Discussion
aeropilot said:
ratrod 2 said:
Salt flat racers or wide steels were another option.
Jon, have you considered a set of these tri-ribs for the El Cam, as sold by North Hants...?Very of the period and would suit the hot rodded El Cam IMHO.
https://www.northhantstyres.com/wheel-styles-alloy...
newsatten said:
HD Adam said:
I beg to differ.
I fitted 17's on the Roadrunner mainly because the stock 15's wouldn't fit over the Willwood brakes.
Did the full uprated TVS suspension & it rides fine. Better than stock.
Yep maybe, but to be fair your ain’t in the UK!!I fitted 17's on the Roadrunner mainly because the stock 15's wouldn't fit over the Willwood brakes.
Did the full uprated TVS suspension & it rides fine. Better than stock.
90% of A and B roads resemble the Somme!
Absolutely terrible,
So nah here one needs some serious cushioning!
https://www.khou.com/article/traffic/driving-you-c...
https://www.google.com/search?sca_esv=0e7f67614aa2...
Harry Flashman said:
aeropilot said:
ratrod 2 said:
Salt flat racers or wide steels were another option.
Jon, have you considered a set of these tri-ribs for the El Cam, as sold by North Hants...?Very of the period and would suit the hot rodded El Cam IMHO.
https://www.northhantstyres.com/wheel-styles-alloy...
Harry Flashman said:
NomduJour said:
Yeah, but look at it!
It's pretty! But I'd like it a bit higher and running white script tyres. I want a bit of 70s redneck in my car.Cars are made for driving so the better and the easier one can make them drive is the key,
Performance has very little to do with that, and mainly for bragging rights,
Ride hight is very important, and modern roads as well as being potholed to death are also littered with speed humps,
Traction bars, low exhaust hate them !
We’re not going 190 anti clock , so an inch won’t matter a toss!
Leigh I had a 75 455 manual way way back
Guess around 82’
Standard car, with bog stock posi,
That car could happily keep up with a Honda CBX 1000!
So maybe a tad tame by today’s standards, but fu-king epic in 75!!!!
Super car performance at lemonade money
Totally agree. It's why I chuckle at people who insist on not buying a performance convertible as the handling is less excellent at eight tenths than the hardtop version, and yet who use the car for driving to Sainsbury's. Or people who judge others on the finer nuances of suspension setup on a car used for pottering around on the crowded roads of South East England.
I have a big block car set up for fast road use. It was an impulse buy as I loved it and didnt think too much about the use case, and I don't do driving on the ragged edge of my ability. A 302 auto with aircon would have probably been a better Camaro for me, but I love my car and would like to make it easier to use more often on our speedbumped, crowded roads.
I have a big block car set up for fast road use. It was an impulse buy as I loved it and didnt think too much about the use case, and I don't do driving on the ragged edge of my ability. A 302 auto with aircon would have probably been a better Camaro for me, but I love my car and would like to make it easier to use more often on our speedbumped, crowded roads.
Harry Flashman said:
Surely, if you want to lower your car, and I want to raise mine, we should just give them to someone to swap the suspension bits over?
Do you have a picture of yours?
Mine is too low for my tastes, and the traction bars are idiotic on speed bumps.
Yeah, but it looks ace. Do you have a picture of yours?
Mine is too low for my tastes, and the traction bars are idiotic on speed bumps.
Mine sits much higher for several reasons. Firstly, the springs (front and rear) that I bought from the US make it sit like that, even though the rears are supposed to be lower. The fronts had a coil lopped out - it looked like a gasser!
Secondly, there are tons of those bloody rubber speed ramps in my village and on the old springs the headers used to catch them and my Carlos Fandango rear wheels would foul the arches. LeighW said:
Yeah, but it looks ace.
Mine sits much higher for several reasons. Firstly, the springs (front and rear) that I bought from the US make it sit like that, even though the rears are supposed to be lower. The fronts had a coil lopped out - it looked like a gasser! Secondly, there are tons of those bloody rubber speed ramps in my village and on the old springs the headers used to catch them and my Carlos Fandango rear wheels would foul the arches.
Far prefer the rest end of the Firebird to my Camaro. Lights are lovely.Mine sits much higher for several reasons. Firstly, the springs (front and rear) that I bought from the US make it sit like that, even though the rears are supposed to be lower. The fronts had a coil lopped out - it looked like a gasser!
