Well they are never done but this phase is done. Just completed with shakedown run this last weekend. Here is short write up
. I will be posting more as the weeks come, in particular I plan on giving a lot of vendor feedback.
Switched over to 4 wheel manual disc brakes from wilwood (4 piston calipers) using a corvette (i know) master cylinder, front suspension 25% stiffer springs lowered an inch (or so they say seems way lower than I planned), 1" front sway bar from quickor, Blisten shocks from RCD, 20% stiffer 5 leaf rear springs lowered 2" but left out rubber isolators so it is really 1 1/2" lower, 7/8" rear sway bar from quickor, all new brake lines and 3/8" fuel line using that copper nickle stuff (freaking awesome stuff), modded stock brake pedal to increase leverage, rims are 17x8 Boss 338 (american made), and tires are continental extreme contact DW 225 50 17's in front and 255 45 17's out back. Oh yeah and 30 mm eibach wheel spacers (adapters) for the front. Spacers bolt to hub and wheels bolt to spacers/adapters. Oh yeah and also had steering box rebuilt.
Impressions so far are this thing flat out handles!! Feels like a completely different car coming from stock. Almost no body roll, firm ride but not too firm. It takes bumps and cracks very well. Still comfortable to ride long distance (I think) but still carves the corners. Tires just flat grip, toss it in a corner and it just responds. I know the box helped but the tires make a world of difference.
As for the brakes I am still sorting that out. I have never had manual brakes so I guess I dont know what to expect. The pedal travels a lot further than I expected before the brakes engage. But once engaged they stop well. Can't lock them up, that or I havent stomped hard enough (still braking things in). So I may have some tweaking to do there, but still really happy with the brakes. So much better than before.
Nice to have a car that finally handles and brakes as well as it hauls ass!!