Awesome Rod!!!


Next time I see ya -- I'll have to get your autograph!


:D

:warning:

Ill give you an autograph, ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha

...why I oughta....

I just went back through the whole thread. Awesome job driving and some sweet upgrades!

My little car has a feature in September 2013 Popular Hot Rodding! I was excited, I had to add to the build thread~I did post it in the media part of the forum also

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And I bet you wouldn't even charge Greg as much for your autograph as Johnny Manziel would for his.

I have the new Triangulated 4 link on the Camaro now from Ridetech, its a great system bolts together quickly and was easier to install than the front suspension, and I have done a little track testing, in getting ready for the end of season goodguys events



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:lmao:

Awesome write up and great story thus far. You've got quite a performer there---to run with No Limit and Fab 53, that is some serious performance bro---congrats big time!!

D

So is it done? if not, when it going in? are u still at Gotellis?

Congrats on the feature btw!

Mike

Congrats on the feature rod. That ridetech setup will have you stepping up to the big leagues. Let us know how it works out for ya.
Shane:bow:

Edelbrock Carb trick
 

heres a simple trick to help your edelbrock Carb keep from stumbling around turns on the autocross or even if you use an eddy offroading, not everyone has this problem, I had it one time on an eddy a few years back and I blocked the channel and never had the problem again and now this is one of the tricks I do to every eddy I work on for friends, I have been asked many times about the little things I do to my car to race, so I thought I would leak a simple trick

pop the top on your carb and in the back is a balance channel
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its simple you just need piece of 3/16 fuel hose
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cut it to the length that sits in the channel
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press it in the channel
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simple fix right
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and now the fuel stays in the bowls better and doesn't slosh around and there still a small opening if one bowl over flows and needs balance
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:popcorn2: its in...its a great balance of Ridetech, Hotchkis and some of my own suspension tweaks.....I have some heavy testing done and the car is very tuned..I have a few more changes and I hope the car will give the Hot shoes out there fits...... I am no longer at Gotellis, they let me go 2 weeks ago, I was told they cant afford to pay me anymore, now its just Ted and his son....all that work stuff was getting in the way of racing anyways!:lostmarbles:

now your rollin with ole school tech.



Im sure he'll have a great new permanent job pretty soon. Rod will announce it as soon as he feels he is a good fit there. So far very promising :cheers:

Good people will always land on their feet. Ya cant go into Walmart and buy a reputation, good or bad they come earned. Good luck with you and your new venture....I may miss ya at the Goodguys in november, unless its after sema, i will be (before sema) on a two week getaway with my new bride of 25 years.....but i wanna see that on your car cause i think thats the route i''m gonna go.

SEMA ends Friday, Goodguys pleasanton is Saturday-Sunday! stop by bring the lady with you and come for a Ride around the track! and then you can really see if its what you want! :slingshot:

10-4! flight home is sat am, we'll go straight there from sfo....afer being gone two weeks, y, cause.....lol

Installed a new carbon fiber anvil cowl panel, these Anvil panels are very nice looking I almost hate to cover up the Carbon


first I sanded the panel with 1200 paper, and then masked the panel off
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mixed up some white and clear and shot the panel
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unmasked the panel
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and did the quick install
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So you left no CF showing at all? You sneaky man you.

the header panel is carbon fiber also and I painted over that also, looks like stock sheet metal

end of season Racing is coming and I have been getting the car ready, with some cool parts, and a new set of tires came in! Falkens 615ks 275-40-17s all four corners! just makes me feel the car will be hooked up

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finished installing the anvil header panel i did have to ream the side mounting holes along with the grill mount holes

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I used a unibit! and the girlfriends pink cordless

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and I left a carbon line on the backside of the header panel
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Is that the breastcancer awareness cordless?

Pm me.....Mike

now that you mention it! it is save the Tata's month! :lol:

you get your rubber on?

not yet, I have a few more practice days and then at the start of November, NEW SHOES! ready for the last 3 events:G-Dub:

You changed up sizes? When I saw her last you were running the 245/40r17 all around right?? Did your suspension changes allow you more room for rubber?
Shane

I had 245 on the front and did some short testing on some prototype parts to run larger rims, and then I switched to the ridetech tru-turn kit up front when a few friends of mine David, Mary, and Crosby all said I really must run the kit, so I installed the kit and did alot of testing(i know Ridetech tested it) but I don't have a mini tub car so the balance for my 275/40/17 on all four corners is slightly different then ridetechs 48 hour Camaro, so I ended up with 800lbs springs on the front 225lbs springs rear, and my rear sway bar rate is.........wait I cant give away all my secrets :guns:

Nice tires! Will you be taking them to Scottsdale and Del Mar in November? It's been a while since you've made it down this way.

yep Matt! I will be in Scottsdale and visiting you guys in socal for Del Mar, I wanted to come out and cheer you on at Optima, but I will be racing Pleastanton that same weekend you guys will be at Optima, so I was bummed about the conflicting weekend events:thumbsup:

No worries. Have fun in Pleasanton and scuff those Falkens in so you're ready for Scottsdale. If I'm not too burnt out I'm going to try and make that show. I've never been good at the ol Good Guys Peanut, but there will be a lot of familiar faces out there for me to cheer on in the shoot out, and I would also like to run against a few of the cars coming in from the mid west.

I have been using grip tape on my clutch and brake pedals for a little while and the clutch pedal tape shreds after a good track day, for daily use it can go for months without tearing, my question is what some of you guys are running on the pedals

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Rod!!! You know they make some really good pedals right??


Okay -- just checking.



XOXOX

:censored: LOL I know, I was hoping that maybe there was a better grippy tape that is being used on race cars, I don't need all that fancy smacy billettitaniumalumiwaterjetted stuff, just a good grip tape and some good driving shoes

Okay ---


Well then -- hit your local SKATEBOARD shop and ask them for some Grip tape… it's not a brand - they'll have many brands and probably even colors.

3M's Safetywalk comes in rubberized and mineral abrasive adhesive tapes. Like Greg said a skate shop may be a good source. Their adhesives typically work!

http://solutions.3m.com/wps/portal/3...=6702767&rt=c3


Home centers may carry the rubberized meterial for non-slip tub/shower applications. The mineral products are sometimes sold for exterior deck step and ladder applications.

Mother frickin bed liner, dip it and throw it in the dirt

some last minute updates to Jane, the new alternator bracket and power steering bracket upgrade, with this bracket from Holley I have upped the charging to 130amps,and the power steering is now a corvette unit

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next up a cool trunnion update to smooth out the power delivery and idle

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rockers out!!
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comp parts!
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trunnion carnage
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Those are some nice little updates Rodney !! Keep up the good work

:thankyou: