69 Camaro Project - Dead Pool

[Ron in SoCal]

Originally Posted by GregWeld

Better get 'em on order.... Turn 7 coming up!!!


Or will it be the wall at Turn 11....

Holy crap, forgot about that. Those k-rails are scary!

Originally Posted by Track Junky

Stance looks great. Hoping to see you at Sonoma.

Thanks Gaetano! If I puss out and don't bring my car, I'll show up so y'all can give me a ration of sh*t.

[Ron in SoCal]

Originally Posted by syborg tt

Holy Crap - I'm gone for a couple weeks and you finish your car.

What the heck ?

Who are you kidding Marty? I've seen you lurking in other threads

Originally Posted by Vegas69

Congrats man, nice to see you get to this point in the program. The fun awaits....

Thanks Todd. Hope to see you this summer Bro

Originally Posted by Sieg

I'm thinking suspension travel. .5" up will nail the stance and increase shock travel.

Exciting times!

So that's a funny story. I bucked the trend and ordered longer shocks than what RT thought they should be and what others with the same year/subfr are running. 4.1" of travel with a 10" spring and a 1.67 motion ratio. Originally the car sat high. Sort of like 4x4 high and I'm saying to myself "I f'd up again!" I was ready to and had designed an upper shock relo mount, as my LCA was pointing downhill a couple of degrees. Matt kept telling me to just wait and get the car loaded. I'm also aware good springs don't settle much. But the Hyprecos did. The car is at 23.5" at the center of the wheel to the bottom of the front fender. Same as some guys running the .5" shorter shock. I'm hoping I get plenty of travel...

[Ron in SoCal]

Originally Posted by Valve Lash

You guys giving Ron a hard time is making me scared to even do the bodywork and paint on my car.

It's kind of difficult when your car is riding a fine line between racecar and street/show car. The car turned out amazing Ron. Good luck with all of the final stages.

You'll be fine on track. When in doubt throttle out.

Hard time is what we do, lol. Build the car to your vision and don't look back. Your car will be off the hook! Thx for the compliment Casey

Originally Posted by Jr

Ron,
Camaro looks great!

Is that an ls3 or ls7? Also, what's the tank on the passenger side down bar?

Hey DJ it's an LS7 the passenger side tank is an oil breather.

Originally Posted by Stovebolter

Oh wow Ron. It looks sweet. Which reminds me Im just getting started. Lol.

Get busy Chief. As G-Dub says, these cars don't build themselves! You're doing a great job ...

[GregWeld]

Originally Posted by Stovebolter

Oh wow Ron. It looks sweet. Which reminds me Im just getting started. Lol.

IF you do it "Ron's Way" --- you can start out a build and have unborn children and be finished in time for them to graduate college....

Originally Posted by Ron in SoCal

Holy crap, forgot about that. Those k-rails are scary!



Thanks Gaetano! If I puss out and don't bring my car, I'll show up so y'all can give me a ration of sh*t.

RE: K Walls

Yes they are! Which is why people need to LEARN to inhale -- and drive within their limits... everyones limits are different. Don't do it the "Weld Way" -- which WAS (key word there) "visor down - race on!" and go to school the hard way.

I have learned about cold tires - cold track - cold brain.... I have learned NOT to take a point-by just because it's given.... I have learned about NOT trying to catch the guy that's half a lap ahead of me - within the next two turns.... I have learned it's MORE FUN to drive within my personal comfort zone - regardless of how many faster cars are on the track.


RE: Sh!t dishing


This is dished out in copious amounts regardless of, with or without car... slow or fast.... newb or expert.... race... religion... height... shoe color... well, you get the point.

[Ron in SoCal]

Originally Posted by GregWeld

IF you do it "Ron's Way" --- you can start out a build and have unborn children and be finished in time for them to graduate college....

Not reccomended unless you plan your inheritance carefully

Originally Posted by GregWeld

RE: K Walls

Yes they are! Which is why people need to LEARN to inhale -- and drive within their limits... everyones limits are different. Do do it the "Weld Way" -- which WAS (key word there) "visor down - race on!" and go to school the hard way.

I have learned about cold tires - cold track - cold brain.... I have learned NOT to take a point-by just because it's given.... I have learned about NOT trying to catch the guy that's half a lap ahead of me - within the next two turns.... I have learned it's MORE FUN to drive within my personal comfort zone - regardless of how many faster cars are on the track.


RE: Sh!t dishing


This is dished out in copious amounts regardless of, with or without car... slow or fast.... newb or expert.... race... religion... height... shoe color... well, you get the point.

CO-signed, except for the Do-do part

[Jay Hilliard]

Looks great Ron! Go now and pick that car up

[tones2SS]

Looking good Ron.
Love the stance and those wheels.

[waynieZ]

Ron I just got to see the update picture looking Sweet!

[Flash68]

Originally Posted by Ron in SoCal

[Matt@BOS]

Originally Posted by Ron in SoCal

Who are you kidding Marty? I've seen you lurking in other threads



Thanks Todd. Hope to see you this summer Bro



So that's a funny story. I bucked the trend and ordered longer shocks than what RT thought they should be and what others with the same year/subfr are running. 4.1" of travel with a 10" spring and a 1.67 motion ratio. Originally the car sat high. Sort of like 4x4 high and I'm saying to myself "I f'd up again!" I was ready to and had designed an upper shock relo mount, as my LCA was pointing downhill a couple of degrees. Matt kept telling me to just wait and get the car loaded. I'm also aware good springs don't settle much. But the Hyprecos did. The car is at 23.5" at the center of the wheel to the bottom of the front fender. Same as some guys running the .5" shorter shock. I'm hoping I get plenty of travel...

Ron, your springs haven't settled (yet). Your car just got fatter while it was away.