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Originally Posted by mazspeed

but people have other things to do help with this car.

No they don't ... if they don't come help you then they get stuck at home and their wives make them do crap around the house... You owe it to your fellow men-folk to let them help so they can play with cars rather than do f'ing chores..

:cheers:

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Originally Posted by Steve1968LS2

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: thats funny there...i dont care who you are

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Originally Posted by Steve1968LS2

Well said!, Mazspeed just another vote here to keep the car. I know this must be getting old hearing this. I think Steve's other idea to just sell the pro charger put a carb on it and drive it is also a good option. I have had similar feelings before and sold...lost my you know what on them and then was bummed. And what do I do......get married, house & two kids etc., and now I am back for more punishment. Once it is in the blood it's hard to get it out. Your car is great and you should be proud.

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Originally Posted by Steve1968LS2

You kill me. :rofl:

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Originally Posted by tom_a

I know what you're saying, but I have to look at my pocket book too. It has cobwebs in it. The thing about selling it and being bummed would only last a few days. I built my race rx-7 by myself, it took years, but I did everything on that car. I built the motor, the chassis, the brake system, the 6 point cage, I fabracated everything. When my wife and I got togther and I decided to buy a house, so the decision was made (by me) to sell it. I felt bad when the guy drove off, but it didn't last that long, and surprised me that I didn't take it worse, and I don't look back and wish I had it back. Maybe a little, but the house was more of a priority, that's why I could part with this thing and not care.
Thank you though. :thumbsup:

ive been lurking for a while, but heres my take:
1. i agree with mazspeed when he says he has to prioritize for the better of his family. his resources may need to be diverted to allow that to happen, there is no counterpoint to that.
2. lateral-g.net and its members are the most supportive and knowledgable ive ever seen. mazspeed, take them up on their offers of help, its liberating.
3. if you have the car-bug in you then if you sell this car, you will definitely buy another one in the future. i can see why people like jody, j. schwartz, t. nelson, k. oeste, and s. rupp are trying to convince you to keep this car...its sooooo close.
4. i had my camaro in line at a now famous builders shop, i chose the "cut your losses" tagline. now i regret it. it would take me to start from scratch, and getting back there again with a possible magazine car would take years and way more money now than it did then. i shouldve have kept the car because it was worth so much more to me than the money. just the joy of driving it....man that's priceless.

i apologize for preaching, but see this thing through. even if you've made mistakes dont compound them. no regrets, because you are living life to the fullest. if you can let go of a camaro (even on the verge of the release of the new one and the old ones dont grow on trees) then its not for you. but when all is said and done, i know God answers prayers and you will get through this thing.

sincerely,
kevin

Mike,

I have a hard time asking for help myself, no sure if it is pride, wanting to do it myself, or what. So I know what you are saying.

But you are sooo close with it, i would be willing to come down and turn wrneches with you, or someone else to help. We are one big community, helping one another. Take up a few offers, for maybe a few days, and see how it goes. You never know what might happen.

I don't know what CAR charges and hour but you can get some help for free if you would accept it.

There is another 3-1/2 - 4 months of good driving left in sunny Campbell Calif.
I built two projects in Campbell last year and it doesn't rain that much around there. The winter months have nice cool air and your car will appreciate that enviroment.
I'm not going to lie, $204k is an awful lot of money, but it's all the more reason to give it another month.

You've come a long way bro.

http://www.sledgehammercamaro.com/im...Stage2_030.jpg

http://www.sledgehammercamaro.com/im...Stage7_070.jpg

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Originally Posted by mazspeed

YI really hate the water injection idea because it's such a low buck item on that high dollar junker in your shop.

Wow, where'd you come to that conclusion? Water injection isn't a cheap low buck item, it's a superb way of increasing the overall efficiency and BMEP of an engine when implemented correctly. Tons and tons of money and effort was poured into water injection research up until the end of the "golden era" of piston aircraft engine development and the conclusion was it works-- and works very well. Things are no different today. When done correctly you will see more overall power but with less peak combustion chamber pressures than you can achieve on fuel alone.

Heck, I still run water injection even with my new intercooler simply because of the benefits it provides-- besides the charge air temp reduction, it keeps the valves & combustion chambers cleaner, provides excellent detonation suppression, and will allow more timing to not only make more power but drop the EGT's... a lot of benefits for such a "low buck" item.

There are a lot of good progressive controllers out now. The only issues you might have is hiding the tank & pump. You could stash both the tank and pump under the inner fenders behind the bumper and never see them.

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Originally Posted by mazspeed

Hey Guys. I went down to CAR today and had a long but productive conversation with Tom today. It's not a they don't know or don't care thing, but a frustrating time consuming, money dropping situation for me. I have had problem after problem with this car from the get go. This car has had a lot of problems due to changes we made and other issues that have come up. I'm mad and upset at a few things and none of those are Kevin or Tom's fault. It's just hard watching the car take one step forward and two steps back. I was really hoping to enjoy the car at length this year and that's not going to happen, and it's hard to digest the amount of money that I have put into this car, and it still remains a paperweight. I counted up all my receipts today and I have 204k and it can't get out of it's own way. There are still so many issues with this thing that I do just want to cut bait and run and take my losses and move on. I spoke to my wife about it, I spoke to Steve Brosco about it and others today and tonight about what I want to do. Everyone has said that I should take a few steps back and just have the car fixed and keep it, as I would kick myself if I sold it. Thing is, I just don't care anymore, and after looking at it today knowing the problems it has, I would not feel bad if I sold it. Right now I hate this car. I hate the fact that I have to spend money I don't have to make it right, and to be honest I don't think it will ever be right. I take a hard turn it stalls, I stop fast it stalls. The clutch needs Godzilla to depress, the driver side rear wheel is bent, there are water leaks, fuel leaks, it just isn't what I had in mind when I first got started with the second rebuild of this car. I don't wish to rant about this or that, but I’m honestly having difficult sleeping, and it's effecting me in all fascists of life right now. I cannot get my mind off the fact that no matter what is done to the car, it's not going to be right. I just cannot deal with this car.

holy batman!!!