Project Chaos: 1973 TA and 1969 Camaro - Lateral-g Forums

chichirone · #1 12-01-2013, 10:50 AM

I'm relatively new to the site and love it. Great info and ideas with plenty of support when needed. Our projects are a 69 Camaro and 1973 Trans Am. The 69 Camaro has an LSX454 going in w/TKO600. We chose Ridetech's suspension pieces and Rushforth Livewire wheels. A lot has gone into the car the last few years and we are a couple months away from getting it back on the road. The pic is at the GoodGuys Lonestar Spring Nationals at Texas Motor Speedway. Name: image.jpg
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Our 1973 Trans Am is a new project and brand new to us. It is an original white on white car w/55k miles that received the total pro touring treatment by the team at Carbon Kustoms. The car is currently at West Bend Dyno in Wisconsin getting the finishing touches before we take delivery. We are looking forward to getting this car out on the track and to a number of events in 2014. I need to get some pics loaded up.

Glad to be a part of Lateral-g!

**camcojb** · #2 12-01-2013, 11:04 AM

Great pair of cars. Welcome to the site!

chichirone · #3 12-01-2013, 11:07 AM

Thanks Jody! We look forward to being a part of the site.

chichirone · #4 12-01-2013, 11:48 AM

Here is a pic of the 69 Camaro project progress.
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Pulled the 383 and removed the subframe. Found a crack in the shock mount weld. Decided to remove the subframe, fix the weld, clean it up and send it out for powder coating. Smoothing the firewall begins this week.

chichirone · #5 12-01-2013, 11:58 AM

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The LSX454 fresh out of the crate. Using LS7 intake, coils, ECM and throttle assembly. Installing a Street & Performance front drive assembly. Dynatech headers. Waiting on the intake assembly. The one I ordered from GMPP was mis boxed and did not have the fuels rails and throttle body. They are replacing it but costing me a week on engine assembly. Good news is there is plenty to do so not too worried about it.

chichirone · #6 12-01-2013, 12:02 PM

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Brian at Carr's Corvettes and Customs inverted the DSE wiper motor and mounted it under the front fender, totally hidden off the firewall.

**syborg tt** · #7 02-14-2015, 10:14 PM

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Originally Posted by chichirone

Yes...on one side the frame rail split where bracket mounts (welded not bolted in) and on the other side the Airbar separated from the UCA mount plate.

Similar to this I assume.

Before we installed mine I spoke with my chassis guy and he suggested a few stitch welds. He felt the full weld was the cause of the failure.

And also the obvious fact that the rail was never designed to carry such a load.

Marty-MJ
www.garagescene.net

chichirone · #8 02-14-2015, 10:27 PM

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Originally Posted by syborg tt

Similar to this I assume.

Before we installed mine I spoke with my chassis guy and he suggested a few stitch welds. He felt the full weld was the cause of the failure.

And also the obvious fact that the rail was never designed to carry such a load.

Marty-MJ
www.garagescene.net

Looks very familiar. What did you decide to do as a remedy?

Vince@Meanstreets · #9 02-15-2015, 10:02 PM

yeah, when welding them in you want to avoid the corner of the frame rail. I use the bolts and then run a few 1" beads on the flats only.

chichirone · #10 06-11-2015, 02:21 PM

Been a few months since an update. KLRBRD is a completely different vehicle with the new suspension. The guys at Dusold Designs did an incredible job. I drove it for the first time on Sunday since Mike delivered it to Amy at the Optima Search for the Ultimate Streetcar event at Texas Motor Speedway at the end of March. Thanks to Kaleb Kelley for taking some kicka$$ pics of the car during the event and for the guys at ProTouring Magazine for putting a pic of the car in the Premiere issue.