4.5 hours of grinding on the rear calipers

But I'll be damned if it wasn't worth it in the end.

Front: 15x3.5" with 165/50/15 Beetle tires
Rear: 15x8" with 275/50/15 BFG DRs

It handles much differently, but it hooks and books now. And it's amazing how much the front end reacts to a launch now

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Looking good!

Just curious.... do the LS1 brakes require the spacer on the front Weld's? I have a 5/16 spacer on mine with the LT1 brakes, and to me the wheels stick out too far (see "Trailer Queen...." link below). They would look better further in, and yours look further in than mine.

Also, on the back, is the LS1 caliper any different that the LT1 caliper? I took the fins right down to the body of the caliper, and it would have taken forever with a Dremel, so I switched to an air powered die grinder to save time.

 

Thanks!

Yes, the fronts require the same spacer as yours. However, I believe the 98+ body style to have bigger fender "flares" than the 93-97 style. This is why I think mine look more evenly flush. The same goes when comparing to a Camaro, any year 93-02. They seem to stick out further than on mine, for the same reason.

As for the rears, yes, the calipers are much different too. I don't have the "cooling fins" like the LT1s. It's looks like three block stuck together at 90* angles to each other. I ultimately ended up takign off more than .5" circumference from each calipers on the corners, and from the rear-facing sides. I used a 6" sanding disk on a pneumatic die-grinder. I tried at first with a cutting wheel, but it was too stiff and kept breaking.

But I tell ya, an angle grinder would have been easier

 

which slicks and skinnies can fbods have on them without grinding the caliper???

 

I'd imagine 16"+ in the back. The 15s in the front fit with no grinding as long as you use spacers.

 

For the low $$$ approach, there is supposed to be a Centerline Telstar wheel that fits with no mods:

http://web.camaross.com/forums/showt...hreadid=136673

For the high $$$$ approach ($200-300/wheel) the Bogart P1 Billet wheels are the hot setup. They make a skinnie and a 15x9.75" rear wheel that fit with no mods, and using stock studs/lugs.

E-mail "steve10" for detailed info.