69 Camaro at Best of Show

[Matt@BOS]

Originally Posted by Frankenstine

any picks of the Tang ?

Got a deal on the car that was too good to pass up. It was lowered an inch, and it had really ugly Fesler wheels on it when I bought it. It also has a red pearl ghost supersnake style stripe on it that nobody is ever going to see. All I've had to do is change oil and tires



Thanks to Hotchkis for the photo, I pulled it off their facebook page.

Matt

[Ron in SoCal]

Matt congrats on the new car (even if it's a F-rd ) and your motor direction. You're gonna love the 416! Built right they make lots of power, rev quick and are reliable as you noted...

BW w the Camaro is a must

[Matt@BOS]

Originally Posted by Ron in SoCal

Matt congrats on the new car (even if it's a F-rd ) and your motor direction. You're gonna love the 416! Built right they make lots of power, rev quick and are reliable as you noted...

BW w the Camaro is a must

Thanks Ron. It's not like I bought the Mustang yesterday though. You'll have to ride shotgun with me on a track. I might be able to make a Ford fan out of you yet; the car handles about as well as a C6 Grand Sport. It's faster down the straights too, but the speed really sneaks up on you unlike in a C6 or our old rattle trap Camaros.

Matt

[Vegas69]

Originally Posted by 69MSA

Thanks Ron. It's not like I bought the Mustang yesterday though. You'll have to ride shotgun with me on a track. I might be able to make a Ford fan out of you yet; the car handles about as well as a C6 Grand Sport. It's faster down the straights too, but the speed really sneaks up on you unlike in a C6 or our old rattle trap Camaros.

Matt

You better wash your mouth out with soap and go over and whisper sweet nothings into your Camaros ear.

[Flash68]

Oh brother... and you said I have a Mustang/Camaro identity problem.

I wanna see a pic of it with the Fesler wheels.

[Matt@BOS]

Originally Posted by Flash68

Oh brother... and you said I have a Mustang/Camaro identity problem.

I wanna see a pic of it with the Fesler wheels.

You do have a Mustang/Camaro identity problem. Your Camaro has Mustang stripes. Are you going to get Shelby to sign the dash?

I like to look at things this way, my Camaro is kind of like an all-American blond supermodel. She might not be quite as exotic or classy as some of her contemporaries, but she looks absolutely stunning, and is perfectly built, not too heavy in the front, and not too big out back. She is also high maintenance, tempermental, has to have the latest trend, and when she brakes down and freaks out, it is often expensive to get back on her good side.

As for the Mustang, I love it because having a Ford around all you guys makes me feel like I'm dating that girl with just the right amount of wrong. That car is kind of like that college girl you knew who was a little bit intimidating looking at first. She could probably stand to lose about ten pounds, but really, she was quite attractive strange reason though. Also add to the list being low maintenance, easy going, and a desire to party anywhere. Anytime. You don't have to wait hours for her to do her hair, or find the right dress.

Oh and the Mustang can move its ass in all the right ways

Matt

p.s. I'll pull up a shot of the awesome chrome Fesler wheels. I think I have a couple on my cell phone.

[phillym5]

Originally Posted by 69MSA

You do have a Mustang/Camaro identity problem. Your Camaro has Mustang stripes. Are you going to get Shelby to sign the dash?

I like to look at things this way, my Camaro is kind of like an all-American blond supermodel. She might not be quite as exotic or classy as some of her contemporaries, but she looks absolutely stunning, and is perfectly built, not too heavy in the front, and not too big out back. She is also high maintenance, tempermental, has to have the latest trend, and when she brakes down and freaks out, it is often expensive to get back on her good side.

As for the Mustang, I love it because having a Ford around all you guys makes me feel like I'm dating that girl with just the right amount of wrong. That car is kind of like that college girl you knew who was a little bit intimidating looking at first. She could probably stand to lose about ten pounds, but really, she was quite attractive strange reason though. Also add to the list being low maintenance, easy going, and a desire to party anywhere. Anytime. You don't have to wait hours for her to do her hair, or find the right dress.

Oh and the Mustang can move its ass in all the right ways

Matt

p.s. I'll pull up a shot of the awesome chrome Fesler wheels. I think I have a couple on my cell phone.

Huh...??

I just poked my head in here for a second... and im reading about Camaro's being blonds and Mustangs shaking its ass and doing hair.....





Im out.... poke back in a couple weeks. lol.

[David Pozzi]

Originally Posted by 69MSA

Thanks for the kind words Payton!

It has been about a month now I guess, and it is time for a little update.

I took the block over to Steve Demirjian of Race Engine Dynamics. After looking at it for about five minutes he came to the conclusion that it was pretty effed up. The passenger side cylinder bank saw some serious heat at some point, and all of the cylinders were out of round. Additionally the sleeves, which interlock had still managed to move, some might have sunken a hair. Basically it could be bored out from 4.185 to 4.200, however that still wouldn't insure that it wouldn't leak at all when hot.

In other words, that block is done. Since the engine came with a "Rupp warrantee" rather than get a new block, Steve has offered to raid his parts shelf so that we can put together a 416 LS engine. We could have done a 427 LS3, but I prefer the shorter stroke of the 416 LS3 for something that is going to see plenty of miles, some of which will be hard miles. I've got a couple of ideas on a few cool (looking) parts, but nothing is set in stone at the moment. Oh, and I will likely be tossing out the MEFI 4 computer...

In other news, I just bought a pair of 550 lb front springs, and have decided to downsize my brake master cylinders. When will it ever end

In the meantime I've been having too much fun with my newish GT500. I picked it up with only a thousand miles on it. The previous owner tossed a set of Eibach springs on (I have no idea what kind) and I've put tires on it. With only those two modifications it absolutely flies. Just ask David Pozzi We traded off driving it at MATS in Vegas this last weekend, and it managed to hang with all of the heavily modified new Camaros and Challengers. I think I'll be taking it to Buttonwillow in September

Matt

Matt,
Thanks for letting me try your Mustang! I rode with Matt and he wheels that Mustang very well! I was all thumbs in that thing for a few runs, then started getting used to it and did better. It has a good power and great balance.
David

[Matt@BOS]

Alright, per Dave G's request I'm going to show all of you guys the wheels that came on the car. The Fesler/Asantis retailed for $4500 for the set, and I couldn't get rid of them for $500. They sat on a shelf at Driverz for the last 5 months. Jon and I tried ebay and Craigslist to no avail. I hate to make a joke about a situation that was bad for everybody involved, but with Driverz gone I probably won't ever have to look at those wheels again



Matt

[Jr]

Those look terrible. Your new wheels look a million times better.