Glad your OK but sorry to hear of the problem. Did it damage the threads on the posi unit?

Wayne, thanks for the concern. Surprisingly everything seems to be okay. We couldn't find any damage on anything save for one small scratch away from all of the gears. After a few more track outings it is still working just fine!

Right arm, Broseph. That's a nice color. Maybe you will get selected for a Goodguys Trend Setter Award??

Good to hear.

Gosh I hope not haha. Both your cars are looking awesome dude! Keep up the good work!

Ok Matt, with all the Camaro talk in the mustang thread I thought you should bring it over here?? Now let's see some pictures of those fenders?? :hello: :hello:

Sorry Rick, I just can't help but be off topic. I don't have pictures of the fenders yet. I have to pick them up Wednesday on my L.A. errand running trip. Might have to drop off some shop stuff at Currie and let's see, what else? Oh yeah, I need to pick my Camaro up in Oxnard with Cris. There was something sketchy going on with the center section and I lost all the ring gear bolts on it again last weekend during some auto crossing. Cris was nice enough to tow the car to his shop, take the center section out, and send it over to Coast Driveline to have them check it out and fix it.

Matt

I promise to keep the RPM to 7200 when I am breaking in the ring & pinion! :whenitsdone:

You might be the first to do that Cris....

G.

Yeah.. We are also looking for a way to cut out the RPM by remote control .. so when he is @ Optima it can slow him down.. I am now accepting bribes! :D

Might? or might not be the first? I can think of someone whose name starts with an R and ends with an Upp, who might have taught Cris about "breaking" parts in.

Matt,

Are you going to post before and after pics of the fenders?

Matt are you going to post ANY pictures :poke: :D

I will post some pictures. They might not be good pictures, but then again you guys don't seem terribly picky. Everyone seems happy when Dave and Ron post pictures of -AN fittings or brackets.

I picked up the parts yesterday. They look pretty good. They don't have a gel coat with a slick shiny surface on them, but the lines are relatively crisp and fairly straight. All of the holes are drilled, or cut out. It will be interesting to see how they fit. I probably need to either make, modify or add a little structure to the area where the inner fender meets up between 10 and 2 o'clock.

Matt

Hey, I retired from that.... :getout:

Ron? Not so much. :thumbsup:

Oh... and I hear if you need to borrow any of my junker cars for a quick errand, I still better have you sign a waiver. :innocent:

Man, you are Captain off topic. We were discussing me using Dick's truck to teach that fence pole a lesson in the thread about the fastback build. You might actually want me to borrow your junkers. I stopped at the bank on my way back to the shop and just handed Dick the money when I got back.

Dave, Dave, Dave...:computer:

The reason you've retired from that is you've run out email images of someone else's parts or graphs :lol:

New wide carbon fenders and of course with that comes new wheel hoops.:headscratch: So what are you doing with your wheels Matt? Just going with new outer hoops to gain some width or something else?:secret:

Oh and I apologize in advance for actually posting on topic in this thread. It seems that isn't normally allowed.

:popcorn2: :relax:

I was just planning on re-hooping the front wheels. It is a lot cheaper than getting a new set of wheels. I do hope that one day there is someone like Ron or Steve Rupp with a DSE subframe to flood the classifieds with all kinds of wheels.

Yea I went Chevy bolt pattern on my hubs just so I could get one of Ron's extra sets.

Way to stay on topic. Nice.

You're already holding one hostage. What's next? :sarcasm_smiley:

:innocent:

Hey Matt, congrats on the GM Design Award at SEMA. Well deserved. :trophy-1302:

You guys wanted me to post a picture. Well, here is a picture. Use your imagination. :lol:

http://i366.photobucket.com/albums/o...ps9e9d15a8.jpg

I promise I will actually get decent shots of how everything fit.

Matt

:headscratch: It's a sideways fender that Rob photographed for you?

Wait, what? Past tense? When'd you find the time? :)

Matt your just being a tease now. :guns: :guns:

I haven't taken the car apart yet. I'm putting together a list of things to fix and/or change.

So far I need to:
pick between between springs and sway bars.
450lb springs with solid speedway bar, or 550lb springs with .250" wall bar

possibly change master cylinders for softer pedal with more travel. If I go softer springs I want a softer pedal so that it has more travel and provides better modulation and feedback for trail braking since that setup should allow me to roll into corners softer and smoother but ultimately carry more speed. The big question in my mind is whether or not there is even a point to trying to drive the tighter autocross tracks, or Adams like that. Most of those turns are so sharp you need to be able to scrub off speed and turn tightly off throttle without getting a lot of push when applying throttle to exit the corner.

Also need to send wheels out to Forgeline to re-hoop. I don't suppose you have any lying around that I can borrow during that time, Ron? They will be returned with some Pilot Super Sports. :D

I've been going back and forth with Ron Sutton on front spring rates, and which to pick to try out after swapping to bigger tires. I feel bad because I'm a bit stuck with what worked with the 275s and might be trapped in the mindset that if it worked best with smaller tires, it must work best(er) with bigger tires. I probably haven't asked the right questions about cause and effect and how each change relates to the others I've made. I usually need a conceptual understanding of things before I warm up to using them. I think I feel more comfortable if I know how parts work and how best to drive with them.

Matt I'll take that deal...:stirthepot:

MAtt,
What kind of master do you have on the car now?

I have individual master cylinders for the front and rear brakes. 3/4" front, 7/8" rear.

I was too lazy to go back and see
 

what brake calipers ans sizes you were running, but if you are using willwood in the C5/C6 sizing and a 6:1 pedal ratio, you can drop the rear master to 3/4 and adjust the bias more towards the front. Will give you a little longer pedal.

What pads are you running?

I would opt for the larger 550 lbs in the front and a 300 or 325 in the rear. Guess I should ask what rate you front bar is and if you are running a rear bar.

Matt,
Who spec those master cylinders for you? Wildwood?

Payton, I belive the piston sizes are 4.04 front, 1.98 rear. I don't think it would be that bad, but the Tilton pedals have a 5.29:1 ratio. If I drop to 3/4 rear I will probably need to add a proportioning valve since I doubt the balance bar will have enough adjustment. It might if I get the rod lengths close to right. My brain is hurting trying to visualize if that would affect bias too.

DJW, Wilwood spc'd the masters and did tell me if I wasn't happy to drop to a 3/4 (just now remembered that part of the conversation.

With that small of a ratio
 

I would run a .70 in the front and 3/4 in the rear. It will keep you bias correct, increase your pressure with the same leg input.

Those masters are a touch on the large size for the pedal ratio. I am guessing it takes a fair amount of leg effort on your part to get the car to stop.

What pads are you running? That will make the single biggest difference in your braking, feel and modulation than anything else you will do.

Matt,
 

You're crazy bro...

:lol:

That's what I used to think too. But, if you believe in the old catch 22 them I'm not crazy... just stupid.

intake
 

where did u get the first intake and valve covers from. secondly do u have any pictures of the interior? specifically the gauges?

I got the intake manifold from Jeff Davis of Precision Metal Craft. I don't remember where the valve covers came from. I think I prefer them to the ones I have now, although the original ones I had didn't come with any venting.

Matt,

This gettin' ready for Optima ain't for posers, huh? :D

Now, how bout some hi-res pics of Dead Pool?




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