69 Camaro Project - Dead Pool

[Ron in SoCal]

Originally Posted by Musclerodz

Is it Tuesday yet? I swear this has been the longest week in my life.

Nope. But it is beer-thirty!

Originally Posted by Sieg

After this weekend I figured out that for around $60K I can make my Camaro a respectable track car with little time and energy invested..............






..............by purchasing a Lotus 2-Eleven and using the Camaro for going out to dinner.

One day out in the Lotus and you're already a convert? Be very careful here Sieggy, you may have to turn in your LatG man card

[GregWeld]

Originally Posted by Ron in SoCal

One day out in the Lotus and you're already a convert? Be very careful here Sieggy, you may have to turn in your LatG man card

Wait til I let him run the Mustang at Sonoma in August.... then he'll want one of those! Everyone has a Camaro... Why have a car that there's 1000's of vendor parts for at cheap prices when you can drive the same basic car for twice the cost?


And just for the record..... One must actually have posted up a video of real track time in order to have a "man card"... (well - except Todd - he had to forfeit his after he got scared and sold the car).


Just sayin' <grin>

[Vince@Meanstreets]

Originally Posted by GregWeld

Wait til I let him run the Mustang at Sonoma in August.... then he'll want one of those! Everyone has a Camaro... Why have a car that there's 1000's of vendor parts for at cheap prices when you can drive the same basic car for twice the cost?


And just for the record..... One must actually have posted up a video of real track time in order to have a "man card"... (well - except Todd - he had to forfeit his after he got scared and sold the car).


Just sayin' <grin>

Sonoma?? Should we order up the quarters now or just wait? LOL


Looking good Ron, I m with the other guys, need to moon walk those house slippers around Dicks shop a bit.

[Ron in SoCal]

Originally Posted by Vince@MSperfab

Looking good Ron, I m with the other guys, need to moon walk those house slippers around Dicks shop a bit.

Workin' on it Vince!

So Elvis has an update...

The car made it over to BoS. You might've heard about the SD fire last week. I was in Florida - sweating it out - but in the end the shop and all the cars were OK! For a while there we thought it might be an evacuation situation.

The little stuff is just about done. The remaining list is so small it's ridiculous. Brakes are bedded. Motor/trans/rear is broken in, somewhat. Fluids are changed and ready to rock n roll...

Spolier and tow hooks are on.


Rollbar seatbelt mod is done and shoulder harness is installed.


Standard PT fender braces are on.


Track ride height is set, I think. Might take another .5" or so in the rear.


Stay tuned on that.

Bad news is I'm working the balance of the week and family stuff Saturday so I'll have to wait until next week to pick it up. Also looks like I'm on the road for work most of June, so home brew break in and track testing plans are up in the air. But...I'm on it

Matt says it drives like a new car (I agree). Dick says I've got a traction problem. I can live with that...

[GregWeld]

It's looking really good Ron

[Ron in SoCal]

Originally Posted by GregWeld

It's looking really good Ron

Thanks Greg! Looking forward to a track day with you. Err, you and Sieg lol

[efs69]

Car looks great Ron. Even better in person!!

I was actually at BOS the day of the fire and helped push your car and a couple others in the shop. The fire was really bad. On my way out of the shop i counted at least 8 choppers dropping water.

[Ron in SoCal]

Thanks Efrain! Nice to have friends who have your back.

[frankv11]

Can't wait to see it in action

[Vince@Meanstreets]

Originally Posted by Ron in SoCal

Workin' on it Vince!

So Elvis has an update...

The car made it over to BoS. You might've heard about the SD fire last week. I was in Florida - sweating it out - but in the end the shop and all the cars were OK! For a while there we thought it might be an evacuation situation.

The little stuff is just about done. The remaining list is so small it's ridiculous. Brakes are bedded. Motor/trans/rear is broken in, somewhat. Fluids are changed and ready to rock n roll...


Matt says it drives like a new car (I agree). Dick says I've got a traction problem. I can live with that...

Traction problem....wear your new shoes on the right foot.

Its getting close man.