by spencerforhire » Tue Jan 05, 2010 7:50 am
My new 72 Vega drag car project is still a few weeks from being delivered from half-way across the continent and in order to keep moving forward I'm finalizing measurements for the rear end WITHOUT actually having the car here( no lectures please!). With 14x32 Goodyears(17" section width) on 15x12 Weld Draglites with 4.5" backspacing and a 24" wide frame with 40" tubs, I came up with a 39" wide rear end(flange to flange). This is with a theoretical 1" clearance to the inside of the tub and about 2" at the fender lip( because the tub narrows up under the quarter window) . Not much room for error, so if any members with a tube chassis(or back-halfed) Vega can remember the measurements for their combination, please let me know.
The "fleet"-
72 Vega HB Drag Car -383/'Glide/9"(9.35@146.19)(5.94@117.28 1/8th)
77 Vega Estate wagon- project(someday)will have TPI305/T-5, S-10 spindles/axles
76 Vega GT- 400/4spd/9" retired from active duty(rusty)
06 Silverado 2WD ex.cab daily
03 Silverado 2WD ex.cab (retired)
06 Haulin' 20ft enclosed car transporter
06 GMC Canyon Shop truck
07 Colorado project( 5.3 4L60e swap)
99 Saturn SL1- wife's car
01 Saturn SC2- son's project
07 Saturn Ion Redline project
and 4 more Saturn "parts cars"
Note- the very act of listing all of these has made me realize I have some kind of problem.....
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