CruizinKev's 1979 Monte Carlo Full Resto LS1 T56 Project

[CruizinKev]

thanks ;)

today's update. test fitted my 20x10 wheel and oh well it looks SWEET!!!! :D





brought body back on frame, put the stock rear end back on and tested the wheels again - wheel rubs bad on inside of the frame. will try a wheel adapter to make it fit but maybe will also notch the frame a little. but will test with a adapter first.

[SuperBuickGuy]

Did you put your body bushings in place during the test fit?

[CruizinKev]

yes

[Scott Liggett]

Fitting 10" wide wheels almost always requires "adjustments" to be made to get them to work. I had some to do on the bulging fenders on my 70 Caprice. I still have a bit of rubbing when entering driveways at an angle.

[CruizinKev]

unfortunately front wheels won't clear C5 calipers/brakes without spacers. but I'll get some 20mm adapters/spacers on rear and will try them on front as well.





fronts are 20x8.5 with 5.25 BS and rears are 20x10 with 5.5 BS

oh and here some pics of my sweet nice doors :D

[langleylad]

Don't you just love suprises ! thats hot rodding and the reason why our projects end up costing us twice as much as we planned .

[CruizinKev]

I test fitted H&R 20mm adapters/spacers on each side today. for first on fronts - now the front wheels clear the C5 calipers







so I tried the 20mm spacer on the rear and it looked like this:



I think it looks okay and clears the frame now - but I think I want 30mm spacers now :D just added some washers to simulate a 30mm spacer:









Please note there's no weight/interior/doors/engine in the car so thats why the suspension is pretty high right now LOL

oh and here's another cool shot (with 20mm spacers):

[1badmonkey]

sweet car, I love the dash! I have a narrowed 59 impala dash in my 49 chevy.

are those spacers hub centric?

[SuperBuickGuy]

how much spacing will your rotors give you?

[CruizinKev]

thanks! yea the spacers are hub centric. I used some spacers to simulate a brake rotor. a rotor is about 7mm thick.

today I cut my rear fender lips a little. stock lips are about 1" wide.



I half cut them and will roll them later to clear the tires.