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Jon, FYI, I usually do things the hard way 🤯 I welded up one end of both spacers, took them to my friend's shop, turned excess off ID and OD, faced to +.005. Surface ground to length. Came home and re-assembled both assemblies. Problem solved. Chris

Day of arrival. The chassis arrived yesterday, and I was able to get it uncrated and on the ground in about 3 hours. Cordless jigsaw and tin snips were indispensable. The rear wheels fit nicely and relatively easily over the wheel hubs (I mentioned concerns earlier about this). The hub pilots turned out to be 2.761" and the wheel center holes were 2.768". Some minor problems noted. The rear rotors, spec'd from a 2010-2015 Camaro, were supposed to have enlarged center holes to fit over the Corvette wheel hubs, but they were not machined, so they did not fit. I called Art Morrison, and they will send me out new rotors. Fortunately, I was still able to get the rear wheels on and snug to roll the chassis off the trailer. Very satisfied with the welding and metal forming throughout except one thing. The mid section frame width which I spec'd to be 51.25" is 51" on one end and 51.125 on the other. Front frame width and rear frame width (measurements which AME spec'd) are dead on. This bothers me, but I can overcome it by adding some shim plates to the sides if needed to get to 51.25". I spec'd the frame width to fit snugly in between the rocker panel drop lips. My steering rack simulator bracket made from oak didn't stay put with C-clamps on the front cross member, so I had to manually turn both front wheels to maneuver the chassis around and get it inside. I will have to redesign this using steel and then tack weld it to the front cross member before going forward with my bump steer and ackermann geometry measurements. The linkage itself is sound. Still unpacking and inspecting kitted items including Monotube Strange shocks and Driveshaft Shop CV axles. Next steps are going to be aimed at getting those measurements so that I can finalize the steering rack specs and get it on order ASAP. Will have to invest in a good bump steer gauge. Any suggestions?