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Forum: Suspension and Chassis
01-09-2013, 08:50 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 6,791
Posted By Ace_Murdock

Re: Corvette front suspension project has begun

Sorry for the wait. I have been somewhat funding deficient/finding a proper place to weld this suspension in. Also, I lost my only computer last July and decided to take a break from the net.
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Forum: Power Adders
05-18-2011, 09:10 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,088
Posted By Ace_Murdock

Re: Anybody near Peoria, IL with mad welding skills and a TIG?

I live in Peoria IL, only have a mig and haven't welded in years. I do know a few fabrication shops that could help out if it's just some simple stuff not complete fabrication.
Forum: Suspension and Chassis
05-17-2011, 10:36 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 6,791
Posted By Ace_Murdock

Re: Corvette front suspension project has begun

I grabbed the flashlight, I saw a BMB 1L1 (1L1 stamp was hard to decipher, it could be something slightly different with my lighting conditions) stamp on the fiberglass. It was on one side of the...
Forum: Suspension and Chassis
05-17-2011, 10:15 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 6,791
Posted By Ace_Murdock

Re: Corvette front suspension project has begun

I grabbed the calipers. I might have gotten a thick paint spot, but they read 1.175" in diameter. Don't know if it's solid or anything, and the frame got cut before the yokes of the sway bar. I...
Forum: Suspension and Chassis
05-17-2011, 09:59 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 6,791
Posted By Ace_Murdock

Re: Corvette front suspension project has begun

I will be getting a different spindle/brake set up. I'd like to find a higher performance brake setup in the terms of multiple piston. I don't know what GM offered in the 4th gen Corvette in terms...
Forum: Suspension and Chassis
05-17-2011, 09:38 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 6,791
Posted By Ace_Murdock

Re: Corvette front suspension project has begun

Sorry, I have been away from the forum for a while. Some projects around the house came up and took some of my time/money away from the car (projects like sending 220v to the garage for a welder and...
Forum: Suspension and Chassis
04-26-2011, 07:21 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 6,791
Posted By Ace_Murdock

Corvette front suspension project has begun

Hello all,

I haven't been on the forum for quite some time, well other than the occasional lurking.

Anyways, I just received an 84ish Corvette front suspension with cross member. Basically the...
Forum: Suspension and Chassis
03-23-2009, 11:03 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 2,891
Posted By Ace_Murdock

Re: Has anybody ever done a Corvette front suspension install?

Well, I am getting a measurement from my Father (where the car currently resides) of the frame rail to frame rail distance.

Does anybody know the distance from the two faces of the flanges where...
Forum: Suspension and Chassis
03-18-2009, 11:30 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 2,891
Posted By Ace_Murdock

Re: Has anybody ever done a Corvette front suspension install?

Why would the C4 be a better suspension than say a C5 or C6? You probably have a very valid point, I am just curious.
Forum: Suspension and Chassis
03-17-2009, 01:20 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 2,891
Posted By Ace_Murdock

Re: Has anybody ever done a Corvette front suspension install?

I got a message from the Flat Out Engineering folks with a measurement of their cross member's width. Now I need to find out the distance between the front two frame members that bolt to the cross...
Forum: Suspension and Chassis
03-16-2009, 03:43 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 2,891
Posted By Ace_Murdock

Re: Has anybody ever done a Corvette front suspension install?

The kit I am speaking of can be seen here, I have welded in a kit like this into a 51 for pick up, they come with a Cross member which most of the stuff bolts to....
Forum: Suspension and Chassis
03-16-2009, 03:21 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 2,891
Posted By Ace_Murdock

Has anybody ever done a Corvette front suspension install?

Hello all,

It has been a while since I last was on this board. Now that I have some more free time in my day I have been visiting it more and more.

Just to recap, I have a 85 Camaro z-28...
Forum: Exterior Parts Wanted
03-16-2009, 03:06 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,009
Posted By Ace_Murdock

Re: Wanted: NOS GM Strut towers

Yeah, I have thought about that. My only concern is to find a car that doesn't have the rust problems that I have. I live in the great white (salty) north, so I would need to travel a few hundred...
Forum: Exterior Parts Wanted
03-16-2009, 01:12 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,009
Posted By Ace_Murdock

Re: Wanted: NOS GM Strut towers

JeremyNYR, you are correct, I am looking for the sheet metal weldment that the upper strut eventually bolts to.

SRHansen78, I know of the catalog that you speak of. I looked through a few...
Forum: Exterior Parts Wanted
02-20-2009, 03:50 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,009
Posted By Ace_Murdock

Re: Wanted: NOS GM Strut towers

I have talked to many dealers around here, and none of them seem to have any. I am on occasion picking up the search for them. Has anybody heard any rumors that Goodmark or Classic Industry might...
Forum: Exterior Parts Wanted
11-02-2007, 07:47 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,009
Posted By Ace_Murdock

Wanted: NOS GM Strut towers

Hello,

I am looking for a pair of new GM stamped strut towers. They will be going on an 85 Camaro.

