
      1950 Chevrolet Fleetline Pro Touring #thefiddie (sold)
      2002 Chevrolet Silverado 3500 daily
      2002 Chevrolet Trailblazer wifes daily

      Racer Supply Store

    17. #177
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      I absolutely love this car definitely inspired my build

    18. #178
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      Been a while again

      Well with the pandemic, and I started a new shop. Instagram @landis.performance.center email [email protected] in January 2021, and I'm currently booked with work till October! I have done a couple things to the car, went to GoodGuys Rod and Custom show in Nashville and autocrossed. First thing I did, was make some aluminum door panels, for the upcoming interior job. Figured these would last longer than the cardboard ones, plus looked a little better for the GoodGuys show. I put bead rolls to mimic the stainless trim (which was missing)
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      my current build https://www.pro-touring.com/threads/...uild-Vettehawk

      1977 Buick Skyhawk C4 chassis swap #vettehawk
      1950 Chevrolet Fleetline Pro Touring #thefiddie (sold)
      2002 Chevrolet Silverado 3500 daily
      2002 Chevrolet Trailblazer wifes daily

      Racer Supply Store

    19. #179
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      tires, brakes, and wheels

      well I wore the Bridgestone RE71tires down pretty good, and went to purchase new ones, but they discontinued the 305/30R19 I used on the rear wheels. So that led to looking for replacement brand. I had some used 335/30R18 BFG Rival S that I wanted to use, but never could figure out the wheels I wanted. Then a buddy offer up new C6 Z06 rotors, pads, and calipers, that I couldn't resist. So I found MRR replica wheels, they only had Black, but the price was right. So new 18x9.5 front and 18x12 rear, ordered (2) BFG Rival S 275/35R18 for the front and installed the new brakes. Here is pictures of the brakes.

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      my current build https://www.pro-touring.com/threads/...uild-Vettehawk

      1977 Buick Skyhawk C4 chassis swap #vettehawk
      1950 Chevrolet Fleetline Pro Touring #thefiddie (sold)
      2002 Chevrolet Silverado 3500 daily
      2002 Chevrolet Trailblazer wifes daily

      Racer Supply Store

    20. #180
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      I forgot to show the spindle change last year

      December 2019, I installed LG billet drop spindles, and SKF race hubs, forgot to post them. I was tired of replacing the OEM replacement Corvette hubs. Anyway, watching the autocross videos, I realized I was turning the wheel way to much, from a pour steering rack ratio. So I modified the tie rod hole location on the billet spindles and it helped out tremendously.
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      my current build https://www.pro-touring.com/threads/...uild-Vettehawk

      1977 Buick Skyhawk C4 chassis swap #vettehawk
      1950 Chevrolet Fleetline Pro Touring #thefiddie (sold)
      2002 Chevrolet Silverado 3500 daily
      2002 Chevrolet Trailblazer wifes daily

      Racer Supply Store

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