Mr. Brownstone - 69 PT Camaro [Archive] - Page 2

Richio1

07-17-2013, 07:54 AM

Chris at WCAC has replaced the carb cam spring on the accelerator pump and rejetted it. After some fine tuning she is running even better.

He said it looks like the shop that built the motor just slapped the Quickfuel carb on there right out of the box. It has the stock jets (50s and 65s). He is trying 65s & 80s to see how those work. They also had the timing at 32* whith really tight spring which he feels was too conservative for this cam / heads set up. Chris thinks there is more he can get out of the motor which is great. Out of the box it dynoed 470 / 517 so more is mo better :lol:

He went to take it for a drive yesterday and one of the power steering hoses blew. :bang:

Ordered a new one along with a new fuel sending unit since it isn't reading. Maiden voyage should be later today giving him a chance to identify any bugs, season the brakes and play with the jetting some more.

Plan on heading up Friday to take her for a rip. :drive:

Richio1

07-18-2013, 08:39 PM

Another crappy cell phone video but am too excited not to share. It is soooo good to see her moving under her own power.

I think the videos are being shot with a 1 megapixel Nokia flip phone. Tomorrow I will get better pics.

It may be a strategy of theirs to just share blurry videos so you can't make out all the details :lol:

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Al Moreno

07-18-2013, 09:16 PM

Congrats Jeff!! To me, thats the best video ever. You definitely have to be excited.

Ron in SoCal

07-18-2013, 10:08 PM

F'n killer Jeff!! Time for a Theresa :theresa: and a :woot: and a BEER :D

Now get over there with a good camera and drive it :cheers:

Richio1

07-18-2013, 10:50 PM

F'n killer Jeff!! Time for a Theresa :theresa: and a :woot: and a BEER :D

Now get over there with a good camera and drive it :cheers:

That's the plan tomorrow. Heading up there late morning. They were hoping to get it into the alignment shop today so we can put some miles on it tomorrow.

I sure hope so because they are going to have to pry me out of there once I get in it.

Congrats Jeff!! To me, thats the best video ever. You definitely have to be excited.

Thanks Al... yeah really excited. Been a long road.

Spiffav8

07-19-2013, 03:51 AM

That's awesome!! Congratulations!!!

:excited:

Lenie

07-19-2013, 09:28 AM

Just sweet.

Richio1

07-19-2013, 08:22 PM

Thanks guys.

No ride today. The car went to the alignment shop yesterday and when Chris was raising the car to drive up on the rack the ECU/controller died.

Kim from Matt's, where I got all my RideTech stuff, called RT and we will have a new ECU/Controller and cable sent out on Monday. Even though the kit was bought in early 2010 there was no problem getting the new stuff sent out.

Gotta love that.

John510

07-19-2013, 09:00 PM

Car sounds amazing. Im patiently waiting for mine. Hopefully they get it done soon. I will live vicariously through yours for now.
:king:

Richio1

07-20-2013, 08:54 AM

Car sounds amazing. Im patiently waiting for mine. Hopefully they get it done soon. I will live vicariously through yours for now.
:king:

Thanks John. Yeah I really like the way the Borlas sound. Chris says it sounds way better on person... And loud.

I'm sure your Spintechs will sound awesome with that motor of yours.

Once the bugs are worked out on mine it's coming home then it's all hands on yours getting it done for West Coast Nats.

Richio1

07-25-2013, 10:42 PM

Headed up to the shop today, finally, so I could check her out in person.

They got the new Ridetech controller and cable installed and it is working great now.

After killing me with some idle chatter, intentionally making me wait while they bolted in the drivers seat, they fired her up. All I can say is holy sh*t. Man was it great to hear her again and boy is she LOUD. I mean LOUD. These Borla XR-1's are way louder then my Flowmaster Super 44's. Sounds like a race car :) The videos dont even come close to what it sounds like in person. With the AirBar and Shockwaves we had to dump right after the muffler which makes a huge difference. And with the tuning Chris did it just feels and sounds like a totally different motor.

My wife is going to hate it :lol: Sorry honey :mock:

We jumped in for a drive with Chris at the wheel, to reintroduce me to her, and he put her through the gears a few times. Damn was it a great ride. Pulls real hard and just screams when he punched it.

We had a a little problem with the cam spring on the carb sticking so we pulled over about a mile away to play with it, got back in and noticed she was already getting hot because the fan wasnt kicking on. We headed back to the shop and found the ground was loose.

Unfortunately I had to run and so did they so that was all... but damn was that fun. I was smiling ear to ear... and still am writing about it.

I was so damn excited I forgot to take any pic/video. Next week....

Ron in SoCal

07-25-2013, 11:08 PM

Congrats Jeff! It's a great time in the build so enjoy the moment :thumbsup:

DFRESH

07-28-2013, 08:30 PM

Holy cow Jeff---this is a way impressive build. I don't believe I have ever seen a better front end on a 69 that yours. Man---you went all out and didn't hold back. It blows me away that is even the same car--unbelievable man. Beautifully executed thus far--especially the stance. Seems like the guys you have working it are doing their jobs well. Congrats on having one of the nicest cars on this site--

D

DOOM

07-29-2013, 06:20 AM

Jeff hurry with the pictures and videos!:popcorn2:

Richio1

07-30-2013, 09:08 PM

Congrats Jeff! It's a great time in the build so enjoy the moment :thumbsup:

Yeah thanks Ron. Like I said, grinning ear to ear the whole time. Am I the only one who has dreams about there car every night?

Last night I had a dream Chris put a stealth nitrous kit on it and we were street racing Murder Nova... LOL how funny is that?

Holy cow Jeff---this is a way impressive build. I don't believe I have ever seen a better front end on a 69 that yours. Man---you went all out and didn't hold back. It blows me away that is even the same car--unbelievable man. Beautifully executed thus far--especially the stance. Seems like the guys you have working it are doing their jobs well. Congrats on having one of the nicest cars on this site--D

Thanks Doug... I appreciate the kind words. The guys up at WCAC have gone above and beyond exceeding my expectations. It took Chris a while to convince me one the front end but once I saw the rendering I was in.

As for the stance... You set the bar bro. We're all just trying to nail it like you did.

Jeff hurry with the pictures and videos!:popcorn2:

Oh you betcha Mario (in my best Fargo voice)

Chris sent the carb back to Quickfuel on Friday for a freshen up. We were still having issues with the needle sticking in the seat causing a little hesitation/stumble. Can't have that.

Will get up there once we get it back to take it for a rip. I will have multiple recording devices :flashie:

John510

07-30-2013, 09:11 PM

Cant wait to see it running. Hopefully mine gets done next then we can go cruising around after the Good guys show in Downtown Pleasanton.

Greg from Aus

07-30-2013, 10:46 PM

Can't wait for the video's Jeff.

Richio1

07-31-2013, 06:08 PM

Cant wait to see it running. Hopefully mine gets done next then we can go cruising around after the Good guys show in Downtown Pleasanton.

Yeah I hear ya. That will be a blast. We'll scare a lot of women and children with my Borlas and your Spintechs :underchair:

We still need to get those SoCal guys up here for a cruise too and stuff them full of Mtn Mikes pizza.

Last week Joe said he will be full time on your car starting this week. All my wiring is done. They installed the stereo system Friday. Chris said it kicks ass... not that I will be able to hear it. There is just some little stuff left to dial in (get the carb back, alignment, charge AC, etc.) so now its on to yours they said.

MX145

08-11-2013, 11:16 PM

sds machining

08-12-2013, 03:42 PM

Congrats on getting it on the road..now get it dirty and go thru a set of tires quick...

Richio1

08-12-2013, 07:30 PM

What he said. ^

I thought it was nice when it was black with white stripes. Now it's out of control! Great job pulling this all together building a top notch car!

Thanks - yeah it's come a long way. As with most projects it has evolved along the way. The end is near and I can't wait.

We hit a bump recently- had issues with the Quckfuel carb and had to send it back. What should of taken 3-4 days took a week an a half. Got it back today so we are back at it.

Congrats on getting it on the road..now get it dirty and go thru a set of tires quick...

Baring any unforeseen issues we will have it delivered Friday for the Napa show this weekend. Will also have it inside the big hall at next weeks West Coast Nats.

Yeah I can see a new set of tires in the not too distant future. The speedo says 7 miles but the rear tires have burned off a few thousand already. She's being broken in right. (Insert posi imodicon)

Flash68

08-12-2013, 08:52 PM

Congrats on getting it on the road..now get it dirty and go thru a set of tires quick...

:thumbsup: Yeah what he said.

Richio1

08-14-2013, 10:39 PM

Oh the drama of it all...

Well as I mentioned we have the home town show here in Napa this weekend. Friday night is a cruise in (band, food and drink) then Saturday is the show downtown. I've been pushing to have the car done and there since Autorama in Feb. Over the last couple months I have rallied 6 buddies to bring their cars so really dont want to miss it plus all the friend want to check it out.

Everything was on track with time to spare until the Quickfuel issues 2 weeks ago. Sent the carb back for what was to be a 1-2 day fix then overnight it back. They ended up having to put a new body on it basically a new carb now) but the moron sends it back ground. 5 days later (this Monday) it shows up. All the jetting and adjustments are gone so it all to be redone. Chris knocked that out yesterday and got it all dialed in. Little stumble/hesitation is gone so far.

