1990 Chevrolet Sport forever project

[Matt R]

Here is the consequence of too much work and not enough clean up!

[Matt R]

Here is the building of the upper coilover mount.

[Matt R]

Here is the moc up of the front suspension

[Matt R]

Here is the paint shop I did the same 2 part epoxy paint on everything.

[Matt R]

I decided to wrap up all the stuff under the truck while I had it jacked up 2 feet. Here is some exhaust pics. I reused one of the bends and the mufflers, this is all pretty temporary cause the big block but still tried to make it nice.

[Matt R]

Here is some of the fuel and wire routing under the truck, nothing too fancy.

[Matt R]

I didnt show this one, I got a bear tracker bump steer kit. It only allowed about 1 inch of end link correction. I needed a good bit more than that to get the tie rod end level at ride height. I cut the bear piece in half and welded a sleve to it to extend the end link.

[shawnr21]

Great work Matt

[Matt R]

Thanks Shawn, havent seen you in a bit.

[Matt R]

Heres a few more pics of the front suspension. I didnt make my deadline for the show so i'm going to slow down just a bit and do a couple things differently.

[Matt R]

I drove her a bit last week and things went pretty well. Need to work out a few bugs. I'm going to redo the steering box, pitman arm, ect. try to lessen the size of the tie rod end link.

[Matt R]

[Matt R]

I was trying to get it going pretty quick so I came up with a few things that were somewhat temporary. One is the radiator support, I kinda like the start of it I think i'll just add to it for the shroud.

[Matt R]

It had abs on the rear brakes. I had to get rid of all that and put an adjustable proportioning valve in. The brakes performed great, wish I had the big brakes on the front though. Now that I have more time, i'm going to do the hydroboost now. I actually took the booster and old master cylinder off today to get a feel for what it is going to take.

[Matt R]

Here's a few more random pics, kinda jumpin around I know.

[Dobok]

Nice job so far.Matt; As for the steering is it just the arms are too close together and are binding or are you having trouble with the steering period. If its the steering only I know they have new special steering boxes that have better turning radiuses and faster too. Anyway just trying to help.

[Matt R]

Originally Posted by Matt R

I didnt show this one, I got a bear tracker bump steer kit. It only allowed about 1 inch of end link correction. I needed a good bit more than that to get the tie rod end level at ride height. I cut the bear piece in half and welded a sleve to it to extend the end link.

This is the major problem. Its my solution to bump steer, its just too long. The leverage on it is just too much at that length.

I've weighed what to do about it and all the options. Looks like a raised pitman arm will gain me an inch or more. I may raise the steering box up a bit too. It's going to take several different things to gain the correct angle of the tie rod end to correct bump steer. I was looking at a rack and pinion pretty hard but it requires lower pressure and the hydroboost likes the higher pressure. Plus the rack and pinion is made for much lighter cars. I am getting a new gear box and pitman arm. We'll see how much that does then decide if I need to raise the whole steering box or not. I will still need some length on the tie rod end but I need to minimize that as much as possible.

[jughead12]

Originally Posted by Matt R

I drove her a bit last week and things went pretty well. Need to work out a few bugs. I'm going to redo the steering box, pitman arm, ect. try to lessen the size of the tie rod end link.

the stance of your truck is perfect! i love it!

[Matt R]

Thanks man, I'm loving it too. The pics just dont quite do it justice. I'm hating that it's back on jack stands though. Hopefully i'll get a few things worked out in the next couple weeks and be back on the road.

[Thunderwagen]

Its looking really good.

[Matt R]

Thanks man, going out to work on it some now!!!!

[Dobok]

Before you know it Matt, you'll be done and back on the road till the motor and tranny are ready. ENJOY it---It is one Great looking truck !!!!

[Matt R]

Thanks man.

So i'm redoing all the steering to address the biggest problem which is bump steer. The second biggest problem is the steering gear box ratio. It's pretty sloppy feeling with the high stock ratio. It doesnt really do the new suspension any justice.

[simobones454]

sits really good , not a bad height at all mate. Those batteries ,theres no problem with then sitting on there sides ?

[Matt R]

Thanks man. There are no problems with the batteries, they are a sealed glass mat design. They can be mounted in any direction without any problems.