Olympic Gold Canyon Carver

[rogue]

I'm not sure why I've never posted my project on Pro-Touring.com just guess I'm lazy....

So figured I'd post it up over here.

When I purchased my Z28, it came with a 396 that someone dropped in at some point and had swapped out for the 302. I was unhappy with the performance and figured I would bite the bullet and do it right.


After spending weeks researching and shopping around local engine builders, crate builders and whatnot, I ultimately decided on the zz502 simply because its a great base for me to build upon. I wanted streetable performance, and not to piss off the neighbors too badly. Keeping the M22...

Car in question:

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Parts list so far...

GM Performance ZZ502
Holley 850 double pumper
Modo Innovations Pedal Covers
QA1 Coilovers front, QA1 shocks in rear
BeCool radiator
Hotchkis front and rear Sway Bars
Hotchkis Subframe Connectors
Hotchkis drop leafs
Recaro Speed S seats
Schroth 5 point harnesses
Custom Crossbar mount for belts below package tray.
Lokar Throttle setup with cable
Crossdrilled/slotted 12" Rotors
Hooker Supercomps
Mcleod RST street twin

In the future:
Wilwood kit front and back
Paint/body
radar detector :rotfl:
track time

I'll post some build pix

[rogue]

396 Pulled and cleaned/resprayed some of the engine compartment
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QA1 coilovers installed
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Beast is waiting

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[rogue]

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[rogue]

starting it for the first time
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[scogin918]

Looks pretty bitchin'. I dig the stickers on the fender.

[rogue]

shake down weekend:
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Pulling up to pick up my buddy
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Running the muncie all the way through the gears
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[rogue]

doing what it does best :rotfl:
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[rogue]

fast forward to today...

Got a nice surprise from the UPS man last night at 8:15. I felt bad the guy was working so late with such a large delivery. Offered him a beer.

John at CCW is great to deal with. Turnaround time was about 2.5 weeks even with the tropical storms hes been dealing with.

245 fronts 275 rears. 17x8.5 and 17x9.5 No clue on the offsets John knew them off the top of his head.

Can't wait to get them on.
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[rogue]

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not going to run the center cap.
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[Steve Chryssos]

Congrats! Isn't CCW totally awesome? Quality, price, service. Even the center caps are real aluminum.

[rogue]

Also have some Recaro Speed S seats on order, schroth 5 points, and a custom crossbar for the belt mounts beneath the rear package tray. Should be a pretty slick setup.

I'm looking forward to be able to drive the car without sliding all over the place in my seat. Maybe now my head won't hit the headliner either :lol:

[Mr.VENGEANCE]

they need to make flt caps for those..

[rogue]

Congrats! Isn't CCW totally awesome? Quality, price, service. Even the center caps are real aluminum.

everything about the company is great. I'd much rather support a small business like John's than some big company. Hes a nice guy. Quick turnaround as well.:worship:

[BIGX69]

Awesome Wheels...lets See Them On THE Car..more Pic's:twothumbs

[rogue]

they need to make flt caps for those..

I concur... the caps are huge on the 17x8.5s but look a lot smaller on the 17x9.5s...

I likely wont be running the caps anyway.

[rogue]

Awesome Wheels...lets See Them On THE Car..more Pic's

Waiting to put the hotchkis rear leafs and rear qa1's on the car before putting them on....

Maybe this weekend :fingersx:

[Code Red]

sounds awesome

[dstryr]

Throw 1 rim on to see how it looks. I'm looking for a black room exactly like that.

[orbit]

Man I am totally jelous! :worship: That car looks like a sleeper but not at that same time. err... If that made sense.

Anyway I love it! Just ditch those awfull :throw:valve covers please! I have a pair and hate them...

[Bow Tie 67]

I love it!! Where are you located?

[69Nova]

Like I said on Lat-g.net I can not wait to see the CCW's on your car.

[Chevrolaine]

That a bada$$ looking ride you got! Love the decals and number.
Can't wait to see the new wheel set-up either.

[Chirp08]

What's up daign..

Pics of those new wheels on the car, stat.

[Steve1968LS2]

Did you see the new Camaro Performers yet? lol

Love the car.. very cool. The CCWs are nice but I liked the steelies as well.

[nicks67camaro]

great car....get those new rollers on! Love the gold!

[rogue]

Anyway I love it! Just ditch those awfull :throw:valve covers please! I have a pair and hate them...

in due time. I need to lose my brake setup and go wilwood then I'll have some room.