But on Friday the Ridetech control unit goes dead. This is the 2nd unit and cable we had sent to us 3 weeks ago. After some trouble shooting they determine its the cable again. Requested a new one to be overnighted and it arrived today. This is the 3rd cable now so we are good to go. Having already torn out the interior earlier this week they were ready to put it back in after installing the new cable. Then the controller goes dark this evening and wont power up. WTF!!!! Chris calls me and says its dead. I'm SOL

So I'm thinking, call them at 5 am tomorrow and beg them to send out a new one overnight so it gets here Friday morning, install, troubleshoot and re-install the interior. UGH. My hopes of having it here are slipping away. Time for a few beers.

I just got a call from Chris, they are still at the shop working on the cars for next weeks GG West Coast Nats, and he says "we got it working". Holy hell... there is hope. After a few hours of trouble shooting they determined the remote key fob pig tail that goes between the ECU and the controller isn't working. They unplugged and wala working good so far.

Tomorrow morning she goes off to get aligned and some more break in time... Fingers crossed nothing else pops up and we are a go. :excited:

Al Moreno

08-15-2013, 06:33 AM

Dang Jeff, that reminds me of the saying "It's not the bumps on the road of life that get you, it's the little JERKS"! Keeping my fingers crossed for you bud. Good thoughts going your way :thumbsup:

GregWeld

08-15-2013, 07:10 AM

Ah -- You'll have good stories to tell Jeff!

I have a buddy that would have been hitting things with hammers... and cursing and using made up words.... and just basically having a hissy fit melt down. All the while I'd be telling him -- "DUDE!" It's hot rodding...

Hope you get 'er done. I just saw Bruce Cohn at Deuce Days in Victoria... (B R Cohn Winery) -- hope he brings his sweet little '33 Willys to the show. He's a great guy and a good hot rodder - if you don't know him - introduce yourself. You'd like him.

mdprovee

08-15-2013, 08:56 AM

We will keep our fingers crossed for you. I hope to get over to Napa for a few hours, hopefully see it there.

Richio1

08-15-2013, 09:55 PM

Richio1

08-15-2013, 10:02 PM

We will keep our fingers crossed for you. I hope to get over to Napa for a few hours, hopefully see it there.

Yeah Mike come on over and find us. Love to meet ya and talk shop.

Richio1

08-15-2013, 10:16 PM

Update... Looks like we are on track... Chris took her to get aligned and the AC charged. About a block away from the alignment shop she dies...no spark.... Find out one of the wires on the distributor got pinched by the hold down. Easy fix.

After some more shake out driving she dies again... No fuel. Find out its a bad fuel pump relay. Easy fix.

Tonight there are issues getting it into reverse. Seems to be some binding with the Muncie linkage or the shifter.

Oh, and anyone ever had this issue, I have all new deluxe OER window regulators and none of the window cranks will fit. They have tried 4 different sets and none will go on. Seems that the splines are off. Anyone have a suggestion?

Greg, it's like you said, it's all part of hot rodding and dialing in the build. Better to happen now then after I get her home.

We'll see what tomorrow brings.

Ron in SoCal

08-15-2013, 11:08 PM

Keep going Jeff. Sooner or later you'll run out of gremlins :)

Rick D

08-16-2013, 04:43 AM

Keep going Jeff. Sooner or later you'll run out of gremlins :)

Or start hitting it with a hammer :hitaxeonthehead:

Sorry Jeff couldn't resist! :lol: Just put the windows down and you will be good.

I've tried some of the aftermarket window regs in the past :warning: their junk as far as I'm concerned. I alway try to reuse the org or hit eBay to find a set of orgs?? Now with you using the deluxe ones that can be a little tougher.

GregWeld

08-16-2013, 06:56 AM

Polish up some mid-sized vice grips for the window cranks! You'll start a new trend....

OMG! Sorry to hear of these issues! But like you said -- at least it's happening while still at the shop. Unlike the azz hollio shop that built my '32 Ford and handed it to me to head for a show in Santa Barbara, California.... where it wouldn't run - finally did after I fixed that - only to die on the freeway - to ride on a rollback - with fluids dripping from everything that held fluids and no brake lights -- and on and on and on.

I wasn't really pissed until the idiots charged me to paint the taillight housings "WHITE" because the reason the lights didn't work was because we just couldn't see them... Then I was ready to go "postal".

I've never heard of the window crank issue.... and that sounds like maybe they need to try a different crank.... maybe a Ford or Mopar part -- at least to get you to the show?

sds machining

08-16-2013, 01:36 PM

I have all new deluxe OER window regulators and none of the window cranks will fit. They have tried 4 different sets and none will go on.

Just like every OER part I have bought, they all go in the garbage or you spend half a day modifying it to make it work..

DFRESH

08-17-2013, 12:07 AM

Man, it's so typical isn't it? You buy the best parts, and somehow they still find a way to fail. Makes me wonder how the OEM's ever get a car to run and be dependable for 100k miles when stuff like this happens. A key fob? The relay? How come that rarely happens on production cars? In the words of my daughter "Me not know"--but it sure is frustrating. Keep going brother, you will beat them all ---continue to be tenacious and you will win these mini battles that seem like a war right now. You are so close!

D

Sieg

08-17-2013, 05:33 AM

Jeff - The car looks and sounds exceptional!!! What Borla muffler are you using?

As for the Gremlins...............:smiley_smack:

If that Q-Fuel doesn't get it done "proper" look into a Holley HP Ultra. I'm really liking mine.

Richio1

08-17-2013, 06:47 AM

So the cruise in starts at 5:00 last night. I talk to Chris at 2:00 to see how things are going since he's an hour and a half away. Says he washing it and ready to go. Get a call at 3:30... It's spewing gas from the tank, major fuel leak.

Well the night before the gas gauge goes dead so they trace it to the sending unit. Drop the tank and realize the wire on the sending unit got rubbed through between the tank and undercoating so shorted out. Easy fix.... Well when they put the sending unit back in the gasket slipped and after fueling up yesterday once pressure in the take rose it started spitting fuel out.

Chris says he has 4 guys on it. once done he is ready to go...ugh. Here we go. I head down to the show with the crew and don't hear from him for a couple hours which gets me thinking it's not going to happen.

I get a call at 5:00... "Where am I going, almost there". Not only did he make it, he drove it the 80 miles from the shop to Napa! Crazy, brave, I don't know... What ever, but it was a grand entrance showing up about an hour late and rolling in with a full crowd.

Was awesome to see her come cruising in. Chris had a trunk full of spare parts just in case. What a great night.

I got to drive her home which was awesome. Getting ready to head out to the show in a bit. :thumbsup:

Rick D

08-17-2013, 06:50 AM

That's freaking AWESOME Jeff!!

:hapdance: :excited: :hapdance: :excited:

Don't forget we need pictures later this weekend!!! Have fun!!

U-turn

08-17-2013, 07:07 AM

That's cool... Post pics

John510

08-17-2013, 09:49 AM

Wow you got to take your car home yesterday!!! Thats so awesome!!!

Che70velle

08-17-2013, 10:58 AM

A rock star ending to an epic journey!
I've said it before. Hands down my favorite camaro ever!
Gotta have more pictures.

GregWeld

08-17-2013, 11:03 AM

If that Q-Fuel doesn't get it done "proper" look into a Holley HP Ultra.

Great Carb!!

Jeff --- good to hear some positive news!! A good evening I'd say!

waynieZ

08-17-2013, 12:07 PM

Sweet! now its time to enjoy it and forget all the hold ups. Have a great time!

DFRESH

08-17-2013, 12:40 PM

Sweet bro!!! Congrats!!! Major Victory!!!

D

Richio1

08-18-2013, 05:50 PM

That's freaking AWESOME Jeff!!

:hapdance: :excited: :hapdance: :excited:

Don't forget we need pictures later this weekend!!! Have fun!!

Thanks Rick... Yeah pretty awesome. We had a good size crowd hanging out waiting and checking out my buddies cars. When Chris came rolling in there was a group gathering behind as he drove in to park. Well received.

That's cool... Post pics

Pics coming. Trying to hunt down a couple good ones. My cell phone pics didn't turn out very good.

Wow you got to take your car home yesterday!!! Thats so awesome!!!

John - was more of a sleep over. She spent the nigh in my garage then went back to Cloverdale last night in preparation for West Coast Nats. It was awesome getting to drive her to and from the show though.

Chris headed out for the 80 mile trip back about 4. Around 4:20 my cell rings. Guess who? He tells me he stopped for gas and was leaving for the highway when she died. Thankfully he was still in town so I shot down and with the help of a couple car guys we pushed her back into the parking lot. The Holley blue pump died. Chris' wife went to the shop, grabbed the hauler and came to pick up the car.

A rock star ending to an epic journey!
I've said it before. Hands down my favorite camaro ever!
Gotta have more pictures.

Thanks... We received many complements both days. It was nice having Chris, the builder, there to give him the credit and have the chance to share details on the car.

The journey isn't over yet. Chris reminded me last night that he said it would break down 3 times... Have 2 more to go. But yes, the finish line is very near.

Great Carb!!

Jeff --- good to hear some positive news!! A good evening I'd say!

The rebuild Quickfuel seems to be fine. If anything goes wrong, Holley gets the order.

Yeah great night. Get to drive my car for the first time in 3.5 years. Tucked her in the garage then went for pizza and some great wine with the guys.

Sweet! now its time to enjoy it and forget all the hold ups. Have a great time!

