hey Wayne only have one pic...i'm going to have to take the console out to get you some pics but not until i get it back from the exhaust shop....thought i had some but couldn't find any.
circled the one screw in red, its mounted to the E-Brake frame
Thanks Tony, I appreciate the help. Don't pull the console just for me, I don't want you back stepping because of me. I have the hand brake and original shifter I'm going to use. I'd like to figure a way not to have to cut the big hole like the 6 spd has sinse the auto shifter only has the arm that goes throught the floor. I'll be watching to see what you do next.
here's an update, although I had to give up using my computer. It was blocking the Lat-g site so I'm using my wife...shhhh she's still sleeping.
lots has happened since the last post, I prep'd and primer'd all external panels and finally purchased wheels and tires. Extremely happy with the fit and look, although the front is really right at the max, running a 18x10 275 and i get a small rub but i believe the coil overs need to be tightened a bit which would give me some more room.
Here's a couple laps around the block with the boys, they had a blast finally getting a ride.
I've been driving it now for awhile just working things out, lots of noises and things to get use to....oh and its really frock's fast 3rd gear roll-on just smokes em. I'm thinking of just putting my old grill on instead of using the new stuff. I plan on racing it as is to work out the bugs and paint it next year.
not sure if i screwed it up or what but i'm attaching just like i do with pics....
Don't mind the hood, i've been driving without it until i get some help to put it on....looking at the first race Jan 14-15 at the Wild Horse Pass west track...
Ok back on after an extended hiatus from Lateral-G site. My work laptop firewall started blocking access to Lateral-g therefore I had to decide if I spend money on a lap top or keep spending on the Camaro to get it on the street. Here’s a quick video my 12 year old took……first time out.
Also I noticed that Photobucket lost all of my +1000 pictures….here’s what I got back from Photobucket:
“We thank you for your patience while we investigated the matter. Our engineering team has been working tirelessly to identify and recover your images. They identified a technical issue that had 1 out of a billion odds of occurring. Unfortunately, your account was one of the handful that were affected. They have spent countless hours to recover your images, but yielded no results. They have added additional safeguards in place to make sure this never happens again.”
The amount of work to go back and update all the links is almost insurmountable; any suggestions on alternative storage links for photos? I’m trying “IMGUR” at the moment…..
Now that I have a new lap top we can update our progress… be honest there’s a bunch here, apologize for the long-winded post. Lots of updates and experiences in the past several months.
Here’s a quick summary; got my wheels and tires (big thx to Jason Rushforth for being patient and helpful) using NITTO INVOs, engine & Tranny had to get yanked again for a leaky hose end on the clutch line, brake fluid leak (because the M/C is inside the dash it wasn’t pretty) but had to re-plumb the reservoir, got the car on scales to set up the suspension, results were: 50/50 cross corners and 46% Back and 54% Front, total weight of 3411 Lbs, camber and caster set per DSE specs, primer’d the doors and inside of the hood, installed headlights (LED Truklites), door handles and trunk latch. Did all this prior to entering my first track event on 1/15/17. Also with that said experienced some early failures and set-backs, aftermarket shifter gasket sucks…..the design of the shifter and gasket is poor (IMO) days before the event we replaced it twice and almost gave up with only 12 hrs before the race but my nephew hung in there and helped by “frankensteining” our own version and just by chance it did work. Really need a good gasket because the top gear sits directly under the shifter gasket and at high RPMs its really slinging the fluid. Phase 2 will replace the shifter and I’m considering an access panel for the tunnel, the experience left me wondering if I should be thinking about better access without having to remove the engine tranny. Night before the race I’m out leak checking the shifter gasket and I noticed my volt gauge is at 13V, now previous to today its always been at 14.1v. Checked the Alt and the stator came apart in pieces….can’t get a single wire 2002 camaro style alt at 9pm. So decided to just charge the battery in between sessions with some friend’s vehicles in the pits. Just didn’t know if the Battery could hold out for a 20 min session and the EFI be ok with minimal voltage. BTW the puller was undersized if I did the math it was spinning at 28,000RPMs at WOT. I should’ve done the math prior but I ordered it thinking the supplier knew what they were doing, not the fact. But they did replace it FOC including shipping; great customer support.
