1968 Camaro "Badmotorfinger" v2.2

[Flash68]

Originally Posted by 57hemicuda

Plumbing looks awesome.

With your back up against the muffler, the 270 degree oil lines running along your feet, plus all the rest of the heat sources in hear. Makes me think of a Christmas song. Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire!! LOL

Good Ron... I really don't like your fair and balanced analysis there. Moving to CA 15 years ago has made me quite a little pu&&y when it comes to weather so I welcome the 270* a couple inches from my extremities.

Originally Posted by Evan Iroc-Z

You can't use those lines. You have a street car and that specifically says race hose. Time to start over.

Can I use the USCA tagline #becausestreetcar here?

Originally Posted by Sieg

Better yet........I've got some Lego stickers.

Better yet. I have a large chest of original legos from the 70's and 80's. The new stuff they make and sell for big bucks is such crap!

Originally Posted by Ron Sutton

Wow! Brown & Miller hose & ends. Fancy-smancy there Cheeseball.

That is the best of the best. Wade Brown is a friend of mine and they're dedicated to having the lightest, high quality hose & fittings. Before the LA branch, they had 3 locations ... Charlotte for NASCAR ... Indy for IndyCars/CART/IRL ... and England for F1 ... because those are their 3 primary markets.

Awesome stuff, but out of the practical price range for most of us.

We have Good Ron and we have Bad Ron..... I am still trying to figure out which Ron you are. Don't worry, it will come to me....

You are right, these are spendy, and not quite practical when NEW. But much less spendy when you frugally pick up some nice sets of used lines and fittings that are reusable. I got one set of 7 lines made for pump to pan in near MINT condition for like $50 on ebay. Those fittings brand new are EACH about $40!

Overall I bet I saved several hundred bucks over what it could have been just going in there or calling and ordering up everything brand new. Plus, it's Nascar stuff and that's a big theme on this thing so I gotta do what I gotta do sometimes.

Originally Posted by GregWeld

He followed my lead and married well.....

We have a winner right there.

[Track Junky]

All I've gotten from all of this so far is that your new nickname is Cheeseball.

[Flash68]

Originally Posted by Track Junky

All I've gotten from all of this so far is that your new nickname is Cheeseball.

Did you take your nap yet?

[Ron Sutton]

Originally Posted by 67zo6Camaro

Not bad, much lighter than I expected in this trim. Final weight should be under 3200lbs.



Current weight without front fenders, fiberglass hood, radiator and core support, and the interior seats.

Front weight is 48.5% of total. After adding fuel in the rear and then installing the front sheet metal and radiator, this number will improve closer to that magical 50% goal.

Back right rear... coilover and sway bar can be adjusted to lower the 703 corner weight. And the same can be done for the left front 668 corner weight to balance out the side to side numbers.

Brett

Bret, are these scale numbers with or without Dave in the car?

[fleetus macmullitz]

Originally Posted by Track Junky

All I've gotten from all of this so far is that your new nickname is Cheeseball.

Originally Posted by Flash68

Did you take your nap yet?

[Flash68]

Originally Posted by Ron Sutton

Bret, are these scale numbers with or without Dave in the car?

Me wishes with!

[Ron Sutton]

Originally Posted by Flash68

Me wishes with!

Gotcha. So with you sitting in the car, it will be left side heavy. If you can mount "stuff" on the right side, it will help balance the left & right cornering.

Maybe you could strap that huge container of cheeseballs Greg brought in the passenger seat. Then you can eat some while your driving.

[Vegas69]

It's a street car Ron. There will be a passenger.

[fleetus macmullitz]

Originally Posted by Vegas69

It's a street car Ron. There will be a passenger.

Well sorta...does a giant ball of oil count?

[Flash68]

Originally Posted by Ron Sutton

Gotcha. So with you sitting in the car, it will be left side heavy. If you can mount "stuff" on the right side, it will help balance the left & right cornering.

Maybe you could strap that huge container of cheeseballs Greg brought in the passenger seat. Then you can eat some while your driving.

While the cheese balls would provide a nice snack while waiting for Todd to catch up to me, I don't think it would weigh as much as my 2/3 full 4 gallon oil tank or my 21 lb battery. Those were the heaviest things to mount there and they're on the passenger side of centerline.

Originally Posted by Vegas69

It's a street car Ron. There will be a passenger.

Are you my huckleberry?

Originally Posted by cosmo meant it

Well sorta...does a giant ball of oil count?

Yes! Yes it does.