Thanks Wayne... We're almost there.

Sweet bro!!! Congrats!!! Major Victory!!!

D

Thanks DF. Yeah not much better then doin it in front of your home town crowd.

fleetus macmullitz

08-18-2013, 06:59 PM

Jeff,

That is one impressive saga. :wow:

As a friend of mine used to say... "Temporary inconvenience for permanent improvement." :thumbsup:

Ron in SoCal

08-18-2013, 07:25 PM

Jeff congrats on a (mostly) successful outing! Driving your car and having a sleepover must've felt great :thumbsup:

Don't sweat the issues. Comes with the territory. You'd laugh at my motorsports saga this weekend!

Flash68

08-18-2013, 07:30 PM

Yep the really fun stuff is just starting to happen! :)

:cheers:

Richio1

08-18-2013, 09:31 PM

Jeff,

That is one impressive saga. :wow:

As a friend of mine used to say... "Temporary inconvenience for permanent improvement." :thumbsup:

Absolutely. I got the fuel pump from a buddy of mine. "slightly used" I recall him saying. Well now it will be a new one and should be one less thing to worry about for a while. As Chris said, you don't want to go cheap on things like a fuel pump.

Jeff congrats on a (mostly) successful outing! Driving your car and having a sleepover must've felt great :thumbsup:

Don't sweat the issues. Comes with the territory. You'd laugh at my motorsports saga this weekend!

Yeah sleep over was. I snuck out into the garage while waiting for Chris in the morning so I could just stare at it for a while.

Yep the really fun stuff is just starting to happen! :)

:cheers:

Like Weld said, its just part of hot rodding. Sad thing is, Chris brought a trunk full of spare parts just in case. Starter, coil, 6AL box, distributor, etc., but he left the box with the fuel bump in the bench by accident. Murphy's law. Thats alright, we got to spend another 3 hours in a sports bar talking shop while waiting for the trailer.

Here is one of the crappy cell phone pics. Now I'm pissed I left the good camera at home. Friday night they had around 130 cars then on Sat there was over 400. Not bad for Napa.

http://i855.photobucket.com/albums/ab116/Richio1/NapaShow8-13_zpsbda92d3e.jpeg (http://s855.photobucket.com/user/Richio1/media/NapaShow8-13_zpsbda92d3e.jpeg.html)

Flash68

08-18-2013, 09:37 PM

Even with the crappy phone that looks :bigun2:

Lenie

08-18-2013, 10:51 PM

Jeff, car sits pretty. Good to see you starting to reap the rewards. Keep sharing pics please as you have a car we enjoy looking at. congrats!

DOOM

08-19-2013, 06:11 AM

Jeff that is a thing of beauty right there!!!:king:

Richio1

08-22-2013, 09:31 PM

For any of you headed to Good Guys this weekend in Pleasanton make sure to stop by the main exhibit hall. Chris from West Coast Auto Craft will have my 69, John's Bloodline 68 and Bruce's 67 called Golden Girl on display inside.

I talked to Chris earlier this evening to check in and see how the 2.5 hour drive from Cloverdale to Pleasanton was. Besides him loosing some hearing he said my car ran great, no problems, acted fine in stop and go traffic and only took just under 2 tanks of gas to get there. (125 miles) :bang:

I'm pretty fired up to actually have her there and registered. I have the camera packed so this time we will get some good pics.

tubbed69

08-22-2013, 11:27 PM

glad to see you get to enjoy your car Jeff,sure looks awesome in pics,good luck at Goodguys car should draw a crowd:trophy-1302: :

Ron in SoCal

08-23-2013, 11:04 AM

Good luck Jeff and take pics! :cheers:

John510

08-23-2013, 05:04 PM

Im going tomorrow morning.

Flash68

08-23-2013, 05:14 PM

Wish I could make it down to see....

2 tanks of gas for 125 miles?? You running an 8 gallon drag race cell? :headscratch:

And yes take some good pics!

Richio1

08-23-2013, 09:18 PM

Wish I could make it down to see....

2 tanks of gas for 125 miles?? You running an 8 gallon drag race cell? :headscratch:

And yes take some good pics!

Nope stock tank, unfortunately. M20 with 3.73's at 70-75 mph equals bad gas mileage. :lol:

Richio1

08-23-2013, 09:28 PM

Here are a couple. More tomorrow. Place was packed today. A ton of beautiful cars. Get here early.

http://i855.photobucket.com/albums/ab116/Richio1/1C1B2D91-72A5-4071-B757-AE80DF1AFC71-1927-00000173A64C3718_zps687b30a6.jpg

Johns Bloodline

http://i855.photobucket.com/albums/ab116/Richio1/7303C588-61E2-4783-94DB-30CB3E6C51C4-1927-00000173CF479064_zpsab3e8806.jpg

Golden Girl

http://i855.photobucket.com/albums/ab116/Richio1/6FA7E6D3-6856-4C65-A163-E8399C5F8EB0-1927-00000173E902D8A3_zps5fff4171.jpg

http://i855.photobucket.com/albums/ab116/Richio1/930384D2-BE14-4447-A010-E09ED10CA3EC-1927-0000017401176CB7_zps9dc0eb51.jpg

http://i855.photobucket.com/albums/ab116/Richio1/091A62E8-FB50-49A4-946F-7E3E390619DC-1927-00000173B4FEB012_zps0d150fe7.jpg

John510

08-24-2013, 08:59 AM

COOL!!!!!

:thankyou:

waynieZ

08-24-2013, 09:29 AM

Looking Good.

Richio1

08-24-2013, 09:11 PM

Bringing home some hardware.

http://i855.photobucket.com/albums/ab116/Richio1/FD107462-85A2-491D-8982-EFD9501E9CF1-2973-000001F9E556CA24_zps7fd42514.jpg

canrc

08-24-2013, 11:10 PM

Sweet! Congrats Jeff, she looks amazing!

Ricochet

08-24-2013, 11:16 PM

Congrats!!saw the car Friday! Looked great!

GregWeld

08-25-2013, 06:30 AM

Awesome Jeff! Nice to have some "professional" recognition for your build.

John510

08-25-2013, 08:54 AM

Congrats on the award. Well deserved. You have the coolest front end of any camaro there.:goodguys: :trophy-1302:

MX145

08-25-2013, 11:29 AM

Congrats. Well deserved!

RBuhr69

08-25-2013, 12:06 PM

Awesome, very nice car indeed.....:king:

Ron in SoCal

08-25-2013, 01:01 PM

Way to go Jeff! :thumbsup:

waynieZ

08-25-2013, 06:13 PM

Congratulation's Well done!

67goatman455

08-25-2013, 07:46 PM

these pictures aren't cutting it! i want ones to post on facebook! haha. absolutely gorgeous

Al Moreno

08-25-2013, 07:58 PM

Way to go Jeff. Would love to see it in person! Are you planning on attending any events in the So Cali?

Lenie

08-25-2013, 09:54 PM

Winner winner chicken dinner! congrats Jeff, always cool being recognized after so much hard work and the wait. Beautiful car.

Richio1

08-25-2013, 10:17 PM

Thanks guys. Appreciate it. The award was a great surprise. Chris and the team at WCAC have done a great job with my car. It's been a long road but I cant say enough about how they have really come through over the past few months getting her to where she is today. Exceeded expectation!

When Chris and I talked about how he had always wanted to do what he did to my car I was a little hesitant since I couldn't see it. (front end, grille, push the fenders and quarters out, etc) After seeing the final rendering I was in and glad I let him run with it.

What I like is that it isnt over the top, too one off and in our opinion, will be timeless. The mods (except the grille) are subtle and most people dont even see them until pointed out. We were going for a racy aggressive look.

So here are a few pics. I'm not much with a camera or photobucket editing plus these indoor scenes with the florescents are tough. They just dont do her justice. The hand brushed wheels, the paint and body work are nuts and the detail just cant be seen in the pictures. We'll be at most of the shows coming up and would love to get down to DelMar to hang with some of you guys soon.

http://i855.photobucket.com/albums/ab116/Richio1/GGWCN2013010_zps8deb5680.jpg (http://s855.photobucket.com/user/Richio1/media/GGWCN2013010_zps8deb5680.jpg.html)

This is one of my favorites. They had just turned the lights off Friday evening and the exposure was a little funky but cool.

http://i855.photobucket.com/albums/ab116/Richio1/GGWCN201300612_zpseb269c8e.jpg (http://s855.photobucket.com/user/Richio1/media/GGWCN201300612_zpseb269c8e.jpg.html)

http://i855.photobucket.com/albums/ab116/Richio1/GGWCN2013026_zpsc144d3ba.jpg (http://s855.photobucket.com/user/Richio1/media/GGWCN2013026_zpsc144d3ba.jpg.html)

http://i855.photobucket.com/albums/ab116/Richio1/GGWCN2013034_zps8dab5a55.jpg (http://s855.photobucket.com/user/Richio1/media/GGWCN2013034_zps8dab5a55.jpg.html)

We had the headers ceramic coated black but they are already starting to fade. They look much worse in the pictures than they really are but after looking at the Jet Hot stuff this weekend they may be heading back to Ohio this winter.

http://i855.photobucket.com/albums/ab116/Richio1/GGWCN2013032_zpsfbff1416.jpg (http://s855.photobucket.com/user/Richio1/media/GGWCN2013032_zpsfbff1416.jpg.html)

http://i855.photobucket.com/albums/ab116/Richio1/GGWCN2013025_zpsb22be203.jpg (http://s855.photobucket.com/user/Richio1/media/GGWCN2013025_zpsb22be203.jpg.html)

http://i855.photobucket.com/albums/ab116/Richio1/GGWCN2013014_zps715efc4c.jpg (http://s855.photobucket.com/user/Richio1/media/GGWCN2013014_zps715efc4c.jpg.html)

I'm looking forward to getting some good outside pictures with natural lighting.

fleetus macmullitz

08-26-2013, 12:54 AM

Congratulation's Well done!

