69 Camaro Convertible Build

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Pat should know what a beast this thing is...he was one of many who came over and helped get the car started for the first time!

This is my first EFI build so needed to bring in help getting it running (using the FAST Classic ECU). Luckily my buddy Mike knows a lot more than I do and was able to get the car fired up.



Also, special thanks to Pat (67 ls1 vert) and John (johnny68) who were also a huge help (Pat was also the one who painted the Camaro...at Pat's Custom Cars)

A couple of videos of the initial startup:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=US6l3-bG66U



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p09p1GwC7uI

[shane38]

Clean build.... AMAZING!

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Getting the front end put together...

Ran the AC and heater hoses under the fender. These will eventually be protected by a set of custom inner fender wells. Also ran all of the wiring to the front end through the passenger side:



Front end is coming together:



Working on the wiring. Hiding wires is such a pain in the a$$ and why didn't I get into this hobby when I was younger?!


Hid the fan relays and breakers, RH HID module, High Horn, and AC Dryer under the RH fender. The ABS Brake pump, LH HID module and Low Horn are under the LH fender (not shown).

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Clean build.... AMAZING!

Thanks Shane...sometimes I think it's my OCD more than anything else! LOL

[Ron.in.SoCal]

Man you do great work! What ABS module did you use?

Oh and you are behind in posting based on utube's date, lol!

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Had the car running, but not well. Needed to bring it to a pro to get it dialed it in. Took the car to JBA Racing to get the car tuned and make sure that everything was functional and safe. Bruce was great...and got the car running much smoother.

Here's the dyno run from the JBA shop. Note the "trunk monkeys" sitting on the back of the trunk LOL

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4AOH03sJrys

Power was 530 RWHP and 662 ft pounds of torque. Thought it was a bit low for a blown 540, but was only pushing around 5.5 pounds of boost. Will have to see what I can do about that!

The guys at JBA nick-named the car "Shock and Awe" since that's the reaction it typically got....I kinda liked it, so got the matching plates...

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Man you do great work! What ABS module did you use?

Oh and you are behind in posting based on utube's date, lol!

I am WAAAAYYYY behind. Started chasing the horsepower and ran into a number of issues (more details to follow...). Got to a point where I thought about nick-naming the car "Murphy"!

The brake unit is from ABS Power Brakes and is Part #10-56. The unit works great, but the motor is pretty noisy. I read a few things on the internet that suggest mounting it on a rubber pad (right now have it mounted directly to the inner fender (under the fender). The one gotcha that caught me off guard is on bleeding the system. You have to do it with the key on (so the motor runs) and you have to start with the front and not the rear (like I did)!