2nd Chance Camaro - Let the Project Begin

[cdoggy81]

"Your best bet is a 275 if you have stock inner wheel houses"

I agree. There are some tires that have a more rounded profile where you can squeeze a 285 back there if you also use the BFH tool to work on the inner wheel wells aa little

[Todd in Vancouver]

Very nice work and using bolt on stuff most of us "normal" guys can do. Shows that you can have an awesome car without a Kazillion dollars and a top of the line fabrication shop to build your project. Love the second gens and makes me miss my 70 RS SS that I was forced to sell years ago. really enjoyed reading through your thread today, thanks for all the great info.

PS
Please show how the access to the back seat will work with the cage in the car. I really want a cage in mine but also want access to the back seat too so I keep flip flopin on putting he cage in.

[syborg tt]

2nd Chance Camaro - High Speed Welding Edelbrock Exhaust Modification Post 2


2012 10-26 Update - High Speed Welding Edelbrock Exhaust Modification Post 2

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Afternoon All,

The exhaust is finished and will soon be removed for Hi-Temp Coating.















The goal was to use as much of the Edelbrock kit as possible. I think the guys did a great job at that. In the end I have a custom exhaust at a 1/3 the price of a complete one-off exhaust.

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[syborg tt]

Hi Todd,

The goal with this car was to use as much bolt on stuff as possible. It keeps the cost down and you can do most of it in your garage.

I will get pics of the cage for you once the interior is in.

Very nice work and using bolt on stuff most of us "normal" guys can do. Shows that you can have an awesome car without a Kazillion dollars and a top of the line fabrication shop to build your project. Love the second gens and makes me miss my 70 RS SS that I was forced to sell years ago. really enjoyed reading through your thread today, thanks for all the great info.

PS
Please show how the access to the back seat will work with the cage in the car. I really want a cage in mine but also want access to the back seat too so I keep flip flopin on putting he cage in.

[syborg tt]

2nd Chance Camaro - Final Exhaust Heading out for Coating


2012 11-14 Update - High Speed Welding Final Exhaust Heading out for Coating

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Afternoon All

The Exhaust is complete and I going to send it out for Hi-Temp Coating. I going with black as I would
like to keep the exhaust hidden under the car.







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[syborg tt]

2nd Chance Camaro - Flaming River Steering Shaft

2012 11-15 Update - Flaming River Steering Shaft
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Afternoon All

The stock steering shaft was ugly and I couldn't stand looking it. So a quick call to the guys are Flaming
Rivers and the new Stainless Steel steering shaft & universal joints were on the way. I know I could have
bought it direct from Summit Racing but they didn't have the lower universal in stock.

And yes I have a new rebuilt stock steering column sitting in a box.



I put the Universal joints on both ends. Slipped the shaft into the gear box side and marked the shaft
were it needed to be cut.



Little more then an inch needs to come off.




Really it's straight - Honest !!





Installation is complete. Total time 45 minutes.



Parts List
FR2512DDPL 48 Spline 3/4" DD Polished $99.95

FR1850SSPL Stainless Steel DD Shaft Polished $85.95

FR2533DDPL 30 Spline 3/4" DD Polished $101.95

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[AmKenpo1]

I love this build thanks for sharing it with us. I can't wait to see it at an event in the Chicagoland area next year.

Wil.

[syborg tt]

I love this build thanks for sharing it with us. I can't wait to see it at an event in the Chicagoland area next year.

Wil.