X2. :thumbsup:

Ron in SoCal

08-26-2013, 07:32 AM

Those are the pics I was waiting for Jeff. You can really see the execution of the fenders, nose, rear. Off the hook Brother!

Car looks freakin great :thumbsup:

glassman

08-26-2013, 07:18 PM

I believe Jet Hot has a facility in Arizona, least they did....

Richio1

08-26-2013, 09:49 PM

Way to go Jeff. Would love to see it in person! Are you planning on attending any events in the So Cali?

Thanks Al. Yeah I'd love to get to DelMar and RTTC next year. Who knows, if someone wants it for SEMA I'd consider that too. Plus us NorCal guys gotta get a road trip together to head down there for an event. So yes, soon or later.

Winner winner chicken dinner! congrats Jeff, always cool being recognized after so much hard work and the wait. Beautiful car.

Thanks Lenie... Icing on the cake

Those are the pics I was waiting for Jeff. You can really see the execution of the fenders, nose, rear. Off the hook Brother!

Car looks freakin great :thumbsup:

Yeah Chris and the guys did a fantastic job. Way above and beyond what I originally intended. He took it on as if it were his own... And it shows.

I believe Jet Hot has a facility in Arizona, least they did....

Yeah they said they use to. The guy i talked to said there was a recent acquisition so there has been some changes. They guy said the new owner lives up in Wa. and they intend to open a location out here somewhere.

Flash68

08-27-2013, 12:33 AM

I love it Jeff. Can't wait to see it. Congrats on the award. Awesome.

Payton King

08-27-2013, 06:01 AM

Very Low!

Very Lovely!

flashlight holder

09-02-2013, 03:39 PM

I really like that picture you took. The car sure does look good.

It was a mad rush to get the car to you for the Napa Show.

I had a blast working on it.

Joe

flashlight holder

09-05-2013, 10:22 AM

I had a few questions for you mainly for my own feedback.

How is the over-ride fan switch working for you. Do you have to use it?

How is the engine temperature in traffic.

Did the remote air ride controller get hooked up?

I'm glad you finally got your car back home. I'm sure the neighbors love ya when you fire it up...LOL

I know when I came home last week and fired up my blower truck after 13 years of hibernation, My neighbor came right on over and said...."I remembered that sound and thought to myself....Nah ....couldn't be".

Richio1

09-05-2013, 09:46 PM

Hey Joe - good to hear from you. Thanks for all your hard work on it. I appreciate it.

Was up at the shop today. She isn't home just yet. A few things to wrap up on the punch list up so it should be home next week after the Cloverdale show this weekend. Just got 2 new front regulators today. Couldn't get the cranks on the old ones so those have to go in along with a few other little things.

I got to take her out for a rip this afternoon though and bang some gears. Gotta love blasting the AC when its 90* out. Its a must have in these old cars. She is running great. Chris put in another new set of valve springs so she winds right up to 6500 before the MSD rev limiter kicks in with no problem. The first two sets were too light. She sure sounds sick at 6000 RPM with those Borlas.

The fan override is great. Dont have to use it but it is good to have just in case. Chris put a new temp sending unit in last weekend and that corrected the misreading on the temp gauge. After ripping around today for a good 15 minutes with the AC on she was at 195*.

Chris drove it to Pleasanton and sat in traffic on 101 and 680 with no problems... except for pissing off a few Prius and Volvo owners :D

The Air ride remote is still out. Seems that was the problem with the controller crashing. When the controller and ECU were sent back they upgraded the software so it wasnt working with the prior version remote control module. I will contact RideTech and see what they will do. They now have an iPhone app so I may just go with that instead.

Glad to hear you got your old truck running again.

From today:
http://i855.photobucket.com/albums/ab116/Richio1/4ef642e3-921f-4a50-92d3-10e604e14d22_zps0d61a176.jpg (http://s855.photobucket.com/user/Richio1/media/4ef642e3-921f-4a50-92d3-10e604e14d22_zps0d61a176.jpg.html)

flashlight holder

09-05-2013, 10:20 PM

Your Very Welcome. It was a battle coming in to correct all the previous mechanics work.

I believe you will need the quarter window regulators as well since none of the window cranks would attach to any of the regulators.

The springs you are talking about are the Mechanical advance springs for the MSD Distributor.

I'm glad to hear you will have your car back soon.

I know your car and Bloodline very well. Wish I could have finished that one up as well but it has months and months of work on it before its done.

Take Care,

Joe

P.S. I may be at the cloverdale show

John510

09-05-2013, 10:50 PM

I know your car and Bloodline very well. Wish I could have finished that one up as well but it has months and months of work on it before its done.

My car still has many months of work left? They told me they can get it done in 2 weeks? Is there more to my car besides the wiring it needs?

flashlight holder

09-06-2013, 12:53 PM

I say give the shop a chance to deliver your car in two week. I couldn't nor would I give you that promise. It would take me several months.

I hope all goes well. You deserve to be driving that awesome machine.

Joe

Flash68

09-06-2013, 01:37 PM

From today:
http://i855.photobucket.com/albums/ab116/Richio1/4ef642e3-921f-4a50-92d3-10e604e14d22_zps0d61a176.jpg (http://s855.photobucket.com/user/Richio1/media/4ef642e3-921f-4a50-92d3-10e604e14d22_zps0d61a176.jpg.html)

Bad ass shot. :bigun2:

flashlight holder

09-08-2013, 04:46 PM

Hi,

Just wondering how you did at the Cloverdale Show.

I got a late call friday evening to run up to ALL IN ONE CUSTOMS which is across from West Coast and fix a $7,500 air ride system on a 64 Impala so the guy could cruise the parade. It was too funny. Another shop in Sacramento did the Air Ride install and they did some awesome work but failed to show the owner where the reset button was on the circuit breaker and how to reset it when it pops...LOL Oh it popped like designed. I told the guy you can't be dropping and raising the car 20 times and have 4 compressors running and not trip the breaker. Plus I had to point out his charging system is in need of a Power Master Alternator and another battery if he plans to play like that :)

I didn't see your car in the parade. I had a blast switching from riding in his 64 to riding in his 70 SS Chevelle. We left a lot of rubber up and down the main drag in that car...LOL

Two weeks ago I pulled a motor out of one of his chevelle's with a BDS 8-71 blower and he is hiring me to detune it and stuff it in one of his 64 Impala's...that's gonna be fun! After talking with BDS and picking a pulley with more teeth his poor motor lost over 150 hp and will now only be producing in the mid 700 Hp range. This is gonna be a fun project for me.

Funny story about that parade. The owner of the shop kept saying "hey that's my 69 Chevy truck"....point to a sweet baby blue 3/4 ton truck dropped and smoothed all out. I just let him talk and on the way back again he kept on so I finally starting busting up laughing and said..."Dude, I built that truck last year at my shop before moving up here"....Total Silence for the next few blocks.

Anyway, I hope you were at the show Saturday and finally able to drive your car home.

Joe

Richio1

09-08-2013, 08:41 PM

I didn't make it up there - had kids sports all Sat. but Chris had it there. Funny story. Thats on of the best parts of the shows is listening to all the BS talk going on.

We picked this up though. :thumbsup:

http://i855.photobucket.com/albums/ab116/Richio1/1DB4960C-3489-49C0-8C25-2AC8CD3C3E2E-11213-000008C259E2AFCF_zpsb30dc3c7.jpg (http://s855.photobucket.com/user/Richio1/media/1DB4960C-3489-49C0-8C25-2AC8CD3C3E2E-11213-000008C259E2AFCF_zpsb30dc3c7.jpg.html)

WestCoastAutoCraft

09-08-2013, 09:41 PM

flashlight holder

09-09-2013, 07:55 AM

oh yeah....more awards for your collection :)

How was your drive home....I bet it was really nice cruising down 101.

The Good Ole B.S. I love it actually...people over their especially seen to be out spoken in what they think they know. I just sit back and listen to them talk and catch them in their lies and just smile.

You enjoy that car and I hope you have years and years of trouble free driving...well except for tires, brakes and clutch replacements :)

sds machining

09-09-2013, 03:46 PM

Way to go guys,, congrats on the success its well deserved!
It was a good Cloverdale show. We swept the Camaro Class and won the Top Four award with a 37 Chevy street rod we built.

Jeff's silver car took first and another Camaro we built Bruce Kunkle's "Golden Girl" took second. We received a lot of great feedback about Jeff's car. It is a crowd favorite. I have really enjoyed building it. So many custom things were done to it (both large and small). I love the unassuming simpleness to it at first glance, but if you know Camaros you can really see how much it has been modified with a keen eye. I have put exactly 600 miles on it to date. I think I have shaken every gremlin out of her and made the corrections. The car is so much fun to drive, it is low, very loud, and fast. Blasting down a windy road is reminiscent to a Penske Sunoco Camaro I was hired to drive for two seasons in a historical race series. Now unfortunately I have ran out of excuses to keep it. It is time to send it home.

