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PostPosted:Thu Aug 20, 2015 7:49 pm 
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Big Block

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Car Details:68 pontiac firebird coupe project car,my aim is a street friendly,lightly modified pro.touring style.
Lowered ,mild body mods,400 cu in SBC engine, Muncie 4speed, 10 bolt posi axle,disc front drum rear.
68 firebird convertible ( long term project) Stock resto/mod style ,400 pontiac th350
Good to hear about Camilla again .
Always loved the 1st gen convertibles, great style and plenty performance with the right attention to the few things the designers didn't get quite right in the '60s .
Looking forward to the next episode .


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PostPosted:Thu Mar 31, 2016 6:25 pm 
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Car Details:1968 Camaro Racing Car "Butch"
1968 Camaro Convertible 327"Camilla"
1979 AMC CJ7 Jeep 360V8
1980 BMW E21 Alpina B6 2.8
1991 BMW E30 HartgeH26
1958 as yet unrevealed sportsracer with chevV8
Location:Isle of Man and Inverness
Camilla is now safely at home and running very well

We changed the starter motor for one of those mini starters as she was suffering from the heat soak issue that stiffens up the std GM starter

Also replaced (again) the coil- with a better one from Real Steel (blaster?) . The old coil had been placed on its side - which they never like

Also have found a matching 235 60 15 General Grabber front tyre

so she now starts when hot and runs clean
happy days
it now looks as though she may be asked to attend Goodwood Festival of Speed; for the launch of the 2017 Camaro

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PostPosted:Fri Apr 22, 2016 9:00 am 
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Car Details:1968 Camaro Racing Car "Butch"
1968 Camaro Convertible 327"Camilla"
1979 AMC CJ7 Jeep 360V8
1980 BMW E21 Alpina B6 2.8
1991 BMW E30 HartgeH26
1958 as yet unrevealed sportsracer with chevV8
Location:Isle of Man and Inverness
Last weekend we collected at the Grandstand and drove around the TT course on CLOSED Roads just ahead of the International Cycle races- starring the usual (some Manx like Kennaugh and Cavendish) cycle racers

Utter Bliss
Couldn't believe how many spectators were about- we followed a Delorean- I will post a video


Just drove her to work this morning with the top down as the weather is A1- again she is running spot on after all the care and attention. Bliss part 2

But I see that my GMC camper has a bad gearbox oil leak all over driveway

just goes to show that these old cars are like maintaining the Forth Road Bridge!!

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PostPosted:Fri May 06, 2016 4:16 pm 
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Car Details:1968 Camaro Racing Car "Butch"
1968 Camaro Convertible 327"Camilla"
1979 AMC CJ7 Jeep 360V8
1980 BMW E21 Alpina B6 2.8
1991 BMW E30 HartgeH26
1958 as yet unrevealed sportsracer with chevV8
Location:Isle of Man and Inverness
Herewith the video of the start of the TT lap behind the Delorean!



(not hugely exciting- as we had to keep station= No Racing!)

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdhLJtR_ZY4


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PostPosted:Fri May 06, 2016 4:29 pm 
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Car Details:1968 Camaro Racing Car "Butch"
1968 Camaro Convertible 327"Camilla"
1979 AMC CJ7 Jeep 360V8
1980 BMW E21 Alpina B6 2.8
1991 BMW E30 HartgeH26
1958 as yet unrevealed sportsracer with chevV8
Location:Isle of Man and Inverness
Camilla is confirmed as an entrant on Display at Goodwood Festival of Speed GM Europe are collecting her beforehand.

23-26 June
On GM stand as they launch the 2017 new Camaro

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Email :tboles@strathnoon.co.uk Websites: http://www.classiccamaroclubuk.com and:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdhLJtR_ZY4


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PostPosted:Sat May 07, 2016 12:55 pm 
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Car Details:79' camaro road & track day toy. 383 stroker, 5 speed TKO trans, lots of suspension stuff, 13" Vette brakes, 18" wheels.
Location:Luton
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Camilla is confirmed as an entrant on Display at Goodwood Festival of Speed GM Europe are collecting her beforehand.

23-26 June
On GM stand as they launch the 2017 new Camaro

Excellent stuff. :thumbup:

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PostPosted:Sat May 07, 2016 6:08 pm 
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Car Details:1968 Camaro Racing Car "Butch"
1968 Camaro Convertible 327"Camilla"
1979 AMC CJ7 Jeep 360V8
1980 BMW E21 Alpina B6 2.8
1991 BMW E30 HartgeH26
1958 as yet unrevealed sportsracer with chevV8
Location:Isle of Man and Inverness
Managed to change the distributor today on Camilla- having numbered the leads so as not to muck it up

I have a slight misfire when engine is hot- my diagnosis is a hairline crack in the distributor- since they cost so little (£11) I thought it worth trying!

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdhLJtR_ZY4


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