Just joined thought I'd share my car
68 Camaro
632 BBC (World Crate Motor). Dynoed at 816hp at flywheel and 825 ft/lbs torque (albeit by World before it left their place and I know those numbers can be a bit elastic). Also moving to dual quad low rise will take some HP out of it, but that is for getting car registered in Australia and I want a dual quad look before going blown later on
Art Morrison C5 sub frame
Custom 4 link rear with panhard bar
9" with 35 spline Strange Det Locker and axles 3.55 gears
330mm Front discs
300mm Rear discs
Coil overs all round
TH400 built for 1000hp with a 3000 TCE stall
2 1/4 headers into 3" H pipe system
Hydratech Hydroboost
Sub frame connectors
17x12 Rushforth Concept 1's with 390 Drag Radails on rear
17 x 7 Rushforth Concept 1's with 235's up front
Custom Body mods
- Flush mounted glass
- Flush mounted late model GM door handles
- Shaved drip rails
- side marker deletes
- Billet grille
- removed the dash and full custom metal dash, flowing into console, all way through to rear parcel tray and back to doors
- Metal hood liner
- All switches completely concealed - every one of em, all you will see is a steering wheel and 2 x dakota digital gauges
- Custom gauge pod
- Retrotek push button trans shifter (hidden of course)
- 4 leather bound buckets
Will be painted PPG Vibrance pearl yellow with ghost flames
Tons of billet all over it
Tons of photos up here
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This is the colour it will be painted, it's currently being pulled down for paint
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WOW!! is all I can say!
Can't wait to see this all painted :fantastic:
Me to. :boxing:Holy Sh?t
:mad:Looking forward to it
Very cool, I love it!
WOW love the interior mods it is going to look fantastic (did you do it yourself?) welcome to the club.
Quote from: joe74ta link=topic=3288.msg19690#msg19690WOW love the interior mods it is going to look fantastic (did you do it yourself?) welcome to the club.
I wish, I simply do not have these sorts of skills (nor the time). I wanted a top shelf show car (once in a lifetime gig), so it's being professionally built. My ideas, their skills and talent
As I said it will be a fantastic custom build and congrats on your choice of model. GM :bow::bow:
Lost for words......:mad: well done and welcome!
Welcome on board!
Very impressive combo....wait till Andy(69DirtyRat) finds out about it...he will cream his pants:rol:
Awsome , love the stance especially the rear , looks tuff , wait till andy sees you have a bigger one than him. :rol:
cheers chris.
Quote from: sms777 link=topic=3288.msg19696#msg19696wait till Andy(69DirtyRat) finds out about it...he will cream his pants:rol:
Anything that runs would make Andy cream lately :lol:
But this is impressive :bow:
David
Awesome is all i can say, welcome aboard.
Welcome aboard cluxford can't wait to see the finished car.
:seeya: Garry :coffee:
Great looking car, fantastic choice of colour , one serious American muscle machine.
:cry: cluxford has got a bigger one than me!
Oh well..... at least I know how it feels now to own a smaller engine I really feel sorry for you Mustang owners!!!:gotya:
Very Coool car!!!
Very nice, very nice indeed can't wait to see the finished product.
So,.........other than those few mods it's fairly stock then?...:coffee:
Can hardly wait to see & hear it.
Quote from: WOTSA442 link=topic=3288.msg20002#msg20002So,.........other than those few mods it's fairly stock then?...:coffee:
Can hardly wait to see & hear it.
Yeah just a few "bolt on" mods to tidy her up....
Not too far off now...3 years so far...6 months to go before she hits the road :fingers:
We have PAINT !!!!!
Underside stoneguarded on Mon, and painted last night
Interior painting (ie roof liner, dash, console etc) will be later this week
3 coats of base yellow and 4 of pearl, 3 clear
Interior fluro lights don't do a good job of showing the pearl, it looks fricken awesome, oh and way way brighter and much more yellow than I was expecting, she'll be damn bright when in full yellow...but I am stoked, exactly the colour I wanted...
