PROJECT: “Not at the table Carlos”
 

-The Story-
I’ve owned this car for 10yrs and when first restorored it was back to the original state. My car stayed like this up until last year when I decided to make my car a little more fun to drive. At first I was really nervous about updating my car since it’s a numbers matching but decided it was time to jumped in and get it done. This was deffenatly the best decision I’ve made, My car handles better than ever.

1969, Chevy, Camaro RS
Project “Not at the table Carlos!”

409 hp / 457 tq

Engine
Type = Chevy Small block
Block = 400
Oiling = 7-quart pan with oil cooler
Rotating assembly = Eagle rotating assembly
Cylinder heads = Edelbrock Permormer RPM
Camshaft = Edelbrock performer cam, Duration 308/318, Lift .488/.510
Valvetrain = Stainless roller
Induction = Edelbrock RPM, Holly 750 converted to E85
Ignition = Edelbrock RPM
Cooling = Aluminum high volume radiator
Fuel system = Carter high volume
Exhaust = Flowmaster with series 40
Fasteners = ARP

Drivetrain
Transmission/shifter = 350 Trans with stock horseshoe
Driveshaft = Stock drive shaft
Rear axle = GM 10 bolt posi, 3:90 gears, Moser 28 spline

Chassis
Front suspension = Hotchkis TVS
Rear suspension = Hotckis TVS
Brakes = Wilwood

Interior
Seats = Corbeau TRS with Crow restraints
Dashboard = Stock
Stereo = don’t need one
Wiring = Stock Replacement
Column = Stock with quick ratio box

Body/paint
Body = All Steel
Paint = Dupont single stage

Wheels/tires
Wheels = Rushforth Night trains
Tires = Front 245/40/18 – Rear 275/35/18 with Nitto NTO5’s




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check back for more updates.

Ahhh i was wondering what car those black night trains from driverz were going on. They look so evil. I love it

Awesome Camaro. Great that you're going to get out and drive it, especially with those mods. Those Rushforth wheels look badaz.

wow that will look great; the black wheels complementing the black bumblebee stripe, with yellow contrast. awesome

Whatever happened to your other project?

Be careful with E85, nobody around here runs it so the gas is old and bad. Some lady messed up her truck running it.

Very nice. Should be a sweet build.:thumbsup:
Those Rushforth's are KILLER!!!:wow:

Just realized where your project name was from and bout peed my pants!! Well done!! And good lookin wheels!:thumbsup:

Thanks for all the complements. :thumbsup:

The other project is still at J2 and is in good hands with Jeff and his crew.

I’ve heard the same thing that you can’t let it set around otherwise it goes bad. The good thing is if E85 doesn’t work out it’s just a matter of changing over the metering blocks and jets.

LOL! I’ve been getting a lot of feedback on the name of my project. I decided to go with a not so serious name for this project and decided to have some fun with it. I’ll tell you when I thought of it I too about peed my pants.

God I love those wheel!!!!! Cant wait to see them mounted up....Get them on there and post up some pics!

Yeah they did turn out good I must say. Jason did a killer job on the design of these rims. I'll get more pictures posted once the engine is in. I want to get this engine in and fired up.:thumbsup:

Okay I spent the evening wrapping my headers and with this being my first time I must say it kind of sucks!! We ran out of wrap and I see summit is no longer offering it. I hope the stuff I ordered matches.

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Best. Name. Ever.

Cool to see you're working on another '69 Craig. Can't wait to see how the other one comes out!

Looks like you did a pretty damn good job for the first time. Did you soak the wrap in a bucket of water and wrap it wet?


Me too....

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Hey Kris, Yes i'm working on another camaro. The thing is I had to. Either a blown head gasket or busted ring. Either way there's oil on my spark plugs. I need something to drive when it gets warm out you know. :unibrow:

Thanks Jeff I took your advice and soaked the wrap before I put them on. Not perfect but good enough. I must say that stuff sucks!! It’s not bad to put on just all the airborne fibers.

Hey don't forget me! I want to see the other Camaro done too:thumbsup:

Thanks and I'll keep the updates coming.

Well I had to take a little break due to the cold weather. So a few cold beers and a couple good friends, oh I can’t forget the arrival of new parts, I decided it was time to bust some knuckles on my project.


The Nitto NTO5's mounted and ready for action.
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Don't worry I'll try to hide all the wires :unibrow:
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Next on the list is rear brakes, pluming brake lines, Hotchkis handle bars and dropping in the new engine.

I snapped a pix of the new Rushforth rims on my car. I can’t wait to get this project back on the ground to see where the ride height turns out. :unibrow:

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Very nice Craig. Should look killer at ride height!!!:thumbsup:

The combo looks great

Nice wheels they will look great.

Just a small update;)

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New axles should be here tomorrow so I can get the back of the car finished.

I did receive some good news the other day! “Not at the table Carlos!” will be displayed in the Optima Battery booth at the Mid-Western Nationals in Kansas City September 3-5. You can also check out the Street Challenge Autocross as I’ll be beating the living crap out of it. Oh and I’ll be taking bets on how long the rear end will last. :cheers:

Getting closer! I took Wednesday off and got a lot of stuff done. The new axles, brakes and AGR steering box are on.

I tried mounting my Hotchkis chassis max handle bars only to find that they don’t even come close to fitting with stock upper control arms so I guess I need to spend another 500 bucks on control arms. :mad:

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Nice progresss.

Looking good Craig. Keep us posted.
Can't wait to see it on the ground.:thumbsup:

I decided to mess around and make a bracket for my proportioning valve. This is just a prototype so it’s kind of rough looking but not bad for hand made IMO.

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:D

Engine is ready!
 

The engine is finally ready to drop in. :cool:

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I really like the way those look on there. You are almost there!

Another good night!
 

Another small update!

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Okay I’ve got a Wilwood question. I would like to know the best way to hookup my rear brakes. What I’ve got is a 1/4” line coming from back and I’m trying to hook it into the Wilwood proportioning valve that’s a 3/16” line. Any input would be helpful.

I would use a 1/4" female SAE flare to 3/16" NPT male bushing. The input to the valve is NPT right? I forget. If the input to the valve is an SAE flare then look for a 1/4" SAE (female) to 3/16" SAE (male) flare fitting. The 1/4" line is pretty large so it may take some looking. For some reason I remember the valve being a NPT female, and not 3/16". But Im not sure, its been awhile.. JR

Looking good Craig!:cheers:

So this is the piece of safety wire I pulled out of my finger today. If you look close you can see some red stuff. It felt kind of wired being wired to my car and not being able to get away. I’m glad I didn’t freak out. ..WAIT I DID! LOL

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So once I got that piece of wire out of my hand I managed to finish up safety wiring my headers and bolting on some other engine components.

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Nice update it looks great.

Well another small update. Moving along slowly but hey with having to run kids everywhere it’s not too bad.

Speed Tech control arms in place.

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Exhaust all painted I just need to modify rear hangers so they fit.
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I got the support bars on but won't work with DSE hood hinges. I think what i might do is remove shocks off hinges and just run hoodpins but we'll see.
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and a teaser shot of the car on stands.
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The plan is to finish mounting radiator and finish the pluming this week and firing this thing up next week….I hope! I’ll have post video of the initial start up but won’t bore you to death with cam break in..lol

Very nice Craig. :thumbsup:
Is it getting close to finish?