I really wish I remember who it was many moons ago made a power mirror set up for those mirrors

Thanks, I will play around and copy that, like trial and error. In the 80's I tied off the manual cable inside the door and it worked but I want to do a little better now.

I might be remembering wrong, but wasn't there a C3 power version?

Curious why G body - are the bases better suited for 1st gens? Like a better angle, etc.

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They bolt on with studs (more solid) and have a slightly longer neck.

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Mark, are these mirrors direct replacement for 68-69 camaro mirrors?

Define direct replacement. It is not a direct replacement. Some assembly required.


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Thanks for the reply. I mean if the base of the G Body mirror and the stud spacing match with the 68 camaro mirror base, so there is no need to drill holes at different locations to fix the G Body mirror.

Yes you need to drill two holes and sort out what to do with the remote mirror control on the drivers side.


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Yep..........Pic from the Grove!!!!!!!

This build is great, just went through the posts. what great attention to detail. super Sano build.

Love the wheels!!! Both the blue/black and plain black look good, I'll go back and look for the specs,

and the mirror G body manual conversion, very slick,

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Is that a Dakota Digital fuel gauge? Never seen one like that, looks nice.

Great stock look with the gauges and down to the original radio.

It has some custom parts. The fuel gauge is one off and the bezels have been reworked also.


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I set the Dakota Digital dash to the old ODOMETER miles


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Kept the mileage. :thumbsup:

No…He rolled it back 7/10ths.

OK "Mr. Technical"... :lol:

To be fair I bet the speedometer was disconnected a big chunk of this cars life.

The actual mileage is most likely way more.


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It is an old drag car....

Any updates mark? Are you putting miles on it yet? Thoughts on the exhaust sound and drone?

Wow it never ends! Awesome

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Any updates Mark?

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A new car usually has some issue. Hobbs suffered from a soft brake pedal. So we swapped the master cylinder. Nope. I call my ex-Dephi buddy and he said the ABS module is not the issue. So we tried a bunch of bleeding a rotating the calipers and still a soft brake pedal. We did an ABS stop and the LH side tires would lock. I have an extra ABS module so we put that in. All good now.


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If you are going to drive them you have to have a cup holder and a phone holder


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I did my first Cars and Coffee deal this past weekend in Birmingham, MI. It was great to get the car out and see old friends.


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The car drives great! The Holley engine cal is very good. The trans is great as well as the clutch. The Holley power steering pump is horrible. I have a new one coming from Turn One. The Dakota Digital dash turned out very nice. Great functionality.

We might have over achieved on making it quite. I did not think it was possible. But my wife did not hear me start the car and leave the neighborhood.

Some other small tunings items to work on also.

Mark


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Car looks awesome !


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It will loud-up a bit after hammering on it a while. Supercharging speeds up the process so you might have to throttle-up more often ;-)

I’m an old development engineer that is what I have done most of my life. This is part of the normal development process. We moved way off the recipe and it turned out different. No big deal. I’ll try another set of mufflers and if I don’t like them we will try another.

When I first built the 88 Blazer it had a mild cam in it. Everyone loved the loopy idle. I did not. I swapped it and love it.

It is a process and my tastes have shifted over the years. The car is fantastic and with a few small tweaks I’ll like it better.


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What didn't you like about the power steering, Mark? I'm considering the Holley mid mount setup for my C10. It's just a cruiser and not a performer at all.

Glad you were able to get the car out this year and enjoy it some before the snow sets in. Enjoy the tweaking!

Being able to hold conversations on the highway cruising without raising my voice, but coming to life under hard acceleration with authority define the perfect balance for a pro touring car IMHO. Of course I wouldn't want someone to think it's an EV idling at a stop light either :)

I have used the Holley mid-mount on a few builds with no issues, works great. The rumor is they switched the Holley power steering pump supplier to some Chinese knockoff. I ordered a Delphi GM pump from Turn One. We are installing that this week. I’ll let you know if that fixes the noise issue and the lack of assist at idle.


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Mark, can you please share the part number for the Delphi GM pump? Thanks in advance.

Maybe I missed it, but I didn't see which clutch you used in this build - is it the Tilton dual disc here too?

Stock LS7 C6 Corvette. Works great!

Mark


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I remember you saying you were very happy with the factory setup with that power level. If that's what you had in Camaro X I agree, great feel.