Pete's Camaro

Post by **Stuart** » Sun Jul 28, 2013 11:42 pm

Nice progress Pete. I have a stronger lust for Americana than ever after Friday, so I may see you on the 7th for another dose!

pjs65 · Post by **pjs65** » Mon Jul 29, 2013 11:15 pm

Stuart wrote:Nice progress Pete. I have a stronger lust for Americana than ever after Friday, so I may see you on the 7th for another dose!

Yes i need a dose of V8 which i can only get from going on track as the road traffic just isn't fun sometimes .
My boy was impressed by the tow strap and said that i was now cool enough to hang with the yoof in Sainsburys car park

, the cheeky so and so . Pete:Chevy_anim:

pablo · Post by **pablo** » Tue Jul 30, 2013 6:17 am

pjs65 wrote:My boy was impressed by the tow strap and said that i was now cool enough to hang with the yoof in Sainsburys car park , the cheeky so and so . Pete:Chevy_anim:

I think he's trying to say,
'Dad lets go to Sainsbury so I can big it up to my mates':coolgleamA:

Billy · Post by **Billy** » Tue Jul 30, 2013 12:39 pm

Nice thread

john B · Post by **john B** » Tue Jul 30, 2013 1:53 pm

Good progress Pete looking good..I personally like the idea of the vents get them painted black though.....although that carbon bonnet looked awesome.
Depending on how the mapping day goes on the 7th I might well pop over and see if I can get out on track myself..

Monster · Post by **Monster** » Wed Jul 31, 2013 9:02 pm

Nice update Pete, front's looking v sorted and the brake ducts will help no end. What a shame i can't make the 7th as I'd love to see the car, and it being blatted round. But AP are threatening 2nd week of august for my new brakes so I'd miss it anyway, but on past experience I'll wait till i'm in posession until I book anything. Sure you'll have a great day.

pjs65 · Post by **pjs65** » Thu Aug 01, 2013 10:49 pm

pablo wrote:I think he's trying to say,
'Dad lets go to Sainsbury so I can big it up to my mates':coolgleamA:

Yes i never get turned down for passeger ride , mind you i wouldn't feel safe in nothing less than a tank in Sainburys carpark as those shoppers are crazy .

Billy wrote:Nice thread

Thanks Billy

john B wrote:Good progress Pete looking good..I personally like the idea of the vents get them painted black though.....although that carbon bonnet looked awesome.
Depending on how the mapping day goes on the 7th I might well pop over and see if I can get out on track myself..

I would probably need to part with 2K for that bonnet which wont be anytime soon , yes i thought black for the vents also . Good luck with the mapping and i will keep a lookout for a firebreathing red rex .

Monster wrote:Nice update Pete, front's looking v sorted and the brake ducts will help no end. What a shame i can't make the 7th as I'd love to see the car, and it being blatted round. But AP are threatening 2nd week of august for my new brakes so I'd miss it anyway, but on past experience I'll wait till i'm in posession until I book anything. Sure you'll have a great day.

Time seems to pass slower when your waiting for something but hopefully the brakes arrive on time . Sometimes when i order parts from Summit Racing in the states the site says that what i want is in stock , that is till i pay for it then suddenly they are out of stock for 3 weeks or something

. Anyway look forward to seeing the GTR on track sometime soon .
Pete:Chevy_anim:

evildave · Post by **evildave** » Fri Aug 02, 2013 12:00 pm

pjs65 wrote:Time seems to pass slower when your waiting for something but hopefully the brakes arrive on time . Sometimes when i order parts from Summit Racing in the states the site says that what i want is in stock , that is till i pay for it then suddenly they are out of stock for 3 weeks or something:Chevy_anim:

Yep happens to me as well, and they send whatever packed in the biggest box possible that incurs even more shipping cost once in the uk!

pjs65 · Post by **pjs65** » Mon Aug 12, 2013 9:09 pm

I managed to finish the front spoiler and brake ducts in time for the evening session on the 7th and it worked well and was worth the effort .
The spoiler is made of aluminium which made welding it together a bit of a long job , i can do it but iam no expert . Making up the ducts to go from oval to round and then welding them to the spoiler took a while but its done and looked ok when cleaned up . Here is a picture of it before getting a coat of black.

As with paint spraying there is always a fly that decides to commit suicide on your spanky new paint job and spoil it , so i haven't got a picture of that .
I used 75mm diameter tube for the duct and it proved to be a bit of a pain to route it so that it didn't hit or get in the way of the wheel or suspension . From the picture it looks easier to go along the bottom of the chassis rail but the anti roll bar would have been in the way , so thats why its sort of up and over the chassis rail . i think the picture actually makes the underside of the car look a bit grotty .

pablo · Post by **pablo** » Mon Aug 12, 2013 9:26 pm

Top job on that spoiler and ducting, well done:thumbs: