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A quick little update...

This happened



And theeeeeen...



And theeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeen...



And then and then and then and then...

Has this car not been finished yet? :p

Awesome! That looks great!

Not a chance haha so, with the kids multiplier... are we looking at 4 weeks or 4 years? :p

Dibs has a race car now though so a 650 will be OK. Ollie hasn't done much with it for years so if he lets you take it for a trial run might be worth it. (Just don't set fire to it)


Our fav american magazines opinion:

"If you are reluctant to trade top-end performance for all-around driveability, there are several cheats that will allow a larger-than-normal (for the given application and combo) carb to do a satisfactory driveability job. One important method is secondary actuation.

Normally a mild converter, weak rearend gears, and/or a heavy vehicle will call for a smaller carb to retain decent low-end performance. But we know the smaller carb restricts power upstairs. One possible solution: Run the larger carb, but with vacuum (instead of mechanical) secondaries. Vacuum secondaries won't open until the engine needs the extra airflow. Assuming the vacuum secondaries are properly tuned with the appropriate-tension spring, the engine won't bog even if you punch the throttle wide-open at low speed. But when there's sufficient primary airflow to allow the diaphragm to open the secondaries, the engine is ready to accept the extra capacity. Grant says vacuum-secondary carbs work particularly well if running under 3.55:1 gears, the car weighs over 3,500 pounds, or if you have 8.5:1 or less compression."

As you have really low compression too it may be boarder-line but I like big carbs on stuff so I will be slightly biased.

That's got to be a couple weekends work! Surely?!?! :p

Have you got any more under car shots? Be nice to see it with all your new trinkets.

Yeah I'm pretty chuffed with it. Got a solid plan now and sticking to it for once!

Best bit(?) being that I now have so much money invested in it, I can stop looking on ebay for other cars to buy haha for me that brings some sanity back in to the mix... For now :p

*hums imperial march theme tune*

WELL... "Nothing goes according to plan with projects" is perhaps the understatement of the year/century/millennium.

The chaps doing the body work, not only took 10+ months before they finally let us collect the body, but they haven't exactly done what they said they were going to. So, we now have the body back, it needs a lot of work, but at least we can start the build.

All of a sudden I found myself in a position where I needed to gather up some parts I had been storing away and get them to the workshop ready to mock up the body on the chassis.

So, out comes the manual gearbox & billet adaptor plate!

A little trip down to Insane Creations to fit it all and then sling it on to the rails and sit the body on it.

When hooking up the adaptor plate.. I was then enlightened to the fact I had in fact purchased the plate for a left hooker! WHOOPS! Starter motor holes are on different sides!



Fear not, when there is a will there is a way and the plate will get machined out to fit. The most important part being, the manual box is now attached for mock up!



Mere moments later this happened...



Followed by this...



And a final picture for good luck...



The plan is starting to take shape, the rear of the chassis will take a little stretch and this can be worked in when the rear notch is done. The front doesn't need stretching but we are going to drop the grille shell in front of the cross member to give us more room for the radiator and suspension. gives the overall look of the car a slightly longer nose but still looks right, well, in my opinion haha

The firewall will be cut and the engine set a little back inside, not too much only an inch or so. There is now tons of space in the cabin thanks to the manual box and where the gear lever naturally falls is a bang on driving position in the car! RESULT.

The body is a little too high on the rails in these pictures as there is a temporaty cross member holding the body up, the engine isn't on quite straight and leans too far back and the grille is on wonky. So all the parts are just propped up to try and get a feel for what it might look like.

It will likely be a little while before another update so feel free to relax and move back from the edge of your seat (this is a note to myself) and when the next exciting instalment happens I will be sure to post about it.

ITS HOME! And looks amazing!

Hope this inspires you to crack on with it!

What's the next move with it?

I think they should have knocked it down years ago, it's just gone to ruin.

Great memories of playing Time Crisis in the arcade bit though and watching films but, naaaaahhh

Ah that's a shame, one day I will see that Camaro in action! haha

Hope you have been working steady on this so it's ready to roll up on Sunday! That would make me happy!

Seem to remember you turned up to last years FPL in the Caddy!

woohoo!! Gonna be awesome! So many mental cars attending if all is well and well... The helicopter to film the convoy is going to be something FOOKING special!

You know what....

I don't think I have ever seen a TA with it's lights up!

Ace, well if anyone with a V8 fancies coming on the stand email andy@v8uk.co.uk to get on the list :D

Andy is sorting this one out for us so he is the man to pester! :D

nearly 22,000 miles !

Well that explains it then haha it's basically a new car!

We (V8UK) have a stand at American Speed Fest with nearly every generation of Camaro APART from a 4th Gen... Just saying... Let me know if interested! :p

That sir is quite possibly the cleanest Camaro I have EVER seen. I certainly have never owned a car that shiny. 10 points for effort!

Even the engine bay looks amazing! How many miles has it done?

Awesome stuff! Love how the car is very period looking with a huge SNAP ON sticker on the bonnet top! Looks epic!

Instantly excited by 'Project 3' haha Gonna have one hell of a mean garage when you are done sir!

It's been well over 4 weeks now... Come on man! 4 weeks until the V8UK Full Power Launch event! :D :D :D

It was a day of much victory!

Can't wait to see it scream down the track with it's new rear end!

NOW GET THAT ******* MOTOR BUILT!!!

I am looking forward to this going back in!

:D

Gonna be snaking all over the place!

It was all a vicious lie to get us there.

Asked if we wanted a cup of tea, I volunteered to fill the kettle... Told not to use the water from the tank/there isn't any... So I go in armed with my bottle of water I happened to have with me... Only to find out there is no base for the kettle, cups, tea bags... Well anything else.

Wasn't impressed. I'd rather have been told there was nothing form the start then expectations would not have been raised.

Such a shame.

There have been new bribes recently so I may well give him a 2nd chance.. If this is also another 'wolf crying' incident it may well be the last time haha

win win win. Always wondered where this thread was and then stumbled across it in somewhere I was not expecting!

Awesome stuff though chap.

I refuse to offer any more help in your workshop until that kettle can actually be plugged in and the remaining tea making facilities are in place haha