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FORMULA D NISSAN 350Z
December 19, 2019
TURBO LS DAKOTA HOT SIDE
December 19, 2019
Car: 1980 Pontiac Trans AM
Class: Street/HPDE/Autocross
Cage: 1.75" x .120" DOM, fully tig welded and tied into the mounting points for the Ride Tech 4 link
Other Goodies: Detroit Speed weld-in subframe connectors, solid aluminum subframe bushings, Ride Tech bolt in 4 link and coilover kit (welded and tied into cage), 455 big block, 335 rear tires on 17 x 12 CCW 3 piece wheels, Custom worked rivet on style flares (later to be replaced with custom sheet metal ones)
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Part 1:
Being most of this Trans Am’s life will be spent on the street, the customer decided to go with just a half cage. The 2 legs anchoring to the rear seat area are actually tying the cage into the forward mounting points of the upper 4 link bars on the Ride Tech 4 link kit.
Part 2:
The Detroit Speed subframe connectors work great, and come up through the floor just enough to allow a nice weld, futher tying the chassis and body together.
Part 3:
Leaf springs don’t work too well when it comes to corner carving, so they were replaced by Ride Tech’s triangulated 4 link and coil over setup. Although this is a bolt in kit, we opted to weld all the bracketry in place, then tied the cage into the forward most mounting points of the upper bars.
Part 4:
Big tires mean big traction, but unlike drag racing, an increased track width also helps. The 335’s and 17"x12" CCW 3 piece wheels stick out quite a bit from this old iron. After cutting the lips back, we installed a set of poly flares for the time being. These will work to get the car on the road this season, but next off season the plan is a set of custom steel flares….stay tuned.
