NASCAR / Camaro

[BMF Machine]

God Bless! That car is gonna be GGGGGnarleY!

[canadian]

good riddance, BTW what does HAMB stand for?............. I'm still a forum novice

http://www.jalopyjournal.com

Hokey Ass Message Board.

At least that's what I think he's referring to.

[JEFFTATE]

Uhmmm....

Any Updates ?

[ZuperZport]

Hey there guys,

The winter has been very productive and the Camaro is really taking shape. The build is on pace to be finished by May if all goes as planned.

The chassis is 99% complete. Actually adding final fluids this week and firing the motor. The suspenison, brakes, motor, exhaust, wiring, plumbing, cooling, plating, etc., etc., etc.,etc. and etc. is basically all done. Lots of different areas of the car start to come together and time and money is aimed in all directions. Had a number of suspension parts plated like the NASCAR racecars which came out great. Spent a small fortune on black AN fittings and Earl's black hoses....pricey but worth it. The stainless brake lines where a mission but came out great. Still a few details to sort out/finish but basically the chassis will be able to run and drive seperate from the body. We will do some preliminary shake downs with the chassis set up and motor tuning, hopefully curing any serious bugs before the body is mated to the chassis.

The body is having final test fitment of the Lexan windows but is otherwise 100% ready to be sprayed. An unGodly amount of time went into body prep.......she looks real sharp. Looking to a warm day in the next three weeks to spray the green. A week or so later after cure and wet sanding the body will have the headliner installed and then gets placed right onto the chassis.

From there my interior guy takes over. Kinda of a custom carpet deal with all the roll cage bars and no rear seat room, plus custom door panels and wrapped racing seats. Additional final body assembly is somewhat more simple but still a very long list of little details as with any car build.

Very much starting to realize this long strange trip I have been on for the last 4 1/2 years is finally reaching its destination. I am like a 5 year old jonzing for Christmas morning........I truly can't wait to be done!

Some pictures below from not too long ago:

[shortrack]

very cool!......bit of an 'out there' question but are you running a gas gauge with that fuel cell?

[ZuperZport]

No gas gauge.

Going to have do it like the Cup guys and keep track of how many laps I do around my town before I need to come to the pits!

[shortrack]

No gas gauge.

Going to have do it like the Cup guys and keep track of how many laps I do around my town before I need to come to the pits!

lol!......or you could keep track of the mileage on the odometer.
another question.....are you going to run a dry brake or are you going to rig up a gas cap?
oh and I lovethe gun metal look on the rear end housing, all of Andy Belmont's cars had that when I was there.....did you sandblast it and then spray a coat of clear on it so it wont rust or how does that work??

[ZuperZport]

lol!......or you could keep track of the mileage on the odometer.
another question.....are you going to run a dry brake or are you going to rig up a gas cap?

We put a Lemans style fuel cap custom fabbed into drivers rear quarter panel.

Promised myself I would never struggle with the stock fuel filler area again. Every time I went to put gas in the old Camaro it would make a bloody mess......fellow Camaro owners know the deal....those new gas pump nozzles don't work well with stock Camaro fuel fillers.

Your Chevelle project looks awesome!!!

[shortrack]

The reason they plate them is mainly so they can see stress cracks in the surface of the parts that might get covered by paint.

makes total sense....I did not know that, thanks

keep diggin'....!!!!!

[F70t/a]

WOW!!!!!

[John McIntire]

Sweet car and fab work! Are those Wheel Vintiques billet ralleys on the car? Are those the wheels you are going to run?

[ZuperZport]

Sweet car and fab work! Are those Wheel Vintiques billet ralleys on the car? Are those the wheels you are going to run?

Yes they are Wheel Vintiques Billet Ralleys. Also running a set of Aero NASCAR wheels and Good Year racing tires.

[poormans69]

Not to change the subject, but can you post a pic of that Mopar (?) in the back with that trailer. That's wild! And your shop is nice too.

[ZuperZport]

[thedodgeboys]

thats going to be a cool ride

[larknut]

Wanna-go-for-a-ride?

Yes! When are we going?

[scogin918]

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Where did you run your vent hose on the top of the housing? I have yet to mount the pump and the cooler, so they will stay plugged up for now.

I wish you were closer. I would love to take a closer look at the car. You have taken it a lot further than I did, but there are still some things that we both have that I'd like to check out.

[ZuperZport]

Thanks Alex.

[ZuperZport]

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Where did you run your vent hose on the top of the housing? I have yet to mount the pump and the cooler, so they will stay plugged up for now.

I wish you were closer. I would love to take a closer look at the car. You have taken it a lot further than I did, but there are still some things that we both have that I'd like to check out.

The rear cooler vent is not shown in pics but is run through trunk area along with fuel cell venting.......kind of a custom install.

[HarleyR]

Denver... thats not to far from my place .... The car looks great.. pretty much the exact thing I want to do with a 70-73 Camaro...