Yet another 2nd Gen Camaro - Project/update

[rickpaw]

Wow, the ground clearance is amazing.

[waynieZ]

They tuck up there nice and tight. Nice work.

[GregWeld]

Cookin' with gas Steve!


SpeedTech is one of the good companies! Everyone has issues once in awhile... how they deal with it is what matters.

Congrats on the new house and "shed"! LOL

Brizio/Hollenbeck/Mumford and a few others are planning to drive our hot rods to GG Lonestar Nats in April. Then Gwen and I will peel off and hit Austin... so get the friggin' car done so I can have a ride!

[Rick D]

Lookin good Steve, can't wait to hear your thoughts on the whole suspension and engine!!

[gerno]

Originally Posted by rickpaw

Wow, the ground clearance is amazing.

Originally Posted by waynieZ

They tuck up there nice and tight. Nice work.

I'm pretty happy with what I see so far. Of course the car isn't at ride height yet. Still need to add sheet metal and set the alignment but pretty good so far.

Originally Posted by GregWeld

Cookin' with gas Steve!


SpeedTech is one of the good companies! Everyone has issues once in awhile... how they deal with it is what matters.

Congrats on the new house and "shed"! LOL

Brizio/Hollenbeck/Mumford and a few others are planning to drive our hot rods to GG Lonestar Nats in April. Then Gwen and I will peel off and hit Austin... so get the friggin' car done so I can have a ride!

I recall hearing something very similar to this for Oct yet I never got a phone call....interesting.

If I'm not done by April then I need to reassess my priorities big time

Originally Posted by Rick D

Lookin good Steve, can't wait to hear your thoughts on the whole suspension and engine!!

Me too. After driving Carbuffs car last week I hope mine measures up.



Today my goal is to setup the clutch, hang the fuel tank, route some fuel lines and maybe route some electrical.

I completed the clutch and don't know how I feel about it. It's fairly stuff and has a very short throw. It's very much like an on/off switch. Perhaps I'm just used to mechanical clutches. The trio is currently 3.5 so I may adjust that or may swap the master. I'll wait until it's driving to figure that out

[WSSix]

Nice work, Steve! Those headers do have a lot of ground clearance. Good luck getting it ready for the dyno on Thursday.

I'm about to finish up the coil over conversion for the front of mine. Then off to get aligned. I'm hoping I don't have any issues with my UCA's. I don't have the high clearance pieces though. Mine are factory replacements and work with the factory spindles.

[Vince@Meanstreets]

Originally Posted by gerno

I completed the clutch and don't know how I feel about it. It's fairly stuff and has a very short throw. It's very much like an on/off switch. Perhaps I'm just used to mechanical clutches. The trio is currently 3.5 so I may adjust that or may swap the master. I'll wait until it's driving to figure that out

Im not familiar with the clutch set up that you have so i'd like to see what is going on.
When you say on off switch as is in pedal feel? Does it have resistance then no resistance?

How far is the pedal off the floor and at what point does it release?
Do you recall the air gap measurment? I wonder if there is a difference in pressure plates and the fingers are being preloaded.

Your master bore size will change pedal effort. On pedal hole placement I try to shoot for 3" to 3 3/8". Shorten the distance will reduce pedal effort. I will try a mock up at 3.5in and see what I see. Might be your problem.

Let me know before anything gets damaged or fails. shoot me an email please.

[gerno]

Originally Posted by Vince@MSperfab

Im not familiar with the clutch set up that you have so i'd like to see what is going on.
When you say on off switch as is in pedal feel? Does it have resistance then no resistance?

How far is the pedal off the floor and at what point does it release?
Do you recall the air gap measurment? I wonder if there is a difference in pressure plates and the fingers are being preloaded.

Your master bore size will change pedal effort. On pedal hole placement I try to shoot for 3" to 3 3/8". Shorten the distance will reduce pedal effort. I will try a mock up at 3.5in and see what I see. Might be your problem.

Let me know before anything gets damaged or fails. shoot me an email please.

Vince, thanks for the response. The clutch actuates well and was very easy to bleed. I think the issue is more of what I need to get used to with the clutch. There is no adjustment needed for the clutch according to monster clutch. I might go to Chevy and test drive a C7 to see what the clutch should feel like since I have zero reference

I put the hole at 3.25". I tried to raise it it the factory hole at 2.5" but the angle was too much. as stated above I think it's just me but I will get you some measurements for your records just to be safe