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Steve1968LS2
05-02-2005, 06:35 PM
Hey guys.. been swamped here with zero hour for the August issue.. gotta love deadlines :)
Finally got a chance to mess with the 68. Replaced the door latches and the door handels while I was at it. I was very impressed with how nice the insides of the doors were, virgin untouched sheet metal. You can tell the car has never spent much time in the weather. Gonna dynamat it in a month or so.
The car is a monster on the street. Took me a bit to get used to the reverse manual valve body TH400.. was trying to start off in third at first and to be honest the car had plenty of torque. Hitting second at a high RPM detaches your retinas due how hard it shifts. With the foam lined fuel cell the gas guage (i think) only reads the top ten gallons of the 16 gallon fuel cell. With the milage of the motor you can almost watch the fuel guage move tword E.. lol..
It is a handfull to drive. It is pretty close to a Pro-Street car with road race wheels. Love the car but there will be some changes.. hey, its a sickness and I can't help myself .. lol
First, If you remember my talk on here about converting a PS car to a PT car. Well this would be perfect for a little series on this. A T56, mess with the motor to make it more road course freindly, tweak the suspension a bit and show the differences that can be made for people that want to convert PS cars into a more road friendly PS car. I also want to hook up the oil cooler and accusump then run the Power Steering fluid through the existing trans cooler. The car will still be a beast but I think it will just a little more tame and LOT better for a road track. The brakes are great so I am not sure I will mess with them any unless I can score some of those new Baer 6 piston brakes. No AC, No heat and no radio is fine with me.. although the radio would be nice when the car is parked. Oh, and once I work out the motor deal I will go to the regular cowl induction hood.
You will notice the ducted front air dam is gone. I like the idea but not how it was executed. I am currently working on a new design that will not look so "riveted on" and will flow better. Maybe I will talk with tyler and come up with a product he can sell. Like I said, it's a great idea.
So without futher ado.. I present to you Penny.. as in Project Bad Penny :)
note: was gonna go with project Orange Crush but it seems to have been used a lot already.. still like it though..
Beauty Shot
https://static1.pt-content.com/images/noimg.gif
Got Change?
https://static1.pt-content.com/images/noimg.gif
Love the color
https://static1.pt-content.com/images/noimg.gif
Like I said, love the car and I look forward to messing with it. Some personal things came up that meant I might have to sell her but that is still up in the air and for now I gonna enjoy the moment :)
There are a few more pics on the website.. still have to redesign it with my friend Rob (Poltergeist)..
zbugger
05-02-2005, 07:23 PM
Damn she's puurrrdy.... I sure hope you don't have to sell it. That would be quite the loss. Hell, I just wanna see it once!!!!
Steve1968LS2
05-02-2005, 09:05 PM
Damn she's puurrrdy.... I sure hope you don't have to sell it. That would be quite the loss. Hell, I just wanna see it once!!!!
It's a very slim chance.. family reason :)
For now I will be optimistic and enjoy the ride.. should have a few drive along videos up in the next few days.
MrQuick
05-02-2005, 09:19 PM
what are you having twins or something...uhhhh sorry. You know if you use diapers instead of twenty dollar bills to clean your rims it would probably be alot cheaper, unless you need them diapers for somethi...ng .... uhhhhh huuummm sorry. never mind....see you in July! :hand:
TheRoaringEagle
05-02-2005, 10:23 PM
oh man that's so beautiful. do not get rid of it! sell a kidney or a limb! you should also donate that cowl induction hood to me, you'll feel very good about yourself knowing you helped a kid out!
mdprovee
05-03-2005, 06:29 AM
That is one BAD A$$ car. I hope you get to enjoy it for as long as posible.
Mike
dhardison
05-03-2005, 07:23 AM
GORGEOUS and BAD-A$$!! :drool:
Dan
Penny is awesome, and probably more visceral, but dang your 69 was sweeeet!!!:yum:
Penny..eh?... I think that would be Miss MoneyPenny
https://static1.pt-content.com/images/noimg.gif
Steve1968LS2
05-03-2005, 10:23 AM
what are you having twins or something...uhhhh sorry. You know if you use diapers instead of twenty dollar bills to clean your rims it would probably be alot cheaper, unless you need them diapers for somethi...ng .... uhhhhh huuummm sorry. never mind....see you in July! :hand:
lol.. best post award goes to.. YOU!