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very Niiiiiice!
Yep...we'll see that coming! :fantastic:
yellow cars are the best ones to own :)
looking good !!!!
You can just see the pearl on some of the photos. Keep them coming....Amazing!.... I bet you Chip Foose is looking at them right now
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Couple of updates:
1. Paint
Front end and inside boot now painted
Some pics below, and also playing with Video. Plan to get a much much better video of her when outside is painted and in the sun. Hoping video might show the pearl better, but I really don't think anything will until it sees natural sunlight.
Notice underneath of the control arms paints, the tops are all polished
Diff with it's brand spanking new full floaters and 35 spline axles being assembled today, car will be re-assembled over course of this week in prep for outside being painted
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The image below is actually a 23 second video, click it to watch...nothing special just testing video, will plan a more thorough / better video when in full paint
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2. Motor
OK after much debate we decided best to pull it down and go the once over given it a crate motor that's been sitting for almost 3 years.
First the good news
- The definitely dynoed it you can tell that the motor has been run, so I have no reason to not believe the original dyno figures of 816Hp and 825 Ft/Lbs of torque
- Pressure tested the heads - 100% perfect
- sonic tested the crank - all good
- block is sound, but is actually 10 thousand over, so it's actually 634 cubes !!!
- we are going to machine the tunnel rams to the heads
- parts are a mix of good and some cheapo stuff but mostly OK
- Engine builder feels that with the tunnel ram it might go 900Hp, we will chassis dyno it to tune it when it is running
Now the not so good news (but not bad)
- it has cheapo Mallaroy pistons, they are being chucked and replaced with JE ones
- Bearings have a bit of wear on them due to crap in the oil, so they will also be replaced (very little to no wear on crank thankfully)
- springs are a bit touch and go but we will leave for now, everything else all good
Now we started planning for the blower (that will be roughly 12 months after the car is registered and I save a whole ton of pennies for a Hilborn injected 12/71)
it's 10.4 : 1 compression right now, we'll leave it at that for 12 months
After that we'll go 20 degree HPC coated 8.5 : 1 blower pistons
Builders "gut feel" wet finger guess-ta-mate on HP on low to medium boost once blown.....1300 - 1500 Hp.....holy sh1t !!!!
How long will it stay registered once the blower goes on:bow::fingers:
Quote from: 69DirtyRat link=topic=3288.msg20832#msg20832How long will it stay registered once the blower goes on:bow::fingers:
Ideally forever....I have two bonnets and 3 other manifold / carb set ups of various kinds, so if asked I can always swap the blower off to please those I need to (and of course it will go back on) :zip:
Hi Cluxford , the car and paint will look mad when finished , Keep the photos coming , Just a thought why change the pistons if you use hilborn injection Converted to EFI with a M48 Motec computor YOU should be able to run about 20/25 PSI boost on E85 fuel and have no heat issues , just a thought Darrin.:bow:
Quote from: Hemifish link=topic=3288.msg20834#msg20834Hi Cluxford , the car and paint will look mad when finished , Keep the photos coming , Just a thought why change the pistons if you use hilborn injection Converted to EFI with a M48 Motec computor YOU should be able to run about 20/25 PSI boost on E85 fuel and have no heat issues , just a thought Darrin.:bow:
Darrin, not sure to be honest, way beyond my current expertise (blown injected) engine builder recommended not going above 9:1
Do I need to get a second opinion ?
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Dropped in this morning as I had to drive straight past on the way home from the office.
Sorry for the crappy iPhone pics as I wasn't expecting to be down that way today so didn't have my proper camera.
Inside all painted now.
They primed and blocked the primer 4 times to get it baby smooth before painting. Painting it was hard, had to roll it in the rotisserie on it's side and stand between the console and the firewall
Again interior lights don't show the pearl, but damn it's shiny...and it hasn't even been cleared and wet sanded and cleared again yet
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LOOKING Very Cool , I Hope You Have Watched The KARATE KID , Wax On Wax Off You Have A Lot Of Polishing In The Future:bow::bow::bow:
very nice! like you say its very shiny already, wow!
