"Just For Fun" MY 69 camaro

[wellis77]

Looking great David. I was just thinking about your build yesterday as I ordered my Woodward rack. Glad to see you're still progressing.

[David Sloan]

Looking great David. I was just thinking about your build yesterday as I ordered my Woodward rack. Glad to see you're still progressing.

Thanks Will
You cant go wrong with a Woodward rack. Good to here from you.

[robin93784]

Great looking car!

[David Sloan]

We also got the computer an fuse box mounted for the motor. There will be a toe board to keep the passenger from hitting this with there foot.



Thanks for looking

[linkstar69]

So many elements in this project to love, from the custom suspension to the Engine set back.
I don't know where you are up to on this but may I suggest since you're deleting the rear seat and not running a functioning trunk. (you mentioned a fuel system in there earlier I believe) That you make the panhard bar mount and the forward center mount for the 3 link adjustable to be able to tweak instant center from inside the car and roll center from inside the trunk.
One way I saw this was using a 1/2 drive socket moving the bracket on a threaded shaft. I'll try and find some pics of what I mean. I think this would be great for both the look and function of the car especially if you're looking to develop and sell that 3 link set up to people.

[David Sloan]

So many elements in this project to love, from the custom suspension to the Engine set back.
I don't know where you are up to on this but may I suggest since you're deleting the rear seat and not running a functioning trunk. (you mentioned a fuel system in there earlier I believe) That you make the panhard bar mount and the forward center mount for the 3 link adjustable to be able to tweak instant center from inside the car and roll center from inside the trunk.
One way I saw this was using a 1/2 drive socket moving the bracket on a threaded shaft. I'll try and find some pics of what I mean. I think this would be great for both the look and function of the car especially if you're looking to develop and sell that 3 link set up to people.

Thanks
We are planing on making the center link adjust from inside the car, Because the forward part of the mount is the only adjustment on the center link.
But i had not given much thought to the pan hand, As far as adjusting it from inside.
I would like to see different adjustments from maybe NASCAR an other racing venues, i will also go and search to see what i can find.
The trunk will still be closed off from inside the car to act as a fire wall and at this point i wiil be running a tank that will mount in the stock position ( We are talking to John Parsons about a fuel tank that he has designed )
Thanks for your incite an ideas
I really like the idea if we can come up with a simple solution to it.

[linkstar69]

Interesting you mention NASCAR as the version of the adjustable set up I saw was from these guys. Www.oztruck.com their system was as simple as any and I believe they source the trucks from the states.
Unfortunately there's no decent pics of this on their web site so I'll describe what I saw when I climbed over the trucks at a track day.
The brackets for the suspension mounting points are on a threaded rod that uses a socket drive poking up out of the panel to adjust. ( in your car you'd just have the adjustment in the car and in the trunk) In the example I saw a universal was used where the long socket drive joined the threaded adjuster. The threaded stuff reminded me a lot of what you see inside a vice, in fact it made me want to buy a chinese vice and see what I could make with it.

[craigs73]

http://Www.oztruck.com/multimedia.php

^^ the best pic i found on there site for the rear suspension.. maybe you can put a universal on it and make the adjuster come out under rear seat toward center of seat so you just have to adjust with a socket or wrench... or would that get in the way of the drive shaft

[David Sloan]

Well after some looking an more thought on the mater of making the adjustments for the pan hard bar in the trunk,
I dont see an easy cheap solution or a good reason to do it. Once it is set @ ride height it will not likely need to be adjusted again.
As for the 3rd link it will be able to be adjusted from in the car.
Thanks for your thought's an help.

[HectorM52]

Now that RTTH is over this should kick into high gear, no? I'll plan a Saturday soon and come help if you can use it!

[David Sloan]

Now that RTTH is over this should kick into high gear, no? I'll plan a Saturday soon and come help if you can use it!

Yes sir i am so ready to finish this thing. Maybe we can plan a Saturday to come hang out and mess with our cars.

[Payton King]

I will ask you the same question I asked Tucker...you have been home for 3 days, is it done yet?

David, I think you will find that you will be making adjustments to the panhard bar. After the first day of autocross my car was a little tight, I raised my watts to center line and it loosened the car up around the corners, but I lost a little foward bite. At the drag strip I dropped it back down and regained the forward bite. You may not want to fiddle with the stuff, but changing the roll center did make a difference you can feel in my car.

The circle track stuff is cheap. Check Allstar, they have an adjustable panhard mount using a jack screw. Most circle track cars only raise one side, for your car I would put one on each side and move them up and down the same amount the keep the rear aligned. Make sense?

Good to see you out and about. Forgot to throw you the keys, why did you not remind me?

[David Sloan]

I will ask you the same question I asked Tucker...you have been home for 3 days, is it done yet?

David, I think you will find that you will be making adjustments to the panhard bar. After the first day of autocross my car was a little tight, I raised my watts to center line and it loosened the car up around the corners, but I lost a little foward bite. At the drag strip I dropped it back down and regained the forward bite. You may not want to fiddle with the stuff, but changing the roll center did make a difference you can feel in my car.

The circle track stuff is cheap. Check Allstar, they have an adjustable panhard mount using a jack screw. Most circle track cars only raise one side, for your car I would put one on each side and move them up and down the same amount the keep the rear aligned. Make sense?

Good to see you out and about. Forgot to throw you the keys, why did you not remind me?

I was looking at it again this morning thinking i might want more adjustment in it than we designed. I spent a couple hours looking thur the web site's for circle track stuff today. LOL man you can burn up some time an get nothing done on the net.
I was in the Allstar web site for a while, they got to much stuff to look at. LOL!! I just need that lotto ticket!!

Maybe next time, i know you had a lot going on. I would like to see the difference in how it drives now.
If i had knew you were at Bill working on your car i would came to help.( I know you were in good hands with Ron helping thou.)
Its always good to see and hang out with you guys.
I cant wait till we can do it again.

Thanks

[gasfumes]

What wiring harness an computer is that noticed the big fuse box?

[David Sloan]

What wiring harness an computer is that noticed the big fuse box?

It is from GM , i think it was the 430 or 480 hp. The part# on the box is 3965775
Hope that helps
Thanks

[JEFFTATE]

What wiring harness an computer is that noticed the big fuse box?

It's the GM contoller kit with harness pn- 19201327 .
This controller is factory calibrated to run the LS376/480hp engine.
The individual controller was sold under pn-19201790 ( the part# has been changed to 19258268 )

[Ron S]

Bla, Bla, Bla, Is it done yet?
Love the car David, should be a real performer, now get to work!

[David Sloan]

It's the GM contoller kit with harness pn- 19201327 .
This controller is factory calibrated to run the LS376/480hp engine.
The individual controller was sold under pn-19201790 ( the part# has been changed to 19258268 )

Thanks Jeff!

[BuzzKillian]

Any movment on this project?

[coolwelder62]

Wow!!,I just went though this amazing thread 1 more time.I had a chance to meet Robert this past week.Super nice guy.He has aton a great idea's.And is a awesome fabricator.I can't wait to see this machine finished up.Keep up the great work guy's.Scott M.