I guess I could use $1 bills to clean the rims.. could save me a few.. ;)
I just love the dish on the rims and this seemed to give it good idea of the scale.
See ya!
steemin
05-03-2005, 11:25 AM
Steve,
The 68 is a really nice car. I am glad that you were able to end up with the car you really wanted.
Not everyone has the same needs. Fortunately we can custom tailor the cars to suit our needs. So we as enthusiasts end up with a diverse range of cars to enjoy and admire!
Thats what makes this hobby great.
I am anxious to see the mods that you have in store for the "Bad Penny"
Scott
Todds69
05-03-2005, 02:14 PM
Love the '68 gotta miss the '69....but sometimes we must let go to move on....best of luck
Bill Howell
05-03-2005, 03:19 PM
Bad penny
Reminds me of the Lionel Richie song from years ago-"Penny Lover"
Except I bet it will be dollars not pennys it loves.
BTW what wheels are those again?
Roger Poirier
05-03-2005, 04:42 PM
Steve, sell it? Are you crazy? You just bought the dam thing! I thought that was a typo and had to go back and reread it.
First, that color seems to be unique for a Camaro. It certainly set's it apart from many others. The hood in my opinion is totaly awesome. It seems to be the correct look with the size wheels you have on it. Plus, it also gives the car a very mean look. I agree with you on the air ducts in the front, good idea, it just needs a little R&D to make it flow with the rest of the car. You have to just love this thing. It is one outragous Camaro!
As you know, these are just my thoughts, to each his own. Good luck with the changes.
R.P.
Nine Ball
05-03-2005, 05:39 PM
I'm glad you ditched those spoiler scoops, they took away from the level of quality that car consists of. The car is flat out awesome, I'd love to build something similar on the next go-round.
penny? Nah, its more bawler like 'fitty cent' haha
Steve1968LS2
05-03-2005, 06:38 PM
I'm glad you ditched those spoiler scoops, they took away from the level of quality that car consists of. The car is flat out awesome, I'd love to build something similar on the next go-round.
penny? Nah, its more bawler like 'fitty cent' haha
The selling thing is just a maybe.. but family comes first and I would do this before taking a loan on our mostly paid for house :) -- Lets focus on me keeping it..
Roger, I like the hood and I don't like it.. it is sorta distracting when you are in the car and looks more drag strip than road track..
Tony.. in person it really does look like a penny.. I am thinking of having an artist draw me up a cartoon.. a penny (like the coin type) instead of Abe Lincoln it would have a girl on it.. a bad girl with rolled up sleeves and attitude.. maybe a tatoo.. lol.. Instead of "in god we trust" on it there would be "in torque we trust".. I have a mental picture..
The air ducts will make a return.. just in a more refined form. I need to find someone with big slicks I can borrow and some front skinnies.. gotta give Tony some competition in the quarter mile ;)
Andrew McBride
05-03-2005, 07:01 PM
Steve,
Great looking car. Overall does the car handle as well as you expected? I remember reading something about it being a tight handling car. Well good to hear you got it home in 1 piece. Look forward to seeing your updates!
Steve Chryssos
05-04-2005, 03:41 AM
Tony.. in person it really does look like a penny.. I am thinking of having an artist draw me up a cartoon.. a penny (like the coin type) instead of Abe Lincoln it would have a girl on it.. a bad girl with rolled up sleeves and attitude.. maybe a tatoo.. lol.. Instead of "in god we trust" on it there would be "in torque we trust".. I have a mental picture..
Bad Penny is a waaaay better name. And the pin up girl idea is awesome. Make it: "In Torque We Thrust"
TwinSting
05-05-2005, 08:14 PM
Steve,
I was just on HotRodHotline and saw an ad for Bad Penny for sale. Is it true? Are you really going to part with it?
68BNUT
05-05-2005, 10:17 PM
I think the penny remarks are my fault, im color blind and cant tell my oranges from my coppers, oh well, Im definelty diggin the bad penny with the tough girl penny picture. WHAT FOR SALE AGAIN!! That better be a scam. say it isnt so!
It's in there, alright. Sorry Steve.
