The Camaro Club (UK)

looking pretty near completion, should be pretty mental near to starting it up yet.. ?

Might have a take a trip down to SE London to check it out.. !!!

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“You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.”

Glad you posted on this forum, letting everyone know about the twin F1C's where did you source the Little M 406 from, or did you build it yourself?

Soundtracks are great
Cheers,
Mark

P.S. Just re-watched the first vid in your first post, isn't that the Lambo dealer in South Ken?

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'68 Camaro

Yes I built it myself, not easy for me but possible with books and forums...I had my lap top stolen and youtube vids deleted. But I'll start again with a little more power!!!!LOL!!!
It's alive !!!! No dodgy music!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NgWrcDRt3wo

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nP2Y2UOxUAY

What happens on the street. Stays on the street!

Any progress on the twin Procharged monster.. ?

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“You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.”

I saw it in November / December. it's really something!!! But yes, udpates, videos and pics please

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Any updates??

cheers...Nige

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Too much power...not enough hands!!

Sorry guys. Still here.....It took me three attempts to login as I'm virtually colour blind. But site security is always a good thing....

Most recently I got the car on the road. There was no boost even at 4000rpm. But even more concerning was the A/F ratio. I suspected that if I was to be comfortable over 1100 - 1200 hp I would need a dual needle seat blow through carb. I ordered a 4150 from The Carb Shop California, very similar to my existing one but bigger bowls and a HP950cfm body.

I'm sure most of you know they are amongst the first to specialise in converting carbs for blowthrough operation and I wanted to make this my last carburettor purchase. I did consider EFI but this is an old car and the carb has a nostalgic magic to it...

The quality of the shafts, powder coating and bowls is outstanding.






The old Carb shop carb will go to a new blown application somewhere in the world via the classified boards....PM me if you are interested. It has less than 1000 miles on it andmost of that was with a single Procharger F1C




After the carb was adjusted (float and idle mixture) I was confident enough to bury the throttle. But I was disappointed. The A/F levels were fine at mid 11's to low 12's but I only saw 1lbs of boost at 4000rpm.

This was with 1:1 gear ratio. Over the next few months I changed to 1.45:1, 1.75:1 and finally 2.05:1 gear ratios effectively spinning the blowers harder.

Imagine this six times with road tests in between each tear down....











However it was all necessary because I couldn't predict the boost level and didn't know if I would encounter compressor surge.....

I now have over 6 lbs at 3500rpm. I can rev to 7500 with the current ration and not over spin the blowers. I feels like a turbo or big block with plenty of power down low. I have not been able to test between 5000 and 7500rpm yet due to traction and space issues.

Here's a burnout test video at 4000rpm with the 1.45:1 gear ratio seeing around 1.5lbs - 2lbs of boost...

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nP2Y2UOxUAY

What happens on the street. Stays on the street!

Just to let you know. Whilst I have no dyno numbers. I'm sure it's making good power at low boost. With no agressive conering the launches and burnouts ripped my anti roll bar from the frame. Possibly due to chassis twist. It's fixed now but my TH350 is dying. LOL!!!!

I have also changed over to Global West solid aluminium body bushings with a 1/2" drop. Hotchkis leaf springs and subframe connectors and a set of Caltracs.







Combined with Hotchkis Max handle Bars and a Customworks 2G bar I'm confident it's stiff enough for a street car....





Once I've finished under the skin mechanics, if I still have enough enthusiasm I'll tear it all apart and treat her to a full body restoration.

Only then I'll be able to categorise her "Pro-Touring meets Outlaw Drag radial" LOL!!!!!!

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nP2Y2UOxUAY

What happens on the street. Stays on the street!

That car is properly mental....!!!

So 'nearly' sorted.. ? few tweaks and you're there by the sound of it.

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“You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.”

This car looks as good as anything from the US- fantastic!

Major difference being that tiny garage opening clearly built for a small Euro hatch- must give you some moments getting in and out!

The global west stuff and Hotchkiss suspension will tighten it all up no end!

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Kind Regards
TopCat
Secretary
Classic Camaro Club
Member of The Association of American Car Clubs UK
Email :tboles@strathnoon.co.uk Websites: http://www.classiccamaroclubuk.com and:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdhLJtR_ZY4