1968 Camaro "Badmotorfinger" v2.2

[LS7 Z/28]

And I missed the obvious, you must be a Soundgarden fan?

Hell yes!

[FETorino]

Originally Posted by Flash68

Engine will be about 1.5" lower and 3" set back from stock position. This was about as far as we could go without getting into major (what's minor? LOL) work. Brett says my ebay NASCAR air box made my Crawford Composites (Toyota ) fits just about right. Sometimes things work out.

Can't wait to see the car next weekend after SEMA/OUSCI. Gonna be a fun trip.

You'll like it even better in person. It is starting to look like a car instead of a pile of parts.

Originally Posted by Valve Lash

Tried looking through your thread a few times, man there is a lot on here!

I love the look of the car, really cool. Looks like an ECR SB2 Motor?

Now that is badass

I think Matt A said it best. If you walk through the entire junk yard that some of these threads are you can find some treasures.

It's a 437ci SBC with sb2.2 heads, intake from the used NASCAR parts pile.

Dam dyno run cost me a BBQ dinner

Originally Posted by Flash68

For anyone smart enough to stay outta the quagmire that is my Camaro build thread.... here you are:

Rob, I like my ribs Kansas City style and burnt ends are nice too.

[Flash68]

^^ Let it be known that's the nicest thing that Rob ever said about me or my car.

Thanks buddy.

Originally Posted by badmatt

Looks good DG!

Thanks bro... where you been hiding? Stop it.

Originally Posted by Valve Lash

Tried looking through your thread a few times, man there is a lot on here!

I love the look of the car, really cool. Looks like an ECR SB2 Motor?

Now that is badass

Originally Posted by Valve Lash

And I missed the obvious, you must be a Soundgarden fan?

Hell yes!

Thanks man, and as Rob said, it is quite the cesspool here.

Motor is a story in itself but Dart Little M, Callies/Lunati, Joe Gibbs SB2.2 heads, and E85 conversion are the highlights.

And YES a fellow Soundgarden fan here. I was wearing my Soundgarden shirt when my last Camaro caught on fire and the front half of it burned in front of me, so the connection to my next car just kinda made sense to me.







And I do have a new (different) Soundgarden shirt for this time around.

[Vince@Meanstreets]

http://s236.photobucket.com/user/fla...d5e5b.jpg.html

no thats more like it. I'd expect no less from the Flash camp!!

[LS7 Z/28]

Originally Posted by badmatt

Looks good DG!

Originally Posted by Flash68

^^ Let it be known that's the nicest thing that Rob ever said about me or my car.

Thanks buddy.




Thanks bro... where you been hiding? Stop it.





Thanks man, and as Rob said, it is quite the cesspool here.

Motor is a story in itself but Dart Little M, Callies/Lunati, Joe Gibbs SB2.2 heads, and E85 conversion are the highlights.

And YES a fellow Soundgarden fan here. I was wearing my Soundgarden shirt when my last Camaro caught on fire and the front half of it burned in front of me, so the connection to my next car just kinda made sense to me.







And I do have a new (different) Soundgarden shirt for this time around.

Sorry to hear about your other car man, glad to see you are well on your way with this one. I'm sure you have the craziest story of how you named your car! Glad you got a new shirt too.

[byndbad914]

...this car will definitely give a new definition to Louder than Love!

Loud Love, definitely one of my faves

[Flash68]

Originally Posted by byndbad914

...this car will definitely give a new definition to Louder than Love!

Loud Love, definitely one of my faves

Right on Tim... I actually listened to that tune in my garage today.

Speaking of noise, due to the lower ride height we are arriving at, the torque arm's inherent space killing, and my desire to keep a 3.5" exhaust volume and hopefully retain at least a good portion of my boom tube, Brett and I have talked about some interesting ideas for the exhaust. We'll get a better idea next week when we look at it together in person.

[byndbad914]

I have some ideas on my car as well but it is going to be a PITA to make large diam exhaust fit, even if I consider oval tubing. I may use a mix of oval and round tubing as I like the Dynomax stuff I used on the Porsche and they have round inlets/outlets. One cannot underestimate the value of noise and hell fire when you track a car! One day a few years ago at a track in southern CO it was just me out there and a guy showed up to see what was going on at the track. He heard my car while at the grocery store a few miles away and he thought there was an event going on!

You were the brighter of the two of us with a little less set back, at about 6" from stock in the Nova I am having to really think about how to make the floor mounted pedal assembly clear the gas pedal It definitely cuts down on the fab work. I will figure it out but I don't want to be sitting in the car like a Cobra with my feet clear to the left, or the opposite of the 914 where legs went right to clear the wheelwell. In the stock 914, they actually mounted the seat square in the car, pedals square but offset right, then put the steering column in at an angle! It forced me to sit in the seat sideways.

[intocarss]

It would be nice if all of you all quit highjacking this build thread!!!

DAMN DG.. i remember followng the build of that gunmetal color Camaro (can't remember which site it was on) I always wondered what happen to it . Sorry that happen

[badmatt]

Originally Posted by Flash68

Thanks bro... where you been hiding? Stop it.

Sorry, Sir.