Travis B
05-06-2005, 05:12 AM
Steve,
I was just on HotRodHotline and saw an ad for Bad Penny for sale. Is it true? Are you really going to part with it?
I noticed it this morning also????? That car is worth the money! I notice something different every time I look at it!
Protour_Pinto
05-06-2005, 07:37 AM
I am thinking of having an artist draw me up a cartoon.. a penny (like the coin type) instead of Abe Lincoln it would have a girl on it.. a bad girl with rolled up sleeves and attitude.. maybe a tatoo.. lol.. Instead of "in god we trust" on it there would be "in torque we trust".. I have a mental picture..
If you need someone to do the car-toon give this guy a try. He had done some GREAT work for a few of the guys on another site I go to. http://www.cartoon-it.com/ He can give you anything you want.
Great car too! It would stand out from the sea of first gen F bodies at any show. I love the black centers in the wheels.
trapin
05-06-2005, 09:42 AM
Steve...I just saw it up for sale over there too. That really sucks. However, I hope everything is OK on your end.
DeepBlue68
05-06-2005, 08:19 PM
Hey, Steve, what size wheels are on the '68? I saw in your VBGarage it says 11" and 12" widths, but what are the diameters?
Mean 69
05-07-2005, 07:39 AM
When you are ready to dig deep into the suspension, please give me a call..... I'm right down the street in beautiful Carlsbad! In all seriousness, that is really a gorgeous car. I really can't wait to see it in person, and more importantly, to see it run.
Do you know what the track width on the rear axle is? I know that is an oddball question, but it would be interesting to know. I love the dish on those wheels as well, really nice.
Mark
Steve1968LS2
05-08-2005, 11:39 AM
When you are ready to dig deep into the suspension, please give me a call..... I'm right down the street in beautiful Carlsbad! In all seriousness, that is really a gorgeous car. I really can't wait to see it in person, and more importantly, to see it run.
Do you know what the track width on the rear axle is? I know that is an oddball question, but it would be interesting to know. I love the dish on those wheels as well, really nice.
Mark
The wheels are 18's.. 18x12 back and I was told 18x10 front but I think it is a little narrower (9"?).. 275's up front and 335's out back.
Mean 69.. I will let you know.. you have a shop or something? :) -- Ive been swampped with work so now maybe that I have some time I can jack up the back of the car.. pull the wheels and measure the rear axel width.. I bet it is a little narrower than a standard 12 bolt. Need to replace some of the metal heim joints with something urathane or delum.. too noisy. Not sure what I am gonna do with the front subframe and Mustang II set-up.. either maximize it for handling with that system or replace the whole deal. If I do that I will be pulling off the front sheet metal and smoothing the firewall.
Decisions.. It is down to only a 20% chance that I NEED to sell the car.. other things are being worked out.. so far so good and I just got done working on her in the garage :)
JUSTACOUPE
05-08-2005, 12:35 PM
Glad To Hear Things Are Goin Good Steve Let Me Know When I Can Check It Out.
Steve1968LS2
05-08-2005, 02:19 PM
Glad To Hear Things Are Goin Good Steve Let Me Know When I Can Check It Out.
What city are you in? PM me your contact info and I will give you a call.. I need an alignment then I plan on hitting Fudds :)
Holy God that car is so ****ing sexy.. Seriously steve, can i have coitus with your car?! Pimp it, I'll pay you money... that might be the answer, hooker it out... I'll be John #1
This is still out there...hmmm...still nice
http://www.hotrodhotline.com/classifieds/classifieds.php?a=2&b=5984
ssdeuce
09-23-2005, 10:34 AM
Steve is trying to sell Penny?! :crying: :seizure:
Andrew McBride
09-23-2005, 10:38 AM
no I don't think he is. Look at the dates of the previous posts. This thread was last posted around May of 05'.
Steve1968LS2
09-23-2005, 03:25 PM
Damn.. that ad was supposed to pulled a LONG LONG time ago.. lol..
Penny is NOT for sale.. was going at one point but worked out the situation on the homefront and all is good as gold.
Maybe this is why I got a call from the guy at Ceasars Palace in Vegas.. he wanted to buy Penny to put in thier hot rod museum.. lol
I was stupid and didn't ask how much.. but the more I mess with the car the more I like it.
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