Hi Wil Thanks for the compliments

The goal is the World of Wheels in March

[qnitro]

Love the flaming river set up.. Im going to use it.. do you have the part numbers, Im going to get the same exact set up for both my 2nd gens

[syborg tt]

Love the flaming river set up.. Im going to use it.. do you have the part numbers, Im going to get the same exact set up for both my 2nd gens

Here ya go - I also added it to the original post

Parts List
FR2512DDPL 48 Spline 3/4" DD Polished $99.95

FR1850SSPL Stainless Steel DD Shaft Polished $85.95

FR2533DDPL 30 Spline 3/4" DD Polished $101.95

[qnitro]

Your the best...Im even going to steal your pedals, Im going to see if I can order them too, for my 6 speed set up

Here ya go - I also added it to the original post

Parts List
FR2512DDPL 48 Spline 3/4" DD Polished $99.95

FR1850SSPL Stainless Steel DD Shaft Polished $85.95

FR2533DDPL 30 Spline 3/4" DD Polished $101.95

[syborg tt]

2nd Chance Camaro - LS1 is heading to Wegner Automotive

2012 11-19 Update - LS1 is heading to Wegner Automotive
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Morning All,

It's time to get the motor out of the car and shipped up to Wegner Automotive. I have only heard good things about them. They are a full
service shop and they have some really nice Front Drive Set Ups.

www.wegnerautomotive.com

The goal was to get the motor out of the car and back to my office by the morning so I could ship it out right away.



90 Minutes later the front clip is off and the motor is out.



I went it early to pull all of the Motor parts off the shelf and I realized it looks like I have everything that Edelbrock offers for the LS1.



Yes it's a Carb intake for an LS1 and yes it's made in the USA !!!



LS1 Coil Covers - wait till you see what we have planned for these



Valley Cover



Camshaft -- Kinda looks like Kenny took this picture



Front Cover



The goal is about 450 hp which should be plenty for a street car.

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[syborg tt]

2nd Chance Camaro - Billet Specialties Mag G's are in the house

2012 11-25 Update - Billet Specialties Mag G's are in the house
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Morning All,

The Wheels are back from Billet Specialties and they look awesome. I can't wait to get them mounted on the car.



Back tires are mounted and the ride height looks perfect.





Front tire is mounted and it looks like the front end needs to come down just a little. and the front fender needs a little work !!!!



Playing with lug nuts.
Trying to decide which ones I am going to use.





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[syborg tt]

2nd Chance Camaro - Rocky Mount Bike Rack

2012 12-17 Update - Rocky Mount Bike Rack
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Good Afternoon All,

I spent a lot of time searching for the right bike tray. After attending Crank Worx MTB Festival in Colorado in 2011 I stumbled across
Rocky Mounts. The have one of the nicest fork mount bike tray in the industry. When I received the tray I knew I had choosen the right tray.

Below are couple pictures of my new Mountain Bike Hauler.

We took this picture when the car was at BBT Fab. Troy had just finished making the rocker extenstions, front spoiler & panel gaping.
This was the first time that we were able to really see how cool the car looked with the bike on the side.



A couple people have asked what the car looks like with a bike on the side of the car. So I figured it was time to post some pictures
of the car with a couple different bikes on the side of the car. So far 2 girls thought it was weird and one guy made a comment but I am
not really sure if he likes it or not. The good news is the customer (me) really likes it.



We still need to figure out the front tire mount. We may just put it in the trunk or make a side mount similar to what was on the Lotus
that I copied the idea from.





Sorry, I just like this picture. The car on the rack is the what I drove home from Sema 2010 instead of driving Syborg home. I'm pretty
sure it got better gas mileage then the truck would have gotten. I still miss the truck, but I am having fun building another car with
Kenny and I am looking forward to doing our next project (72 Cuda /Roadster Shop Chassis ) together once we finish 2nd Chance.





My Buddy Mike was kind enough to lend me his Ti mountain bike for this pictures. It looks pretty good in my Opinion. I might need
to build a Titanium bike so it matches the SS Tiger cage from Ride Tech.



Nice parting shot.



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[Rod]

keep the pics coming!

[brownz]

marty,

what size tire do you have on the rear and front?

[syborg tt]

marty,

what size tire do you have on the rear and front?

295 however the car is also set up to accept 335 with the DSE mini-tub kit

[aps63]

The stance looks great Marty, awesome work.

[syborg tt]

The stance looks great Marty, awesome work.

Thank you very much.

[keithq69]

Love the car. My next project will be a second gen.
What's the car on the rack?