"It is so choice, if you have the means I highly recommend picking one up" ~FB

John510

09-09-2013, 04:27 PM

Cool an award!:trophy-1302:

canrc

09-09-2013, 08:25 PM

Awesome Jeff! Well deserved and congrats!

I was confused for a second, I live close to Cloverdale where there was a big show and for a second there I thought you brought the car here but... Clearly not Canada :shakehead:

Richio1

09-09-2013, 08:42 PM

It was a good Cloverdale show. We swept the Camaro Class and won the Top Four award with a 37 Chevy street rod we built.

Jeff's silver car took first and another Camaro we built Bruce Kunkle's "Golden Girl" took second. We received a lot of great feedback about Jeff's car. It is a crowd favorite. I have really enjoyed building it. So many custom things were done to it (both large and small). I love the unassuming simpleness to it at first glance, but if you know Camaros you can really see how much it has been modified with a keen eye. I have put exactly 600 miles on it to date. I think I have shaken every gremlin out of her and made the corrections. The car is so much fun to drive, it is low, very loud, and fast. Blasting down a windy road is reminiscent to a Penske Sunoco Camaro I was hired to drive for two seasons in a historical race series. Now unfortunately I have ran out of excuses to keep it. It is time to send it home.

Well said. Simple yet detailed at the same time. Love the old school minimalist look with modern components. Can't wait to get her home.

Looking forward to the Wed night out at Sears Point we talked about to see what she will run and getting to the next GG event and run the cones. Also want to do the 2014 Run to the Coast event.

Not only is Chris a builder he is a great tuner and suspension set up guy so we should have her dialed in good by then.

oh yeah....more awards for your collection

You enjoy that car and I hope you have years and years of trouble free driving...well except for tires, brakes and clutch replacements :)

Oh yeah. There will likely be many sets. I plan on driving her as much as I can and enjoying it.

Way to go guys,, congrats on the success its well deserved!

Cool an award!:trophy-1302:

Thanks but I just gave Chris the canvass and an idea of what I wanted. He worked his magic and executed on the concept bringing it to life.

The awards are more in recognition of the execution and efforts of Chris at WCAC and the crew that worked on it.

Richio1

09-19-2013, 10:30 PM

Brought here home today.

Had to stop for a cool pic along the way while ripping though the back roads.

It's good to have her tucked away in her garage.

http://i855.photobucket.com/albums/ab116/Richio1/65D1D524-AA38-4F32-B056-2EF9CBB34895-20175-00000E43E3755C80_zpsa75f212e.jpg

tubbed69

09-20-2013, 01:09 AM

very nice Jeff,time to enjoy

GregWeld

09-20-2013, 06:28 AM

Don't tuck that away in a garage ----- get out there and drive it!!

Great pic!

214Chevy

09-20-2013, 02:05 PM

Don't tuck that away in a garage ----- get out there and drive it!!

Great pic!

I was thinking the same thing Greg. Lol! And it looks so nice the way it sits too.

waynieZ

09-20-2013, 04:25 PM

It looks great Jeff, put some miles on it now!

Richio1

09-20-2013, 06:52 PM

Oh yeah, I'll be driving the snot out of it. Got close to 90 miles yesterday on the way home and "running a couple errands" afterwards. Had a great time chasing a late model Trans Am through the back roads on the way home. He couldn't shake me ;)

i'm planning on getting out this weekend but it is suppose to rain. WTH, rain in September in CA?

Weather permitting I will get as many miles on her as I can. It's got over 700 now.

When I said tucked away... I meant in my garage, at home, where she belongs.

Rickerbucks

09-21-2013, 07:51 AM

Richio1

09-21-2013, 08:33 AM

Yup... Different Cloverdale LOL

flashlight holder

09-25-2013, 12:17 PM

Richio1

09-25-2013, 05:17 PM

Hi Jeff,

I'm glad to hear that Trans Am wasn't able to shake you :) Sounds like your using the car as intended...LOL

It's good to hear you have your car at home now and can go for evening and weekend drives as the weather permits.

Enjoy!

Joe

Thanks Joe. Have had it out every day this week :D

Already getting dirty looks from the neighbors who aren't fond of the Borlas... I fricken love them!

This was early Sunday morning getting ready to go for a ride. Son shooting a quick video. I will get some good footage this weekend.

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Richio1

10-10-2013, 09:14 PM

Last night got my car out to Sonoma Raceway (Sears Point) to see what I could get out of her. Disclaimer - It's been more than 25 years since I've raced at a track.

So ended up getting out there late and only got in three passes but had a fricken blast. I had no idea what she would run or, more importantly, what I could get out of her.

First pass... Brought it up to 3k, dumped the clutch and hammered it. Smoked the tires for probably 100 ft (lol) with a 2.97 60' and finished with a 15.3 at 103.25 mph. What a let down. Good mph though.

Second pass - had to dial in... Had no idea so I do 14.2 which was embarrassing since all these tuner guys are dialing in in the 12's and even some in the 11's. Well I only bring it up to 2k and ease the clutch a little for a much better launch, a .33 light and a 2.22 60' and cross with a 14.212 at 98mph missing 3rd and 4th gear. Ugh but cut a second off my first run and won.

Third pass - changed my dial in to 13.2 since I missed 2 gears (still just a guess). I cut a .485 light, spun the tires out of the hole with a 2.69 60'. Crossed the line at 106.66 mph for a 13.4. Getting there but not as quick as I had hoped.

Cut almost another second off the previous run but lost so was out for the night. I know there is a mid 12 in there. Just got to get off the line without spinning and cut a good light. Can't wait to go back next Wed but get there early and get several practice runs in.

Built it to drive it and happy to be able to finally get her out there and run her through the gears. :excited:

I will say that it is pretty amazing to see all the late model mustangs running 11's & 12's all day long on street tires and sound totally stock. I have a buddy who has a modified G8 who runs consistent 11.4's but he has it totally dialed in.

canrc

10-10-2013, 11:21 PM

Nicely done Jeff! Sounds like you had a good time -- glad your getting to drive it :thumbsup:

camcojb

10-11-2013, 05:49 PM

tubbed69

10-11-2013, 06:02 PM

Sounds like you are having fun,time to enjoy now,congrats Jeff you have super nice camaro

Richio1

10-26-2013, 06:01 PM

I've been out driving her every weekend as much as I can before the rain gets here. Grabbed the camera and shot a few photos.

Gotta get a GoPro so I can get some audio and action shots.

http://i855.photobucket.com/albums/ab116/Richio1/fall2013054_zpsc32fbf15.jpg (http://s855.photobucket.com/user/Richio1/media/fall2013054_zpsc32fbf15.jpg.html)

http://i855.photobucket.com/albums/ab116/Richio1/fall2013061_zps2f32a7f2.jpg (http://s855.photobucket.com/user/Richio1/media/fall2013061_zps2f32a7f2.jpg.html)

http://i855.photobucket.com/albums/ab116/Richio1/Copyoffall2013012_zps1ad2d0c5.jpg (http://s855.photobucket.com/user/Richio1/media/Copyoffall2013012_zps1ad2d0c5.jpg.html)

http://i855.photobucket.com/albums/ab116/Richio1/Copyoffall2013033_zps95c47a3f.jpg (http://s855.photobucket.com/user/Richio1/media/Copyoffall2013033_zps95c47a3f.jpg.html)

http://i855.photobucket.com/albums/ab116/Richio1/b2259033-deb5-47de-8815-61e3e0198562_zps2e9efd62.jpg (http://s855.photobucket.com/user/Richio1/media/b2259033-deb5-47de-8815-61e3e0198562_zps2e9efd62.jpg.html)

glassman

10-26-2013, 06:41 PM

^^^^^^ That last ones money, easily my fave

Any more runs down the 1320?

syborg tt

10-26-2013, 06:54 PM

The car looks awesome !

Greg from Aus

10-26-2013, 07:47 PM

:king: BEAUTIFUL:king:

Ron in SoCal

10-26-2013, 10:23 PM

Congrats Jeff! :cheers:

Roger Edwards

10-27-2013, 08:38 AM

Great looking car. Love the Silver & Black.

214Chevy

10-27-2013, 10:58 AM

http://i855.photobucket.com/albums/ab116/Richio1/fall2013061_zps2f32a7f2.jpg (http://s855.photobucket.com/user/Richio1/media/fall2013061_zps2f32a7f2.jpg.html)

Love the blacked out grill. I plan on doing the same thing. Makes the car look so menacing and merciless.

Richio1

10-27-2013, 11:00 PM

Thanks guys - sure is a blast to drive.

^^^^^^ That last ones money, easily my fave

Any more runs down the 1320?

Thanks - one of my faves too. This was one of the first pics I took of the car when I originally bought it.

Here is the before & after

http://i855.photobucket.com/albums/ab116/Richio1/Daddyscoolcars-40.jpg (http://s855.photobucket.com/user/Richio1/media/Daddyscoolcars-40.jpg.html)

http://i855.photobucket.com/albums/ab116/Richio1/b2259033-deb5-47de-8815-61e3e0198562_zps2e9efd62.jpg (http://s855.photobucket.com/user/Richio1/media/b2259033-deb5-47de-8815-61e3e0198562_zps2e9efd62.jpg.html)

No haven't been able to get back out to the track. Mother-in-law has been very ill so haven't been able to sneak away. Looking forward to it though. Hope to get out there before the end of the season.

