1969 Camaro Restomod Project Thread

[72Z/28]

Hi William

I have the same NRG short hub as well as the NRG quick release similar to yours.

I did the installation yesterday but I noticed that there is about a 1/4 inch gap between the hub and the flaming river steering column housing ( not sure if it is the right name for it).

The hub is fully seated and through the steering column shaft splines.

Not sure why the reason why there is such a gap shown in the below link

http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/c...sbuxs0xqc.jpeg

[BigBronco]

Will, you owe everyone an update since LSfest and everything else with the car!!!!

[will69camaro]

Originally Posted by BigBronco

Will, you owe everyone an update since LSfest and everything else with the car!!!!

How about an update now.

This past Saturday myself and a few friends rented out the race track to get out of quarantine and enjoy some burn rubber and race fuel.

I wanted to go log some boost control settings in the Holley and do so in a safe area and prepped track for traction reasons.

I ended up hurting the clutch/slave and was out for the day, but after seeing temps fall back into the low 70s-high 60s, and the prep they put on the track for some fast cars (7.1@200mph fast). I decided to give it another whirl. Trans was shifting on upshifts with no issues!

Babied it off the line to ensure I got a clean "fast pass"


Saw the time and turned right back around to try and best it. Didn't run a quicker time but i went FASTER:


Overall very happy with the trip. I found that I need more fuel and CarlC onboard here helped me with about an hour long phone call talking through options and general shooting of the ****. Happy to have guys like CarlC that I can rely on with good honest advice and experience to back it up.

Also a shoutout goes to AndrewB70 for helping me get this things street manners under control and just being an all around great resource and friend to chat car stuff with.

William

[Rodknock]

Originally Posted by will69camaro

How about an update now.

This past Saturday myself and a few friends rented out the race track to get out of quarantine and enjoy some burn rubber and race fuel.

I wanted to go log some boost control settings in the Holley and do so in a safe area and prepped track for traction reasons.

I ended up hurting the clutch/slave and was out for the day, but after seeing temps fall back into the low 70s-high 60s, and the prep they put on the track for some fast cars (7.1@200mph fast). I decided to give it another whirl. Trans was shifting on upshifts with no issues!

Babied it off the line to ensure I got a clean "fast pass"


Saw the time and turned right back around to try and best it. Didn't run a quicker time but i went FASTER:


Overall very happy with the trip. I found that I need more fuel and CarlC onboard here helped me with about an hour long phone call talking through options and general shooting of the ****. Happy to have guys like CarlC that I can rely on with good honest advice and experience to back it up.

Also a shoutout goes to AndrewB70 for helping me get this things street manners under control and just being an all around great resource and friend to chat car stuff with.

William

Dude!! That gives me goose bumps there brother!!! Fricken amazing. I guess if you had an auto trans and built a bunch of boost off the line, it would just blow the tired off?

[will69camaro]

Originally Posted by Rodknock

Dude!! That gives me goose bumps there brother!!! Fricken amazing. I guess if you had an auto trans and built a bunch of boost off the line, it would just blow the tired off?

The guy helping with my tune said “put an auto in it and go 8s.”

I think it’s gonna go 9s pretty easily at this point. Fuel system upgrades. And a little suspension work I’m im hoping it goes low 9s at mid-high 150s

[Dave95z28]

Great runs for babying it off the line like that. Seemed to hold the power well enough once it was moving. What tires were you running in the back?

Dave

[will69camaro]

Originally Posted by Dave95z28

Great runs for babying it off the line like that. Seemed to hold the power well enough once it was moving. What tires were you running in the back?

Dave

Track prep was crazy. 345/35/18 Mickey Thompson DR.

Yea I’ll be more aggressive at the next one. This was spike of 19psi but settle to 13-14psi. Once fueling is sorted boost will go up.

Felt like I was on a rollercoaster ride. Was wildly fast feeling. Only babied it immediately off the line. It was floored by the time I was in top of 1st!

[BigBronco]

Originally Posted by will69camaro

The guy helping with my tune said “put an auto in it and go 8s.”

I think it’s gonna go 9s pretty easily at this point. Fuel system upgrades. And a little suspension work I’m im hoping it goes low 9s at mid-high 150s

It will easily go Mid 9's at 158 or so if not more, especially after the new fuel setup.

[will69camaro]

Originally Posted by BigBronco

It will easily go Mid 9's at 158 or so if not more, especially after the new fuel setup.

Man that's the hope, i'd say i got the bug a little bit based on how EASY the car went deep into the 10s.

Carry 19-20 psi THROUGH 3rd and 4th and I bet that gets it in the upper 150s...Fuel system will be required for that for sure.

Little harder launch and it's there i'm sure.