[rogue]

Did you see the new Camaro Performers yet? lol

Love the car.. very cool. The CCWs are nice but I liked the steelies as well.

No whats on the latest cover? Please dont tell me its an olympic gold camaro with ccws... ;)

I'm going to roast the hell out of the BFGs this weekend before taking them off. How have your RA1s been on the street so far?

[Steve1968LS2]

There's an Orange second-gen on the cover... it's what's inside that's cool ;)

[rogue]

I love it!! Where are you located?

Just above downtown Los Angeles

[rogue]

There's an Orange second-gen on the cover... it's what's inside that's cool ;)

:O

Have you been tracking penny at all with the exception of magazine related events?

Loved the videos of Mary driving. That womans got skills!

[rogue]

Sorry for the bad cell phone pix. Will shoot the car with a decent camera when the recaros are in.

New leafs, QA1 adjustable rear shocks, Hotchkis rear sway, Hotckis Subframe connectors all new rear stance. Put the wheels on during lunch. One stud was crossthreaded so gonna have to fix that.

It sits a bit high but will settle.

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[Steve1968LS2]

Did you ever get the issue with your car?

BTW.. love the new wheels!

[rogue]

Did you ever get the issue with your car?

BTW.. love the new wheels!

Yes I picked up 4 copies. Sent you a thank you e-mail too :worship:

When are we getting together a bunch of camaros to invade some random track event? Its pretty funny the Burbank PD has an autocross track setup right across from my offices right now. They're practicing maneuvers...

I was SO tempted to pull in but I'm not feeling that stupid today.

Gotta play with the QA1 settings. I have them set to 0 and its all floaty. Gonna try 3 clicks on the ride home.

[rogue]

some freshly washed real pix from this morning.
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the car drives SO much better with the subframe connectors, rear suspension and tires. its a whole new level. The drive to work was a BLAST this morning.

[Damn True]

Suggestion:
24" meatballs on the doors and one on the pax side front corner of the hood. No need to put actual digits in them, but the meatball would look cool.

[dstryr]

Hey rogue...if you dont mind me asking...how much did those wheels run you?

[rogue]

Hey rogue...if you dont mind me asking...how much did those wheels run you?

$3300 delivered with Toyo Proxes 275s and 245s...

[rogue]

Suggestion:
24" meatballs on the doors and one on the pax side front corner of the hood. No need to put actual digits in them, but the meatball would look cool.

I was at the doctors office one day in the car, and some idiot decided to steal one of the magnetic racing numbers off the passenger door....

Now I only have one racing number so its on the fridge for now. I'm going to order another set for track days, and I can use the spare for the hood.

Once I paint the car, no more stickers or magnetics though.

[dstryr]

$3300 delivered with Toyo Proxes 275s and 245s...

Damn =x.

[orbit]

$3300 delivered with Toyo Proxes 275s and 245s...

WOWOW!!!!:slap: That hurts....

[PhillipM]

Thats how much this crap costs these days.. it's nuts.

[rogue]

Thats how much this crap costs these days.. it's nuts.

CCW is cheap compared to some performance racing wheels. Thats the nuts part. Fiske, BBS etc.

BBS quoted me $4100 for a set of 4 wheels with no tires. :lmao:

[dstryr]

Im waiting for the market to bring down prices........yeah im crazy.

[cees67]

i did the same ccw's but all polished . John is awesome and the turnaround was less than a week with shipping ! amazing

[55chevyman]

this car is to freakin ba!!!

[rogue]

Went up to angeles crest today and ripped it up. The car handles like its on rails with these tires. So much damn fun.

some pictures
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some spirited driving. my friend was calling out rocks in the road... :seizure: He's never spent much time in a muscle car... pretty funny. Had a grin on his face the entire time.

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[CRead01]

I have seen this car around on the forum a bit and love it. I really like the numbers on it. too bad there are so many idiots around to take one.

[Roadbuster]

Rogue,
Sweet car! Thanks for the video of ACH. I was thinking of taking my car up there, and never thought of the rocks! With my ride height I have to be careful!

Jon

[LMDGUY]

sweet ride!

[rogue]

some new additions to the car. Recaro Speed S seats with Schroth 5 point belts. Fabricated some custom brackets that are welded to the unibody support/package tray, and then a cross bar in between the C pillars... Hope it will pass tech at a few local events or I'm going to have to cage the car.
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at least now I can fit with a helmet on.

[796spdbu]

I like the under estimated look to the car. Clean,simple,and functional. Nice build!