Love the blacked out grill. I plan on doing the same thing. Makes the car look so menacing and merciless.

Menacing and Merciless... I like that. :D

Yeah the grille was a killer. Chris has 5 or 6 that didn't work out. He used a Pullmax to make the cross bars and it was a real pain to get every hole to line up on each bend but he finally got it.

http://i855.photobucket.com/albums/ab116/Richio1/DSC_0057_zpsde6d103d.jpg (http://s855.photobucket.com/user/Richio1/media/DSC_0057_zpsde6d103d.jpg.html)

I'll tell ya, it is one hell of a bug catcher too. :hairpullout:

Mr.VENGEANCE

10-28-2013, 07:31 AM

http://i855.photobucket.com/albums/ab116/Richio1/fall2013054_zpsc32fbf15.jpg (http://s855.photobucket.com/user/Richio1/media/fall2013054_zpsc32fbf15.jpg.html)

http://www.gifsforum.com/images/gif/hnnngggg/grand/hnnngggg-eccbc87e4b5ce2fe28308fd9f2a7baf3-197.gif

GregWeld

10-28-2013, 07:37 AM

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ The perfect response!!

Just WOW!

RodZZilla

10-28-2013, 04:22 PM

Agreed.

tubbed69

10-28-2013, 04:40 PM

nice pics Jeff,car looks amazing before and after:king:

MODO Innovations

10-28-2013, 06:24 PM

Nice!

Richio1

10-28-2013, 10:13 PM

http://www.gifsforum.com/images/gif/hnnngggg/grand/hnnngggg-eccbc87e4b5ce2fe28308fd9f2a7baf3-197.gif

Vengeance, you kill me with some of these videos you post. Where the hell do you find all of them?

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ The perfect response!!

Just WOW!

Thanks Greg... Love how the coupe is coming along. Looking forward to seeing it wrapped up soon.

Agreed.

nice pics Jeff,car looks amazing before and after:king:

Thanks guys. It was a long road but enjoying it now.

Nice!

Thanks Shannon... Love the pedals.

DFRESH

10-29-2013, 05:58 PM

You nailed it man. That before and after photo really says it all---especially how much work went into this car. It's the best front end i've ever seen on a 69. It looks elegant and aggressive at the same time---and it sounds pretty stout from the video. You have to be pumped. I love that you took it to the track already---that is way cool. Looking forward to doing same in mine once I get the new motor in there. Great job bro.

DF

LS7 Z/28

10-29-2013, 08:00 PM

This thing turned out amazing. Great stance and sound, nice work...

mild2wild

10-30-2013, 05:38 AM

Looks great! Really like the stripe.

flashlight holder

11-07-2013, 07:57 AM

Hi,

I was wondering if your car is going to be at Pleasanton this weekend? I was thinking of taking my brother so he could see what I played with at the shop :)

I almost forgot to ask. If their is a road course set up....will you be taking it out for a spin :)

Take Care,

Joe

Richio1

11-07-2013, 11:02 PM

Hi Joe - yeah I am planning on being there Sat. and will be running the auto-x. :drive:

Mother-in-law is ill so as long as she is doing ok and I get the green light from the boss I'll be there. :goodguys:

flashlight holder

11-08-2013, 09:01 PM

John510

11-08-2013, 09:55 PM

I won't be their until Sunday because I want to see John's Camaro driving out the building instead of being pushed every where. I mean....going on 6 years and still not running that's crazy. It's a Camaro for god sakes...LOL

Good Luck with the road course on Saturday....I hope someone films it and you posted in on here :)

Hey thanks for rubbing it in.

flashlight holder

11-11-2013, 08:54 AM

I'm sorry for my Comments John. I know you want your car done so you can be enjoying it like Jeff. Maybe it's time to move your car to a shop that can get you on the road.

I just keep hearing what he told you on the time frame for it to be on the road and that's way over due.

WestCoastAutoCraft

11-19-2013, 04:19 PM

Richio1

01-07-2014, 08:23 PM

Took advantage of the great weather here in CA. to break in the new GoPro. Here is my first video shot while taking a quick drive running through the gears around the valley last weekend.

I'm really excited about the GoPro and learning how to use it. I've seen so many really cool videos on YouTube. I'm looking forward to experimenting and playing with it. I need a few more mounts to shoot different angles.

Used the GoPro Studio editing software. Still have a lot to learn so they will only get better.

Gotta love the Borla's. They sound soooo much better in person. Everything in the video was about 3/4 throttle. :D

Now I understand what people meant when they said, "who needs a stereo when you can listen to this every time you go out for a drive". Most of the time I don't even turn it on now.

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Ron in SoCal

01-07-2014, 08:57 PM

Just awesome Jeff!!!

fleetus macmullitz

01-07-2014, 09:50 PM

Wow...enjoyed that.

Very impressive Jeff. :thumbsup:

tubbed69

01-07-2014, 09:58 PM

sound great Jeff,I am sure it feels good finally to drive it:trophy-1302:

canrc

01-07-2014, 10:19 PM

Sounds great Jeff!

Flash68

01-07-2014, 10:25 PM

Dude! Awesome video! I wanna see this car soon.

Sieg

01-07-2014, 10:38 PM

Great move with the drive-overs! :thumbsup:

Richio1

01-07-2014, 11:35 PM

Flash68

01-07-2014, 11:40 PM

Thanks guys. Fun stuff. Another new toy to take up more of my time.. LOL

So much to figure out with the GoPro editing. I get lost on YouTube looking at all the cool videos people have shot. I have a lot of ideas, now just need to play with it more.

Glad I went with the 3+ Silver. Great quality for such a small camera.

Only thing that bugs me is the cracking noise when its in the case. In a couple of the shots I had it in the case mounted to the rear window and you can hear the cracking. It muffles the sound too. I took it out to see what difference it made. Got rid of the cracking but fell over when sitting on the dash. LOL

Jeff, not sure if the new 3+ is the same as the old Hero I got from a few years ago but if you're talking about the unit not being absolutely tight in the plastic case which causes that noise, I found a fix of putting a few layers of painters tape on a couple sides to tighten it up in there and the issue went away.

Ricochet

01-08-2014, 07:26 AM

Great job Jeff!! Said it once and say it again - car is awesome in every aspect!

Frankenstine

01-08-2014, 08:33 AM

Gotta love some Borlas, Great sounding engine, the car is truly bad asss great video to.

:thankyou:
Keith

Richio1

01-08-2014, 09:49 PM

Jeff, not sure if the new 3+ is the same as the old Hero I got from a few years ago but if you're talking about the unit not being absolutely tight in the plastic case which causes that noise, I found a fix of putting a few layers of painters tape on a couple sides to tighten it up in there and the issue went away.

Thanks, I'll give that a shot next time out.

Richio1

01-08-2014, 09:50 PM

Great job Jeff!! Said it once and say it again - car is awesome in every aspect!

Gotta love some Borlas, Great sounding engine, the car is truly bad asss great video to.

:thankyou:
Keith

Appreciate it guys :thumbsup:

DOOM

01-09-2014, 06:11 AM

Jeff that's a awesome video! I'm dreaming of that day!!

tmadden

01-11-2014, 04:56 AM

That is very cool. Enjoy

Vince@Meanstreets

01-11-2014, 07:14 AM

Great video and car Jeff. Sounds great.

We are running the bullets and hope they sound half as good as yours do. Next project?

Richio1

02-19-2014, 09:57 PM

Hey Jody, it was great meeting you guys this weekend. It was nice to out a face with the name.

It was fun hanging out and running in to a few guys from the forum. I saw a handful of guys wearing the the world famous Lat-G shirts.

The West Coast Auto Craft guys did pretty well with their 3 cars there. The red 37 Chevy took 1st place, the green Edsel took 2nd and I walked with a pair. I was very happy after being placed in the Full Custom Hardtop class.

Some fantastic cars there for sure. Always a great time.

http://i855.photobucket.com/albums/ab116/Richio1/f419e154e23c65e1ed36f159d6f9a52f_zps0af6bfe7.jpg

http://i855.photobucket.com/albums/ab116/Richio1/2cc4fd1b0c8b06cc85ffdf8133e3c71b_zps85043b43.jpg

http://i855.photobucket.com/albums/ab116/Richio1/ff4c7b4a89d056bdfe9855a05aac0a93_zps7c4af102.jpg

Sure was surprised when they announces this

http://i855.photobucket.com/albums/ab116/Richio1/0e685862bd96fb0153ca21f751a2c806_zps4172f701.jpg

Lenie, I have a feeling you are going to clean up at the Portland show.

I'm still looking forward to seeing some of those awesome pics.

camcojb

02-19-2014, 10:11 PM

Hey Jody, it was great meeting you guys this weekend. It was nice to out a face with the name.

It was fun hanging out and running in to a few guys from the forum. I saw a handful of guys wearing the the world famous Lat-G shirts.

The West Coast Auto Craft guys did pretty well with their 3 cars there. The red 37 Chevy took 1st place, the green Edsel took 2nd and I walked with a pair. I was very happy after being placed in the Full Custom Hardtop class.

