GREATER ORLANDO FLORIDA AREA SUPER SPORT TEAM
                                                         

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In order to create a safe and straight  "driving car" for the road, it was recommended that I use a full custom built frame versus the standard mode of "back-halfing" the car to fit the huge tires and wheels.  The brand new frame came in a crate in August 2007. 

One VERY big Crate .........................

An ART MORRISON custom manufactured 2 X 4 steel reinforced frame was ordered.  The primary design was created by Art Morrison engineers using the standard measurements of the basic B- body Impala SS, then taking into consideration the desired "ride height" from the owner.  (See additional frame detail in pictures below)

The engineers consider such factors as engine and horse power to be used, the actual size of the rear wheels and tires to be used, the tranny and brakes to be selected, and then they design and build the frame to handle the potential demands that the car will be forced to deal with on the road and on the track.

In this case, the huge amount of torque from the ZZ 572 motor with EFI, will place terrific force on the rear end as well as trying to twist the front end of the car.  With the weight factors of the Impala, the entire frame required reinforcements from corner to corner.  Also the side frame rails were created with 4" x 4" extra wall strength steel to keep the entire length of the frame straight under any conditions.

The net result is a robot-welded custom-designed frame with 4 link rear suspension and heavy duty anti-sway bars and braces built in.  The initial pictures of the frame do not include the WILWOOD BIG BRAKE system that will soon be arriving for installation on the frame suspension parts.

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It will be powder-coated black.......so it WILL get pretty one of these days!