[orbit]

OMG jelous of the roads... Thats exactly whay I would do if I lived there!!! :rolleyes:

[shortrack]

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He's never spent much time in a muscle car...

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geez......what has he been doing all his life????:slap: :poke:

awesome roads!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[twosaturns]

sweet car. it's real hard to stand out as different w/ a '69 Camaro, but yours does. love the stance, LOVE the flat trunk, love the cracked weatherstripping too! shows it's a DRIVER not a trailer queen.

[Crossupbill]

Man, I love hearing that muncie sing!

[Two68s]

some new additions to the car. Recaro Speed S seats with Schroth 5 point belts. Fabricated some custom brackets that are welded to the unibody support/package tray, and then a cross bar in between the C pillars... Hope it will pass tech at a few local events or I'm going to have to cage the car.
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The Recaro's are friggin schweet! BTW, new window weatherstrips own you. :smoke:


J/K, keep up the good work. One day I hope I can tear down a road like that in my mustang.

[Two68s]

Man, I love hearing that muncie sing!

Is that where the whine comes from? Good 'ole Muncie Rock Crusher.

[Mr.VENGEANCE]

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[BMF Machine]

Very CooL Car man! Extremely cool!

[cees67]

vengeance always coming through with the comedy! lol

[garagefresh]

Those CCW's really bring that car to life.

[PhillipM]

I agree, the wheels look great! Although, it did have that period look on the other wheels that was cool also.

[terryr]

Nice car.
Years ago I had a gold 69 camaro. One owner straight six. rally wheels. I put a 350 in it and addco bars. Then a dork in a GTO came thru a stop sign and nailed me in the drivers door. The car spun sideways and hit the back of a priests car with the other side, then flipped back out in front of a boogie van, but I steered around it. I said to the punk ' what the %@#* are you doing!!' He said '...uh..it's your fault!'
Car was a writeoff. rear end was squeezed onto top of the tires, but the rear window didn't break, and was sticking out like lamborgini scoops. A co-worker bought it and took it to his farm.

I would have fixed it up something like yours.

[rogue]

Picked up the car from Guldstrand today with the following completed:
Tremec TKO600 5 Speed
SPC Adjustable Upper Control Arms
Rear lowering blocks to bring the back down a little
Tow Hook and bracket to subframe
Custom Headers to fit Lee Manufacturing quick ratio power steering
**** Guldstrands signature and approval to drive it like its stolen.

Watching **** pull the car around and the smile on his face I knew it brought back a lot of memories. He said it'll really step out on you if you stomp on it. He said he really loved the car, and the gas tank was empty. :lol:

Always a pleasure speaking with guys like Guldstrand. I asked him to sign the dash, it should be good for about 50 horsepower I think.

**** pulling the car around. It finally sits even with the blocks in the rear.

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Fillin up on some much needed petrol
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[6'9"Witha69]

That is AWESOME!

[BossaNova]

Get out there and make us another video!

[scogin918]

The pic of you in the car with him watching is my favorite. It looks like he really enjoyed working on the car and is eager to see what you think.

[rogue]

The new shifter location is taller and farther back which helps because I'm so tall I sit real far back. Shifting is now a breeze and the 5th gear makes it a whole different car. Maybe I'll be able to manage 14mpg on the highway now. Cal speedway soon to see how fast I can get her up to on the main straight. Also ****'s Signature which cuts down lap time. :rofl:

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New Steering wheel
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Front Tow hook. I have the DSE shock plate tow hooks for the rear.
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Custom driver side header. 3 pipes had to be reworked. and new wilwood master and clutch reservoir.
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Header Clearance is finally good proper.
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The Lee manufacturing power steering reservoir
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Lee steering box. 12:1 ratio. Had to try 3 different headers, nothing worked.
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SPC control arms will help with camber adjustments
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Front 6 Piston wilwoods. No crossdrilled or slotted. I wanted track reliability not show-touring. I've cracked 4 drilled rotors already with the car.
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So for the next track outing I have power steering, a 5 speed with a lot more top end, proper brakes that won't fade and proper camber for more contact patch. Should be a lot more fun and a whole new experience. I struggled with the car before. It was like trying to wrestle an elefant around the track. Just driving it around town, it drives like a modern car now. The manual brakes feel great, and its nice to have one less thing to go wrong out at the track.

