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Old 06-17-2012, 08:51 PM
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Happy Father's Day to you Lou! Thanks again for the kind words.

We actually consider these cars to be our own in in some ways. We know it's yours, but any decent builder puts a big part of themselves into a car like this. Our team is thinking about it constantly, trying to make sure it does what it's supposed to do and makes you happy, which brings us satisfaction and possibly more projects. We often ask ourselves "how cool is it that we get to build this car?"

We'll be looking into cross members this week, as well as some other details. I'll post updates / questions / concerns here... We really appreciate the feedback from the Lat-G family. This is a great source of info form people who really know their stuff.

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Lou I love the gauges, I already bought Autometers for my car or I'd be dreaming of a set of those for mine.
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Awesome project. I love the gauges also. Let me know how the mock 2012 camaro wheels work.
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Kevin and his crew are deep into the details to make sure all our subsystems (cooling, ecu, wiring harness, etc.) will play nicely together when assembled. We're also waiting for ordered parts to come in to move the mock up phase forward.

Amidst all of that, last weekend he took me for a ride in V8TV's latest major build, a 1968 Camaro named Reloaded.

What a treat. This car is especially nice in terms of fit and finish. I was impressed with lots of little details like how solid the doors felt and sounded when you shut them as compared to other first gens like mine.

The suspension and ride was impressive to say the least. It has Detroit Speed's enhancements to the stock subframe and their QUADRALink set up in the rear.

Reloaded rides like a daily driver with virtually no rattles or squeeks and can literally throw a person out of the seat if they are not strapped in and paying attention. I was impressed with the way there was no perception of lean in the turns.

Seems like every time I hang out around Kevin I get to ride in another awesome car. Very fun.







There are tons of pics of the "Reloaded" build here:
http://www.v8tvshow.com/images/stori...ries/Main.html

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The crew at V8TV has started opening more boxes and figuring out the details for the mock up phase of Lou's Change.

Since this car will have design tributes to the new ZL1, we want to run the actual Camaro ZL1 supercharger top hat instead of the CTS V top hat that comes on the crate motor.

Besides that, the GM press releases claim the Camaro top hat was redesigned for increased performance via more interior volume and a new internal heat exchanger design.

The ZL1 top hat can now be ordered from the dealer. It comes with the heat exchanger inside and all the sensors are included. It bolts right on.




OK, This next picture is scary because I really, really want to run the stock SS hood. Not sure if this top hat is going to fit as is.
The engine may not have to tilt this much once the transmission and cross member are installed....

Hopefully the V8TV crew will be able to lower the engine if need be.:fingersx:



The intercooler lines exit the ZL1 Camaro top hat in the front vs. in the rear as they do in the CTS V top hat.




The fuel rail and the lower coolant line look like they will want to occupy the same space. It's odd that the GM press photos of the ZL1 engine show the lower line to have a 90 degree fitting in it but the top hat comes with a straight fitting in it...

I think I might have to go to the Chevy dealer to see what they actually do to avoid any interference on the ZL1 production units. My curiosity is getting the best of me.

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Looks good Lou, I like the attention to the details you guys are doing. Blower top hat does look better.
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Thats a nice looking piece for sure.
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To figure out the front supercharger intercooler line issue, I went to a nearby dealer who happens to have a beautiful black ZL1 in stock. (My guess is it is in stock because they have it priced $5k over sticker.)

They were nice enough to let me take a few quick pictures of the intercooler lines where they exit the front of the supercharger.

As I stated in my earlier post, we were a little concerned that the coolant line and the fuel rail would want to occupy the same space and we might need to get a different fuel rail but it looks like the fuel rail on the LSA crate motor and the ZL1 are the same piece.

The bottom ZL1 intercooler line just makes a zig zag to miss the fuel rail before it snakes out from the middle of the engine cover.

By the way, Chevy did a really nice job on the exhaust note of the ZL1. In my opinion, it definetely sounds better than my C6Z06.

I'm just posting these pictures here in case someone needs to figure this out later for their own build.



















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Thanks for posting those pics, Lou.

What are your thoughts on the shrink-wrapped rubber coolant hoses? I was thinking we could make something a little nicer in powdercoated stainless tube with rubber ends.
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Thanks for posting those pics, Lou.

What are your thoughts on the shrink-wrapped rubber coolant hoses? I was thinking we could make something a little nicer in powdercoated stainless tube with rubber ends.
That's the first thing I noticed, looks very out of place. I would route those hoses completely differently, it would drive me nuts that way.
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