'00 FRC Hardtop - moar LS/Murica/long distance high speed cruising

[nsogiba]

Did you say you were trying e39 m5 wheels on it? If so you're a legend.

I did. They look badass but the offsets just don't work. Full on Mexi-poke all the way around. Barely fit over the calipers up front, didn't even bother with a test drive. If I were to ever do some drastic bodywork they'd look killer under some flares but that's not in the cards as I don't plan on tracking the car.

[extra_slick]

Did you say you were trying e39 m5 wheels on it? If so you're a legend.

[GTOguy]

this is pretty awesome keep up the solid work man!

[nsogiba]

bought wheels last night. C6 5 spokes. I think the rears are 10.5's? Still deciding on tires. Leaning towards Hankook Ventus V12s in stock sizes. Rears will need spacers to clear inner fender wells. Should look and ride a lot better than stock stuff.

[MommysLittleMonster]

bruh it's been done for a week. been driving it to work and took the wife out for ice cream in the city last night

I really wish I could make it to Opening Day, i thought it was next weekend. I have a busy weekend - Syracuse Gun Show tomorrow all day, and Buffalo Cars and Coffee Sunday morning.

Son uv beetch.

There's always NYIRP this summer.

[190Evan]

Out here in socal it seems like it's sacrilegious to not go to Cars and Coffee if you have a corvette lol. Everyone and their brother brings theirs out and it makes up about 30% of the show but it's rad because almost all of them do burnouts lmao.

[nsogiba]

bruh it's been done for a week. been driving it to work and took the wife out for ice cream in the city last night

I really wish I could make it to Opening Day, i thought it was next weekend. I have a busy weekend - Syracuse Gun Show tomorrow all day, and Buffalo Cars and Coffee Sunday morning.

[white out]

What, then, supports the ends of the spring up front? Forgive my question, I'm still getting to know this setup. Does it rest against the control arm at each end?

Yeah, it just sits on the control arm. It's a big difference in height between cranking the bolts all the way down and removing them.

[MommysLittleMonster]

I'm guessing this weekend is probably out for you, based on your progress?

Intake manifold looks schweet.

[nsogiba]

What, then, supports the ends of the spring up front? Forgive my question, I'm still getting to know this setup. Does it rest against the control arm at each end?

[white out]

Just skip putting new bolts in up front.

[nsogiba]

Lowering bolts came in. Rear will be a breeze to install, front spring will need to come out to be replaced, I'll thread in the new bolts then

image by Norbert Ogiba, on Flickr

[nsogiba]

it's no wonder that these cars love longtubes so much.

I am trying to get a hold of a mail order tune, maybe it'll happen by this weekend and free up some more power.

Lowering bolts were delivered this afternooon

[white out]

I was going through some old pictures and found a comparison between the header and OEM exhaust manifold, thought it might be fitting for this thread.

[loekaaz]

Oh good choice on the colors man. That looks neat!