ATS Project 50/50

[TitoJones]

I asked Rodger to shoot some pics of the rear tires as they looked to be a bit stretched over the rear 18x12.5 HRE wheels. I was supposed to have a 30/65-18 Michelin road race slick with a section width of 320mm on 12x18 wheel. Overall diameter should be 65cm. Looks a bit under that. Fronts should be 24/64-18 and have a section width of 254 mm on an 9.5x18 wheel. Should be overall diameter of 64cm. Those look small as well. I'm guess that if I ever put on real street tires that they will be even wider than these used slicks I purchased. Does anyone know where to find new Michelin race slicks in the above sizes new?

Here's a shot standing on the work bench trying to get both rear tires in view:



Looking into from the drivers side of the front window at the pass rear tire:


Looking from the middle of the tail panel into the trunk at the drivers side rear tire:


The rear flare progress was made just before the holiday. They welded in a new bent and broke section into the area where they cut the quarter panel (9 and 3 o'clock positions) to re-make a wider creased body line. They ground it smooth and are getting ready to form the flare area.




Same thing, different angle


Here you can see the old wheel well 'eyebrow' being re-used and in its new position. The rear 1/4 panel has been flared out at the body crease to make the flare a bit smaller. This is looking down the car on the drivers side.


Same area


Again. Notice the flat panel above the wheel well; that is the actual flare before forming on the English wheel.


Here they have formed the panel that was in flat sheet in the previous shots to create the flare.


Same area, new angle


Last picture for today. They are working on the front flare/body crease and then it will move quickly on the pass side.


Tyler

[Ron.in.SoCal]

Looks slick Tyler! Love thise flares...

[megaladon6]

i think I know more about building a roll cage!! or at least how to make the joins.
(edit) sorry, just saw this thread and i'm of course referring to the original roll cage with the sharpie clearancing

[MrQuick]

i think I know more about building a roll cage!! or at least how to make the joins.

? LOL joins away buddy.



looks good tyler....have you tried calling Michelin?

[megaladon6]

sorry, too much snow shoveling

[Damn True]

Progress.....what's that like?

[ZuperZport]

Good to see you moving forward.

This Camaro is gonna be awesome!

[TitoJones]

The car is getting the widebody treatment because of the trackwidth. If I changed wheels I could run a 10.5 or 11 inch wheel with a 295 or maybe 305 if my springs were stiff enough. There is room to go in another inch and out about 1/2 an inch; I've had the HRE wheels for almost 6 years now, so I'm not going to replace them anytime soon.

Back to our widebody fabrication, already in progress...

Front fender is coming along nicely. Overall it makes it seem like the car is higher than it really is. Once we set it on the ground and get it off the jig I think it will really be impressive looking.








Tyler

[Mr.VENGEANCE]

thats thug passion.. thuggin... thuglicious.

Tupac approves.

[Payton King]

HRE can re-hoop those wheels. thought about doing mine. Price was $225 a shell + $100 labor. So that is $325 a wheel if you just did the inside to gain an inch and $550 a wheel to do both inner and outer.

Car is looking good!

[nvmyss]

Looking good Tyler.
Happy to see progress.
I love seeing the Ironworks updates.

[colt zantop]

looking good. I got a question, are both the flares(front and back) the same width that your adding? Im wondering this becuase the front wheel is gonna be narrower so I wonder how it would look with a smaller flare in the front and the wider one out back? anyway, it looks killer, keep those pics coming!

[Bryce]

Looks awesome.

[GT500KR_Vert]

Looks good!

[TitoJones]

Back to the metal fabrication!

After jzr made the comment about my tiny manhood front tires I had Rodger mock up a rear C5 wheel in my front. Fits fine, but the back spacing was off a bit. I could do a 10.5 or 11 inch wheel it appears and still have clearance; just need to nail the backspacing and offset. If I can get rich soon, I'll get a set of dedicated track wheel in 18x11 and 18x12.5. That will show everyone I mean business.

C5 rear Wagon wheels my car rolled into Ironworks on to check clearance on a wider wheel:


Alright. So the taller side wall of a street radial looks a bit better than my super cool-whiz-bang- Michelin slicks. Rims are ugly though.


Nearly completed metal work on front flare/widebody treatment. It's almost 4 inches wider per side now. Think about that for a second. Total width of the car is now 7.5 inches wider than factory. Over a half a foot. Damn.


Henry makes it look so simple. New body creases, flared wheel wells, all very nicely done in bare metal.


Just need to finish the last patch panel at the bottom of the flare and fill all the clykos holes.


Rodger was worried about this transition; he wanted to know if I wanted to push the body crease out to meet the eyebrow or have a filler panel fab'd to take up the gap. I voted filler panel.


Last one until I get the inside panel shot for PCP.


Ah f*ck it. Here's a pile of kitties.


Tyler

[nvmyss]

So what are you gunna do now with the controversial front air dam. Looks like it falls a little short.

[srh3trinity]

Unbelievable what some people can accomplish with their hands, i mean that is a lot of kitties that guy is holding. The metal work is nice too though. I know this may be a longshot, but were you going to go back with the D90 stripe? I had a 68 with that same color scheme, green with the white D90 that my dad and I were working on and I always loved that combo. Trying to picture how you would pull the stripe of with the flares though.

[Yelcamino]

Looks awesome Tyler!

[bonecrrusher]

That looks badass - can't wait to see this car completed!

[Mr.VENGEANCE]

shoulda took the back wheel off the other side and threw it on the rear with that one on the front.. get a solid look.