Dash and centre console now in paint...
Re-assembly started will be on wheels later today. Being fully assembled so all the panels can be gapped with full car weight in place
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Look through the rear speaker hole on the rear parcel shelf, you can see the pearl in the paint
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Holy F#ck!!!
That thing is magic!!!
You're gonna need a really big display cabinet to put it in.....:coffee:
Latest pics - damn I get a woody looking at these
It will be fully painted this time next week
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same pics but with camera flash "on"
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Short 42 sec video. Sorry for the shakiness, I have a natural shake I have had all my life, and it gets worse when I am in a hurry as I was today (dropped in on way to a meeting)
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I'd be shaking all day if I knew I'd be owning that and driving some day soon :fantastic:
I LOVE IT. Can't wait to see it finished
A masterpiece....and what prey tell is that brute in primer parked next to your car?
XC Coupe with a 521 tunnel rammed Ford BB in it. Show / Drag car, will not be road registered
Went down....no paint :confused:
So more teaser shots....
Problem with perfectionists....they decided to reblock the whole car again, aiming for paint now early next week...
None the less did get some photos
First lot the ghost flames, they mocked up 6
3 panels 2 lots of flames per panel, I only have photos of one panel
the 2 panels I did not get shots of had a gold and magenta pearl, and a blue and a green pearl flicked into the flames
The 1 panel that I did get a photo of (seen below in 2 different angles) was using just more of the same pearl that is being paid n the car anyway, just more coats.
1 of 5 extra coats and the other of 10 extra coats
In this fist pics the flames at the top are 5 extra coats, at the bottom 10 extra
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in this second pic the one on the right hand side is 5 coats, left hand side 10 extra
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I'm going with the 5 extra coats. Nice and subtle and Love how it changes colour with the change of angle, it's either red, green or yellow flames
The other pics are just as the car stands while they block it...
Thought some might like to see it with the 4" cowl it will be registered with. The shop trying to talk me into staying with the 4" cowl...but no way, it comes off when the plates go on....
I d seriously love the look of these rear treads damn I love the deep dish of these wheels....
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What a wild looking ride:fantastic::fantastic: bet ya can't wait ta fire it up, hey:hangloose:
:cool: Looking very cool plenty of future polishing :way:
Quote from: Hemifish link=topic=3288.msg22292#msg22292:cool: Looking very cool plenty of future polishing :way:
Which my wife is p#ssed about...but hey we all have vices
Well she finally has paint !!!!
painted yesterday in the oven overnight. Cloudy here today which sucks, but managed to wheel it out into the sun during a break in the clouds.
This has NOT been rubbed back yet, this is as it has come off the gun, so it will be much shinier..
These photos do not do the pearl justice, the reds and greens are hard to see. Greens tend to come out more,but the reds are there also just harder to see
Video at the bottom is better to show it off, but again not as good as seeing it in the flesh.
I have to say I am super happy with this, looks fricken awesome, just the colour I was after...
Oh yeah and in the sun, damn it's bright !!!!
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I have a 1 min video that I have tried all day to load up to Youtube and/or Photobucket but keeps failing to load up...not sure why yet, but will try again later to get it up...so just stills for now. The video is way way better
Quote from: cluxford link=topic=3288.msg22546#msg22546Well she finally has paint !!!!
painted yesterday in the oven overnight. Cloudy here today which sucks, but managed to wheel it out into the sun during a break in the clouds.
This has NOT been rubbed back yet, this is as it has come off the gun, so it will be much shinier..
These photos do not do the pearl justice, the reds and greens are hard to see. Greens tend to come out more,but the reds are there also just harder to see
Video at the bottom is better to show it off, but again not as good as seeing it in the flesh.