Some fantastic cars there for sure. Always a great time.

http://i855.photobucket.com/albums/ab116/Richio1/ff4c7b4a89d056bdfe9855a05aac0a93_zps7c4af102.jpg

Sure was surprised when they announces this

http://i855.photobucket.com/albums/ab116/Richio1/0e685862bd96fb0153ca21f751a2c806_zps4172f701.jpg

Lenie, I have a feeling you are going to clean up at the Portland show.

I'm still looking forward to seeing some of those awesome pics.
That's awesome Jeff, it is definitely deserved. It was great to meet you. :thumbsup:

Lenie

02-19-2014, 11:30 PM

Jeff, that car of yours is a beaut! Well deserved, congratulations.:thumbsup:

Ron in SoCal

02-20-2014, 07:23 AM

Killer Jeff :thumbsup:

tubbed69

02-20-2014, 07:31 AM

Very well deserved Jeff,car lloks great :trophy-1302:

EBMC

02-20-2014, 09:09 AM

Congrats Jeff! Indoor shows are whole lotta work, car looks great:trophy-1302:

Flash68

02-20-2014, 09:19 AM

Wow, bringin the hardware. Congrats and well deserved. :bigun2:

dirtshark

02-20-2014, 01:43 PM

Right on Jeff, nice work, really enjoyed seeing your car in the flesh..

Richio1

02-20-2014, 09:58 PM

Thanks guys.

Autorama is a different kind of show. Such a wide spectrum of cars & bikes. Some really amazing customs. The quality and level of these cars is just awesome just like the GNRS but on a smaller scale.

It was so fun just hanging out and watching people check out the car and listen to the comments. One of the best was a guy who was a little liquored up who stopped by and said, "kids, this is daddy's favorite Charger in the whole show". Just gotta laugh.

On a serious note, Chris mentioned that Rick Dore (builder of The Black Pearl) came by Saturday night as he was walking the show checking out some of the cars. Chris said he complemented him on the 37 Chevy and the Edsel but was really intrigued with the Camaro. Chris spent a while discussing the mods to the car. Rick said, "95% of the people here will walk by and not even notice or realize what's been done here since it was done so well. It just looks right". How awesome of a compliment is that? Holy.... He even came back two more times with a few guys to check it out again and point things out that he and Chris talked about.

Last year it was Art Himsl complimenting the paint and body. That's what I love about shows like this where you get to have top builders who are cool enough to compliment another builder for what they have done; because Mr. Dore is right, 95% of the people likely won't realize what goes into it. Just like the average Joe who doesn't know protouring just cant appreciate what so many of these killer cars have put into them for upgrades that allow them to perform so well.

Now on to the next adventure... I think we need to head out to ThunderHill for the SCCA Spring event in May and break this baby in the right way.

waynieZ

02-20-2014, 10:31 PM

Congratulation's Jeff. Well deserved.

DOOM

02-21-2014, 06:43 AM

Jeff all well deserved! The car is just bad azz!!! You have me rethinking my wheels!

Richio1

02-22-2014, 08:55 AM

Jeff all well deserved! The car is just bad azz!!! You have me rethinking my wheels!

Thanks... Mario, you've got nothing to rethink on that beast. With everything you are doing mine will pale in comparison.

Those wheels of yours will look awesome on Doom... But I get it, that's the problem with buying wheels before the car is done. I bought mine with polished hoops and brushed centers and now look at them, brushed hoops and black centers.

The next set will be centerlocks... Which is after the tranny upgrade and Stack Injection :unibrow:

pitts12driver

03-05-2014, 07:16 PM

Great work! Looks amazing and coming along well.

Richio1

05-29-2014, 11:45 PM

Went by West Coast Auto Craft and spied a few pics of the Steam Punk roadster. I know Chris posted some pics a while ago but the posting was lost during the server switch.

I will tell you that pics don't do it justice at all. This think is sick.

http://i855.photobucket.com/albums/ab116/Richio1/e911a8a3476edcf510e483e538dfbc8b_zpsfe019017.jpg

http://i855.photobucket.com/albums/ab116/Richio1/0339dad1b0e245de92e54e4736961282_zpsb6c52190.jpg

http://i855.photobucket.com/albums/ab116/Richio1/41a840b3ae24ab425977ee3448f13d06_zps46c68b16.jpg

http://i855.photobucket.com/albums/ab116/Richio1/d07615066bc37709257e906e3ae3bb21_zpsb81060df.jpg

The brass on the black with brushed aluminum is perfect. It's very hard to see in the pics but every rivet and tiny screw is brass too. And that gauge cluster is a work of art.

WSSix

05-30-2014, 05:35 AM

Thanks for posting those pics, Jeff. That steampunk roadster is awesome.

Che70velle

05-30-2014, 03:32 PM

Wow! Very cool creation there. I haven't seen this before. Unbelievable!

geberhard

05-30-2014, 03:40 PM

Jeff! Wow killer ride! Looks tiny an compact! I dig the crazy gauges!

Reminds of the Prague Astronomical clock!

http://www.motorcycle.com/images/content/Event/yoss_prt2_02.jpg

Gui

glassman

05-30-2014, 08:54 PM

I love the originality of it and it is just plain classy and one off!! Love it!

Haynes36

01-04-2015, 09:31 AM

What are the specs on the mufflers? Are they sportsman? What size and type? Love the sound and would like to run something similar on my car.

Richio1

01-04-2015, 02:15 PM

What are the specs on the mufflers? Are they sportsman? What size and type? Love the sound and would like to run something similar on my car.

Got your PM and replied... they are these for anyone else wondering:

http://www.borla.com/products/xr1_sportsman_3_centercenter_16x45x788__racing_muf fler_part__40944.html

Richio1

01-04-2015, 02:33 PM

Jeff! Wow killer ride! Looks tiny an compact! I dig the crazy gauges!

Reminds of the Prague Astronomical clock!

http://www.motorcycle.com/images/content/Event/yoss_prt2_02.jpg

Gui

Gui, Sorry I missed a few of these posts,,,

I believe that is where Chris's wife, Pamela, got the idea for the design. Here is a close up. It turned out awesome as did the rest of the car.

http://i855.photobucket.com/albums/ab116/Richio1/A8F756D8-AF2B-466A-BF2F-931E395F6FC3_zpsza4bunjf.jpg (http://s855.photobucket.com/user/Richio1/media/A8F756D8-AF2B-466A-BF2F-931E395F6FC3_zpsza4bunjf.jpg.html)

Richio1

01-04-2015, 02:56 PM

I love the originality of it and it is just plain classy and one off!! Love it!

Here are a few more of the Steam Punk Roadster

http://i855.photobucket.com/albums/ab116/Richio1/10671327_790695214309796_4978304491043811527_n_zps b27e4acc.jpg (http://s855.photobucket.com/user/Richio1/media/10671327_790695214309796_4978304491043811527_n_zps b27e4acc.jpg.html)

http://i855.photobucket.com/albums/ab116/Richio1/10615430_790690620976922_14717129036704953_n_zpscd 02f58a.jpg (http://s855.photobucket.com/user/Richio1/media/10615430_790690620976922_14717129036704953_n_zpscd 02f58a.jpg.html)

http://i855.photobucket.com/albums/ab116/Richio1/10402477_790690610976923_4794207921476186858_n_zps 944f7c86.jpg (http://s855.photobucket.com/user/Richio1/media/10402477_790690610976923_4794207921476186858_n_zps 944f7c86.jpg.html)

Evan Iroc-Z

01-05-2015, 08:17 AM

That roadster is incredible. My wife would be jealous with how much I love that car.

waynieZ

01-06-2015, 02:07 PM

Wow! Awesome build, I love the gauges.

Richio1

03-13-2015, 11:33 AM

Who is that driving my car?

http://i855.photobucket.com/albums/ab116/Richio1/ABA4DD69-0AF5-4F97-9197-3C5FE1CBB49B_zpsf167ymam.jpg (http://s855.photobucket.com/user/Richio1/media/ABA4DD69-0AF5-4F97-9197-3C5FE1CBB49B_zpsf167ymam.jpg.html)

Flash68

03-13-2015, 11:37 AM

Saw that on FB Jeff.... very freakin cool. Where did they do the "testing" at? :D

John510

03-13-2015, 01:33 PM

Awesome! :king:

Richio1

03-13-2015, 04:06 PM

I caught Mike doing a couple fly by shots

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Flash68

03-13-2015, 04:25 PM

I can tell ya right now that ain't no stinkin' LS engine. :D

Richio1

03-13-2015, 05:02 PM

Saw that on FB Jeff.... very freakin cool. Where did they do the "testing" at? :D

Yeah, pretty flippin excited about the shoot. We had a great time yesterday and Mike, Thad and Zack are really cool guys. The "testing" was out east of St. Helena by Lake Hennessy and in Pope Valley. It was a beautiful day.

We started the day off filling up both cars and 2 one gal. cans just in case since the area was about 18 miles away. We ended up burning through 23 gallons of gas in my car.

