1968 Camaro "Badmotorfinger" v2.2

[Flash68]

Originally Posted by Track Junky

9 work days to go guy's........

Now make that 8 days. We are hoping to have the car street testing by Saturday. It is possible.

Originally Posted by scottysimp7

Get that beast finished so Richie can finish mine!!! Good luck down south Flash, you will kill it.

Scotty, I know I have been hogging Rich lately at the expense of your progress... I promise after Buttonwillow mine is gonna chill for awhile and you are Priority #1! I can't wait to see you in yours buddy. I really am anxious to see and HEAR that bad boy.

Originally Posted by sik68

I've seen how you guys can thrash in the paddock... I wouldn't be surprised if the tunnel welds are still hot in session 1.

Need progress pics!

That is entirely possible although hopefully this weekend's goal is accomplished! Got some pics forthcoming....

Originally Posted by CrossRamRich

Nothin like an uncorked 377 shakin the crap out of the shop. We are almost there.

My ears are ringing right now as I am trying to get to sleep, but I wouldn't have it any other way.

(Highly recommended that you turn your speakers up to max volume )

[Flash68]

Made some really good progress tonight. Just one of those days where almost everything worked out well and came together. We needed one of those!

Long story short on the new 3" aluminum driveshaft I got recently... bought a new/2nd hand shaft on ebay for $200 in the length I thought was dead nuts what I needed, but I failed to account for the larger 1350 pinion yoke, so was going to get it shortened 1/2" (at the tune of $125) to make the trans yoke hit its target slip of 3/4"... driveshaft guy says we dont have a 1350 pinion u-joint, as I was told by seller, but instead it's a 1330/3R conversion u-joint... first I am kinda pissed, but then realize because of this the 1330 pinion yoke is shorter than the 1350 and that makes my driveshaft perfect length and hits my 3/4" slip target as I had previously thought. And the 1330 pinion yoke I needed is a little cheaper than the 1350 yoke I just bought (1350 is an overkill upgrade for what this car is doing anyway). Things were just fine with my old 1310 yoke/u-joints. Okay not so short of a story but it had a great ending and I wanted to share.



Got the oil cooling system finished and buttoned up consisting of a good sized Earl's cooler, Mocal 180* thermostat, 17 feet of Aeroquip -10AN stainless hose, 10 fittings, and Moroso remote oil filter system. Fired up the motor and it ran like a champ and got up to proper temp and pressure. First time I'd heard the kitten purr in almost 3 months.

The system added just under 2 quarts to the total amount of oil being used.





Very tight fit.





Todd -- Rich says hello.



We ended with the new driveline and cleaned up exhaust all done and called it a night.



Back at it this weekend!

[Ron in SoCal]

Looks great Dave! Your motor will thank you for that oil cooler on those hot track days in the middle of the desert. Your Mocal T-Stat looks very similar to the Derale I bought:

http://www.etrailer.com/p-D25719.html

Drive shaft looks right at home too. Glad it fit, cause I know how mad you get about eBay deal fail... (teasing Bro!)

[sik68]

Looking good! Tru dat Ron. That ought to take care of the 91deg next Saturday.

[torino420]

Nice updates Dave, car sounds wicked as always

[waynieZ]

Dave it looks like you did a nice job mounting the cooler. Plus on the drive shaft don't you love it when a plan comes together even if you didn't plan it or something like that! Very Nice.

[Vegas69]

Not bad for a couple California rednecks....

[intocarss]

Originally Posted by Flash68

Sounds great!! That's why I love drag cars... No muffs!

Nice upgrades too. You should really find a way to get the one header tube off the pan or heat wrap that tube . That's just added unwanted heat to the oil not to mention that it could rub a hole from vibration, if its pushing hard enough on the pan..Just my 2 cents

[Flash68]

Originally Posted by Ron in SoCal

Looks great Dave! Your motor will thank you for that oil cooler on those hot track days in the middle of the desert. Your Mocal T-Stat looks very similar to the Derale I bought:

http://www.etrailer.com/p-D25719.html

Drive shaft looks right at home too. Glad it fit, cause I know how mad you get about eBay deal fail... (teasing Bro!)

That Derale looks like a nice piece for 1/3 of the price of my Mocal. (Thanks a lot Gaetano!)

Yeah I lucked out on the shaft. But I love rollin the dice on ebay parts. It's just a fun part of life for me. Sometimes it works and others it don't. But I think I've "won" more than I've "lost" so far.

Originally Posted by sik68

Looking good! Tru dat Ron. That ought to take care of the 91deg next Saturday.

Thanks bud. Are you still going for both track days? Seems most are only doing Saturday... 91* eh? Yeah the cooler was a big thing to get done!

Originally Posted by torino420

Nice updates Dave, car sounds wicked as always

Thanks J... how is that Torino goin these days? Any new mods or plans? I missed ya at Danville recently... saw your car but I had to leave early and you weren't at the car.

Originally Posted by waynieZ

Dave it looks like you did a nice job mounting the cooler. Plus on the drive shaft don't you love it when a plan comes together even if you didn't plan it or something like that! Very Nice.

Yeah we just saw the Trans Am Vintage races at Laguna Seca recently and tried to mimic a lot on those cars. And it was very relaxing and rewarding to have that driveshaft work out just right!

Originally Posted by Vegas69

Not bad for a couple California rednecks....

Hey I resemble that remark.... and you would know how we roll.

Originally Posted by Track Junky

Lookin' good

So whats left to do?

Last night's punchlist for this weekend reads:

Trans tunnel fab and plate/shift boot
Center gauge pod
High temp brake fluid
Pedal mods
Carpet and interior

Originally Posted by intocarss

Sounds great!! That's why I love drag cars... No muffs!

Nice upgrades too. You should really find a way to get the one header tube off the pan or heat wrap that tube . That's just added unwanted heat to the oil not to mention that it could rub a hole from vibration, if its pushing hard enough on the pan..Just my 2 cents

Thanks. Yeah I wish we had time to install the cut outs

And I tend to agree with you. I guess we will run the first day next Sat and then check it before Sunday. Might have to eventually re-route it. That damn dipstick tube was part of the issue too. Good thing we didn't go -12AN lines otherwise it woulda been really tough.

[89 RS]

Good stuff Dave, that cooler will definitely be beneficial for you. How much do you think the aluminum driveshaft helps? I've thought about getting one myself as the 1LE Camaros came with aluminum driveshafts from the factory...so there are used ones out there to be had.

Look forward to seeing your mods that are going to be done this weekend.