2010 Camaro SS RoadRace Car

[Big-Foot]

Hi Guys,

It's been a while since my last post but life has a tendancy to make me pretty busy.. In one of my other lives - I help this company building & driving racecars plus their website work..

I thought that this might be something that you folks were interested in - if nothing else - to see how the new Chevy Camaro is built (or in our case - UN-built).. One of our customers is having us build a new (and I mean NEW) racecar for him and I thought I would post a link to the website and some pics in case you were interested in watching Carriage House Custom Automotive's website and build progress..

This is going to be an exceptionally nice road race car that's being built to run wheel-to-wheel in NASA's American Iron series and hopefully we'll be able to get Homologation into the SCCA's American Sedan class as well..

So far all the neighborhood kids think we're working on Transformer's Bumblebee Camaro.. :)

http://www.CarriageHouseCustoms.com

Direct to blog;
http://www.carriagehousecustoms.com/...S/2010-SS.html

She oughta be a handful when completed...

Here's just a few pictures for starters;

http://i420.photobucket.com/albums/pp281/CHCA-RV/Cars/2010-SS/IMG_3155_2.jpg

http://i420.photobucket.com/albums/pp281/CHCA-RV/Cars/2010-SS/IMG_3156.jpg

http://i420.photobucket.com/albums/pp281/CHCA-RV/Cars/2010-SS/CHCA2010SS_Rear_Susp0.jpg

http://i420.photobucket.com/albums/pp281/CHCA-RV/Cars/2010-SS/CHCA2010SS_Drop_Eng2.jpg

http://i420.photobucket.com/albums/pp281/CHCA-RV/Cars/2010-SS/CHCA2010SS_Driveline1.jpg

http://i420.photobucket.com/albums/pp281/CHCA-RV/Cars/2010-SS/CHCA2010SS_Eng-Trans1.jpg

http://i420.photobucket.com/albums/pp281/CHCA-RV/Cars/2010-SS/CHCA2010SS_Rear_Susp1.jpg

[jy211]

dibs on the engine if it's for sale! :lol:

This will be fun to follow :thumbsup:

[XcYZ]

This will be fun to follow :thumbsup:

x2. :cheers:

[cencal69]

I'm all over this build.

[Big-Foot]

Hi Guys,

We just blew past our Bandwidth limit on the website this afternoon. I'm trying to get our service moved up to the next tier but it may be offline until Monday.. :(

The original Engine, Trans and Rear-end/suspension are going back in after we finish the chassis. The engine will get a custom set of headers and probably a tune. We may end up pulling the TR6060 trans and installing another ""lighter" one like the TKO600.

First thing is to get all the sound deadener out of it and get the cage built - then it's on to suspension mods..

We get a lot of questions like - Why not start with a BIW?
Actually when you start with a BIW, it's nothing more than just the body. To purchase the engine and driveline as well as all the suspension, wiring harness, ECU, etc - well - you end up paying a substantial amount over what the dealer will sell you the car for... Another Plus is that the car has a VIN. Not that having a VIN is important to a Race-Only car such as this one, but with all the racecars being stolen. stripped and sold for parts, it makes sense to have most of those parts stamped with the VIN.

[WILWAXU]

Awesome stuff!

Keep us up to date.

[Big-Foot]

Hi Guys,

We made some more updates after I had the website re-hosted on a larger and faster server.

We're still working on getting all the component weights logged into a spreadsheet and then onto the website.

Just an FYI -

The Tremec TR6060 weighs a svelt 156#
It's cooled by an oil cooler in the radiator and the pump is (hold on now) the Power Steering pump. Yes - it shares the same fluid as the Power steering rack...

http://www.CarriageHouseCustoms.com

The roll cage started going in this week and will be finished soon.. We're hoping to have this car done in time for the NASA Nationals...

[Big-Foot]

'nuther update...

At 3,840# with 3/4 load of fuel, you can see this girl needed to go to Weight-Watchers.. Gradually she's shaping up and will be one very wicked contender on the track.

Here's some other shots of the exhaust system and components;

The whole 9 yards - This system weighs in at 75# not including the manifolds and cats;
http://i420.photobucket.com/albums/pp281/CHCA-RV/Cars/2010-SS/IMG_3234.jpg

The Balance Tube (H-Pipe)
http://i420.photobucket.com/albums/pp281/CHCA-RV/Cars/2010-SS/IMG_3238.jpg

The Resonators
http://i420.photobucket.com/albums/pp281/CHCA-RV/Cars/2010-SS/IMG_3237.jpg

Big-Mufflers
http://i420.photobucket.com/albums/pp281/CHCA-RV/Cars/2010-SS/IMG_3236.jpg

Cast Iron Exhaust manifolds (although they look like they'd flow well)
http://i420.photobucket.com/albums/pp281/CHCA-RV/Cars/2010-SS/IMG_3457.jpg

Replacement Doug Thorley headers (5# lighter than the iron manifolds)
http://i420.photobucket.com/albums/pp281/CHCA-RV/Cars/2010-SS/IMG_3387.jpg
http://i420.photobucket.com/albums/pp281/CHCA-RV/Cars/2010-SS/IMG_3384.jpg

[tones2SS]

I guess those Doug Thorley headers are quite the favorites for this engine.
I notice a lot of people using their headers.

[Big-Foot]

Website is updated with the latest pics...

http://www.CarriageHouseCustoms.com

http://i420.photobucket.com/albums/pp281/CHCA-RV/Cars/2010-SS/New%20Paint/Check121011-1.jpg

http://i420.photobucket.com/albums/pp281/CHCA-RV/Cars/2010-SS/New%20Paint/Check121008-1.jpg

http://i420.photobucket.com/albums/pp281/CHCA-RV/Cars/2010-SS/New%20Paint/Check121001.jpg

The car is on it's way to the NASA Nationals in Utah as I type this..
Stop by the PFADT booth and check it out!!!

[WILWAXU]

:thumbsup: looks good!

Any suspension work allowed for that class?

[awr68]

Awesome car...should be a blast to drive!

[Big-Foot]

:thumbsup: looks good!

Any suspension work allowed for that class?

Yes -

Actually a fair amount of the suspension work is already done thanks to Pfadt race engineering. Pfadt is one of the sponsors of the car and is supplying all the coil-over system along with custom spherical bearings to replace the compliant rubber bushings, sway bars, solid engine mounts etc..

The car is just a roller right now as we still have to build a dash, wire the car and fab the exhaust system. It's just going to the Nats to be on static display for now.

It will be a hoot on the track!