They had to make a run mid day in the Battle Wagon back down to Napa trying to buy two 5 gallon cans to fill up. They only found one 5 gal and a 2 gal can. Mike is a "Spirited" driver. :D :thumbsup:

They had to make a 2nd run about 7:15 to get more because Chris ran out of gas in the roadster.

http://i855.photobucket.com/albums/ab116/Richio1/CFF7BC0D-E192-4587-A707-C5773D0BF3CB_zpststmqupi.jpg (http://s855.photobucket.com/user/Richio1/media/CFF7BC0D-E192-4587-A707-C5773D0BF3CB_zpststmqupi.jpg.html)

He didn't just get to play all day either.

http://i855.photobucket.com/albums/ab116/Richio1/F3E82CE2-A931-4AB0-9C08-D1B5E15ECC6B_zpsth36tjwp.jpg (http://s855.photobucket.com/user/Richio1/media/F3E82CE2-A931-4AB0-9C08-D1B5E15ECC6B_zpsth36tjwp.jpg.html)

Richio1

03-13-2015, 11:20 PM

I can tell ya right now that ain't no stinkin' LS engine. :D

No its not.

Everyone has one of those now.

Staying old school.

Richio1

03-13-2015, 11:47 PM

Here are some shots I took while the guys were doin their thing

http://i855.photobucket.com/albums/ab116/Richio1/16B0B520-B8D3-42B6-8FF0-571DD08119B8_zps8b9yay8p.jpg (http://s855.photobucket.com/user/Richio1/media/16B0B520-B8D3-42B6-8FF0-571DD08119B8_zps8b9yay8p.jpg.html)

http://i855.photobucket.com/albums/ab116/Richio1/538B62E9-65C4-4604-8CFB-45C24C375A3C_zpsyanxbbnp.jpg (http://s855.photobucket.com/user/Richio1/media/538B62E9-65C4-4604-8CFB-45C24C375A3C_zpsyanxbbnp.jpg.html)

http://i855.photobucket.com/albums/ab116/Richio1/54133DAC-4411-4DED-99CD-E7766C8C15F2_zpsoflsobnw.jpg (http://s855.photobucket.com/user/Richio1/media/54133DAC-4411-4DED-99CD-E7766C8C15F2_zpsoflsobnw.jpg.html)

http://i855.photobucket.com/albums/ab116/Richio1/9EFFA48D-7BA0-4AD0-9F3F-0C6EFBA8021B_zpsllesuegb.jpg (http://s855.photobucket.com/user/Richio1/media/9EFFA48D-7BA0-4AD0-9F3F-0C6EFBA8021B_zpsllesuegb.jpg.html)

http://i855.photobucket.com/albums/ab116/Richio1/88021D7B-CBBB-4A1B-A58D-71930E3E8A4F_zpsjtmdvemo.jpg (http://s855.photobucket.com/user/Richio1/media/88021D7B-CBBB-4A1B-A58D-71930E3E8A4F_zpsjtmdvemo.jpg.html)

http://i855.photobucket.com/albums/ab116/Richio1/7F8C35AD-63C2-4C2C-8126-EE391A7C696F_zpss21gewv6.jpg (http://s855.photobucket.com/user/Richio1/media/7F8C35AD-63C2-4C2C-8126-EE391A7C696F_zpss21gewv6.jpg.html)

http://i855.photobucket.com/albums/ab116/Richio1/7BCC1514-84D1-4145-A15E-830134DEB61F_zps66vsndov.jpg (http://s855.photobucket.com/user/Richio1/media/7BCC1514-84D1-4145-A15E-830134DEB61F_zps66vsndov.jpg.html)

http://i855.photobucket.com/albums/ab116/Richio1/BF477AFB-F9E2-4CE7-80BB-09914DB96AFA_zpsdwosfdxb.jpg (http://s855.photobucket.com/user/Richio1/media/BF477AFB-F9E2-4CE7-80BB-09914DB96AFA_zpsdwosfdxb.jpg.html)

Some shots with the drone

http://i855.photobucket.com/albums/ab116/Richio1/55dffd92-fba8-46a2-9cd1-bc906263160d_zpsjcmcshqd.jpg (http://s855.photobucket.com/user/Richio1/media/55dffd92-fba8-46a2-9cd1-bc906263160d_zpsjcmcshqd.jpg.html)

Richio1

03-14-2015, 12:13 AM

Here are a few more of the cars. Chris from WCAC brought the Steampunk roadster along to put some tuning miles on it so the EFI could get more learning time.

We couldn't have asked for a more perfect day. March in Ca. :relax:

Again, a big thanks to Mike, Zack and Thad. What a great experience. Cant wait to see what they come up with as the final product. It should be out in a couple weeks.

http://i855.photobucket.com/albums/ab116/Richio1/406C781A-1222-4F92-95AB-FE7B131FDA40_zpsqmiedcqn.jpg (http://s855.photobucket.com/user/Richio1/media/406C781A-1222-4F92-95AB-FE7B131FDA40_zpsqmiedcqn.jpg.html)

http://i855.photobucket.com/albums/ab116/Richio1/70B3F114-0234-465A-8BAA-E08B91564AA5_zps8vnhz4s3.jpg (http://s855.photobucket.com/user/Richio1/media/70B3F114-0234-465A-8BAA-E08B91564AA5_zps8vnhz4s3.jpg.html)

http://i855.photobucket.com/albums/ab116/Richio1/1778C8AF-34C0-4D88-A323-96A03813274B_zpszzuvunph.jpg (http://s855.photobucket.com/user/Richio1/media/1778C8AF-34C0-4D88-A323-96A03813274B_zpszzuvunph.jpg.html)

http://i855.photobucket.com/albums/ab116/Richio1/2EDB3B6A-582F-45C3-B156-F1EB0C37C304_zpscyvd4lmy.jpg (http://s855.photobucket.com/user/Richio1/media/2EDB3B6A-582F-45C3-B156-F1EB0C37C304_zpscyvd4lmy.jpg.html)

http://i855.photobucket.com/albums/ab116/Richio1/9BE4D5F7-8210-4FEA-A180-A79976A5F1D5_zpshb4tpb6p.jpg (http://s855.photobucket.com/user/Richio1/media/9BE4D5F7-8210-4FEA-A180-A79976A5F1D5_zpshb4tpb6p.jpg.html)

http://i855.photobucket.com/albums/ab116/Richio1/E9BA9FEC-DFA2-4C45-9308-15048E5904D0_zpstsubdwme.jpg (http://s855.photobucket.com/user/Richio1/media/E9BA9FEC-DFA2-4C45-9308-15048E5904D0_zpstsubdwme.jpg.html)

http://i855.photobucket.com/albums/ab116/Richio1/737FC17A-06D3-49C3-8F37-7BA1C76D76FF_zpsqqc5qlz0.jpg (http://s855.photobucket.com/user/Richio1/media/737FC17A-06D3-49C3-8F37-7BA1C76D76FF_zpsqqc5qlz0.jpg.html)

DOOM

03-14-2015, 06:32 AM

Jeff looks like you guys had a blast!

GregWeld

03-14-2015, 07:11 AM

That's just kool as hell Jeff!!!

They need to take the lettering off the Caprice and find some that spells OFFICE....

LOL

What a great time you must have had!

glassman

03-14-2015, 08:02 AM

Very nice day to do that.
What pub was that four? That roadster is sic too....
Congrats!!!! The car looks just fantastic, I love it, even with out LS power...HA

Ron in SoCal

03-14-2015, 08:32 AM

Awesome Jeff! Love the chase car too :)

RPitts

03-14-2015, 08:45 AM

Looks like you guys were by lake Hennessy? Great road makes all the family car sick driving to fast thru there! Lol

Lenie

03-14-2015, 10:00 AM

Man what a ride, congrats Jeff...had to be a blast, spectacular ride.

Al Moreno

03-15-2015, 09:18 AM

Making memories......... Congrats Jeff, very cool :cheering:

John510

03-15-2015, 10:05 AM

That looks like one hell of a fun day!

Richio1

03-16-2015, 09:32 PM

Jeff looks like you guys had a blast!

Man what a ride, congrats Jeff...had to be a blast, spectacular ride.

Making memories......... Congrats Jeff, very cool :cheering:

That looks like one hell of a fun day!

Thanks guys. Yeah it was an awesome time and the guys were great to work with. Very conciencious and respectful. They are true car guys. Shared some great stories too.

Richio1

03-16-2015, 09:53 PM

Very nice day to do that.
What pub was that four? That roadster is sic too....
Congrats!!!! The car looks just fantastic, I love it, even with out LS power...HA

Mike, it's for Drive Big Muscle
/BIG MUSCLE - YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL933202463D47A1C2

They shot the PCH C10 truck two weeks ago which should be out this week. I saw a quick preview on Facebook today.

Looks like you guys were by lake Hennessy? Great road makes all the family car sick driving to fast thru there! Lol

Yes it was up by Hennessy and back in Chiles Valley. There's a pretty twisty section that Mike made several trips through.

Can't wait to see the drone shots. We were watching the footage on Zacks iPhone as Mike was cruising through the canyon. Looked so cool so I hope some of it makes it through the edits.

I gotta get one of those.

Richio1

03-16-2015, 10:09 PM

Awesome Jeff! Love the chase car too :)

That's just kool as hell Jeff!!!

They need to take the lettering off the Caprice and find some that spells OFFICE....

LOL

What a great time you must have had!

They refer to the Caprice as the Battle Wagon but I like your thinking Greg. That's a hell of an idea because it pretty much is while on their on the road. It's perfect for filming because the pop up rear seat opens facing to the rear so Thad sits there to film when they are the lead car.

Last season a car they were shooting died so they did an episode on the BW out at Sears Point. Pretty funny stuff

During my shoot there was some talk and a deal was made to enhance and perk up the ol' girl. Future episode on that likely.

May also be seeing more of the roadster too.