Secondly, there are tons of those bloody rubber speed ramps in my village and on the old springs the headers used to catch them and my Carlos Fandango rear wheels would foul the arches. I'd prefer my car to have a stance like yours.
newsatten said:
roscobbc said:
Holly crap !You wouldn’t be able to go virtually anywhere around here!!
I’ve even got tank traps on my estate to try a slow drivers down!
I can just about get the B’ over them !! lol
roscobbc said:
newsatten said:
And that was just after it came off being jacked-up to take the wheels off for cleaning. Note the gap between the tops of the wheels and fender openings......when suspension settles it's half that........zero chance.....ever of lowering the ride height. TBH I wouldn't anyway....even with HD rear spring it squats down so heavily on take-off that if lowered things would bottom-out!well thinking about it my Dodge was'nt any better!
Exhaust about 4 inches off the ground!!!
Harry Flashman said:
aeropilot said:
ratrod 2 said:
Salt flat racers or wide steels were another option.
Jon, have you considered a set of these tri-ribs for the El Cam, as sold by North Hants...?Very of the period and would suit the hot rodded El Cam IMHO.
https://www.northhantstyres.com/wheel-styles-alloy...
Will pop up to North Hants soon and have a look at at them in the flesh,
Just hope i don't get confused and can't make my mind up ,if that happens i could always fit two of each ,
Hardly noticeable until walk around the other side
ratrod 2 said:
Harry Flashman said:
aeropilot said:
ratrod 2 said:
Salt flat racers or wide steels were another option.
Jon, have you considered a set of these tri-ribs for the El Cam, as sold by North Hants...?Very of the period and would suit the hot rodded El Cam IMHO.
https://www.northhantstyres.com/wheel-styles-alloy...
Will pop up to North Hants soon and have a look at at them in the flesh,
Dan Boone has Radir's on his fabulous '32 roadster.
Thought this looked a tidy little car
Perfect entry level motor, 14k ish ,
Well I’ve started the ball rolling with my TA’ s history,
PHS in the US are doing the search and build and tech sheets etc,
I’ve contacted several club officials who are going to also help piece together some information etc
So game on
Not going to change the car at all for now,
Just leave it completely as is till the NOVA’s issued
Going to lift it up today and have a serious poke and bash around!
Perfect entry level motor, 14k ish ,
Well I’ve started the ball rolling with my TA’ s history,
PHS in the US are doing the search and build and tech sheets etc,
I’ve contacted several club officials who are going to also help piece together some information etc
So game on
Not going to change the car at all for now,
Just leave it completely as is till the NOVA’s issued
Going to lift it up today and have a serious poke and bash around!
newsatten said:
HD Adam said:
I beg to differ.
I fitted 17's on the Roadrunner mainly because the stock 15's wouldn't fit over the Willwood brakes.
Did the full uprated TVS suspension & it rides fine. Better than stock.
Yep maybe, but to be fair your ain’t in the UK!!I fitted 17's on the Roadrunner mainly because the stock 15's wouldn't fit over the Willwood brakes.
Did the full uprated TVS suspension & it rides fine. Better than stock.
90% of A and B roads resemble the Somme!
Absolutely terrible,
So nah here one needs some serious cushioning!
aeropilot said:
Given the 200S are listed on ARE's website (a 15x7 is $430 each which is £350 at current rates) you'll be looking at not far off £2k just for the wheels, once shipped in and taxed......
Have you asked Russ at R&R when he's next bringing stuff over in a container, as that would be the easiest way, just order them direct from ARE in USA and get them shipped to Russ's shipping agent and then wait.......but, it might be a long wait, as I'd guess Russ probably now only brings one container a year in, and likely orders over winter for a spring shipment for stock for the summer season of shows etc., so you may have missed the boat by now, literally.
Worth asking him though.
Ye worth a try .Did get both web sites up last night to have a nosy, I always end up at North Hants as it's near and been going there for many years and John will always have a deal. Trouble with that is you may miss out on what other suppliers are offering.Have you asked Russ at R&R when he's next bringing stuff over in a container, as that would be the easiest way, just order them direct from ARE in USA and get them shipped to Russ's shipping agent and then wait.......but, it might be a long wait, as I'd guess Russ probably now only brings one container a year in, and likely orders over winter for a spring shipment for stock for the summer season of shows etc., so you may have missed the boat by now, literally.
Worth asking him though.
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