How do you think it's going to look?

[customcamaro 10+ year member]

yes, my friend has a 2500hd that would beg to differ




thank god

...and whats wrong with TA's?

 

[Eugenics 5,000+ posts]

Primitive, solid rear axle, etc. etc. Straight line only performance. With that said I think the newer ones are alright. The WS6 seems to be a solid car

 

[Lil Poot 5,000+ posts]

2002 ws-6 birds also have solid rear axles. my car is an old ws-6 but i have spohn subframe connectors, polyeurethane bushings all around, a spohn torque arm, kyb adjustable shocks and some eibach springs i wish i wouldnt have bought. thats not a whole lot of suspension upgrades, but i think my car handles pretty well. stays nice and flat in corners, feels solid, predictable and fairly easy to control. 17x9 wheels with 275/40zr rubber all around helps too. im not at all ashamed of the handling of my car.

 

[Lil Poot 5,000+ posts]

third gens also tend to out handle 4th gen f-bodies FYI.

 

[PartyInThRanger 10+ year member]

Not to ruin the fun on this thread, but GPRacer, you got any pics of the progress.

 

[Eugenics 5,000+ posts]

third gens also tend to out handle 4th gen f-bodies FYI.

I never said it wouldn't, but at least I wouldn't have to feel like I should be wearing a wife beater with mustard stains and listening to the Smokey and the Bandit sound track.

 

[Lil Poot 5,000+ posts]

generally thats the difference between the dime a dozen, beat to shit 3rd gen's, and the nice, well taken care of ones.

 

[Silver 10+ year member]

The WS6 makes me happy.

 

[THUNDERBIRD 10+ year member]

please dont do it

 

[RbAudio_Geek 10+ year member]

r u going to paint it?

 

[customcamaro 10+ year member]

third gens also tend to out handle 4th gen f-bodies FYI.

Where are you getting your info from? I would have to completely disagree with this statement. Have you ever driven an ls1? I have a 92 camaro and an 02 WS6. The camaro has lowering springs/shocks, lca's, sfc's, and adjustable panhard bar and I can honestly say the WS6 with its stock suspension will take the same highway on ramp at about 4 or 5 mph faster than the camaro. I just recently lowered the WS6 and now it is far superior to the camaro in every aspect of handling. Curious to where you got your info from cause I certainly experience the exact opposite.

 

[GPRacer 10+ year member]

Not to ruin the fun on this thread, but GPRacer, you got any pics of the progress.

I've made little progress, haven't had time for pics. I'm working my *** off to get some wheels/paint for this baby.

But it's completely glassed on, completely smooth all the way around. Next is to sand the hell out of it and bondo it to get it completely smooth, then paint!

And there is NO metal underneath the scoops except for very small portions of the supports. As far as the actual sheet metal, nothing, nada. Just a small support running diagonal.

r u going to paint it?

Did you think i was going to leave it just looking like fiberglass?

Of course i'm going to paint it //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

I'm debating what color to go with on the car though. I'm thinking something like a black cherry so the scoops won't be so gaudy.

your car will never be a ***** am.

Lol. Another proof of ignorance on the board. Did i saw i wanted it to be a ***** Am? I like them, but as stated, they are straight line. Anyone can drive a car in a straight line. Sure it takes skills to hit it just right at the light, but on the street? Anybody can do that shit.

i'm more for turns anyway, thus doing a custom suspension setup. i have a rear transverse leafspring that i had custom made in Canada for stiffness. Complimented by KYB GR-2's and poly bushings all over the place. Intrax springs up front, 1 1/8" front sway bar on poly. THe car handles **** well. Speaking of which, at the local autocross last weekend i stomped a T/A by like 2 seconds. They are nice cars, i'm not bashing them, but i love my FWD for handling/turning/autocross/roadcourse racing.

 

[Eugenics 5,000+ posts]

Where are you getting your info from? I would have to completely disagree with this statement. Have you ever driven an ls1? I have a 92 camaro and an 02 WS6. The camaro has lowering springs/shocks, lca's, sfc's, and adjustable panhard bar and I can honestly say the WS6 with its stock suspension will take the same highway on ramp at about 4 or 5 mph faster than the camaro. I just recently lowered the WS6 and now it is far superior to the camaro in every aspect of handling. Curious to where you got your info from cause I certainly experience the exact opposite.

he has a habbit of posting things without doing any research to back them up... which often leaves him looking like an ***

 

[Eugenics 5,000+ posts]

how's the hood coming by the way?

 

[Lil Poot 5,000+ posts]

http://thirdgen.org/techbb2/showthread.php?s=&threadid=333616

this guy says his stock iroc (which handle a lot better than the 91-92 z-28's, assuming your 91 maro is a z-28), outhandles his ls1 with highly modified suspension at low speed. i've seen a couple other people who own both say their third gens (which are quite a bit lighter with very similar suspension) are better in the twisties than their fourth gens. the only fourth gen i've been in was a 96 z-28 and i was not impressed with its handling compared to my car, which has almost a stock suspension.

something to keep in mind is the newest third gen is now 13 years old, so most of them have pretty tired suspension. a well taken care of 4th gen will bail on one of these cars. im talking stock for stock, as in a brand new iroc or ws-6 ***** am vs a brand new ls1, the third gen is going to take it in the twisties.

eugenics, shut the **** up when grown folks are talking. habit only has one b, dumbass.

gpracer, hate to burst your bubble, but front wheel drive is not the best choice for handling, its just easier for less experienced drivers to correct understeer than oversteer.