87 Monte SS build

[T-TOP TONY]

Your shop looks like mine. How did you support the body and drop the frame?

We used two jacks that can reach pretty high. For the front I used a 4×8 piece of beam to support underneath the floors, and then jacked it from the center. For the rear we used a big block of wood and placed it on the two rails where the fuel tank straps bolt onto, and jacked it from there. It was sketchy but we got it done. By the way it was 3 of us. So if you have some friends, just have them give you a hand.

 

[Built6spdMCSS]

Anyone know where I can source a proportioning valve, I am using the inline tube stainless brake lines, and will be running disc brakes all around.

You will need the Disc/Disc Combination Valve, that's what it's called. Pics of one here in my thread, looks like the link is broken at the moment but that is who I got it from at the time and been working fine since I put the C5Z06 Brakes on the front.

C5 Z06 FRONT BRAKE SWAP

Today I installed C5 Z06 front brakes on my SS. I had been piecing this together over the last couple weeks. Parts breakdown: ZQ8 Spindle Adapter Brackets: $125 (eBay, link constantly changes, have to search ZQ8 C5 Brake Adapters) C5 Z06 Calipers, Brackets, Lines: $180 (VetteVillians) Z06...

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[Rocknrod]

That's what they say.

 

[Tony1968]

An old trick i used to get the front springs compressed with no weight on front end is to use a chain along with your jack. Use the chain under and behind the front wheels of jack looped all the way around the frame. Use padding on frame areas where chain wraps. When you jack up lower arm it will compress no problem and it's very safe. Hope my description makes sense.

 

[T-TOP TONY]

An old trick i used to get the front springs compressed with no weight on front end is to use a chain along with your jack. Use the chain under and behind the front wheels of jack looped all the way around the frame. Use padding on frame areas where chain wraps. When you jack up lower arm it will compress no problem and it's very safe. Hope my description makes sense.

Appreciate that 🙏🏽

 

[T-TOP TONY]

I'm still missing some parts to continue with the suspension part of the project. So decided to tackle the headlights today. Can't wait to see these on the car.

 

[Tony1968]

Looks good 👍. I don't know if you mentioned but what head lights are those? Halogen, Led, projectors?

 

[mclellan83]

Looks good 👍. I don't know if you mentioned but what head lights are those? Halogen, Led, projectors?

Was gonna ask the same, hoping they are projectors for HID or LED

 

[T-TOP TONY]

Looks good 👍. I don't know if you mentioned but what head lights are those? Halogen, Led, projectors?

They are made by Dapper and they are actual glass. They do have projectors and you have the option of bulbs. I got mine with the LED bulbs.

 

[mclellan83]

They are made by Dapper and they are actual glass. They do have projectors and you have the option of bulbs. I got mine with the LED bulbs.

I wonder how the demon eyes would do in there?