1968 Camaro "Badmotorfinger" v2.2

[tones2SS]

Killer burn out Nick!!! That was sick indeed. What a nice truck.

[89 RS]

Nice ride Dave, that thing sounds awesome. Like the viper blue paint with the black wheels.

[Flash68]

Originally Posted by Nor-Cal Nick

I don't want to take away from Dave's thread but really it was some fun and I am open to doing it again and having a few more members come out. I started this thread >> Car meet in Livermore.....anyone?

Dave, you make a list of what you need help with on your car and I will make a list on my car you can do and we will swap for some car work..

Sounds great - I'm in. Let me what date(s) work best for ya.

Originally Posted by 89 RS

Nice ride Dave, that thing sounds awesome. Like the viper blue paint with the black wheels.

Thanks bro. Appreciate it.

[Josh69]

Originally Posted by Flash68

Jesus Mother Trucking Christ! That was the wickedest burnout ever. Car or truck!

You're not kidding! ROFL, that was F-ing awesome! Somebody owns stock in the tire company!

Sorry to hijack.

[Flash68]

Well.. I was already planning on making the trip down to El Toro for RTTC in February, but after a few days in Vegas culminating in seeing the Optima shootout in Pahrump, I now have tunnel vision and am on a mission to get this car ready for the event. Hell, it's all I've thought about this whole week!

I plan on getting with a group of Bay Areans to make the trip down and am really looking forward to it. But for now, I am sourcing a few things to get ready, but am not going overboard. SEMA/Optima was bittersweet in that it's the premier event for our pro-touring niche, but it makes you want to spend all your money on more badass parts!

Here's what I am going to do in the next month or so and call it good:

rear Wilwood 12" brakes/4 piston
rear Varishocks
rear Hellwig sway bar
235/315 Nitto NT05 tires to meet 200 treadwear rule
Canton Road Race oil pan
2.5 lb fire extinguisher

And I just picked this barely used Be Cool radiator with dual Spal fans for a great price of craigslist today. Paid just over $500.. sells for $1100+



I'm so stoked to do the RTTC... this bug really seems to be getting a lot more people lately. I'll be starting a Bay Area RTTC thread soon.

[mdprovee]

Sounds like a great plan...I need to look into a pan also.

[skatinjay27]

why such small fronts?
i checked the nitto site and thats a 24.4" tire thats really short for a muscle car... what about the 255s there .5 tall and .5 wider, can you run that width of a tire on the front of your car? with a 235/315 setup the car might push a bit since the size difference is so big.

[Flash68]

Originally Posted by mdprovee

Sounds like a great plan...I need to look into a pan also.

yeah Mike, after "Trackday" on the PT forum basically grenaded his SBC after 1 track day, I decided this was a priority.

Originally Posted by skatinjay27

why such small fronts?
i checked the nitto site and thats a 24.4" tire thats really short for a muscle car... what about the 255s there .5 tall and .5 wider, can you run that width of a tire on the front of your car? with a 235/315 setup the car might push a bit since the size difference is so big.

Ya know, you're right on that. I never checked the height differences. With the front suspension mods, I am pretty sure the 255s should fit then. Nice call.

Hey, I need a crew chief.. interested?

[GregWeld]

Ah........ deja vu all over again........

[torino420]

Nice score on the radiator setup Dave.

As much as I love the current stance of the car, you could come up a little in the front to lessen the number of ant's you decapitate going down the road! Not to mention less chance of more oil pan/scattershield damage