The OneLapCamaro complete build thread

[Mr.VENGEANCE]

Originally Posted by tyoneal

The front end of your 69 looks great.

Please don't take this bad. I also follow a lot of the stuff on Corner Carvers and these are some of the issues guys there are having doing good splitters.

Take it for what you paid for it.

hmm..

the best part about observation is that you might be a knowitall when it comes to splitters but its really embarrassing when you cant even identify the year of the car..

and i think we dont need this site to become another Corner Carvers.... i think im not the only one on that topic..
and they paid for that.. so they took it.

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on a lighter note..

Reboot.. the splitter and front end look AWESOME!!

[James OLC]

Originally Posted by Venomous Type

hmm..

on a lighter note..

Reboot.. the splitter and front end look AWESOME!!

Thanks. It's one of those parts that looks better in person than in my so-so pictures. We had tried a couple of different designs and I think this one honors the original car the best and will be functional. Once it is all together I think it will complete the car well and tie the front and back spoilers together.

As far as the other stuff (not directing this at you VT), if you want to debate the merits of someone elses forum please do it elsewhere.

[James OLC]

Well, the car is in the paint booth as we speak. It's been boarded for the fourth time and is getting it's final wet sand before paint. With any luck Chris will being laying down paint before the end of the week. I'll try to shoot some pictures today.

In the mean time though I guess I should post something before the thread gets completely sidetracked.

Since the splitter pics most of the progress has been subtle and is not really photogenic. We have got most of the engine wired and are waiting for four sensors before we can call it done. Plug wires are built and in place, and the AC lines are out being crimped as we speak (type... whatever). The exhaust is at the coater and the driveshaft is on it's way.

At the back of the car, we have the Optima battery in place as well as the Safecraft fire bottle:



At the front we are looking at some bumpstop alternatives (some are more mundane than others while some are bordering on exotic). No decisions there yet (packaging is tight) but we did a bit of work on the steering arm - baer tracker mounting. One of the difficulties with wider front wheels on the stock subframe (and maybe aftermarket ones as well?) is that when using something like the Baer Tracker tie rod end and bump steer spacers is that the tapered stud is quite long and can interfere with the inner/outer lip of the wheel on the inboard side. Our HREs have nearly a 6" backspacing and interference was definately an issue. The solution is a minor modification to the steering arm and the use of a 5/8" bolt rather than the tapered stud:



Three things to note: (1) there are no any spacers for bump steer in place yet as the car hasn't been aligned at this point (2) a safety washer below the heim is a must and (3) ultimately the castle nut on the top will have a cotter pin in place.

Plenty of clearance now:

[James OLC]

Also up front Chris had been working on aligning the front sheetmetal and hood for the final time so we brought out the billet hood latch that Matt at RFR had machined for us:



We have changed the design slightly from this version but wanted to test fit the piece as was and make sure the the alignment and adjustment was there.



The final installation will use Ring Brothers hardware but i think the piece really adds a nice touch, especially since we do not need the safety catch.

[James OLC]

The new design is slightly more refined and matches some of the other billet bits that we have integrated under the hood:





It will use the DSE stud and maintains a locknut on the backside:



I'll post more pictures of this when it is back from the anodizer and installed but there is something that is cool about newly machined raw pieces. We are planning on doing a limited production run of these (and/or the original version) if there is any interest.

[James OLC]

For now it's back off to the shop so hopefully some more updates coming tonight.

Thanks everybody!

[James OLC]

The car is now in the booth and getting ready for paint. Chris spent the last couple of days realigning all of the sheetmetal and giving the car it's final boarding. He started on the first wet sanding (400 grit) today (he was on the drivers side roof when I took these) and should have it ready for paint by midweek if everything goes well.

[skatinjay27]

sweet since the thread got off track again james will be posting more pic!!! lol

i love the color you chose, cant wait to see that bad boy in color!! james what color your planing on finishing the splitter/spoiler with?

[James OLC]

Originally Posted by skatinjay27

sweet since the thread got off track again james will be posting more pic!!! lol

i love the color you chose, cant wait to see that bad boy in color!! james what color your planing on finishing the splitter/spoiler with?

Thanks AJ,

I am debating that myself right now. My initial plan was to paint the spoiler grey and leave the splitter portion natural aluminum but we have now been considering painting the spoiler portion body color and either leaving the splitter natural or painting it grey. I think that decision will be made once the car is in color.

I'll have to take some more pictures tonight and tomorrow...

[James OLC]

One last piece of business that we wanted to get to before paint was running the AC lines in the engine compartment. We tucked the Vintage Air bulkhead high under the passenger fender and although it was ideal for hiding the lines there, it really made getting them hooked up more of an exercise as a contortionist than a builder. Suprisingly they cooperated from the start and we were able to get all of the hoses run with a fraction of the cussing that I used during the original mock up.

We'll clean the hoses up a bit after paint but I think we were able to run them with minimal clutter.