qa1 k mock up and review
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10/07/13 09:49 PM
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well all i can say is i am happy...this k frame is nothing close to that cap crap...its so super beefy and very robust...using schumacker mounts for hemi dropped right in along with borgason box...along with milodon pro touring pan...well givin that everything is aftermarket i thought something would occur...well tti headers are next....i hope they fit with the new steering box...
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70 charger ,all aluminum 528 hemi 727 cope rmvb,680hp 670 tq,full sequential holley hp efi,full hotchkis tvs,qa1 k and lowers,borgeson steering box cass viper 11.75 with cass s-trac dana 3.54
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Re: qa1 k mock up and review
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10/07/13 09:56 PM
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omg wont post pics
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Re: qa1 k mock up and review
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10/07/13 10:33 PM
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Are the pictures on the computer you are working from? Maybe they are too big in size try a bringing them down in size by this http://www.shrinkpictures.com/
signup at a site like photobucket ect. makes posting pics a breeze
*on second thought, use a site other than photobucket, their new layout is gay*
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Re: qa1 k mock up and review
[Re: sublimehemi]
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10/08/13 01:26 PM
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well all i can say is i am happy...this k frame is nothing close to that cap crap...its so super beefy and very robust...using schumacker mounts for hemi dropped right in along with borgason box...along with milodon pro touring pan...well givin that everything is aftermarket i thought something would occur...well tti headers are next....i hope they fit with the new steering box...
Glad to see your initial review is positive. I am assuming this is an A-body? As they have not released the B-body yet due to some fine tuning on the lower control arms.
I know this because I have been helping with the B-body process. We did finally get everything installed and just looks and feels great. I will at some point do a full review with detail, but this combination with the quick ratio arms and Firm feel box feels like a brand new car. We are currently running 6.5+ caster and -.5 camber for everyday driving. QA1 should be in their final steps of laser scanning the lowers to prepare for production.
Popular Hot Rodding did a photo shoot and story for our initial install, so that should be on the shelves shortly
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Re: qa1 k mock up and review
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10/08/13 07:50 PM
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well all i can say is i am happy...this k frame is nothing close to that cap crap...its so super beefy and very robust...using schumacker mounts for hemi dropped right in along with borgason box...along with milodon pro touring pan...well givin that everything is aftermarket i thought something would occur...well tti headers are next....i hope they fit with the new steering box...
Glad to see your initial review is positive. I am assuming this is an A-body? As they have not released the B-body yet due to some fine tuning on the lower control arms.
I know this because I have been helping with the B-body process. We did finally get everything installed and just looks and feels great. I will at some point do a full review with detail, but this combination with the quick ratio arms and Firm feel box feels like a brand new car. We are currently running 6.5+ caster and -.5 camber for everyday driving. QA1 should be in their final steps of laser scanning the lowers to prepare for production.
Popular Hot Rodding did a photo shoot and story for our initial install, so that should be on the shelves shortly
Looking forward to seeing the final product. It'll nice to see if we can have a quality replacement for K-Frames and LCA's. Spending hours banging factory one back in shape is getting old.  
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Re: qa1 k mock up and review
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10/08/13 09:39 PM
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Got the first b body 68-70 part number 52315...just like what u have..i did not order arms yet....when can I order lowers and the ones they have in stock at summit are wrong?
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Re: qa1 k mock up and review
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10/08/13 10:11 PM
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Got the first b body 68-70 part number 52315...just like what u have..i did not order arms yet....when can I order lowers and the ones they have in stock at summit are wrong?
the uppers were spot on. Lowers had some sway bar placement issues which have been addressed. Just some fine tuning. I would call QA1 before you get the lowers. The parts bolted up so easy it was almost funny. I used a Hellwig sway bar but QA1 is going to make me a one off 1 3/8" bar, with hopes to mass produce.
We did have to relieve very a small area for the Milidon road race pan, but l suggested they did that in production for us guys that take it too seriously!
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Re: qa1 k mock up and review
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10/08/13 10:17 PM
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well all i can say is i am happy...this k frame is nothing close to that cap crap...its so super beefy and very robust...using schumacker mounts for hemi dropped right in along with borgason box...along with milodon pro touring pan...well givin that everything is aftermarket i thought something would occur...well tti headers are next....i hope they fit with the new steering box...
Glad to see your initial review is positive. I am assuming this is an A-body? As they have not released the B-body yet due to some fine tuning on the lower control arms.
I know this because I have been helping with the B-body process. We did finally get everything installed and just looks and feels great. I will at some point do a full review with detail, but this combination with the quick ratio arms and Firm feel box feels like a brand new car. We are currently running 6.5+ caster and -.5 camber for everyday driving. QA1 should be in their final steps of laser scanning the lowers to prepare for production.
Popular Hot Rodding did a photo shoot and story for our initial install, so that should be on the shelves shortly
Looking forward to seeing the final product. It'll nice to see if we can have a quality replacement for K-Frames and LCA's. Spending hours banging factory one back in shape is getting old.
I think this in combination with some Hotchkis stuff would be cats pajamas!
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Re: qa1 k mock up and review
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10/09/13 12:09 AM
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i have the full hotchkis tvs system with the hotchkis uppers notice in background...the only thing that is going to be qa1 is k and lowers....just bolted the hotchkis strut bars in k and fit nice along with 1 1/4 hotchkis sway ... 
Very cool. That is exactly what I was thinking.
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Re: qa1 k mock up and review
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10/09/13 12:41 AM
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also notice the milodon pro touring pan sits level with k and does not hang below..notice the pan and the block of wood...
im impressed so far...
70 charger ,all aluminum 528 hemi 727 cope rmvb,680hp 670 tq,full sequential holley hp efi,full hotchkis tvs,qa1 k and lowers,borgeson steering box cass viper 11.75 with cass s-trac dana 3.54
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Re: qa1 k mock up and review
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10/09/13 11:19 AM
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also notice the milodon pro touring pan sits level with k and does not hang below..notice the pan and the block of wood...
im impressed so far...
Yeah. Take a look at the pan on passenger side in relation to the lower box of the motor mount. It was very very close in my case. We cut a section off for clearance and welded a plate to reinforce.
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Re: qa1 k mock up and review
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10/09/13 01:07 PM
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also notice the milodon pro touring pan sits level with k and does not hang below..notice the pan and the block of wood...
im impressed so far...
Yeah. Take a look at the pan on passenger side in relation to the lower box of the motor mount. It was very very close in my case. We cut a section off for clearance and welded a plate to reinforce.
hi ms68efi...yes its close 1/4..i will take a little something off too...im just happy it fit....did you use 68-69 sway or a 70 up sway..my charger is a 70 so i think the lowers the have in stock will work right?says that on their website....are you trying to get them to use 68-69 sways for the new control arms...also please post up more pics.
If you are a '70, then your current components will be fine. I was not trying to get them to use the '68 set-up, there was just a spacing issue between the two sway bar mounting points. The recommeded '70 bar was too wide and did not meet up to the QA1 layout. They have fixed this issue now. I would still make sure before you order that you are getting the most current design.
I will see if I can gather some pics and post them.
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