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Re: Winter Upgrades....

#31 Post by wikd69 » Wed Jan 07, 2015 7:24 pm

Bruce69Camaro wrote:Hey Harry, guess because I'm getting these "shock" off of his Chevelle, that means my car is going to pull the front end off like that too....
That certainly makes sense to me :thumb:
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Re: Winter Upgrades....

#32 Post by bracketchev1221 » Wed Jan 07, 2015 8:14 pm

Bruce69Camaro wrote:Hey Harry, guess because I'm getting these "shock" off of his Chevelle, that means my car is going to pull the front end off like that too....
I sure hope so. That's the idea.

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Re: Winter Upgrades....

#33 Post by Bruce69Camaro » Thu Jan 08, 2015 5:24 am

bracketchev1221 wrote:
Bruce69Camaro wrote:Hey Harry, guess because I'm getting these "shock" off of his Chevelle, that means my car is going to pull the front end off like that too....
I sure hope so. That's the idea.
We both know the answer to that quote....and the "ONLY" way that car is going to see that much air is when it's going up on the trailer or up on a floor jack!.... :smt005
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Re: Winter Upgrades....

#34 Post by Mike Peters » Mon Jan 12, 2015 4:47 pm

Those shocks are probably wondering what in the hell did we do to deserve being taken off a Chevelle and put on a Camaro?
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Re: Winter Upgrades....

#35 Post by bracketchev1221 » Tue Jan 13, 2015 6:41 am

The shocks were scared of the speed so they needed a break!

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Re: Winter Upgrades....

#36 Post by Bruce69Camaro » Tue Jan 13, 2015 6:50 am

Hey Mike and Ray....my car is ready, are yours??????

It's ok to be jealous.

Even Ray's wife wants a Camaro, so you know where the Chevelle is going to be parked...Ha...Ha....

Love you guys.....
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Re: Winter Upgrades....

#37 Post by Mike Peters » Tue Jan 13, 2015 7:10 am

Bruce69Camaro wrote:Hey Mike....my car is ready

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Ready for what? Isn't it winter where you are? Thought you lived in Sanduskyville, not Florida........ OK, that one may have been below the belt. :nutkick:
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Re: Winter Upgrades....

#38 Post by Bruce69Camaro » Tue Jan 13, 2015 7:33 am

Winter......we don't mind no sticking winter.....

We put spikes in our slicks like the bikes that race on ice....LOL

Sanduskyville, now that's funny.
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Re: Winter Upgrades....

#39 Post by Bruce69Camaro » Mon Jan 19, 2015 5:20 am

Forgot to post a picture of another upgrade that I had fun doing.

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Re: Winter Upgrades....

#40 Post by John_Heard » Mon Jan 19, 2015 6:37 am

That looks nice and neat Bruce...

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Re: Winter Upgrades....

#41 Post by Bruce69Camaro » Mon Jan 19, 2015 6:46 am

Hey John, not only was it a fun job, it's actually functional too and everything works!!!!
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Re: Winter Upgrades....

#42 Post by wikd69 » Mon Jan 19, 2015 2:53 pm

Bruce69Camaro wrote:Forgot to post a picture of another upgrade that I had fun doing.

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That is nice work Bruce. I'm working on my own switching and relay setup and will post more content after a bit. I can't believe how much work it has taken to wire this stuff up.
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Blown 427 BBC, TH400 w/Brake, Back-Half Ladderbar
Narrowed 12-Bolt, 4.10 Gears, Spool, Moser 33 Spline

http://www.marsh-racing.com/harrys_camaro-1.htm

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Re: Winter Upgrades....

#43 Post by Bruce69Camaro » Tue Jan 20, 2015 6:06 am

Thanks Harry, I like what you got going on.

Did you figure out how your going to hang the box off of the hoop?

This wiring plan was fun. I used to hate wiring, now I don't mind it at all, once you figure out how to do it.

Guess my 20 years of working on boilers did pay off for something....LOL
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Re: Winter Upgrades....

#44 Post by 69434 » Tue Jan 20, 2015 8:23 am

AFCO double adjustable, new coil over springs on all 4 corners. New custom BRE 1150 carb. calibrated for Q16 fuel.
Looking for high 8's with a '69 Camaro, 2988#, N/A 434 sbc, AFR 245 heads.
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Re: Winter Upgrades....

#45 Post by wikd69 » Tue Jan 20, 2015 9:42 pm

Bruce69Camaro wrote:Thanks Harry, I like what you got going on.

Did you figure out how your going to hang the box off of the hoop?

This wiring plan was fun. I used to hate wiring, now I don't mind it at all, once you figure out how to do it.

Guess my 20 years of working on boilers did pay off for something....LOL
Thanks Bruce :)

Yep, I got the switch box mounted. I used some lightweight clamps from Summit:

http://www.summitracing.com/parts/lng-22755

These Longacre clamps (my proshop price is a bit under $16 each) are for 1 3/4" bar and like John I'm running 1 5/8" in my cage. I spent another $3 on a 6 inch long piece of 1 5/8" exhaust tubing which just happens to be 1 3/4" on the outside. I cut a couple of narrow rings from the tubing and cut them on one side so I could fit them around the smaller tube. I had to take about .020 off the mating surface of the clamps to get a good clamp but as you can see it worked out pretty well. This is mockup on a bit of leftover 1 5/8" tubing...

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Here's the box mounted on the hoop. As you can see, there's still a bunch of wiring to finish, but I'm making good progress :thumb:

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I'll post more photos once I get the box mounted and the relay panel finished.
1969 ProStreet Camaro RS Best 9.75@139 1.46 60'
Blown 427 BBC, TH400 w/Brake, Back-Half Ladderbar
Narrowed 12-Bolt, 4.10 Gears, Spool, Moser 33 Spline

http://www.marsh-racing.com/harrys_camaro-1.htm

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