I have to say I am super happy with this, looks fricken awesome, just the colour I was after...
:fantastic::fantastic::fantastic::fantastic::fantastic::fantastic: got to agree cluxford it's a LOVELY YLLA and you must be chubbed with the finished paint work, it looks a treat in those photo's
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Sweet as cluxford. Nice choice of backing music as well:shades::shades::shades::shades::shades:
Now she's flamed....
Red in some angles, green in others and can't even see em in direct sunlight. I am absolutely stoked..love em
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Video below, flames mostly, but also a quick look at the gauge cluster which is now painted and installed also
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ORSUM paint job cluxford, like you say, in some angles ya can't even see the Flames....:rub::rub::rub::rub:
Finally back in the country after being away for a while with work...
But good news is some meaningful updates.
Car was finished today at the trimmers.
Inline with the smooth theme of the car everything leather wrapped with no screws or studs.
Rear seat over the tubs, double stitching to accent and a bit more bolstering than the original seat came out with.
3 point inertia reel belts (all brand spanking new out of a VE commodore) built into rear seats.
Love the door trim, if only I could have also had no door handle....
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Short 1.25 min video (as gives a better overall view of the interior)
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And just a random pic that really blew me away with the pearl showing through...have I said how much I love this paint !!!
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We aren't far away now, my accelerator foot is getting itchy :D:D
Stuff me buddy, that is really sweet and it's rally coming up well, love the way those back seat have come out :way::way::way:
Beeeeeautiful!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Very nice work and the detail is great.:cool:
Damn, that's a banana & a half!
Hahaha ... nice progress. Coming along great.
One word ( STUNNING ) possibly the best I've seen
very cool cluxford I edited your post shrunk your pics and inserted your vid hope you don't mind.
:fantastic: looking very good, But you need to take it back to the trimmers to Refit the TRUNK so you can fit 2 Skid wheels & a Jack lol :drink: BIG BLOCK POWER:bow:
Thats amazing, Quality work. Get on to streetmachine mag and get it featured!
OK a couple of major milestones...we are moving rapidly to rego.
First up, car was fired up last week for the first time. I was overseas so wasn't here for it, but popped in today and had em fire it up for me.
30 sec video of BBC awesomeness here (turn it up loud):
She won't sit this low when done (as much as I would love it to), at this height the front is about 1 inch from the ground). Looks fricken awesome !!!!
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Also all glass is now in (pics)
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cowl panel needs a bit of adjustment
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Bumpers and grille in. Note the bumpers are smoothed and tucked way way into the body.
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And finally just a video of the car, note the plug leads will be tidied up and run under the exhaust, just put in loosely for now.
filannly found the link on Utube ......looking and sounding ORSUM cluxford , not long now....:fantastic::fantastic:
luv the stance!
1st decent drive today on trade plates...drove about 10 Ks
Getting ready for engineer tomorrow
One thing I have to say is that these brakes rock !!! Holy Sh1t it stops...
Drives way better with 17x12 drag radials than the 18x9 with street tyres on it...the 18x9's just want to get sideways every time I breathe on it....
think I'm happy ???
Hey cluxford the smile on your dial paints the story:rub::rub::rub:
It's officially NO longer a "project". Sailed through Vicroads this morning, we are now FULLY registered !!!!!!!
Fan-farking-tastic !!!
Now getting it road ready again, maiden voyage on Thu
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Well done mate! Happy much? haha
Hi Mr Cluxford , Are you going to the Summernats in Canberra to take all the Throphys from Chick Henry:drink::hangloose:
On Sun 9th Jan Street Machine had the car for a photo shoot. We got all set up and it rained, so under cover we went. While waiting for a new location, I took with my cheapo 8MP camera these shots....not as good as the professionals but hey...
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Hey Dude,
Shyte camera or not that thing still looks ORSUM nice work you've nailed it:rub::rub::rub::rub:
That is a sweet looking car. Great job.