Or if you have any information on where I could purchase some Strut towers, that would be...
Forum: Body
11-02-2007, 07:25 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,439
Posted By Ace_Murdock

Re: Strut Tower Repair

As for my welding skill, it is pretty diecent. I believe I would have a body shop do this work, as the geometry of the front end suspension is somewhat important to me.

Does anybody know of any...
Forum: Body
11-02-2007, 10:05 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,439
Posted By Ace_Murdock

Re: Strut Tower Repair

Thanks for all of the information. The rest of the car is in great shape, there really is not much rust elsewhere.

How hard would it be to graft on a fourth gen front clip into a thirdgen? or...
Forum: Body
11-01-2007, 04:32 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,439
Posted By Ace_Murdock

Strut Tower Repair

Hello all,

Finally, after finishing college and actually getting a good job, I am now able to restart my expensive hobby called Camaro.

Right now, my car is dismantled so that I can do the body...
Forum: Tech / General Engine
04-17-2006, 11:38 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 426
Posted By Ace_Murdock

thanks for the websites, Why should this...

thanks for the websites,
Why should this thread get locked? I checked posted on the v6 board here and the 3.4l is all over that thing. why asking if the 3800 is able to be swapped in?
Forum: V6
04-17-2006, 11:28 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 484
Posted By Ace_Murdock

Non-Thirdgen related. Grand Am GT questions

Hello all,

I just recently purchased a 2003 Grand Am GT after I totalled my 1998 Malibu. Let me tell yo uthese things can scoot. Anyways the story goes, almost all of the mods that you can do to...
Forum: Tech / General Engine
04-17-2006, 11:17 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 426
Posted By Ace_Murdock

dammit, you just shattered my dreams of "bolting...

dammit, you just shattered my dreams of "bolting on" the "stock GTP supercharger" onto my engine "easily". I thought that a 3.8 was just a stroked 3.4.

Are you not thinking of the 4.3L? that is...
Forum: Tech / General Engine
04-17-2006, 10:21 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 426
Posted By Ace_Murdock

Non-Thirdgen, 3.4L engine questions

Hello all,

I have not been on this board in quite some time. My 1985 Camaro Z-28 is currently under restoration, while I am finally graduating college.

I was in a accident a few weeks ago and...
Forum: Power Adders
12-01-2003, 02:48 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,612
Posted By Ace_Murdock

he prolly meant a 4-71 blower. it is the size of...

he prolly meant a 4-71 blower. it is the size of blower that gm put on their 4 cylinder deisels, with each cylinder displacing 71 cubic inches.

if this is true, it is in the same class of blower...
Forum: Power Adders
11-30-2003, 10:40 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 555
Posted By Ace_Murdock

okay, so lets say i were to get a pair of...

okay,

so lets say i were to get a pair of road demon jrs. say 625 cfm a piece. i would then probably change the secondaries to mechanical.

ace
Forum: Power Adders
11-16-2003, 08:49 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 555
Posted By Ace_Murdock

yeah i agree, the article had many many holes in...

yeah i agree, the article had many many holes in it, but it did give me a rough guestimation on what to expect. at least the guess is on the big side.

not only is there problems with the losees,...
Forum: Power Adders
11-10-2003, 06:58 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 555
Posted By Ace_Murdock

also.. what is better for my setup? ...

also..

what is better for my setup? mechanical secondaries or vacuum secondaries?

thanks
Forum: Power Adders
11-10-2003, 06:53 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 555
Posted By Ace_Murdock

questions about carb sizing

hey all,

haven't posted in a while. anyway today i got the new hotrod magazine, and in it there is an article about how to turbo any car.

after reading through it, and trying their equations i...
Forum: Suspension and Chassis
06-16-2003, 11:51 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 750
Posted By Ace_Murdock

well my ultimate goal is to put a turbocharged...

well my ultimate goal is to put a turbocharged 400 or something in my car. street driven and all. and with the car all apart might as well make it so that i can put in the widest tires i can, if...
Forum: Body
06-16-2003, 09:54 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 936
Posted By Ace_Murdock

i still wouldn't mind the extra room for a...

i still wouldn't mind the extra room for a possiblity for using some wrinkle walls or drag tires for traction.

so is it mainly the front that would need to be widened?

does anybody know what...
Forum: Body
06-16-2003, 09:53 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 936
Posted By Ace_Murdock

i still wouldn't mind the extra room for a...

i still wouldn't mind the extra room for a possiblity for using some wrinkle walls or drag tires for traction.
Forum: Body
06-16-2003, 07:08 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 936
Posted By Ace_Murdock

335 is the widest? isn't there something like...

