350z rearend/ 67 camaro

[overZealous1]

just a warning, with my schedule i work like molasses on this car, but will keep up with it and pics!

decided to do a 350z rear in my car. it is constructed very modular with nearly everything bolting to the 350z alum. subframe. a set of coilovers will eliminate the rear spring pockets needed to run stock 350z springs.

luckily since there is so many 350z/g35's out there now, parts are getting cheap!! flange to flange width on them is 63.4" for those wondering.

$700- complete rear suspension/subframe, brakes, wheel sensors, well just the whole dam thing! is missing lower camber bars, thats it.
$100- adjustable rod end camber bars
$60- billet alum wheel adapters 4.5-4.75
$150- smoking deal on just 2 rear stance pro fully adjustable coilovers. normally a $700 pair.

so, minus the driveshaft (which i would need to build one anyways) i am in it a touch over $1000 for my hard parts. my time is free, metal materials will be nominal. try to get even a decent solid rear for that let alone a 4 link, watts link or whatever else you choose along with it!
found these deals in only 48 hours of searching also. picking up rear tomorrow, rest of parts here in a week or so.

[astroracer]

63.4 seems pretty wide for a '67... you said "flange to flange" is that what you meant or is that over the rotors? Killer deal though. If you make up for it in back spacing I guess it would work.
I'll have about 2K into my 9" and 4 link. I am running about 61" over the rotors for the van. That is with a 7" back spacing on the 18 x 12's.
Mark

[overZealous1]

i am going to run 20x13 with 9.5"bs. i will also need 1.25" billet adapters to change from the 4.5 to 4.75 of my wheels, so actual bs will be 8.25". it should work out perfect to do just a 2" flare each side. will be super close to not needing to minitub, but i will anyways so i have plenty of room.

the fastest time i have seen on a stock 350z rear is an 8.90. they also make different level axles, up to 1000hp. so they are definately a strong choice too. cant wait to start setting this thing up!

[astroracer]

Be sure to post up some pics after you get it home...

[overZealous1]

here it is. even got him to toss in the driveshaft for free, lol. will need it later for the correct driveshaft connection. total width with wheels is 74.25". the width of the front mounts is the same as the stock frame rails, sooooooooo..... stock rails gone. shock/coilover mounts is such that my deep offset wheel may hit the coilover, but i can cant the coilover to miss them. the e-brake cable i also nabbed. should not be to hard to retro that in also. i forgot the autos and manuals had different ratios. this was out of an auto so 3.3 it is. manuals were 3.5. running a viper t56 with twin turbo ls2, so it will have plenty of power to pull through it. also has the viscous limited slip. tires are 345/25/20 at 26" tall.

[exwestracer]

NICE! Boy, you are getting your money's worth out of that track width!

[overZealous1]

looks so dam pretty out of the car! it all polishes up easy too! the stock brakes look like little tea cup saucers in those wheels though.

[Greasy63]

OMFGarsh!!!

I'm subscribed forsure

Good Luck!

[grenade inspector]

great find and a unique approach!!! I'll have to keep an eye on this as I've been looking for a good irs solution for my '67

[NJSPEEDER]

Dat's a lotta wheel.

Very cool idea. How much torque is the stock set up rated for?

[overZealous1]

i have personally run 600rwhp through a stock Z rear. never put slicks on it, but have seen it take the abuse of a high 9 second quarter mile with slicks. nearly every piece can be upgraded and poly or rod end bushings available for every part. even the subframe mounts themselves can be had in poly or solid.
main part to replace is wheel studs. very weak from nissan. i have broken some before.

[overZealous1]

picked up some 3x2 .95 wall rect. tubing today. fab will start tomorrow!

[robertjra]

picked up some 3x2 .95 wall rect. tubing today. fab will start tomorrow!

sweet love this stuff!!!! keep it up

[Apogee]

Man, you are sick in the head...I like it! Very cool idea and nice to see someone thinking waaaaaayyyyy outside the box. If you can't "cant" the coilovers enough for clearance purposes, maybe you could convert to a pushrod setup and inboard the shocks. Just curious, but is the pinion flange on the 350Z a 1300-series u-joint or a metric setup like the Toyota's?

Tobin
KORE3

[overZealous1]

hey tobin, i am seriously considering a pushrod set up for the cool factor. problem is, it will never be seen and havn't come up with a way to seal the cabin or trunk area, and make the coilovers serviceable. i'm sure i can figure a way, but will it be worth it?
the stock Z ujoints are not serviceable i hear. i will have to take a closer look at the set up soon. i'm sure a solution can be found. the driveshaft is carbon fiber, so hoping it is long enough to cut the front off and do an insert with a 1350 and the t56 yoke on it.
if my imagination keeps running, i may be selling off my front suspension (the Z06 brakes i got from you!) and just do a full dam chassis and fab my own front too. give me a chance to move the motor back also. ;)
yes, there is a reason for my screen name. i go for an inch, and end up going the whole dam mile!

[overZealous1]

fyi- i looked on portland craigslist and someone has a complete 350z rear like i got for $600! 900hp axles for $1200 on there too!

[csouth]

This is definitely out of the box. The creativity of some guys on the this forum amazes me.

[Nessumsar]

I gotta say Vinny, I really like where this is going. Is the 63.4" the WMS width?

Subscribed.

[overZealous1]

that is the width from where the wheels will mount with rotors on.

[overZealous1]

well, waiting on some adjustable front traction links to get alignment set, but pretty much ready to get the rails started. shipping times have been killing me! wood blocks have it sitting at installed height. made the rear spring bucket delete links myself. all lower links are rod ends and adjustable. every aspect is adjustable. toe, camber, and now caster too. will have to keep a close watch on final computer alignment guy so he doesn't eff it up! little do-hicky on top of coilovers is for shock adjustment.