Bodywork Progress on the '67

[streetrod77]

Where did you get the black braided hoses with the black fittings? I saw some in the Summit Catalog but they are not full flow fittings.

[Motown 454]

Awesome !!! You must be smiling from ear to ear. Beautiful car.

[1968CamaroSS_Sam]

More pictures of this car please. It is so gorgeous.

[James OLC]

Thanks for the kind words everybody. It's an honor to be at the show and I have enjoyed the opportunity to meed so many members over the last couple of days, for those of you who aren't able to attend this year, here are a few quick pictures with the plastic off the carpets...

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[Chevrolaine]

Awesome, Simply awesome!!:yum:

[olds87]

The car make me salivate in my mouth.:drool:
Just awesome

[wblanton]

sweet, congrats that is one sweet ride

[Mr.VENGEANCE]

i fackin lovit..

[Motown 454]

Nice work on the car and the engine bay is so neat Awesome build.

[James OLC]

Someone mentioned to me today that I hadn"t posted any interior pictures. The show is not the perfect place for interior shots but here id one that's not bad but still does not do the new Marquez Design dash justice:

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[LSRS7]

Thanks for the pic James. You don't know me but Pedro and I had to bust a move to get that to you. Looks great, very nice job, you car looks fantastic.

[blackdog714]

My jaw is on the floor... She's the perfect blend of modern and retro. Absolutely stunning work.

[James OLC]

So... one of the things that showed up on the post race inspection after 'Vegas was some differential fluid that pushed out the vent and past the woefully inadequate filter that I had been using. I had expected problems there but at that point in time hadn't found a solution that I felt I could depend on (and by depend on, I mean something that I could have in the trunk that wouldn't stink up the entire car while properly doing it's job).

Fortunately I decided to give Mike Norris (Norris Motorsports) and John Parsons a call after seeing their new fuel breather on Steve's car. After a bit of discussion they came up with a clean, simple, and (hopefully) effective solution that I just about have installed and plumbed...

The basic components of the kit as supplied is the breather itself and a tidy billet mounting clamp:

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When the breather cannister is dissassembled you can see that this is more than just a simple vented catch can:

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Drain holes allow what differential fluid is collected to gravity drain back into the differential while at rest:

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[James OLC]

To complete the installation, you need to supply your own AN hardware and hose, as well as a small breather (I used a K&N). For hardware I needed a 1/4" NPT plug and two -6AN to 1/4" NPT 90 degree fittings. I have used Earls Ano-Tuff fittings throughout the OLC build but, unfortunately, none were available locally (one of the joys of trying to build something like this in the great white north) so I grabbed some traditional fittings from my stock to get things together for now - I'll change them out later.

First a plug for the extra/optional vent outlet, in an ideal world this wouldn't be here but it is and it's not much of an inconvenience:

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I used 90 degree fittings top and bottom to mimimize height (and save a bunch over 90 degree hose ends). The "in" and "out" are clocked at 90:

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[James OLC]

The recommended mounting of the breather is for the "in" port to allow a straight drain back to the differential; obviously the whole assembly needs to be above the differential at all times. Since trunk space is at a premium in the OneLapCamaro, I fabricated a bracket on the back of the rear bulkhead "Y" supports (behind the upholstry) which puts the breather well out of the way:

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I have two large rubber grommets for the remote reservoirs which I am using to pass the line from the differential through up into the trunk. On the input side it will be a straight shot into the breather, on the "out" side which will terminate with the K&N filter I ran a line across the trunk, and out on the other side:

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2009/02/diff20breather208-1.jpg

Unfortunately, I ran a touch short of -6 hose and will have to wait until Monday to finish this up...

[Damn True]

Cool.

I'll be needing one of those as well. JP, tell me what you need to send me one.

[parsonsj]

JP, tell me what you need to send me one.Call Mike at Norris Motorsports. We work together to make them, but he's the guy to give money to.

jp

[BritishGreen68]

amazing car! I personally don't like the front airdam at allllll but the rest of the car is beautiful, i really like the dash and the color! Nicely done.

[67SSDan]

Post up a video of this bad boy running!!

[James OLC]

Post up a video of this bad boy running!!

There was a short video up from the Optima Invitational but I can't remember where it is... the weather here stinks right now so you'll have to wait about 5 weeks for anything new. There were a couple of crappy youtube deals when we were first starting but they are not worth much.

Should have no problems putting together some cool vid's in California!

[DJW32]

There was a short video up from the Optima Invitational but I can't remember where it is... the weather here stinks right now so you'll have to wait about 5 weeks for anything new. There were a couple of crappy youtube deals when we were first starting but they are not worth much.

Should have no problems putting together some cool vid's in California!

I just bought a hand-held camera for this sort of thing. I should have made this purchase before the optima event. James, I would love to get some in car footage when you are in Ca...if you dont mind.

David

[BossaNova]

The car make me salivate in my mouth.:drool:
Just awesome

That car makes me salivate in your mouth too!

[kenhaw]

absolutely awesome car

[gearbanger]

That is very cool. Looks like Bad Penny, which is also very awesome.

[SDS MACHINING]

Your doing a killer job, cleaning up the core support area is a great call, love to see the progress other people are making, and i appreciate the endless hours you have already put into your ride.

[1971CHEVELLE]

very cool :1st:

[454bug]

Hey James,

I've got a quick question for you... I noticed these ribbed rings on your axle housings (right behind the brake rotors)... Is this some kind of sensor for the Racepak setup? I didn't think you had any kind of traction control needing wheel sensors or ABS brakes on the car...

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[Damn True]

Reluctor rings for ABS. Though I don't think he has ABS installed yet.