Hi! Newb here (sorry, kinda long) - F-Body Road Racing and Autocross Forums

Hey, just heard about this site today from a buddy of mine, looks great!

I'm Andrew, I own a 94 Camaro RS (not officially called an 'RS' that year, but I like the name). Originally the 3.4L/T5 base model t-top car, such a slow 'piece.

So far I've gutted the engine harness, engine, trans, read and half of the rear suspension. Replacing it with a rebuilt 355 (11:1, 224/234, single plane, ported S/R Torquers, etc....), Super T10 4 speed tans ('U' casing - 3.44 first gear - wide ratio) and a 8.5" 10 bolt )posi with 2.73's - strong but not enough gear). I'm just waiting for the engine to come back from the machine shop, then the installation will begin.

As for suspension, I killed the LCA setup, built a dropped 4 bar/link setup to rid myself of the forsaken torque arm. Made an adjustable panhard bar when I had some spare time, should work well. 98 LS1 springs and stock shocks/struts. Homemade subframe connectors, re-welded strut towers and part of the front subframe. Built a pre-loadable strut tower brace. Bigger sway bars from an 84' TA (20mm rear, 25mm front) but still everything using rubber bushings.

That turned out a littl elonger than expected, sorry for the long post.

Nice to be on the site, hello to everyone (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

BTW: Its my birthday next Friday (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

Orbital View Member Profile	Apr 22 2004, 04:23 AM Post #1
newbie Group: Members Posts: 13 Joined: 22-April 04 Member No.: 321	Hey, just heard about this site today from a buddy of mine, looks great! I'm Andrew, I own a 94 Camaro RS (not officially called an 'RS' that year, but I like the name). Originally the 3.4L/T5 base model t-top car, such a slow 'piece. So far I've gutted the engine harness, engine, trans, read and half of the rear suspension. Replacing it with a rebuilt 355 (11:1, 224/234, single plane, ported S/R Torquers, etc....), Super T10 4 speed tans ('U' casing - 3.44 first gear - wide ratio) and a 8.5" 10 bolt )posi with 2.73's - strong but not enough gear). I'm just waiting for the engine to come back from the machine shop, then the installation will begin. As for suspension, I killed the LCA setup, built a dropped 4 bar/link setup to rid myself of the forsaken torque arm. Made an adjustable panhard bar when I had some spare time, should work well. 98 LS1 springs and stock shocks/struts. Homemade subframe connectors, re-welded strut towers and part of the front subframe. Built a pre-loadable strut tower brace. Bigger sway bars from an 84' TA (20mm rear, 25mm front) but still everything using rubber bushings. That turned out a littl elonger than expected, sorry for the long post. Nice to be on the site, hello to everyone (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) BTW: Its my birthday next Friday (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

Orbital View Member Profile	Apr 22 2004, 05:19 PM Post #2
newbie Group: Members Posts: 13 Joined: 22-April 04 Member No.: 321	Thanks everyone! Yeah the shocks are terrible, but for right now I'm just wanting to get it driving, ALL of my $$$ is tied up in the engine/trans/rear, the bushings and shocks/struts are the first to go. New struts are soooo expensive, it'll take a good 3 weeks to save up for a nice set. 35mm? Maybe I measured wrong, or I don't know how to measure. Either/or, its a big improvement over the stock v6 bar. I think I'll go buy a camera today and take some pics for everyone. I fab up everything I can, saves money and its fun. Did everything with a cheap angle grinder, hand drill and a MIG welder. I would like some advice though. I have some stock 16x8 98 TA wheels (might not be original TA pieces, but thats what I got them off of) with 245/ZR50 16 Kumho Ecstra Supras all around, and they're very worn down so I'm looking to buy either a new set of wheels/tires or just new tires. Whats the general consensus on a good street tire that can be flogged a little?