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04-24-2008, 11:20 AM
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Independant rear conversion?
Anyone know of anyone doing this? Probably off an old vette? This would be something I'd be very willing to invest some money into doing if it's just a matter of some parts interchanges and welding.
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04-24-2008, 12:04 PM
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04-24-2008, 12:10 PM
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Ayatollah of Rock N Rolla / Admin
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Mensaf
Anyone know of anyone doing this? Probably off an old vette? This would be something I'd be very willing to invest some money into doing if it's just a matter of some parts interchanges and welding.
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Wayne Due has been known to do it for first and second gens. I would say it would cost anywhere from $1500-2000 to get it done, given you do a lot of the work yourself.
I would only ever consider doing this for the "coolness factor", at least for my first gen. I don't like the wheel hop issues that come along with an IRS (or at least the C3 and C4 vette ones, which are the most affordable from what I remember but also the poorest design).
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04-24-2008, 12:23 PM
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For a 3rd or 4th gen the most common IRS's that are available are ones from C4's. I had a whole write up with pictures on my computer but now I can't find it. You better know a really good fabricator.
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04-24-2008, 03:27 PM
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There is one in the latest GMHT, I think. You best have a reason better then bling for the time & $$ of it all. Not a bolt in.
Bill, Wayne Due is out of the business now.
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The looser the waistband, the deeper the quicksand. Or so I have read.
Feather-light suspension, Konis just couldn't hold. I'm so glad I took a look inside your showroom doors.
Hey everybody, it's good to have you on the Baba-too-da-ba-too-ba-ba-buh-doo-ga-ga-bop-a-dop
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04-24-2008, 03:35 PM
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Ayatollah of Rock N Rolla / Admin
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Originally Posted by BonzoHansen
Bill, Wayne Due is out of the business now.
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No ****. Lack of business or what?
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04-24-2008, 04:48 PM
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As I understand it, the town forced him out over zoning issues, so he went back to the family business (a vinyard, i beleive)
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The looser the waistband, the deeper the quicksand. Or so I have read.
Feather-light suspension, Konis just couldn't hold. I'm so glad I took a look inside your showroom doors.
Hey everybody, it's good to have you on the Baba-too-da-ba-too-ba-ba-buh-doo-ga-ga-bop-a-dop
Last edited by BonzoHansen; 04-28-2008 at 06:19 PM.
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04-28-2008, 05:35 PM
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Could a modern GTO rear be fabricated to fit?
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04-28-2008, 06:30 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by amargari
Could a modern GTO rear be fabricated to fit?
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Just about anything can be fabricated to fit.....
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04-28-2008, 07:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Tru2Chevy
Just about anything can be fabricated to fit.....
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just like my plans for a rear engine awd 3rd gen
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04-28-2008, 07:49 PM
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Originally Posted by SmokingSS
just like my plans for a rear engine awd 3rd gen
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Sounds like a large fiero (not the AWD part). 
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The looser the waistband, the deeper the quicksand. Or so I have read.
Feather-light suspension, Konis just couldn't hold. I'm so glad I took a look inside your showroom doors.
Hey everybody, it's good to have you on the Baba-too-da-ba-too-ba-ba-buh-doo-ga-ga-bop-a-dop
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04-28-2008, 07:56 PM
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Originally Posted by BonzoHansen
Sounds like a large fiero (not the AWD part). |
lol, true, it would be a 2 seater too. sad part is i have it all worked out, where to source parts from and all. everything would remian GM. One day ill build it. Im just mainly concerned about the weight distribution issue. but an aluminum ls1 should fix that.
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04-28-2008, 08:14 PM
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Ayatollah of Rock N Rolla / Admin
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Quote:
Originally Posted by SmokingSS
just like my plans for a rear engine awd 3rd gen
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I was going to do a RWD grand prix conversion. Then they came out with the GTO and that got shot in the ass LOL.
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05-09-2008, 06:09 PM
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ls1 beretta. sick.
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05-14-2008, 01:14 PM
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old thread, but can anyone explain to me this rear end:
i think its called a 3-something
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05-14-2008, 01:34 PM
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Ayatollah of Rock N Rolla / Admin
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Originally Posted by qwikz28
old thread, but can anyone explain to me this rear end:
i think its called a 3-something |
That is called a Watts linkage. Used instead of a panhard rod, and is considered to be better since the 2 rods follow the axle's vertical motion better.
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05-14-2008, 03:22 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by WildBillyT
That is called a Watts linkage. Used instead of a panhard rod, and is considered to be better since the 2 rods follow the axle's vertical motion better.
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what kind of setup is that for? street, road race, drag? it looks cool as heck
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Except Jersey mike, great kid, but the way he looks at me makes me feel like im in danger
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