1SC Stripper Build by Heyfred

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Jack bolts arrived and done except for paint.

Welded a piece of angle, .125"x1.5"x1.5" from frame rail to jack bolt housing to give added support. I think my battery is going bad in the camera, not staying focused.



Welded the top plate on and plug welded to the the angle.

Drivers side

Passenger side

2/6/2012

I put the car back together for now.
Have to save for: New axles, rear brakes, rear tires, narrowing the rearend housing and new carpet for the back half of the car.









New back rims came in, Weld RTS, 15x9

2/23/2012

The RTS low pad 15x4" with 2.5" bs came today. I test fit, using the stock LS1 front brake caliper and rotor. RTS low pad will not work because the caliper extends past the rotor hat face.

I am confident the low pad 2.5" bs RTS rim will fit with the Wilwood brake kit I ordered. Calculated, using the numbers from Wilwood, the caliper will be .180" behind the rotor hat face, thus not causing any fitment issues.

The brake kit I ordered should be shipped on 2/28/2012.

3/23/2012

Parts have arrived, 2 months waiting on the front brake kit to be built.
With this brake kit, you should be able to use a 15" wheel with 2.5" bs with no issues.







Next week the rearend will be coming out to get norrowed 3" per side.

3/25/2012

Front brakes are on. This is with a low pad 15"x4" 2.5" bs. No issues.









Next, will be to send the rearend out to get narrowed 3" per side.

3/27/2012

The rearend is out and will be sent off later this week to be narrowed 3" per side.



In the near future I will be posting in the for sale section.
*(2) Mark Williams 35 spline Prostreet axles for stock width 9" with LS1 backing plates, calipers and rotors.
*(4) 17x9 2002 SS rims with center caps.
*(2) 17x5.5 narrowed 2002 SS rims with center caps.
*(2) M/H 275/50/17 rear drag radials.
*(2) M/H 185/55/17 fronts.

3/28/2012

Removed the ebrake and brake line brackets before taking to the fabricator for narrowing. Will be be dropping the rearend off in the morning.



Front tires arrived today. Still waiting on one more front rim to arrive. May be here friday.



Ordered another Wilwood front brake system, same as the one I just installed in the above post. Will be using it for my rear brakes.

4/8/2012

Rearend is done, narrowed 3" per side and will pickup tomorow.
Parts that have been ordered, the waiting game.
*Mark Williams axles.
*Wilwood radial mount rear brakes .
*295/55/15 Mickey Thompson DR .

Front tires mounted:



Finishing touches on the bump stop removal:

Before



After

4/9/2012

Picked up the rearend today. Had the new style, large Ford ends installed and narrowed 3" per side.