THE "Firechicken"

[Formula413]

If you pull off that suspension conversion you deserve an article in GMHTP.

You guys should make a reality show at your shop, I could totally see it working.

[bottledbird68]

We've said he same thing abou the reality show alex. Especially if they follow along for both jobs. Something for everyone there lol.

And that's the goal, magazines. Cars had bit pictures in hot rod twice. I want feature articles dammit!

[bottledbird68]

Had a 5.3 sitting around getting in our way so I plopped it in the car to check ride height and track width so I can get measurements to order up a rear axle housing.
Looks right at home:


Car sits LOW! Really low. Looks wicked. I can just barely fit my fist between the frame rail and the ground. Yes, this is a shot of our 5 year old standing next to the car. They are about the same height.


And a standing shot to show it's not just camera angles lol.
I was shocked, all the truck accessories clear the frame rails, even the truck manifolds would work. And, the intake actually looks like it'll clear the hood too! Solenoid on top barely touches with it closed and once the vette oil pan goes on the motor will come down another inch or two so yay! That'll help keep the budget down if I stick with all truck stuff. Just gotta make sure the crank pulley clears the steering rack once the motor comes down.


Track width looks real close and the tires fill up the wheel wells nicely. Gonna probably put steel fenders back on it and modify the opening a touch for a bit more clearance just to be safe.


And, my pit crew for the evening lol. They were happy to help

You can almost tell the height difference too between the bird and the stock height Chevelle next to it in the last pic. Car came down a ton. Can't wait to get it all back together. Looks like it's going to be fun

[DavidS]

Great!!! Looks like everything is going back together nicely. What did the motor come out of?

[ILuvPizzaTimes10]

yeah man that car is gunna be SICK!!!!!

just make sure you calibrate your tape measure!!!!

[c4boom]

ya that thing is going to be bad ass and I say keep the fiber and mold them

[bottledbird68]

David, that motor is a 5.3 out of an 02 Tahoe. It's not staying in there though. Car is most likely getting a 6 liter lq4 unless I fall into a pile of money and spring for an aluminum block motor.
Boomer, the glass parts fit like ass and have bothered me since day one. For what I'm doing I want the panels to all line up nicely. Most likely sticking with steel. I'll take the 50-75 lb hit to have the car look nice.
Or, one of the regulars at the club owns a business that makes custom carbon fiber panels. I've talked to him about it but no sure I want one off parts I need to wait for in case I crunch the car up after it's back out. I intend to drive it, and drive it hard

No worries pizza, just picked up a freshly calibrated one

Thank you guys for the compliments. It wasn't much but this got me excited about it all over again lol.

[KB93z28]

This thing has a MEAN stance to it!

[ls6monte]

It's going to look awesome when it's done Matt!

[BadBird505]

that's going to be sweet when it's done