1969 Camaro Streetfighter - Golden Coffin

[rogue]

Totally, I'm his bitch until I get the dog door in. Might do that this week in fact. Hes ready for it. I spent the past 2 weeks trapping and removing skunks from my back yard so he can safely run around out there without getting skunked.

Caught 2 Raccoons, 2 Possums, 1 Feral Cat, and 4 Skunks. The funny part is that I'm located just above downtown Los Angeles.

I'm running a Zoo over here.

Originally Posted by tyoneal

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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

[tyoneal]

Originally Posted by 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.

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Dane:

Your Wilwoods, at least in that one picture you posted, look like they would work fine with the PSE wheels.

Anyway, being able to actually meet the guy would be very cool.

Take care.

Ty

[clill]

Don't mind me. I have 4 Boston Terriers.

[nicks67ca]

Originally Posted by rogue

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

I needed to do quarter pannel work and figured it was a good time to do the 2 tone since it would be at my freinds body shop. I liked the Smokey Yunick cars and figure why not. I agree gold cars are making a come back. Yeah my Frenchie is named Louie and he can be stubborn as hell. Mine has some allergies that I need to watch closely (food related). You'll find that they will try like hell to be just like a person. Mine loves getting dressed up and tries like hell to wiggle his way under the blanet at night.

[Matt@BOS]

I think these would look right at home on your car. Not sure I even want to think about the pricing. Forgeline said hours of extra machining were involved.



I'm sure whatever you choose will look and perform killer. Can't for the reveal of this other alternative either!

Matt

[Flash68]

Originally Posted by 69MSA

I think these would look right at home on your car. Not sure I even want to think about the pricing. Forgeline said hours of extra machining were involved.



I'm sure whatever you choose will look and perform killer. Can't for the reveal of this other alternative either!

Matt

Love those wheels... but they are $1495 each

[skatinjay27]

new gen is about to release and mini-lite inspired wheel very soon too.
called "LITE"

[rogue]

Originally Posted by Flash68

Love those wheels... but they are $1495 each

For the price of a set of minilite inspired forgelines, I'd rather have a classic mini cooper with real minilites. No offense intended to Forgeline

[Flash68]

Originally Posted by rogue

For the price of a set of minilite inspired forgelines, I'd rather have a classic mini cooper with real minilites. No offense intended to Forgeline

Yeah I see a few of those old mini coopers running around here occasionally... would be fun to have one of those.

[byndbad914]

I really dig your car and what you are doing with it... 'course this comes from a road racing nut so there you go

I like that you are using the 17s v. larger, heavier wheels... good mix of shorter sidewall on the tire while fitting the look of the vehicle and minimizing unsprung weight.

You mentioned cracking 4 cross-drilled rotors... I can believe this, but don't discount gas slotting. Get them ball end milled with a few slots and this makes braking much better overall and unless someone screws up they should never crack due to that. Cross drilling creates stress concentrations around the holes and should always be avoided - at best consider rotors where the holes are cast into them, and even then they crack. But don't shy away from gas slotted rotors IMO.

Lastly, been various discussions about the color, but I love the gold color and there are a lot of vintage 60s-70s cars that look great in gold with black so I say stick with it. When I was 16 two cars I really wanted in my local area was a gold/black Plymouth Satellite and a gold/white top Galaxie 500 that both sold just before I looked at them, and my first road racing experience was driving this car (gold/blue) that my old friend Mark Behne restored:

http://www.conceptcarz.com/vehicle/c...61&iDNumID=628

so I am a gold muscle car nut I guess