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08-01-2008 #1
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Thats what I am talking about!
Now it is called a real pro-touring ride.
Too many TTII's in the world. Rushforth makes a difference.
Cliff, you have to come down about 2 inches though. u just have to put some boards in your garage to get out
Just throw them in the car when you go for a spin in case you run into a speed bump
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08-01-2008 #2
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Bram, I have 1 word for Cliff.... airride
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You guys are killing me! Worked late last night and dropped the rear 1". Will order new coil springs for the front coil overs with a lower spring rate and drop the front
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That's looking good Cliff...
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I second Airride......hmmm I wonder why.....
No Cliff, just one more inch.
btw, how come the Bird is so much higher than with the TTII's?1968 Camaro, 400SBC, Baer T4 13", Airride, Autometer, 18" Intro's, March, LED taillights, Magnaflow, König seats.
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I make sure to have at least 4 buddies as passengers to drop it when going for a ride LOL.
Originally Posted by Moabdude
I second Airride......hmmm I wonder why.....
No Cliff, just one more inch.
btw, how come the Bird is so much higher than with the TTII's?
The bird got some more ground clearance because of the tire/rim combo; Front got like 3/4 and in the back 2" more clearance. When dropped it will have approx. the same clearance as with the TTII but with a nicer stance.
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Wood for the "drempels"? Originally Posted by Moabdude
Thats what I am talking about!
Now it is called a real pro-touring ride.
Too many TTII's in the world. Rushforth makes a difference.
Cliff, you have to come down about 2 inches though. u just have to put some boards in your garage to get out
Just throw them in the car when you go for a spin in case you run into a speed bump87 Turbo T: Precision 5857 Billet Wheel turbo, PTE Turbosaver, Razor's Progressive Alky, Red's XP fuel pump hotwired, Accufab AFPR, TurboTweak 93/94 chip, Scanmaster 2.1, 9 inch K&N filter, aluminum driveshaft, 160 thermostat, 3 inch Terry Houston downpipe with dump, DMH electric exhaust cut-out, TH 2.5 inch exhaust with Magnaflows, RJC powerplate, torque strap, Dutt neck stock intercooler, LT1 MAF, Translator Plus, Digi-Tails LED sequential tail lights, Eaton posi, TA Performance rear end girdle
Simmons wheels: 17x8.5 front (4.32" backspacing) with 235/45/17s Vredestein Sessentas, 17x9 rear (4.75 backspacing) with 275/40/17s, SC&C Street Comp Stage 2 kit (adjustable upper control arms, Howe tall upper and lower ball joints, S10 Xtreme lower control arm bump stops), 13 inch Baer front brakes, S10 rear wheel cylinders
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Rob,
The Bird is garaged under street level under our condo. The angle is very steep and can't lower the car too much otherwise I will find some spare parts on the driveway
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Oh yes, I see you live in A'dam. I would normally drive to the train station near Muiden and train in. It was easier than finding a parking space/parking garage. Originally Posted by cliff6870
Rob,
The Bird is garaged under street level under our condo. The angle is very steep and can't lower the car too much otherwise I will find some spare parts on the driveway
Did you make it to the Cruise Brothers? I checked the sites but did not see any pictures of your car.
If I move back to Nederland I will seriously consider an air ride suspension so I won't have to worry about drempels and the like.87 Turbo T: Precision 5857 Billet Wheel turbo, PTE Turbosaver, Razor's Progressive Alky, Red's XP fuel pump hotwired, Accufab AFPR, TurboTweak 93/94 chip, Scanmaster 2.1, 9 inch K&N filter, aluminum driveshaft, 160 thermostat, 3 inch Terry Houston downpipe with dump, DMH electric exhaust cut-out, TH 2.5 inch exhaust with Magnaflows, RJC powerplate, torque strap, Dutt neck stock intercooler, LT1 MAF, Translator Plus, Digi-Tails LED sequential tail lights, Eaton posi, TA Performance rear end girdle
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Wheels are very nice, good to hear from someone way out there, the car looks great! JayR gave me a tip on wheel choice for my Falcon which was very much appreciated so they are a great company all around.
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Haha you know the drill Rob! I made it to the CB last Saturday but not with the Bird. It started raining at 4.30pm and stopped somewhere next day. Been there for 1.5 hrs. I've seen no pictures yet either.
Thanks Andrew! And yes Driverzinc is a great company all around!!
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Changed the coils on the coil overs, from a 450 rate to 350 rate. the 450's were far too hard after weight saving on the front end. The back was dropped another inch and lowered the front as much as possible. The lowest points on the Bird are the headers (3" ground clearance) and the slide-a-links. Much lower is a no go and there is hardly any gas in the tank
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