73 Camaro Z/28 Type LT (Massive scope creep inside)

[72blackbird]

Nick,
Great progress on your Camaro! I guess we all lost touch once "that other PT site" pulled the plug on it's chat room.

Geno

[dipren443]

Originally Posted by 72blackbird

Nick,
Great progress on your Camaro! I guess we all lost touch once "that other PT site" pulled the plug on it's chat room.

Geno

Geno,

Thanks for the kind words. It really is a shame that we all lost touch with the demise of the chat room over there. I have been trying to get work done in between field assignments, however, I haven't had much time at home.

These are the latest pics:









As soon as I get home, I hope to plumb the fuel system and get my EFI installed!!!

Nick

[will69camaro]

Wow awesome build! Glad to see i'm not the only one that experienced large budget creep!

William

[dipren443]

Originally Posted by will69camaro

Wow awesome build! Glad to see i'm not the only one that experienced large budget creep!

William

William,

I stopped counting receipts long ago. I figure as long as I am happy with the result, at this point I am already so far in I just need to finish...

The Holley HP EFI was the latest in splurges. I figured I went out of my way to weld in O2 bungs on the headers and buy a tank setup for EFI that I should just go ahead and do the EFI too. The decision was largely based on not wanting to plumb the fuel system twice since the carb would have required a much larger return to use the in tank pump. This was after I modeled the new pickup with the larger return, had the pieces laser cut for it, etc. etc. So if anyone wants to run a carb with a Walbro 255 or similar using a DSE EFI tank, I have the parts you need



Phone pic of the HP EFI still in the box.

[CamaroMike]

I love that battleship grey under the hood!

[dipren443]

Originally Posted by CamaroMike

I love that battleship grey under the hood!

Thanks!

Inspired by the early SCCA Trans Am Camaros. Now only if I could swing a TRACO built small block to complete the look...



DROOOOOLLL

[will69camaro]

Originally Posted by dipren443

William,

I stopped counting receipts long ago. I figure as long as I am happy with the result, at this point I am already so far in I just need to finish...

The Holley HP EFI was the latest in splurges. I figured I went out of my way to weld in O2 bungs on the headers and buy a tank setup for EFI that I should just go ahead and do the EFI too.

Yea fully understand there. I tore mine down 4 years ago for a build I was expecting to be 15-20k...I may have set a record for overspending amount...

You'll like the HP EFI. Friend installed it on his turbo foxbody build and it's very simple setup to tune on and very powerful. I went with the Dominator setup as I will be using DBW with mine.

[GregWeld]

What a neat project! Not sure how I missed it when first posted up -- but way to go!!