Setting Build Heights for Chassis Setup

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What happens here

The presenter emphasizes the importance of setting 'build heights' correctly. These are specified distances from the ground to various points on the chassis rails, acting as a zero point for suspension geometry and overall car setup. He shows how he uses custom-cut metal blocks underneath the chassis rails to achieve the required heights: 5.5 inches for the front-left, 6 inches for the front-right, and 8 inches for the rear-left. This ensures the suspension pivot points operate as designed.

Goal: Establish accurate "build heights" for the chassis as a baseline for all suspension and engine geometry.

Tools and materials

Metal Blocks — Setting precise chassis heights
Race Car Chassis Chevy — The structure being leveled

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has to be right so to get the frame Heights mocked upright to determine how high to put the engine off to meet the minimum clearance cuz there's a rule from the ground to the center line of the crankshaft cannot be any less than 10 in I have these blocks that I cut out which are the frame is sitting on so it's 5 and 1/2 left front six right front I don't know and whatever it is back there I can't exactly remember what it is but it's laying on them all the first thing I had to figure out before

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