It's funny how the older I get, the less I like my cars to be loud and smelly :-)

It is also easier to get your wife to go if it is a bit more civilized.


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Has Laura ridden with you on a road course? :drive:

Umm…no, but she should. It’s a kick.

On the flip side I have never ridden with her.


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Yeah, it's a blast. Charley wouldn't ride with you because he said you'd scare him lol. I thought Laura was tougher than Charley. :lol:

Mark, are these true cats or do they just add volume to the exhaust system and act as large resonators?

I just rode with him in the Indy 500 Pace car for a couple laps at the track at speed. 155 into the turns ? Piece of cake... Actually kind of boring because he is so smooth. There are smooth drivers and frantic drivers... Smooth is mo better...

I'll re-word it... you wouldn't ride with him on that track day at Thunderhill. :lol:

This thread is going to cause me to start another project before I should:idea:

The track day where he missed turn 4 and went over the top instead of turning ?

With a rider in the car (me) that wasn't supposed to be there for that session? Yeah, that one. :lol: He remembered it as a third gear corner, actually it was a second gear corner... :drive:

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Jerome at Street Machinery in OH is matching the patina on the mirrors and the grill.


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The crew at Street Machinery did a great job!


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Hobbs Camaro (Old Drag Car)
 

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We waited until the paint work was done to put the interior in it.


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Man, Sled Alley does such beautiful work.

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Model of front seats...
 

I am interested in upgrading my existing front seats, what model are those that you decided to go with for this build? Thanks... :thankyou: :flag2:

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Recaro Specialist in leather with slide out seat bolster. Good place to pass through a sub belt for 6 point belts.


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Thanks a lot I appreciate the feedback. That is exactly the information I was looking for. At this point I need more comfortable seats for longer term driving.
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I love how the back seats match the front seats

Here are 2 versions of blue wheels - All blue and the center blue. All blue might be too much blue being 18" wheels?

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Mark, any pics of the seat mounting bracket?

Stock Steering Wheel?
 

Mark,

Are you keeping the stock steering wheel or going with your preferred MOMO?

I like the cruise control!

I like the blue wheels better, they period correct.

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I like the look of the stock steering wheel for this project. Once I start driving it. I might swap it.


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Thanks for the effort, the photo shop job looks good. Still on the fence on black or blue wheels.


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If you do go with the blue, I like the black outer/smaller blue version. Makes it look a lot more like a period correct 15" wheel/tire.

Yep, my vote would be Blue with the black outer lip too. Probably flatten the black a tad to come closer to your tire color.

Mark, what is the driver's sport mirror from? Is it non-remote?
I plan to put a pair on my son's car but the driver's I have has the manual remote cables. I do not want to cut the original doors panels.

Hey mark , question regarding your transmission. Do you run the .63 6th gear , or the .50 6th gear model

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I have tried a few different ways of doing it. This is not easy. I knew someone would eventually ask the question so here are a few photos. To get it to fit in the housing is a lot of trial and error.


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I have been using the .63 because it is more fun for road tours when you are in the mountains.

If you live in KS and you want better fuel economy get the 0.5. The engine rpm drops a lot but makes the 4-5-6 gear spacing large.

With the big gear rpm drops the engine is lugging or spinning up. It is a personal preference deal.


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Mark, did you go with the close ratio and have D&D do the .50 swap on this build?

D&D can give you the tight ratio 1-5 and add a 0.5 6th. This works great with a blower motor with a ton of torque because it can pull the 3.25 rear gear and the OD. For this build with a stock LS7 I closely copied the 2014 Z/28 with a tight 1-6 and a 3.73 rear gear. It will turn a little bit more RPM at 80 but should drive great.


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