I need to get a loop and wanted some opinions on different ones. Fit and finish. Cost. Anybody got any installed pics?
Thanks
Jamie

 

I have built all of mine. Many do not even pass tech(REAL tech,MUST be WITH IN 6in of U-Joint CENTER)

The first one I built out of a third gen kit and it attatched to a Convertable "X" brace I installed.

Once I installed my Hookers and custom built my Y-Pipe this no longer fit so I moved it to Our second Z28 and built a new one. The new one is based off a Metco but moved forward so it is actually legal for NHRA. I took the bottom part and cut the mounting tabs off and bolted them in the car. I then cut the Hole sections off a Lakewood I had, I then put the top section of the Metco in and lined it up with the holes in the lakewood parts and bolted them together loosely. I then welded the lakewood parts to the metco mounting tabs. Well this gave me the top section of the loop now I just needed them bottom. I took the piece I cut off the bottom of the metco and ran it between the new 4 inch pipe and the DS. Closer to the 4 inch pipe then DS(about 3/8s inch) and welded it from above the exhuast to the loop under the TQ arm.

This did two things that made me happy. If I break a DS I am safe...IF I break a TQ arm(they mostly break in front unless bolts ripp out back) I am safe.

I have Pics of the old one but not of the new one yet

Good luck!

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[This message has been edited by OneFlyn95z28 (edited August 14, 2002).]

 

The pictures alone should tell you how much I love my loop. Funny / scary thing I just put it on the week before. As a result I now have two loops (front and rear). They are mounted off from my Spohn Torque arm and are located in the right spot according to the rules (front one is all that matters).

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WOW!!
that makes me real happy that i just put mine in along with an LS1 driveshaft
i put in the BMR loop (cost was about $100, cheap insurance) clearanced for low hanging y-pipes (future plans of long tubes)
it was banging on the torque arm at 1st but it was an easy fix

what kinda driveshaft was that?
and how would you go about mounting one in the rear?

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I'm running the Jegs DS loop for 82-up F-bodys. It was pretty cheap (~$40 shipped), and fit very well. Even with my custom y-pipe and BMR torque-arm.

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That won't happen to a Denny's HD drive shaft.

 

I use a third gen Lakewood loop. It's not bad but I had to modify it when I went to a larger diameter driveshaft so that I could pull the driveshaft out without disassembling the loop. The 1350 series u-joint yokes didn't clear properly.

As soon as I pick up a chunk of 5" pipe I'm making a new one and mounting it off the custom made tranny crossmember.

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[QUOTE]Originally posted by cASe SenSiTive:
[B]I'm running the Jegs DS loop for 82-up F-bodys. It was pretty cheap (~$40 shipped), and fit very well. Even with my custom y-pipe and BMR torque-arm.

Does the Jegs one bolt to the body where that thin crossmember thing is? Is that location closer than six inches from the front joint? I need to clear 4" mufflex. How much exhaust clearance do you have?
Thanks
Jamie

 

I have a BMR and I'm very happy with it. Broke the tranny mount on the 3-4 poweshift at 80mph. Driveshaft hit the loop and stayed in the car.

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[quote]<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by JamiePZ:
[b]No, it bolts in well ahead of the thin cros-member thing. That's part of the reason I went with it. The BMR TA I have uses the cross-member area as it's front mounting point.

The DS loop ends up being ~3 or 4 inches back of the U-joint. Like I said, no clearance issues on my exhaust, but I'm only running a 3" Y and cat-back, so YMMV.
Sorry, but I don't have any pics available of it right now.

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Thanks for the help guys.
Jamie