Yet another 2nd Gen Camaro - Project/update

[carbuff]

Did they make it back? Are they on the car yet!

[gerno]

Originally Posted by carbuff

Did they make it back? Are they on the car yet!

Wheels are back and on the car. They now fit the hubs perfect. I'll try to get some better pics of them this weekend and I hope to have it very close to driving by Sunday night.

The exhaust is driving me nuts. Too many options that take a lot of time to test out.... Not sure what to do.

[GregWeld]

Originally Posted by gerno

Wheels are back and on the car. They now fit the hubs perfect. I'll try to get some better pics of them this weekend and I hope to have it very close to driving by Sunday night.

The exhaust is driving me nuts. Too many options that take a lot of time to test out.... Not sure what to do.

Get it running on Sunday --- and your test drive can be over to Driftwood to pound some ribs and beans at The Salt Lick! :>)

[gerno]

Originally Posted by GregWeld

Get it running on Sunday --- and your test drive can be over to Driftwood to pound some ribs and beans at The Salt Lick! :>)

How did you know the plan? Bryan keeps insisting to go

[glassman]

You guys are couple of hours from DFW? I hope you and Bryan can make it to the good guys event in October. I'll be auto crossing the camaro there after the Texas road trip if all goes well.

Good luck getting that thing together this weekend! You've inspired me to seriously consider the formula 43's and they gave me some numbers last week for the rims I'm liking......

Get'r done!!!!!'

[carbuff]

I plan to be there again. Just wish we were getting Round 2 of USCA in Texas in 2014! :\

[WSSix]

Originally Posted by gerno

The exhaust is driving me nuts. Too many options that take a lot of time to test out.... Not sure what to do.

Focus on the needs and overall design, then decide what parts you're wavering on. From there maybe figure out a way to allow those options to be tested over time.

For me, I have no idea what mufflers I want and am thinking of building my own. I'm going to build the rest of it any way. Might as well build the mufflers too, maybe. I intend to build the exhaust system in such a manner than I can easily drop out the mufflers and bolt new ones in without having to change much if anything else. To do this I figure I'll have a section, say 18-24 inches, under the car where a muffler would reside that can be unbolted. That would allow me to try different length mufflers out and only have to use extension pieces to make up the difference and reconnect the system together. The rest of the system won't change because that's how I know I want it to run. The mufflers are my unknown.

Good luck. Glad the wheels are fitting correctly now.

[gerno]

Originally Posted by glassman

You guys are couple of hours from DFW? I hope you and Bryan can make it to the good guys event in October. I'll be auto crossing the camaro there after the Texas road trip if all goes well.

Good luck getting that thing together this weekend! You've inspired me to seriously consider the formula 43's and they gave me some numbers last week for the rims I'm liking......

Get'r done!!!!!'

I'll be there fir sure and hopefully with an LS in the car. Unfortunately the trans blew out in my truck this week an stole all my LS funds. With 165k on an 8K lb truck I drive like a BMW I guess I can't complain......

Originally Posted by WSSix

Focus on the needs and overall design, then decide what parts you're wavering on. From there maybe figure out a way to allow those options to be tested over time.

For me, I have no idea what mufflers I want and am thinking of building my own. I'm going to build the rest of it any way. Might as well build the mufflers too, maybe. I intend to build the exhaust system in such a manner than I can easily drop out the mufflers and bolt new ones in without having to change much if anything else. To do this I figure I'll have a section, say 18-24 inches, under the car where a muffler would reside that can be unbolted. That would allow me to try different length mufflers out and only have to use extension pieces to make up the difference and reconnect the system together. The rest of the system won't change because that's how I know I want it to run. The mufflers are my unknown.

Good luck. Glad the wheels are fitting correctly now.

I have the old mufflers which are basically new magna flows so I'm sticking with them. my big thing is ground clearance. I want everything tucked above the frame which is tough with 1/2 height body mounts.

Since I'm going to have to change things again when I swap the LS and my current Dynatech headers already sit really low I think I'm simply going to throw a dumped exhaust on it to get it going for a but. It's going to be obnoxiously loud but I'll deal with it.

Eventually I really want to exit the exhaust just behind the door. I have a lot of work to think about to get this done with floor pan mods. I'll put the car back together and am working on a clean way to closeout the rear seat area so I have room to package the mufflers but it's really tight.

[gerno]

I've been working a little bit on interior cleanup. I tried to make a set of door panels a few years ago. They turned out good at the time but heat caused the glue to release and they really started looking bad. I grabbed a sheet of 1/8" black ABS and built some new door panels.

I plan to use the same material on the rear seat closeout. I added some allen head bolts with stainless washers to create a little more texture. I also cut down the bump in the rear section from the floor seam and welded it closed. '

For the lower area I'm thinking to grab some 1/2" or 1/4" square tube and build a box big enough to house the side exit exhaust if I go that route. I can this cover with the ABS. If I decide not to put the exhaust there I may also move the battery there in the future. I need to weigh the car to better understand my corner weights before making this decision.

[Flash68]

I like the look of that panel Steve.