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So I got the
Umi sway bars front and rear
Massive Speed Systems rear control arms
Energy Suspensions diff bushings
Kyb gas a just shocks front and rear
Spohn's Performance tubular a arms front and rear
Spohn's Performance steering rebuild kit
new spring absorbers
American Graffiti a/c detele (thanks to a cool gbodyforum member who let me have it for shipping! I will do the same for another like you did for me!)
I have new mags that are 17x8's that will be going on to. So far I have done a new dual Flowmaster exhaust and a b&m mega shifter. My ride is a 82 cutlass that someone put a 406 sbc and th350 in. I also put a 750 street demon carb and I love this carb!
other then the cool member from here who hooked me up on the ac delete I haven't been treated as great as I felt I have from Spohn's Performance. I live about 15miles away from them and I went today to pick up my a arms, streeting rebuild kit and the coil absorbers. Well I have my daughter with me 3 days a week from daycare so the owners father took us on a shop tour! I have worked in many shop and I can tell you this shop is 1st rate! Well organized and well stocked. Plus they got a cool as hell cat thats 19 yrs old. We got to see the weld shop, the shipping department, research and development, the cool camaro that started Steve on the road of making his own parts, the cars used to make the parts, a very cool cosworth vega!!!! And my favorite number 85 camaro built on day one of the newest body style. We also got to talk to Steve the owner and his dad told us how the shop came to be. Guys in Pennsylvania I gotta say this, Spohn's parts are pa made and very nicely done, they stock replacement parts for their products! And their a arms are less money and much better built. They have u tube vids to show there parts and are very helpful. So check em out.
Umi sway bars front and rear
Massive Speed Systems rear control arms
Energy Suspensions diff bushings
Kyb gas a just shocks front and rear
Spohn's Performance tubular a arms front and rear
Spohn's Performance steering rebuild kit
new spring absorbers
American Graffiti a/c detele (thanks to a cool gbodyforum member who let me have it for shipping! I will do the same for another like you did for me!)
I have new mags that are 17x8's that will be going on to. So far I have done a new dual Flowmaster exhaust and a b&m mega shifter. My ride is a 82 cutlass that someone put a 406 sbc and th350 in. I also put a 750 street demon carb and I love this carb!
other then the cool member from here who hooked me up on the ac delete I haven't been treated as great as I felt I have from Spohn's Performance. I live about 15miles away from them and I went today to pick up my a arms, streeting rebuild kit and the coil absorbers. Well I have my daughter with me 3 days a week from daycare so the owners father took us on a shop tour! I have worked in many shop and I can tell you this shop is 1st rate! Well organized and well stocked. Plus they got a cool as hell cat thats 19 yrs old. We got to see the weld shop, the shipping department, research and development, the cool camaro that started Steve on the road of making his own parts, the cars used to make the parts, a very cool cosworth vega!!!! And my favorite number 85 camaro built on day one of the newest body style. We also got to talk to Steve the owner and his dad told us how the shop came to be. Guys in Pennsylvania I gotta say this, Spohn's parts are pa made and very nicely done, they stock replacement parts for their products! And their a arms are less money and much better built. They have u tube vids to show there parts and are very helpful. So check em out.
liquidh8
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So got a steering wheel and a new msd cap and rotor because I was in Delaware visiting my mom in law. I managed to talk my 12yr old threw dropping the passenger side of the car. If anyone has a set of blazer 2wd spindles for sell or if you can tell me how else to upgrade my front brakes with out breaking the broke bank please let me know.
Ok so finally got the passenger side apart and the lower and upper arms on to fit. Wow what a difference over stock.
So you guys know I was in a bad car accident on 2/14 of this year. My wife threw a tractor trailer at me...lol not really but I was pinned under the tractor trailer and thank god no one but me was hurt. So I need all the help I can get. My 12yr old son and my 5yr old lil girl help alot and my son and I are learning to work together. He is doing great and I couldn't ask for more. Hoping to pull the driver side and the rest of the steering tonite or tomorrow
So you guys know I was in a bad car accident on 2/14 of this year. My wife threw a tractor trailer at me...lol not really but I was pinned under the tractor trailer and thank god no one but me was hurt. So I need all the help I can get. My 12yr old son and my 5yr old lil girl help alot and my son and I are learning to work together. He is doing great and I couldn't ask for more. Hoping to pull the driver side and the rest of the steering tonite or tomorrow
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Another funny note. 20 plus yrs ago I brought 8 spark plugs and I sold the truck before I installed them so they sat in a old tool box and yesterday day I realized they were the right ones for my sbc! 69 cent then 3.45 now. Wow.
Very similar to my build. I used hotchkis coil springs and umi control arms with delrin bushings in the front roto joint rear lowers roto joint upper housing bushings and upr I think upper dbl adjustable arms in the rear. I went with black. My car was red but I want to do away with it. The red that is.
liquidh8
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In 1987 I pulled the drivetrain from a 1984 Firebird by unbolting the subframe and lifting the car up with a tow truck. Forgot about the coil springs. Fortunately, the other cars on both sides were already smashed, so I chalked it up as divine intervention - and never forgot the lesson.
I'd really love my kids to help. 7 and 9. I struggle with being a control freak, plus a paranoid parent. Garrett lost a pinkie fingernail pulling a jackstand out - he didn't know that the 'handle' drops the saddle. Bad precedent.
Sorry that you were hurt, but it has brought your kids into your hobby. Awesome!
I'd really love my kids to help. 7 and 9. I struggle with being a control freak, plus a paranoid parent. Garrett lost a pinkie fingernail pulling a jackstand out - he didn't know that the 'handle' drops the saddle. Bad precedent.
Sorry that you were hurt, but it has brought your kids into your hobby. Awesome!
Ya jeez, I hope you're on your way to a full recovery. Sounds like you're getting things set up right, I'm following along with your updates.
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