1969 Camaro Streetfighter - Golden Coffin

[tyoneal]

Originally Posted by rogue

Picked up the car from Guldstrand today with the following completed:
Tremec TKO600 5 Speed
SPC Adjustable Upper Control Arms
Rear lowering blocks to bring the back down a little
Tow Hook and bracket to subframe
Custom Headers to fit Lee Manufacturing quick ratio power steering
Dick Guldstrands signature and approval to drive it like its stolen.

Watching Dick pull the car around and the smile on his face I knew it brought back a lot of memories. He said it'll really step out on you if you stomp on it. He said he really loved the car, and the gas tank was empty.

Always a pleasure speaking with guys like Guldstrand. I asked him to sign the dash, it should be good for about 50 horsepower I think.

Dick pulling the car around. It finally sits even with the blocks in the rear.














Fillin up on some much needed petrol

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Very Fricken Cool!

I'm looking for a signed dash to go in my car. Do you know anyone who has one they might sell?

Having those pictures are worth the price of the work he did for you.

Take care,

Ty

[rogue]

Originally Posted by 70rs

VERY COOL!!! the pan AND the card.


I see you have the new issue of CP, mine has not shown up yet. When did it arrive in the mail?

This week sometime, I think wednesday... I haven't had a chance to look through it yet

[rogue]

Originally Posted by DFRESH

Dane, thanks for the info on your health. Was concerend when you mentioned "health" last time and then didn't see any posts from you for awhile. Glad you are back in action, as best you can be, and hope to see you soon for some track action. If that's the best medicine for you, then I will do my best to contribute--lol.

Just got new brakes for mine--front only---will put them in along with the ATS spindles over Christmas break--have about two weeks off.

Congards on your new edition. Will be praying for your condition to begin improving and hope to see you at Buttonwillow soon.

Doug

Theres an upcoming buttonwillow December 20th-21rst, and Cal Speedway Roval Jan 16th-17th.

I'd like to ring in the new year and my 31rst birthday trying for 180mph on that main straight....

[rogue]

Originally Posted by Steve1968LS2

Nice pan.. and I LOVE your choice of reading material..

Do you know how to contact the editors? I have some bones to pick with them

[rogue]

Originally Posted by nicks67ca

I love they way you car is done. Keep upgrading and keep it on the road. I have a fondness for the gold color. You will LOVE your Frenchie. I have owned one for 3 years now and they are great dogs.

My little guy

Good luck with your pain management.

Nick

Love the dog and your car. He looks like trouble to me. Its like having a small monster that lives in your house isn't it? Your car sure does look like a Smokey Yunick clone. Is that what you were going for?

The gold cars are coming out of the woodwork

[rogue]

Originally Posted by clill

LOL...My son just babysat for a week a French Bulldog that crapped, pissed and threw up everywhere....He finally gave a buddy 100.00 to sit the pup at the owners house...It even pissed on the carpet shampooer wen they turned their back on it for a second.

They can be quite a handful if they aren't trained well. Luckily for me, my work situation and health allow me to spend a TON of time with mine, so hes a well behaved dog. He even rings a bell to let me know he has to go outside.

It cracks up my friends every time he does it

pardon the slurring, my meds tend to make me a bit loopy late at night

here he is practicing his basketball hops and me doing my best impression of bigfoot.



Funny critters for sure, if you can handle their 'gas' problems. He lets off more fumes than my big block

[tyoneal]

Originally Posted by rogue

I have about 300 photos detailing the various stages of the build/transformation, but because I never really dropped off the car for a full resto at a shop, its kind of a frankenstein of a build right now.

I pan on eventually having it cosmetically restored and gone through, but not until I'm done having fun chipping the pain around the road courses.

Any particular photos you're interested in seeing?

The suspension was so poorly thought out and not sorted out. I was not a well educated buyer unfortunately. I didn't over pay either so no biggie.

The day I bought the car.


A few months after driving the car around,

The previous owner built it with his son, and it was primarily used to cruise to cruise nights only. It had a race theme going on, but lacked the performance aspects to match the looks (at least in my mind).

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Dane:

Does the #7 have a special meaning for you?

BTW: The Guillstrand License Holder might get you out of a Ticket. If you have COP behind you, he will probably call in D7 502.

I have a Bonneville Frame on all my cars and got pulled over. He said the Frame itself is why he pulled me over. Seems here, that if ANY part of the License is covered it is illegal.

