Man, I had to put on my sunglasses. :thumbsup: Looks great!

Car looks ss-mokin' hot Rich! If you're like me, you better get a couple of extra front spoilers cause they go away fast on our lowered cars/driveways...:)

It looks awesome Rich! Those tires look so aggressive. Sweet

Thanks Jason- The Magnaflows sound great, not annoying on the highway, deep throaty idle, and when your on the gas they really become loud, I wasn't sure about them when I purchased the set up, but Its definatly one of the best deals for the money. Not sure about the grade of stainless(its magnetic), but when you consider that our cars dont get driven daily, you cant go wrong, Im diggin the sound. I think you will like them :thumbsup:

Rich

Thanks Todd and Ron- I know what you mean, Im on the second one with the 67. I thought about lowering this car a bit more but I really need to have some driving clearance so Im not gonna push it.

Thanks again Rich

Thanks Wayne- Im looking forward to seeing yours in a couple weeks :cheers:

Rich

Me TOO! :willy:

Very nice Rich. Your car looks great!

That's a beautiful car.

If I haven't said it, it was great meeting you and your family. Thanks for the hospitality! I hope to hear from you soon. If there's anything you ever need, you know how to get in touch with me.

I'm impressed big time. Love the color and wheels! :thumbsup:

Hey Ed, Likewise- We did great considering all the bad weather we battled. The car runs fantastic, your tune is spot on. About a month after you left I dropped the trans to adjust the hyd throw out bearing. The clutch grabs in the middle of the travel and the car doesnt buck on leaving from idle. I relized that with the clutch grabbing immediatly off the floor that the rpms were dropping under load before I was giving it the gas to get her going. I cant believe how this thing accelerates its like a jack rabbit. Ill shoot you an email soon, got some pics to show you.

Rich

Hey Thanks Roger- I must say your 69 judge is second to none! That car is gorgeous. Glad to hear your doc is getting you dialed in.

Stay healthy- Rich

Great! Good to hear. Please shoot me an email. I have some Pro touring pics to share with you as well. Also some events some of my other pro touring customers will be participating in, and wndering if you're interested.

I'll be in Pittsburgh all next week, and LS fest Sept 9-11. Hit me up if you get a chance.

Great looking car.

I probably missed it, but what's the color on it?

Thanks Mark, its GM Torch Red

Small update, finally got the front forgeline's re-hooped. had them pull the 3 inch outer hoop and replace it with a 2 inch so the rim is a 9 inch now. The 275s fit good on it, it really doesn't bulge to much. It has a lot more room to at the front fender edge. I think I like the wheel better now since the wheel center is out further or appears that way since it lost 1" of lip. Also had Ogden Chrome do there magic chrome work on a gm rear bumper for me. what a difference from the junk repro I first installed. These do nice work at a reasonable price.
Rich
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Looks killer Rich. Very nice.

It looks good Rich, it will be a lot better incase of hitting a bigger bump in the road.

Thanks guys, I think its pretty much done for now. Maybe Santa will bring me an autometer A/F ratio guage for the dash for Christmas. Time to put a few miles on it.

Rich

DRIVE ON ! The perfect weather is still ahead of us. Enjoy it !

I met Rich last night at a local meet and this car is beautiful! He really did an incredible job. I am just sorry I got there so late and didn't get to really drool all over it. There is another meet this Sunday, so I'll bring a bib for that one and really have at it. Again, great job Rich, the car is awesome!

Thanks Mark, nice meeting you as well.

Rich

Hey Rich - how's the car running??

What did you end up doing for an oil cooler?

Cheers,
Gregg

Awesome car you've got Rich. I've really enjoyed reading (and re-reading and re-reading) your build the last year or so I've been on Lat-G. :thumbsup:

Hey thanks Bryan, The car has been under going some change, I really should update the thread and shoot a few pics. I needed a winter project and decided to remove the the TKO and install a t56 magnum. The t56 is a behemoth gear box, thing just beat me up installing it, its really getting old wrestling this stuff laying on my back, enough wining! Also did a wavetrac upgrade in the rear. Got to send the driveshaft out for shortening and clean up a few things.

Thanks again Rich

Awesome Rich! I knew you wouldn't sit still...:lol: Tell me about the Wavetrac. We're there any issues at your HP level w the Truetrac? Also, you're upgrading axles too, right? Oh, and....

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Hey Gregg, the car is running great, I just need to stop wrenching and drive more. The oil cooler is still on my list, I will most likely go with a Setrab, possibly the factory ls9 setup, its pretty cool.

Rich

Hey Ron, sorry Im gettin lazy with the camera. No issues with the trutrac, car has less than 200 miles on it. Just wanted to get it out before I get the car down to NJ motorsports park, and then more than likely hurt it. I can tell you they all make a little noise back there especially when you un load them coming off the highway stopping and starting. It seems these gear type diffs like heavier lube, it quiets them down a bit, they just dont have any spring tension to take up gear lash the way a conventional posi does, you got lash in the ring/pinion the splines in the axles and lots of little gears in the diff and it all moves a bit. The wavetrac is a ncely machined piece, I went with the 35 spline axles. In a 12 bolt application with the 35 spline axles moser uses a diff bearing where the bearing cage protrudes out the back surface of the race, so they had to make these ring spacers, you cant just stack the standard shims up against the cage. These spacers are only about 3/16 wide and just thick enough to clear the cage and then you stack the shims. It just seemed a bit weak, after talking with some engineers, I come to relize theres very little side loading there and once the bearing cap comes down and locks the assembly in place it aint going anywhere. Oh ya, I think the axles added another 100 lubs to the back of the car, there friggin huge. If your road coursing the car or even heavy autocross the wavetrac is good insurance. Wavetrac uses some serious steel in there units, I call it unobtainium, you wont blow that beast.

Rich

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WOW... Your car looks great.. My 67 Camaro was first painted Porsche Guards Red back in the late 80s but after some paint adhesion problems I painted it black and said I would never change the color. Well Im thinking of a color change especially after seeing your car in Torch Red.. Im still not sure what color but red is such a clean color. Thanks for the progress photos.

Great description Rich....:cheers:

I took a hard look at the WaveTrac. Stout unit no doubt! I'm also keeping my options open for a floater rear (one day, phase two perhaps) and not sure I want to limit my options to one 35 spline vendor. I also agree about he noise, and possible breakage when beat on (my 31 spline axles are good to 700hp I was told), but decided to take the risk. We'll see how that goes...:question:

Hi Rich...
:) car looks so nice...

Kjell