{"id":2248,"date":"2015-01-21T23:46:00","date_gmt":"2015-01-22T07:46:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rhoadescamaro.com\/build\/?p=2248"},"modified":"2015-01-21T23:46:00","modified_gmt":"2015-01-22T07:46:00","slug":"further-str-progress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.rhoadescamaro.com\/build\/?p=2248","title":{"rendered":"Further STR progress"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This update will be pic heavy, short on words.\u00a0 Here&#8217;s some stuff in no particular order.<\/p>\n<p>With the camber arms installed, left front at full bump (control arm in contact with frame) &#8211; no rubbing-<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rhoadescamaro.com\/build\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/20150104_045641719_iOS.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-2249\" src=\"http:\/\/www.rhoadescamaro.com\/build\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/20150104_045641719_iOS-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"20150104_045641719_iOS\" width=\"550\" height=\"413\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.rhoadescamaro.com\/build\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/20150104_045641719_iOS-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.rhoadescamaro.com\/build\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/20150104_045641719_iOS-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This is about 1.5&#8243; from the above, somewhere around where ride height will be.\u00a0 These tires are narrower and about 1.5&#8243; smaller in diameter than stock so there&#8217;s lots of room.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rhoadescamaro.com\/build\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/20150104_045735321_iOS.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-2250\" src=\"http:\/\/www.rhoadescamaro.com\/build\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/20150104_045735321_iOS-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"20150104_045735321_iOS\" width=\"550\" height=\"413\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.rhoadescamaro.com\/build\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/20150104_045735321_iOS-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.rhoadescamaro.com\/build\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/20150104_045735321_iOS-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a view at approximately ground level in respect to the car with the corner at full bump.\u00a0 Very low!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rhoadescamaro.com\/build\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/20150104_045857751_iOS.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-2251\" src=\"http:\/\/www.rhoadescamaro.com\/build\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/20150104_045857751_iOS-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"20150104_045857751_iOS\" width=\"550\" height=\"413\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.rhoadescamaro.com\/build\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/20150104_045857751_iOS-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.rhoadescamaro.com\/build\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/20150104_045857751_iOS-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Parts returned from the powdercoater.\u00a0 In contrast with the wild colors on the 240sx, went with some understated shades of gray here. \u00a0 Better than the cheap-ish black paint they all had from the factory.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rhoadescamaro.com\/build\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/20150109_040835907_iOS.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-2253\" src=\"http:\/\/www.rhoadescamaro.com\/build\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/20150109_040835907_iOS-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"20150109_040835907_iOS\" width=\"550\" height=\"413\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.rhoadescamaro.com\/build\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/20150109_040835907_iOS-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.rhoadescamaro.com\/build\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/20150109_040835907_iOS-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s the engine compartment coming back together, the steel gray powdercoated CAI and strut braces in view.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rhoadescamaro.com\/build\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/20150110_052355431_iOS.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-2254\" src=\"http:\/\/www.rhoadescamaro.com\/build\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/20150110_052355431_iOS-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"20150110_052355431_iOS\" width=\"550\" height=\"413\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.rhoadescamaro.com\/build\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/20150110_052355431_iOS-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.rhoadescamaro.com\/build\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/20150110_052355431_iOS-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A shot of the 34-row oil cooler, which mounts to the driver side in front of the radiator.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rhoadescamaro.com\/build\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/20150110_052536810_iOS.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-2255\" src=\"http:\/\/www.rhoadescamaro.com\/build\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/20150110_052536810_iOS-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"20150110_052536810_iOS\" width=\"550\" height=\"413\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.rhoadescamaro.com\/build\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/20150110_052536810_iOS-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.rhoadescamaro.com\/build\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/20150110_052536810_iOS-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This picture shows the modification made to the Kinetix control arm to get it to produce some extra negative camber.\u00a0 Need to remove about the thickness of the jam nut (10-11mm) to give enough adjustability to get camber where we want it (around -4, +\/- 1 degree).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rhoadescamaro.com\/build\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/20150118_041955627_iOS.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-2256\" src=\"http:\/\/www.rhoadescamaro.com\/build\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/20150118_041955627_iOS-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"20150118_041955627_iOS\" width=\"550\" height=\"413\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.rhoadescamaro.com\/build\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/20150118_041955627_iOS-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.rhoadescamaro.com\/build\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/20150118_041955627_iOS-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This last pic shows the Mocal sandwich adapter for the oil cooler.\u00a0 The later 370z&#8217;s have the oil\/coolant cooler also shown here, and which takes up a bunch of room to make this part of the install really tight in every dimension.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rhoadescamaro.com\/build\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/20150120_031501514_iOS.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-2257\" src=\"http:\/\/www.rhoadescamaro.com\/build\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/20150120_031501514_iOS-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"20150120_031501514_iOS\" width=\"550\" height=\"413\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.rhoadescamaro.com\/build\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/20150120_031501514_iOS-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.rhoadescamaro.com\/build\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/20150120_031501514_iOS-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Goal is to make a local practice event in about 4 weeks, and the real season starts up about 4 weeks after that.\u00a0 Still need to install springs\/shocks and get things tuned, plus a few other odds and ends&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This update will be pic heavy, short on words.\u00a0 Here&#8217;s some stuff in no particular order. With the camber arms installed, left front at full bump (control arm in contact with frame) &#8211; no rubbing- This is about 1.5&#8243; from the above, somewhere around where ride height will be.\u00a0 These tires are narrower and about [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[23],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.rhoadescamaro.com\/build\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2248"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.rhoadescamaro.com\/build\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.rhoadescamaro.com\/build\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.rhoadescamaro.com\/build\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.rhoadescamaro.com\/build\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2248"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"http:\/\/www.rhoadescamaro.com\/build\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2248\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2261,"href":"http:\/\/www.rhoadescamaro.com\/build\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2248\/revisions\/2261"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.rhoadescamaro.com\/build\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2248"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.rhoadescamaro.com\/build\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2248"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.rhoadescamaro.com\/build\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2248"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}