1969 Camaro Streetfighter - Golden Coffin

[rlplive]

Originally Posted by rogue

13" Wilwoods Front and Rear, blanks, no crossdrilled or slotted. I'm going to track reliability, not for show.... No yellow calipers and shiny crossdrilled rotors here though it did cross my mind. My track friends talked me out of it. Less bling, more focus on functionality, and reliability.

I plan on doing some sort of brake ducting setup using the factory front spoiler and using aftermarket inlets and ducting from the circle track world. For the rears I would have to pull air from the back windows like Scott Mock's car, or setup inlets underneath the car near the front of the leafs perhaps.

Scott's car is a big inspiration to me. Love it.

Scott's car is awesome man. I am actually cruising down this weekend to hang out with Scott and check his car out. Hopefully I will get some pics and vid.

[evilzee28]

Originally Posted by rogue

Thanks just trying to keep it simple and functional. While I love all the aftermarket support we have, I think a lot of cars are overbuilt with fancy parts and never driven like they should be because they end up being too nice.

I'm still kicking the idea of picking up a set of 17" Minilite Replicas to really bring the trans am look into the modern era. I wish I could run the magnetic numbers full time, but they fall off at speeds over 100mph.

Love your car man, I couldn't agree more re some cars being overbuilt
My '69 has been built to compete in historic road racing & the rules dictate that you must keep original subframes & suspension components like OE A arms, axles, discs & calipers etc. You can fit something like Carbotech brakes which are awesome & can out stop bigger Wilwoods. My car has had the A arm mounting points moved, which now gives 3 deg negative camber, it has a bigger anti roll bar, multipoint Spax adjustable race shocks & runs 1500lb front springs (yep, that's correct 1500lbs per side) The ride isn't at all harsh with this set up & the car corners "flat" with no body roll. The rear axle has been "tweaked" to give toe in & camber. The thing handles as if it's on rails & gives total confidence in it's handling charecteristics. You really don't need to spend out a bucket load of money on aftermarket stuff to get your car to handle extremely well. Whlst I understand that many people feel that they're upgrading their car by fitting aftermarket items, for me it's bang per buck that's important.

Here's a pic of it with the Superlite wheels & a video clip of the car with the engine ticking over.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D16996RNe3k





The car's not finished yet but it is road legal. I've just got to fit the new cowl hood ( the one on it in the pics is a temporary item until the new one's painted) stripe it & fit the front bumper. Cheers....Nige

[rogue]

Been in and out of the hospital for complications with my health. Lots of progress has been made over at Guldstrand. We found that Doug's Headers D306 did not fit as advertised. So I'm returned yet another set of headers. This time we're trying Patriot H8062-1... Will see. I have a hard time spending $1500 for a set of headers from Lemons when it could be spent on more important things.

New 6 piston wilwoods




Rear wilwoods




SPC adjustable upper control arms



One of Dick Guldstrands many Corvettes. Its such an honor to be around Dick and his shop. So much history...

[rogue]

Originally Posted by rlplive

Scott's car is awesome man. I am actually cruising down this weekend to hang out with Scott and check his car out. Hopefully I will get some pics and vid.

I saw your thread, it must be amazing to see in person and I love its pure functionality. I'd like to see more cars like that being built.

[rogue]

Originally Posted by evilzee28

The car's not finished yet but it is road legal. I've just got to fit the new cowl hood ( the one on it in the pics is a temporary item until the new one's painted) stripe it & fit the front bumper. Cheers....Nige

Love the simplicity of your car, and for whatever reason, that cowl hood even has a certain appeal about it. Where did you get your minilites from?

I'm afraid I'm now stuck with 17" wheels due to my new wilwoods, which is fine, but I'd like to run minilite replicas of some sort (Team3, Wheel Vintiques) in 17" for my street tires...

[tones2SS]

Sorry to hear about your health complications. Hope it all works out ok for you.
The Wilwoods look great on there. They should provide some serious topping power. TAKE CARE!

[rlplive]

Originally Posted by rogue

I saw your thread, it must be amazing to see in person and I love its pure functionality. I'd like to see more cars like that being built.

Oh man, it was completely insane. I too love simple cars such as Scotts as well as yours. Just pure function is what does it for me. You should cruise out to Nevada in Nov and watch Scott and others run the Optima challenge. Hey, sorry to hear about you going to the hospital, hope all is well. Your car keeps getting better.
Ryan

[evilzee28]

Originally Posted by rogue

Love the simplicity of your car, and for whatever reason, that cowl hood even has a certain appeal about it. Where did you get your minilites from?


I'm afraid I'm now stuck with 17" wheels due to my new wilwoods, which is fine, but I'd like to run minilite replicas of some sort (Team3, Wheel Vintiques) in 17" for my street tires...

I live in Britain, but here's a link to my wheel suppliers. You can get pretty much any size/backspacing you want hth, cheers....Nige

http://www.superlite-wheels.com/wheelpage.asp?cat=2

[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

[rogue]

The new shifter location is taller and farther back which helps because I'm so tall I sit real far back. Shifting is now a breeze and the 5th gear makes it a whole different car. Maybe I'll be able to manage 14mpg on the highway now. Cal speedway soon to see how fast I can get her up to on the main straight. Also Dick's Signature which cuts down lap time.



New Steering wheel


Front Tow hook. I have the DSE shock plate tow hooks for the rear.




Custom driver side header. 3 pipes had to be reworked. and new wilwood master and clutch reservoir.


Header Clearance is finally good proper.


The Lee manufacturing power steering reservoir


Lee steering box. 12:1 ratio. Had to try 3 different headers, nothing worked.


SPC control arms will help with camber adjustments


Front 6 Piston wilwoods. No crossdrilled or slotted. I wanted track reliability not show-touring. I've cracked 4 drilled rotors already with the car.


So for the next track outing I have power steering, a 5 speed with a lot more top end, proper brakes that won't fade and proper camber for more contact patch. Should be a lot more fun and a whole new experience. I struggled with the car before. It was like trying to wrestle an elefant around the track. Just driving it around town, it drives like a modern car now. The manual brakes feel great, and its nice to have one less thing to go wrong out at the track.

I'm waiting on my Jake's Rod shop aluminum spoiler and then I'll get that mounted. I also need to get an induction setup for the front spoiler so I can mount brake ducting to cool down the front brakes. Then its off to Cal Speedway if I can get it all finished in time. Will be REAL interesting to see what the cars capable on the main straight and turn 1 and 2. Last time I was out there I was topped out in 4th way before the finish line/pits. The proof is in the pudding I suppose.