dvdswan
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Double post.
'79 Camaro Restomod
- Thread starter bucket
- Start date
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dvdswan
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Did you get mad and kick the front in the nuts, cause it looks like you DID get mad and kick it.
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Lol, I tripped on it once. Does that count?
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I'm glad you saved this car from that guy...but how's it goin mr c20 burb?
Brake spring?
Brake spring?
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Nuttin at all with the Camaros lately. My spare time has been spent on the Burb since it's my current DD when I'm home. I think I'll be home this winter though, so the '79 should see some rust repair and parts painting. The '86 awaits the brake spring, a new ecm chip, and a new fuel pump. I really miss driving it, it's a real hoot.
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I have a new fuel pump that might fit your '86.
From: Rock Auto
Performance
P-240CK
If you want it, send shipping address.
Don't know what it's for. It came extra in one of my orders.
My price is your price $0
From: Rock Auto
Performance
P-240CK
If you want it, send shipping address.
Don't know what it's for. It came extra in one of my orders.
My price is your price $0
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Holy crap, I worked on the Camaro! Lol.
I prepped the radiator support for primer and paint, but then realized I had used most of my primer and all of my black paint. So I only got one side of it kinda half ass coated in primer.
So then I turned my focus to scraping all the seam sealer and butyl from the firewall. I had already started in the passenger side at this point:
I didn't realize going in that GM had sprayed a butyl type sealer on EVERY screw hole, grommet hole and seam in the firewall. I guess they were really concerned about leaks. But lots and lots of scraping and scrubbing later, it's about ready for final sanding. A 3M stripper wheel and a can of reducer were a big part in this.
I prepped the radiator support for primer and paint, but then realized I had used most of my primer and all of my black paint. So I only got one side of it kinda half ass coated in primer.
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So then I turned my focus to scraping all the seam sealer and butyl from the firewall. I had already started in the passenger side at this point:
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I didn't realize going in that GM had sprayed a butyl type sealer on EVERY screw hole, grommet hole and seam in the firewall. I guess they were really concerned about leaks. But lots and lots of scraping and scrubbing later, it's about ready for final sanding. A 3M stripper wheel and a can of reducer were a big part in this.
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You wish!
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No real update, but I finally remembered to get a copy of the engine's dyno sheet. Looks like a fairly decent power band.
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Wtf? Why does it have that huge dip in torque?
3000-3500?
What kind of intake manifold you got OR what are you runnin some kind of Quadra-Bog?
Srsly..that's not cool - so what's goin on do you think @bucket?
3000-3500?
What kind of intake manifold you got OR what are you runnin some kind of Quadra-Bog?
Srsly..that's not cool - so what's goin on do you think @bucket?
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Other than that it has decent torque
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That was the sheet supplied by Blueprint Engines, I have no idea what carb they used. It just says it was a 600 cfm. The intake is a dual plane, air-gap type that's supposed to be what it was dynoed with. I assumed they used a vacuum secondary type and the opening rate needed dialed in better. That's just my guess though.
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Only one way to find out! YEE HAAWW!
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Been getting back into this finally. I've got the Detroit Speed clutch master bracket fitted to the firewall. The goal is to have s factory-ish appearance, so I'm going to spot weld it on from the inside, then use seam sealer around the outside.
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Thanks to @yevgenievich I've got a C6 Corvette brake setup coming my way. It's going to require 18" wheels for clearance, so I measured out the rear tub so I know how wide of a rim I can stuff in the back. I rigged up a gauge to simulate a 18"x10" with a 295/35 tire, using a 6" backspacing. It cleared to the inside but had more clearance to the outside, so a 5.75" backspacing should work well.
If I removed the seatbelt humps and removed the flange in the upper wheel well arch, I'm confident a 10.5" rim would fit with maybe even a 335 width tire. That would be awesome, but at that point, the tire and wheel package cost goes up substantially.
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If I removed the seatbelt humps and removed the flange in the upper wheel well arch, I'm confident a 10.5" rim would fit with maybe even a 335 width tire. That would be awesome, but at that point, the tire and wheel package cost goes up substantially.
