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Built to cruise, road
race, drag race and
autocross. I wanted a
versatile suspension
setup to take anything
I throw at it. So far
so good!
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Body/Paint •
Interior/Stereo
• Engine
• Drivetrain
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Brakes/Suspension •
Wheels/Tires •
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Brakes
Wilwood disc front
and rear
This project began with a trip to
Laguna Seca. Soon after I started running around the track I realized my brakes
were not up to the task of slowing me down. That's when I decided that had to be
changed before my next trip to the track. My options were to get the "kit" from
Wilwood which had a 10.75 X .800 rotor and the smaller 4piston aluminum
calipers, or to piece together my own kit. I decided to do the latter
Front
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Slotted and vented
11.75-inch rotors
4-piston calipers
Safety wire |
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Custom bracket
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Lines
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Lines
came steel braided but to give it a more clean factory look I used 1/2
shrink wrap to cover them
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Rear
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Vented
12.19-inch rotors
4-piston calipers
internal drum parking brake |
Hydraulics
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Corvette master cylinder
SSBC prop valve
Linelock
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Suspension
Global West and friends
Steering
Front Suspension
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Global West upper and
lower control arms (G+
series)
900-lb springs
Koni double-adjustable
shocks
Hotchikis sway bar |
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Del-a-lum bushings |
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Global West aluminum
body mounts |
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Global West subframe
connectors |
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Global West multi-leaf
rear springs with Del-a-Lum
bushings and QA1
double-adjustable shocks |
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