What did I do???

I left it. I like the way it looks and haven't been pulled over again since.

Ty O'Neal

[rogue]

Great info I was unaware of! I prefer the looks of the PS Engineering wheel and their fantastic build quality and the fact that they are made locally by a small business owner, but that seems like quite a headache, especially with my wilwoods. Lucky for me, PS Engineering is local to me and within driving distance. I was going to drop by and see what sort of sizing we can shove under the front and rear. I'd like to fit a 275 on all 4 corners.

There is also another alternative that I won't reveal until I can confirm they will actually make wheels for my application, but if they will, the end result should be REAL different, period correct, and stunning.

I'm not so much a fan of the Team3 and Vintage Wheel works knockoffs. They don't look right to me, although they would work in a pinch. They're just not my first choices.

I've also been in touch with BBS USA about a set of modular racing wheels like Big Red runs. Gold on Gold could be pretty cool, but at $4300 for a set, its a pricy option

I desperately need some street rubber so its a top priority for me, along with the cage.

Part of me wishes I had kept 12" brakes so I could run the white letter goodyears on legit magnesium minilites. I know of a set for sale. But one track day on the OEM style brakes was enough to convince me I needed a proper braking system.

I'm simply pushing the car too hard to be skimping on things like safety and brakes.

Will keep everyone in the loop on the wheel situation, I'm excited about it.

Originally Posted by tyoneal

The PS Engineering are exact and therefore, you MUST run radial mount Calipers, like what you would find when looking at an original Camaro Brake set up. The hub that you bolt the wheel to is raised just above the caliper so the wheels will not hit the caliper. If you try to run these on Corvette Brakes, you must use a spacer to clear the caliper so they will bolt flush on the hub.

That said you will have to allow for the spacer height when you tell what backspace you want for the wheels, and you will need to run longer bolts (Damn I can't think of the right word right now for them) for your lug nuts to have enough thread to mount properly. PSE's are hand built and can put any backspace you want on it. Just know that they WILL NOT FIT CORVETTE STYLE BRAKES, unless you prepare your hub correctly.

The Vintage Wheel Works will mount with corvette style brakes right away, HOWEVER they will not match the original mini-lites wheels the "Trans Am", Racers used. (I don't know if you are a Purest or not)
To make them fit over the caliper they have to back cut the spokes in the wheel so the caliper will clear. (As mentioned earlier, the extra flange was put on these wheels probably because material was cut from the rear of the spokes)

[tyoneal]

Originally Posted by rogue

They can be quite a handful if they aren't trained well. Luckily for me, my work situation and health allow me to spend a TON of time with mine, so hes a well behaved dog. He even rings a bell to let me know he has to go outside.

It cracks up my friends every time he does it

pardon the slurring, my meds tend to make me a bit loopy late at night

here he is practicing his basketball hops and me doing my best impression of bigfoot.



Funny critters for sure, if you can handle their 'gas' problems. He lets off more fumes than my big block

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Dane:

Frank has you pretty well trained!

Just like in the old movies. The rich people pull a cord to ring a bell, and the Butler shows up.

Cool Dog BTW.

Ty

[rogue]

Lucky #7.... Smokey Yunick ran #13, so I figured I'd do the opposite, seeing as he was never able to run that camaro #13 didn't work out too well for him...

Funny thing about those magnetic meatball numbers; they fly off around 110mph or so. I've lost 4 in the history of the car. One was stolen in Beverly Hills of all places, I lost one at Cal Speedway, and I lost one at a Buttonwillow Clockwise event as well on the main straight and again at a Buttonwillow CCW event. My friend even caught it on video flying off. Here is the video, you can see it fly off the passenger door and land on the track. It flys off right as I'm braking for turn 1 at 46 seconds



That reminds me, I need to order a few spares or find a different solution and in the future, tape the leading edge down.

Originally Posted by tyoneal

Does the #7 have a special meaning for you?

BTW: The Guillstrand License Holder might get you out of a Ticket. If you have COP behind you, he will probably call in D7 502.

I have a Bonneville Frame on all my cars and got pulled over. He said the Frame itself is why he pulled me over. Seems here, that if ANY part of the License is covered it is illegal.

What did I do???

I left it. I like the way it looks and haven't been pulled over again since.

Ty O'Neal