69 Camaro at Best of Show

[The WidowMaker]

which ceramic pads were you running? did you ever run the stock padlets? what size master are you running on the rear now. i set mine up with 1" front and 7/8" rear for my manual c6z brakes. i hope i dont need another 1".

[Matt@BOS]

Originally Posted by The WidowMaker

which ceramic pads were you running? did you ever run the stock padlets? what size master are you running on the rear now. i set mine up with 1" front and 7/8" rear for my manual c6z brakes. i hope i dont need another 1".

Right now I've got the Hawk Ceramics on the car, which I ordered along with my brakes two years ago, way before I picked out a master cylinder, so I never ran the stock padlets.. When it came time to get a master cylinder Dick at Best of Show recommended the Wilwood 7/8" tandem piece, after all, it worked great for Steve on Bad Penny.

I really don't know enough about brakes to tell how your setup will work. I also don't know what you intend to do with the car, what other components you have, or how you like the car to feel under braking. For me, at least on a track, I like to have firm pedal feel with a bit of initial bite, which I think acts as feedback to help tell me how much I can modulate the brakes. Currently my combo gives me a little bit of squish in the brakes, even after a tap, then as I hit the brakes hard the car does decelerate well, but does so in a real smooth manner, especially with the DSE sub which doesn't allow for much front end dive at all. The feel of stopping in my Camaro is different than any other car I've driven, because despite the fact that the brakes really grab, you're never really able easily feel how much pedal travel you have until you lock the fronts up, and you can't judge how hard you're braking by weight transfer because the car doesn't dip down or lift up noticeably. Long story short, I'd give Tobin a call. If you tell him what you're after, he will be able to name all of the components you might need to set up the system exactly the way you want it to feel.

Matt

Oh, and before I forget... Doug how is your car doing? have you had time to fix the rear coilovers? I'm pretty set on heading back up to Adam's Motorsports Park Tues. Aug 10th and was wondering if you would be up for another track outing. If you're not ready but want to go you're welcome to ride shotgun.

[Rick D]

Ok Matt, with all the Camaro talk in the mustang thread I thought you should bring it over here?? Now let's see some pictures of those fenders??

[Matt@BOS]

Originally Posted by Rick D

Ok Matt, with all the Camaro talk in the mustang thread I thought you should bring it over here?? Now let's see some pictures of those fenders??

Sorry Rick, I just can't help but be off topic. I don't have pictures of the fenders yet. I have to pick them up Wednesday on my L.A. errand running trip. Might have to drop off some shop stuff at Currie and let's see, what else? Oh yeah, I need to pick my Camaro up in Oxnard with Cris. There was something sketchy going on with the center section and I lost all the ring gear bolts on it again last weekend during some auto crossing. Cris was nice enough to tow the car to his shop, take the center section out, and send it over to Coast Driveline to have them check it out and fix it.

Matt

[Cris@JCG]

I promise to keep the RPM to 7200 when I am breaking in the ring & pinion!

Originally Posted by Matt.A

Sorry Rick, I just can't help but be off topic. I don't have pictures of the fenders yet. I have to pick them up Wednesday on my L.A. errand running trip. Might have to drop off some shop stuff at Currie and let's see, what else? Oh yeah, I need to pick my Camaro up in Oxnard with Cris. There was something sketchy going on with the center section and I lost all the ring gear bolts on it again last weekend during some auto crossing. Cris was nice enough to tow the car to his shop, take the center section out, and send it over to Coast Driveline to have them check it out and fix it.

Matt

[Gandalf]

Originally Posted by Cris@JCG

I promise to keep the RPM to 7200 when I am breaking in the ring & pinion!

You might be the first to do that Cris....

G.

[Cris@JCG]

Yeah.. We are also looking for a way to cut out the RPM by remote control .. so when he is @ Optima it can slow him down.. I am now accepting bribes!

Originally Posted by Gandalf

You might be the first to do that Cris....

G.

[Matt@BOS]

Originally Posted by Greggggg

You might be the first to do that Cris....

G.

Might? or might not be the first? I can think of someone whose name starts with an R and ends with an Upp, who might have taught Cris about "breaking" parts in.

[Jr]

Matt,

Are you going to post before and after pics of the fenders?