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Don't I wish! I
don't think I had my camera then, and the only video I have of any car is some
shots of the Corvette at Buttonwillow.
The only records from the
Willow Springs trip are some notes. I hand times two laps at the end of
the day and got 3:36 for two laps. taking that as equal times, 1:48 works
out to 83 mph average. Indicated speed in Turn 2 (470 foot radius sweeper)
was 85-87 mph, which works out to 1.03G, but I think my speedo is 5%
low...
Next time I do go to
Willow Springs (they won't let me run the convertible Corvette without a
rollbar) with the Chevelle, I will bring my video camera!
Brad
Hey
Brad,
Would you happen
to have any video of your car at Willow Springs?
-Dave
I think a bunch of us
have done it. I have the Global West kit now. I first did the
swap to 11" brakes from a '79 F-body about ten years ago using the HO kit
and junkyard parts. That kit did not include upper control arms which
made alignment difficult and dramatically increased tire wear. In
fact, the kit was basically an offset bar, ball joints, and a few other
parts. I got calipers, master cylinder, and the proportioning valve
from the Junkyard. Get a new master - not much more expensive, and
less trouble to replace when it goes bad in a few
months...
Now, you can buy a
complete kit from Hotchkis or GW and not even have to get your hands dirty
in a junkyard! I can also vouch for the improved handling. I've
had the car at Willow Springs and can pull 1G in the long sweeper. The
Chevelle was actually about the same as a Saturn and a Miata for overall lap
times. I had the power, but they barely had to touch their brakes and
could whip through the turns.
Brad
Waller
Has anyone on the list actually done this conversion??? I have seen
it listed a number of time but have yet to see one done or talk to anyone
who has done this.
Mikey
----- Original Message -----
From:
Brad Waller
Sent: Tuesday, October 01, 2002
1:14 PM
To:
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: [Chevelle-List] Disc
Brake Help
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf
Of Kyle Bennett
> Subject: [Chevelle-List] Disc Brake Help
>
> I have a 71 chevelle which i hope to start a body off
restoration in
> the spring. It's not an original type of
restoration, but more so a
> Pro Street
restoration/modification.
>
> Question: What other cars
come with disc brakes which can be swapped
> over to a 71
Chevelle? I've was "told" a monte carlo would work, but i
> would
think that there are plenty of others.
If you are doing it "Pro
Street", then I would recommend an upgrade
while you do this.
There are kits and plans to swap in F-Body 11" and
12" brakes that
will give you a big disk and improve handling.
Check out
http://chevelles.com/techref/ftecref2.html and the links to
Hotchkis
and Global West. In fact, if you are going Pro Street, get
very
familiar with these two companies because you will be buying
stuff
from them. I would recommend that you decide which of the
two you like
better and stick with one.
As a
generalization, Hotchkis likes bigger sway bars and softer
springs,
and Global West likes stiffer springs and smaller
bars. Global West is
also older. Talk to the tech guys at
each about what you want to do and
see what your gut feeling is about
them. I am sure that it is easier to
"tune" the handling if you
have parts from one of them. Imagine asking
Hotchkis what
shocks will go best with the Global West springs...
Brad
Waller ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
'66 Convertible |
327/dead | 4-speed | Wilwood Brakes | 245/45/16 BFGs
'67
Chevelle | ex-SS396 | 355/700R4 | '79 F-Body Brakes
(Global
West
setup)
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