Steakneggs
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Hey guys,
So if you see anuthing wrong with what I have in mind, please chime in.
I still remember my first car show 30 years ago, seeing those 33×21" Mickey Thompsons, and a dozen years ago I still wanted enough power to need such tires.
Now I'm thinking more like 245/60R15 Radial T/As on 15x8.5s. Not sure about the front, I'm currently leaning toward 205/60s on 7s.
I have a new points distributor with centrifugal and vacuum advance for a SBC, and I have a carbuteted intske manifold for a '96-'99 Vortec 350. I also have a carb, a long iron water pump, and a new 1-wire 10Si alternator.
I have a 4L80E, but I'm hoping to sell it and find a 200-4R like the '85-'88 Monte Carlo SS.
I'd love a front end like Heidt's tubular Mustang II-based IFS, but to my perspective, trying to adapt S-10 parts looks like something I could afford to do successfully and while not glamorous, at least not ugly if cleaned and painted carefully.
I don't love Japanese cars, but the late 1980s RX-7 steering column is a lot thinner than the GM columns, for more knee room.
I really like the IRS in the mid 1980s 300ZX, and it offers a 3.36:1 gear possibility, though most were 3.70-4.11. Those used the common 5 on 4.5" lug pattern. Not the same as the S-10 front, but plenty of wheels offer both patterns.
The Vortec 350 offers 255 horsepower, and in this car that should be plenty.
I do want a folding top of some sort, so I think it needs the pickup box?
I know the front tube should be 2.875", but I can get DOM 3" with 0.120" or 0.188" wall thickness. Do I need 0.188", or is it overkill?
The most comfy seats I ever rode in for hours on end were in an older VW Jetta, so those will need a test fit.
Since the S-10 used the same front brakes as the Camaro, and the Camaro offered rear discs with specs similar to the 300ZX, the rear-discs-Camaro proportionong valve seems worth trying.
As for steering, probably manual rather than power, to keep it clean and simple.
And that's as far as I've gotten.
So if you see anuthing wrong with what I have in mind, please chime in.
I still remember my first car show 30 years ago, seeing those 33×21" Mickey Thompsons, and a dozen years ago I still wanted enough power to need such tires.
Now I'm thinking more like 245/60R15 Radial T/As on 15x8.5s. Not sure about the front, I'm currently leaning toward 205/60s on 7s.
I have a new points distributor with centrifugal and vacuum advance for a SBC, and I have a carbuteted intske manifold for a '96-'99 Vortec 350. I also have a carb, a long iron water pump, and a new 1-wire 10Si alternator.
I have a 4L80E, but I'm hoping to sell it and find a 200-4R like the '85-'88 Monte Carlo SS.
I'd love a front end like Heidt's tubular Mustang II-based IFS, but to my perspective, trying to adapt S-10 parts looks like something I could afford to do successfully and while not glamorous, at least not ugly if cleaned and painted carefully.
I don't love Japanese cars, but the late 1980s RX-7 steering column is a lot thinner than the GM columns, for more knee room.
I really like the IRS in the mid 1980s 300ZX, and it offers a 3.36:1 gear possibility, though most were 3.70-4.11. Those used the common 5 on 4.5" lug pattern. Not the same as the S-10 front, but plenty of wheels offer both patterns.
The Vortec 350 offers 255 horsepower, and in this car that should be plenty.
I do want a folding top of some sort, so I think it needs the pickup box?
I know the front tube should be 2.875", but I can get DOM 3" with 0.120" or 0.188" wall thickness. Do I need 0.188", or is it overkill?
The most comfy seats I ever rode in for hours on end were in an older VW Jetta, so those will need a test fit.
Since the S-10 used the same front brakes as the Camaro, and the Camaro offered rear discs with specs similar to the 300ZX, the rear-discs-Camaro proportionong valve seems worth trying.
As for steering, probably manual rather than power, to keep it clean and simple.
And that's as far as I've gotten.