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Offline fabr

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Fabr's LS Carnage Resurrection
« on: June 13, 2012, 11:28:13 AM »
Thought I'd start a thread on this last week ends carnage rebuild. More later.
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Re: Fabr's LS Carnage Resurrection
« Reply #1 on: June 13, 2012, 12:37:24 PM »
What?  This is like a for sale without pics and $$$.   LMAO LMAO LMAO
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Re: Fabr's LS Carnage Resurrection
« Reply #2 on: June 13, 2012, 12:38:20 PM »
LOL!!! gotcha!
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Re: Fabr's LS Carnage Resurrection
« Reply #3 on: June 13, 2012, 02:13:24 PM »
No time to be posting.  Get this thing back on all four for SA. 
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Re: Fabr's LS Carnage Resurrection
« Reply #4 on: June 13, 2012, 02:30:59 PM »
 Wheels,tires,heims,4130 tube etc,all ordered and should start showing up fiday or monday. All depends on waterjetter now. I have everything coming but for one piece of 4130 3/8" plate for the midboard hub mounts.Can't find it close enough to not get hammered with freight. Likely need to go with an alternative.
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Re: Fabr's LS Carnage Resurrection
« Reply #5 on: June 13, 2012, 03:14:01 PM »
Some more bent metal. All front arms are swept back about 2" Must build all. Due to the bent rear upper arm that took most of the hit along with the wheel I'm taking the opportunity to narrow the rear 4" each side. Thought I was going to need new axles but this morning I find that I can shorten the slip axles I have relatively easily with a lathe and some TIG work. Pics later tonite on that. If the tube gets here for the arms tomorrow or Fri at the latest I got a real shot at pulling this off for St.A.
« Last Edit: June 13, 2012, 03:20:04 PM by masterfabr »
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Re: Fabr's LS Carnage Resurrection
« Reply #6 on: June 13, 2012, 04:57:19 PM »
If this is a true "resurrection" does that mean the car will now be a zombie? 
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Re: Fabr's LS Carnage Resurrection
« Reply #7 on: June 13, 2012, 06:02:38 PM »
Hope its got 9 lives 8 lives.  Fabr's gonna need it.  Thats was a hell of a kiss on the ass. 
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Re: Fabr's LS Carnage Resurrection
« Reply #8 on: June 13, 2012, 06:28:15 PM »
well that's some damage but could've been a lot worse!!
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Re: Fabr's LS Carnage Resurrection
« Reply #9 on: June 13, 2012, 06:58:51 PM »
Quote from: Dsrace on June 13, 2012, 06:28:15 PM
well that's some damage but could've been a lot worse!!
+1 Just be glad you were able to walk away from it. ;) ;) ;)
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Re: Fabr's LS Carnage Resurrection
« Reply #10 on: June 13, 2012, 07:49:16 PM »
+1 to all above. I'm very pleased with the way the chassis held up. So far as I can tell at this point all I have to do is replace 1 pair of tabs on the chassis. Well that and a complete set of front and rear a arms,both front uprights and both read midboard mounts. eyes drowning 8)
« Last Edit: June 13, 2012, 07:51:06 PM by masterfabr »
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Re: Fabr's LS Carnage Resurrection
« Reply #11 on: June 14, 2012, 05:35:20 AM »
I'm guessing you'll change front arm design since you had issues prior, but how about rear arms.  While we want everything to be bullit proof, arm are pretty easy to replace.  Much more so than whacking the frame, wish the hubs would've done better.  But if you get to crazy overbuilt on the outside stuff damage will transfer inward.  And thats where we sit, Keep it on the outside.  You'll get it done, you've got a weekend or two, right?  rofl
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Re: Fabr's LS Carnage Resurrection
« Reply #12 on: June 14, 2012, 12:00:38 PM »
A-arms appear to have done their job.  They absorbed all of the impact and didn't transfer too much to either you or the chassis.
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Re: Fabr's LS Carnage Resurrection
« Reply #13 on: June 14, 2012, 03:42:09 PM »
IMO,front and rear uppers did their job perfectly as Grimm points out.  Lower fronts will be somewhat redesigned but not much With the mods that were done I feel anything stronger would just bend the chassis. Most of the load of this impact was front to rear. Saved the chassis ,again, a arm was not overbuilt. Now ,the lower rears,those are some strong mofos. Got them off last night ,neither were bent at all. Luckily I made the frame in that area very stout also. I am redesigning the midboard mount to allow a single ,larger,heim on the outer end. Will make it a  lot easier to adjust rear toe out. .

 Waterjetter said he'd try to run parts tonight. All but 2 of them tho since that material won't get here till Tuesday likely. IF all goes well I might have all done but for that by then and have a shot at St.A..
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Re: Fabr's LS Carnage Resurrection
« Reply #14 on: June 14, 2012, 03:45:33 PM »
Carl,none of the Gear-One hubs were damaged at all. Even though I am not a fan of them they did the job admirably.
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