I'm waiting on my Jake's Rod shop aluminum spoiler and then I'll get that mounted. I also need to get an induction setup for the front spoiler so I can mount brake ducting to cool down the front brakes. Then its off to Cal Speedway if I can get it all finished in time. Will be REAL interesting to see what the cars capable on the main straight and turn 1 and 2. Last time I was out there I was topped out in 4th way before the finish line/pits. The proof is in the pudding I suppose.

[Bryce]

good luck at california spedway. your car looks great. what is your ground clearance at the headers?

im at 3.5" and cant clear speedbumps.

[NOT A TA]

AWESOME updates!!!!!!!!!

[Nessumsar]

Car keep getting better and better! Stance is right on now.

[Damn True]

Mr. Guldstrand is pretty cool guy isn't he? It'd be really easy for him to be rather full of himself [cough *Shebly* cough] but he's pretty much just a regular guy. I met him at Monterey Historics a few years ago and chatted with him for about 45 min while walking around and looking at the T/A cars.

[CarlC]

Mr. Guldstrand is one fine gentleman. He's a class act, but also just a regular guy. I bought him lunch off the roach coach at the old building years ago and we sat at the shop picnic table and gabbed for an hour.

When you get a chance it would be great if you could detail the front tow hook setup. Is it a Guldstrand part? How is the bracketry done? etc.... It's a bit hard to see the details in the pics.

Did Guldstrand do the header mods or send it around the corner to Morse?

The car is turning out great!

[Jim Nilsen]

You bring back memories of the days when Guldstrad and Adams were rivals in the magazines to have the best suspension. You will be lucky to have a genius of handling Camaros get it done right.

It's a great looking car , you should be very proud and very very excited. Keep both hands on the great looking steering wheel as much as possible and hang on.

[rogue]

no more CCWs. They're for sale.

PS Engineering Minilites in 17s. Goodyear F1s.

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Trans Am Style Lugnuts
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[CruizinKev]

looks great with the minilites! much better now! :twothumbs

[Bryce]

I think that looks great!

[craigs73]

those are one of my favorite sets of wheel kinda retro but yet modern look

[johnny68]

what a great build love the wheels
john

[Mr.VENGEANCE]

MUCH better with the new wheels.. just makes the look playa.

now what i want to know is where you got those extended lugs!!

[dipren443]

MUCH better with the new wheels.. just makes the look playa.

now what i want to know is where you got those extended lugs!!

Ok, hilarity will surely ensue from what I am about to say. Those are Phil's nuts. He can supply them with the wheels. Here is a close up pic.

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[Mr.VENGEANCE]

ew... whos phil?

and he does have some nice nuts..

[monteboy84]

Man, looks stunning with the new wheels. Pleeeeease don't repaint it, but if you do, keep the same color scheme, it's absolutely perfect.

-matt

[Derek69SS]

Love the wheels! How does their weight compare to the CCWs?

[6'9"Witha69]

ew... whos phil?

and he does have some nice nuts..

Phil is the owner of PS Engineering, maker of the wheels.

[dipren443]

Phil is the owner of PS Engineering, maker of the wheels.

Yup, PS stands for Phil Schmidt Engineering

http://www.psvintagewheels.com/products.html

[rohrt]

Love the car and what Mr Guldstrand did.

[DYNODANNY]

Your car looks great. Love the new wheels too.

[MARBIL]

Been lurking a while, but havent posted, nice build love the wheels this pic is from 1982 american racing wheelshttps://static1.pt-content.com/images/noimg.gif[/IMG]
I loved this Z but had to sell her kids, house ,kids school etc....

[Flash68]

When you get a chance it would be great if you could detail the front tow hook setup. Is it a Guldstrand part? How is the bracketry done? etc.... It's a bit hard to see the details in the pics.

hey Dane... 2nd request for tow hook details... :)

[Yenko68]

You might have already mentioned it and I love the CCW's you had on the car but you just totally went the nostalgic look of taking a track racer to the street without the 100k look. The lug nuts are a great finishing look but there are 3 companies that make those style but how much did your set-up set you back on the wheels if you don't mind me asking??

[454bug]

The Mini-Lites match your theme P-E-R-F-E-C-T-L-Y!! :1st:

[MARBIL]

what size and backspace are your minilites, is the body unmodified (wheel wells, axle length, etc..) love the looks and stance of your ride, it has been my desktop wallpaper since I found this thread.
this is how I want my 69 bird to sit
Thanks Bill

[regal454]

hey Dane... 2nd request for tow hook details... :)

3rd request for tow hook info...

[MrQuick]

Anyone hear from Rogue? Hope all is well....