First session on the track I came in early (after 10 min) thinking I was dropping PS fluid all over the track. Because it started getting difficult to turn, small turns no problem but coming into a big turn with speed it became to feel like a manual system. Got into the pit and opened the hood to measure the temp of P/S fluid in the reservoir, I think it got too hot. I measured 260 degrees and it was the cheap prestone off the shelf. Last session of the day, I was taking a friend of mine out and about 10 min into we heard some racket within the car somewhere, pulled to the side, all temps good/Oil pressure good but rear view mirror showed a huge cloud of smoke and steam LOTS. You know the instant your heart falls out of your chest well anyway kept it idling to get to a better pull off spot but watching all the gauges which all read normal ????
Opened the hood thinking the worst but come to find out it was a rib from the serpentine belt and it had started coming apart and cutting the water line from the head and oil vent line from the engine valley, big sigh of relief it wasn’t anything serious. Actually, started it back up and drove it into the pits. Upon further review it also cut my dry sump outlet hose so I was dumping oil out just didn’t drain the tank to the point of impacting oil pressure. Here’s some pics of the carnage…..
All in all I considered it a good day, had a blast but now I have a mess to clean up. I’m glad it wasn’t painted yet. Car ran exceptionally well, it exceeds driver capabilities. I did have an off-track excursion on the back straight-a-way, I stabbed it to pass a Porsche and I call it “too much aggression or stupidity” but while in 3rd on the back straight away the back end came out and next thing I know I was turned around in the dirt. The Porsche driver did come up to me afterwards to see what HP I was putting down, next session I got behind him again but he quickly waived me by, I’m assuming he was scared of the newbie behind him…..Next purchase will have to be a go-pro so I can tape it.
Things I decided I need to change; new shifter, radiator with P/S cooler & Oil cooler, need a new P/S pump (pump has never been the same since track day). Realigned my idler pulley for the serpentine belt. Here’s my theory on why the belt came apart in the first place. Soon after getting the car on the road and driving it some I recognized that the belt had walked off by one rib where it was now sitting on the raised shoulder of the idler pulley. I think I may have stressed the outer part of the belt and it started coming apart. Since then I’ve used a laser and straight edge to assure I have better alignment on all the pulleys.
Next Event
Scheduled to run the Goodguys event on March 10th in Scottsdale so there’s several things that must get done. Not sure if I’m going to catch any slack for not having a painted/finished car in the autocross but I really wanted to vet some things out mechanically and what better way than to use the goodguys event. Plus I get to watch how some of the pros do it.
here's an update, although I had to give up using my computer. It was blocking the Lat-g site so I'm using my wife...shhhh she's still sleeping.
lots has happened since the last post, I prep'd and primer'd all external panels and finally purchased wheels and tires. Extremely happy with the fit and look, although the front is really right at the max, running a 18x10 275 and i get a small rub but i believe the coil overs need to be tightened a bit which would give me some more room.
Here's a couple laps around the block with the boys, they had a blast finally getting a ride.
I've been driving it now for awhile just working things out, lots of noises and things to get use to....oh and its really frock's fast 3rd gear roll-on just smokes em. I'm thinking of just putting my old grill on instead of using the new stuff. I plan on racing it as is to work out the bugs and paint it next year.
another item I noticed when I was at the road course...I was comparing my method of crankcase breather....just assuming I was using a dry sump that it wasn't really going to be an issue. Couple guys using the same relative engine and dry sump looked at mine and advised I should consider something bigger. So while it was down I drilled and tapped both valve covers and plumbed -10 line into the dry sump tank. I was only using the 3/8" vent coming out of the valley cover. not sure if it makes a difference or not but probably couldn't hurt.
Next task would be to finish the shifter and access plate.....then git-r-on the road for a good cooling system check...its only going to be 120 degrees next week.
Brian Hobaugh SCCA National Tour June 2014
First Hemi 'Cuda Convertible Ever Built
Short clips: Goodguys Pleasanton autocross and pit videos
Hybrid Mode
