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Old 12-24-2012, 09:43 AM
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Lou I thought you posted up pictures of my car !! Its almost exactly how my panels lined up... WOW!
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Old 12-24-2012, 01:06 PM
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Hey Mario why are you posting pictures of my qtr panel and trunk lid??? I think we all have pictures like these??
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Old 12-24-2012, 04:36 PM
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Hey Mario why are you posting pictures of my qtr panel and trunk lid??? I think we all have pictures like these??
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Looks like they are on the right track to making it right.
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Old 12-26-2012, 01:13 PM
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Charlie and other icons in this hobby/sport are proof that people don't have to let success go to their head.

Similarly, at Sema the last two years, Mark Stielow appeared to be more than happy to spend more than 15 minutes answering all my newbie questions about Red Devil and Mayhem.

No wonder those guys are good buddies. Birds of a feather.
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Old 12-26-2012, 03:36 PM
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Lou I'm not any kind of Icon. I'm just a idiot that has cars and no money. My build standards have far surpassed my build abilities so I manage to talk Stielow out of his junk.
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Lou I'm not any kind of Icon. I'm just a idiot that has cars and no money. My build standards have far surpassed my build abilities so I manage to talk Stielow out of his junk.



Definitely in the top 10 for lat-g post of the year...
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The axle housing looks great. V8TV does some nice work.
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The 9" vs. Dana vs. 12 Bolt parasitic loss comparison is more legit for a race car seeking to optimize every system on the car. Car Craft did a Dana 60 (Strange version) vs. 12 bolt vs. 9" and found them all to be very close.




The flexibility of available gear ratios, strength, and housings makes the 9" a good choice for this project.
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In my opinion, any power loss by virtue of using a Ford 9" vs. a 12 bolt will not likely be noticed while I am driving the car.

I'm not afraid to admit that I simply do not have the driving skills it would require to actually miss that little bit of difference.

Frankly, I am more interested in minimizing the chance of failure due to extra stresses my less than perfect driving skills can impose on the system.

In addition, the original factory 12 bolt went to a very appreciative new owner who was looking far exactly that piece. It wouldn't have been right modifying that unit.

While we're on the topic, here are some pics taken during assembly of the rear end.

We ordered the 370 ratio, nodular iron, 9+ unit from Currie.










Of course the 3rd member was shipped with the set up grease still in place so we could observe the contact pattern. Kevin and Trevor have set up quite a few of these. The pattern looked good to their experienced eyes.







After carefully preparing his work area to prevent contamination and scratches, Trevor began the assembly process.




This shot shows the relocation of the Currie emblem and one of the tow strap attachment points V8TV added for convenience.







Currie axles and Wilwood emergency brakes installed:



Finally, the Wilwood "floating" rear calipers were installed.





Can't wait to heat those up a bit...
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During the Holidays my son Dan was in town.

We we were able to spend some enjoyable time with Kevin and Kelle at
their V8 Speed & Restoration Shop discussing the next steps for the build.

While there, I took a few pics of the latest metal work.

The rear tailpanel and both quarters are permanently aligned and welded in now.



The DSE "Deep Tubs" and the upper shock crossmember for the "QUADRALink" rear suspension are installed.







As a customer, I like the piece of mind that comes with seeing how the V8 Speed and Restoration crew puts the same level of care and detail into all their welds, even those few people will ever see ..like these.



The DSE subframe connectors are welded in.



Work has begun on the roll cage. We are using a Chassisworks unit made specifically for first generation Camaros but it is being modified by V8 to achieve the tightest fit to the body shell possible.







Besides tucking it close to the shell, modifications to the roll cage included bending the uprights so they more closely follow the lines of the door and the seam between the front and rear windows. Doing so will make the cage less conspicuous as viewed from outside the car.



As a result of leaning the cross bar back a little, the top side tubes had to then be extended by first sleeving them inside and then recoping the extensions to the rear top cross bar.



The front header bar was placed as far forward as possible for maximum head room. Of course this will require a clever mounting strategy for sun visors as the original mounting method will not work with this bar in this location. We have some ideas for that we'll show later, if they work as planned.


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