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    1. #1
      Join Date
      Jun 2005
      Location
      Grapeview, Wa
      Posts
      169

      Tube chassis design

      As evidenced by my sig, I have a '73 Camaro. I also have an HTH truck-arm kit (not installed yet), an SCP full-floating 9" etc... I was just trying to figure out what to use for a front suspension that would match well, as well as a chassis design that would meet my "armageddon survival" standards... Well, after seeing "Zupersport's" "NASCAR/CAMARO" a few months ago... we'll just say I got my melon tweaked. I also ran headlong into a few conceptual problems...
      -My personal lack of fabrication skills (I have a couple of friends that are nuclear pipe/boiler weldors...that does not make them fabricators. That's about as good as it gets for people that I know)

      -No shops anywhere near my area that seem familiar with such a swap (just the "hack/whack/mate-up/make-it-fit part) or anything remotely similar (at least based on what I can find out online)

      So... I was thinking.(which is very dangerous ) "design a chassis that would accept the HTH kit (some of the mounting points could be strengthened in the process). Use any stock-car type front snout (that way, I get to use hubs that use decent size wheel studs and bearings that can be packed/rebuilt, rather than constant replacement at $500/pair). Use a chassis centersection suitable for a Camaro. Go from there... Are there any reputable shops that could take on such a thing? (I'd be happy with the chassis design part right now) Or am I just fighting a losing battle (all this bluster to get to that question )

      Tad
      '73 Camaro RS in progress.
      L-D 3-link (working on the front end, too), SCP spindles, Wilwood brakes. I'll be working on it for A WHILE!





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