335 is the widest? isn't there something like 345?

i may also want to run som mickey thompsons for some more traction later on. i am going to try and get started on this project tomorrow.
...
Forum: Body
06-15-2003, 11:29 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 936
Posted By Ace_Murdock

as wide as i can possibly fit. I know i can fit...

as wide as i can possibly fit. I know i can fit 11" wide rims in there with some slight modifacations. i am aiming for at least 13" wide. if i can i would really like something like 14"-15". it...
Forum: Body
06-15-2003, 10:12 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 936
Posted By Ace_Murdock

which part would they rub on? the front part? ...

which part would they rub on? the front part? if so that is what i was thinking as well.

for my project i was thinkng of grabbing a well off of another car, cutting a strip out about an inch or...
Forum: Body
06-14-2003, 09:46 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 936
Posted By Ace_Murdock

making rear wheel wells bigger...

hello,

i am heading to a point in the restoration of my car where i need to start welding in metal to either fix, or reinforce the body from rust and to just make it stiffer. since my car is from...
Forum: History / Originality
06-14-2003, 09:45 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 502
Posted By Ace_Murdock

making the rear wheel wells bigger

hello,

i am heading to a point in the restoration of my car where i need to start welding in metal to either fix, or reinforce the body from rust and to just make it stiffer. since my car is from...
Forum: Suspension and Chassis
06-14-2003, 09:44 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 750
Posted By Ace_Murdock

making the rear wheel wells bigger

hello,

i am heading to a point in the restoration of my car where i need to start welding in metal to either fix, or reinforce the body from rust and to just make it stiffer. since my car is from...
Forum: Power Adders
06-03-2003, 11:50 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,132
Posted By Ace_Murdock

okey dokey

okey dokey
Forum: Power Adders
06-03-2003, 02:57 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,132
Posted By Ace_Murdock

i knew i had it somewhat right. I remember...

i knew i had it somewhat right. I remember talking about all of this in my materials science class. i probably screwed up the terms.....as usual.

are you sure that you forge the stuff at molten...
Forum: History / Originality
05-31-2003, 04:38 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 612
Posted By Ace_Murdock

anybody?

anybody?
Forum: Body
05-30-2003, 10:05 PM
Replies: 308
Views: 30,047
Posted By Ace_Murdock

yippie. i cant wait untill i can buy one..... ...

yippie. i cant wait untill i can buy one.....

you are awesome dude


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Forum: Body
05-30-2003, 10:04 PM
Replies: 308
Views: 30,047
Posted By Ace_Murdock

does it use the same bolt holes as a z-28...

does it use the same bolt holes as a z-28 spoiler?

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Forum: History / Originality
05-30-2003, 09:54 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 612
Posted By Ace_Murdock

car is completely stripped

after a few more bolts and odds and ends still on my car, it will be completely stripped of everything. I am going to start sandblasting it next week hopefully. I have a few questions toward the...
Forum: Body
05-30-2003, 09:44 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,313
Posted By Ace_Murdock

you should ask him about making some carbon fibre...

you should ask him about making some carbon fibre doors.

can you imagine how much weight could be saved by doing this, and also there would be no more problems with the hinges.

i am thinking of...
Forum: Power Adders
05-28-2003, 04:42 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,132
Posted By Ace_Murdock

actually, if i have this correct... ...

actually, if i have this correct...

hypereutectic is just a term in metalurgy. a eutectic is a point on a graph of the temperature vs composition of various alloys. hypereutectic just has more...
Forum: Body
05-19-2003, 09:28 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 644
Posted By Ace_Murdock

you need to take off your nose, GFX, the top...

you need to take off your nose, GFX, the top bolts, the hood, there should only be about 2 or 3 bolts on the bottom. one is on a support rod, and one is back by the door.

to replace, get a new...
Forum: Tech / General Engine
05-19-2003, 09:22 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 4,907
Posted By Ace_Murdock

if i remeber right, fuel cells dont really get...

if i remeber right, fuel cells dont really get good efficiency at splitting. and if i remember correctly you need energy to split the fuel into o2 and h2.

if i were a betting man, i think i would...
Forum: Tech / General Engine
05-19-2003, 07:14 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 4,907
Posted By Ace_Murdock

you just turn off the injectors in the proper...

you just turn off the injectors in the proper timing. so that the engine will still run smoothly. i think you could fire every third cylinder and keep a relatively smooth running engine and still be...
Forum: Tech / General Engine
05-17-2003, 11:38 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 4,907
Posted By Ace_Murdock

yeah i remember seeing that concept car in a...

yeah i remember seeing that concept car in a magazine somewhere.

the problem is the whole needing electricity. Given the time batterys will definately be able to hold enough charge. there is a...
Forum: Tech / General Engine
05-17-2003, 08:14 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 4,907
Posted By Ace_Murdock

what i meant about being "odd" was about them...

what i meant about being "odd" was about them mentioning of cold air intakes and then the whole having as high of a temperature as possible before ignition, that is all i meant.

yes Kingalon you...
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