1970 Camaro SS/RS "dis-traction"
 

Hey guys, been on here for a little over a year. I've had the car on the road since April of '11 and have had it since '91. Got it from a friend as it was totaled. I use to have a 71' RS in the mid eighties and have missed it ever since. Well this one has seen paint jail, a business startup, three kids (and college funds),,,,etc.etc, nuff excuses...lets get this thing slideways....

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Some of the LS swap that is current

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The computer is behind the sheet metal

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Currently has beefy T56, 12 bolt 3:73, full Hotchkis dress, Baer's sport/track, nice interior new with older Recaro's (soon to be new ones), 6 point and subframe connectors to come, coil over's to come (the Hotchkis front coil's are waaaay too stiff and dont sit right after i've cut them four times (a little at a time).

Plenty of work to do....but its a start...

Mike

Cool Mike, can wait to follow along.

Looking good Mike!!

Hey Mike question for you, who's hood do you have? It looks like the cowl is smaller then most I've seen? Not to big me likey :headspin:

Mike,

Nice ride to start moddin' some more. :thumbsup:

The hood is an actual cowl off of a 70 SS chevelle that the previous owner did back in the early 80's, i dont think i could ever do that to a factory hood. My body guy took it off of the one they had done (all bondo) and tacked it on a good hood and its what we have. I'd like to get the actual cowling to work, that'd be interesting...

That's A Damn Fine Looking Automobile

Thank you

Very Nice!

And thank you too....

Very nice and classy.

Well she fires and runs.

Bugs, GTO computer was for an Auto, my T56 isnt agreeing with the computer, six reprograms with HP Tuners and its getting closer. But my mechanic Josh is on vacation this week so the bugs will have to wait, although she is very drivable. Me likey.

The clutch is still "not blead" enough imo, two GM techs have said sometimes ya just gotta drive em for one to two weeks to settle everything in. I would have liked to install the Tick performance adjustable clutch master....so well see next week.
Any opinions on this matter?

Thanx, Mike

Nice Mike, but with out the video it didn't happen!!! :poke: :welcome3: :D

Wanna borrow my carb? :lmao: :lmao:


Here........I'll save you the trouble.................:smiley_smack:

:pushbutto :pushbutto :lmao: :lmao: :lmao:

Wow mister funny pants is out tonight!!

yes i did Laugh Out Loud.....so what did your boy win the open or something?

Btw its not the induction this time!! its not its not its not!!!!

Man she runs like a banshee (btw, whats a banshee?)

I've got the video on my phone, how do i get it here? do i need a youtube account? or can it be done in the world of apple?

Don't ask Tracky!

I think its an indian referance, although i married one and she doesnt know either....

:D

Well I was happy to see Justin pull it off......

Not induction? Exorcism?

A Banshee is a Yamahahaha

And no i'm not naming her rosemary's baby...

and wikipedia on banshee

ban·shee
/ˈbanSHē/
Noun
(in Irish legend) A female spirit whose wailing warns of an impending death in a house.

soooooo....lets just change the subject and be happy she goes like.....

:confused59:

What version of the LS do you have?

The car looks like it's a great driver! What coilover setups are you considering?

Its an LS1 with an 85mm intake and long tubes....and heads getting built and a cam in the works. The heads are getting done in Fremont by Angie i believe of Daves engine and machine, and is spec'n a custom grind from comp. but thats phase 2. Right now i am at about 410 at the crank and i just need to learn how to "drive" .

can i post a vid without having a youtube acct?

very nice looking car Mr. Glassman

I believe it needs to be hosted on another site like YouTube or Vimeo.
YouTube accounts are free........you can easily upload video's from you phone with their ap once you have an account which is quick to setup.

You've got enough motor to get a big ticket! Too much more equals jail time. :D

:gitrdun: :G-Dub:



Really just want to subscribe....

Which is why i see trac daze in my future....I was selling my land yacht to buy my long sought after 911 but i'll wait another year on the Porche (haha get it?) and use the coach to pull the "dis-traction".

Starting work on the cage....final tune's next week....video to follow (its about time i see what all this youtube fuss is about...jk)

And no, i dont want to borrow your carb, i like my color the way it is (was that too harsh? cause i've been trying to think of something all day cause you made me crack up last nite...)

its getting closer, but running into computer gremlins. Redid the computer, swapped out the GTO computer for an 01 F body computer, now running into fuel issues. May be the fuel pump in the new Spectre tank, may.....to be continued.

Mike

did this on my Tick install....

unhook the line that goes into the slave and push on the pedal lightly by HAND. pretty sure if you do it by foot, your going to blow the line up. When i was bench bleeding like normal i left the plunger inside the quick disconnect closed and slightly pressed the rod and watched all my air bubbles go straight up the reservoir

thanks scott, i will try that.

still cant figure out the "fuel" shut off issues, have a thread going on in high tech retrofits, but still havent found the problem. We're thinking it may be weak pump in the tank, new, but weak. Thats my gut....

mikee

Well, went on the Goodguys trip to Texas on is maiden road trip, 2nd time on the freeway on its way too texas. Had a great time. Car ran great, had no fuel issues at 6000'. Car had a great run, steering issues still to be sorted and still can't fill the tank to full (venting or baffling issues) and small driveline shimmy (probably the shaft) and no a/c sucked in Arizona

Knocked down 24.89 mpg and went 2085 miles. LS is the waaaay to go.
80 mph, 2000 rpm, with 3:73's and 17"rims.


Pics to follow when I get home,

Chassis and rear next for sure.

Mike

I never did get to check out your car unfortunately... I walked over to the staging area where some of the cars from the Tour were, but yours wasn't there...

Good to meet you this weekend, and hope the car gets back home safely... You'll get the issues sorted out I'm sure!

Mike,

Congrats on the successful trip....that's a bunch of miles. :thumbsup:

What's with the trailer going home?!?!?!?!

BITE your LIP! :bitchslap:

:D

Yeah right Sieg :catfight: :BlahBlah: LS LS LS :BlahBlah: :bitchslap:

Glad it all went good for the most part Mike!! But please keep the LS talk down :lol:

congrats on a successful trip, Mike :thumbsup:

Bryan, great meeting you too, you have a great ride and i got some great pics of you on the autocross
Skip, we were talking bout you on Friday (as i was with the bbt customs guys all week)

Greg, i took nine days off and am taking two weeks off later this month with my wifey of 25 short years, and she's more fun to .........lol you'll meet her at the lat-g dinner

Sieg, drink the kool aid ......

:D

And I still can't get that tank to work lol, I actually think its a venting issue with my system, I hope .....

It was a blast....more pics to follow this week