Eastern Members - Upgrades to the Camaro---Mini Tubs!!!

On the road to SEMA the race car is coming along nicely. Just got the car back from MTK's Welding and Race Cars in Roselle, NJ. Let me just say they job they did was awesome!

They put in custom mini tubs and cut out alot of additional weight. I didnt do the mini tubs because of tire size, i did it cause they look cool :devil: and knock some weight off.

Did mini tubs
Made custom gas filler neck
Fuel pump access door
Got rid of t top well
Got rid of spare tire well
Got ride of rear seat indents
Installed the Burkart Chute and put in the chute handle
And alot of small stuff i just didnt have time to do.

Can ya say 3000lbs race weight with driver :eek2:

Check it out !!!!


http://www.quicktimeperformance.com/FORUMS/Minitub1.jpg

http://www.quicktimeperformance.com/FORUMS/Minitub2.jpg

http://www.quicktimeperformance.com/FORUMS/Minitub5.jpg

http://www.quicktimeperformance.com/FORUMS/Minitub4.jpg

http://www.quicktimeperformance.com/FORUMS/Minitub3.jpg


Now its at Everlast Interiors to get a custom carpet, then its come back and we put the car back together and then its off to paint.

And yes the stickers are going back on the car.

Hope to get some passes in the middle of october. 8s here i come!

Barry it Looks great....See you at the track Soon....

Looks good!

Mike

VERY nice Barry!!
Remember when we bought our cars brand new back in '98?? :nod:
Pretty cool when a nice upgrade is done on the old sleds, especially one as significant as yours, 3000lb raceweight!! Awesome!!!!!! :thumb:

Car's lookin' good Barry, MTK does really good work. :cheers:




Remember when we bought our cars brand new back in '98?? :nod:
Pretty cool when a nice upgrade is done on the old sleds, especially one as significant as yours:nod: All of you guys, Phil and his '99 T/A, Pete and his '98 Z28, Ralph and his '99 WS6 etc...but only a handful of that original 'LS1.com Eastern' crew still remain. :drive:

Looks good Barry ,

We will be mini tubing my car over the winter also its nice weight saving :D

Mark
Ya and when i bought the Camaro i was thinking collector:eek2:
I picked mine up 6/15/99. Long road it has been. The odometer is around 23k.

Marc
Beside you and Mark there aint no old school around anymore.

I should be picking the car up from the interior guy tomorrow. Should have picks up by monday.

Marc
Beside you and Mark there aint no old school around anymore.


Nowadays guys buy V6 strippers with T tops and build them up. :rolleyes:

:nutkick:

:jest: :jest:

I think Fireball's ride is from the 90's as well and he got his new too. :;

Nowadays guys buy V6 strippers with T tops and build them up. :rolleyes: :;

No it was a fully option V6 car!

I think Fireball's ride is from the 90's as well and he got his new too. :;


yup...bought new in May of 99...70-something-thousand original miles...not really sure though since I ditched the OEM cluster for the racepak

http://www.quicktimeperformance.com/FORUMS/Minitub5.jpg

ahh...the infamous beat up tunnel from the torque arm...looks just like mine :jest:

ahh...the infamous beat up tunnel from the torque arm...looks just like mine :jest:

Its beat up from when i broke driveshafts and tq arms and the rear lets loose into the body.

I see the t-top shots are still coming my way...

I see the t-top shots are still coming my way...

Actually it was more coming our way when it blew off :eek2:

looks good. plan this winter to cut my t top spot out and remount the bottle. dont think its much weight reduction on my car but cleans it up nice

Actually it was more coming our way when it blew off :eek2:

Almost killed a bird! :jest:

Actually it was more coming our way when it blew off :eek2:

We all know, we need to stand far, far away when he races!

Barry, The car looks nice.

BTW - I am the original owner of my Camaro.
How was I left out?

We all know, we need to stand far, far away when he races!

It's strategy... :jest::jest:

BTW - I am the original owner of my Camaro.
How was I left out?

we only included the fast f bodies and the one's with cages! :jest:

BTW - I am the original owner of my Camaro.
How was I left out?You (and even Alex for that matter) might be considered just a little too late to the game, :) some of the 'old schoolers' go back to late 1998/early 1999. :nod:
I ordered my Z28 in November 1999 and took delivery on January 2nd or 3rd of 2000.

Wow Barry you came a long way .. I remember sitting in a restaurant on Deer park ave right off the Southern state parkway after racing at Westhampton one night telling me about this business you were about to start ..

Congrats ....

The minitubs look real nice .. I cant wait to watch you run 8's

You (and even Alex for that matter) might be considered just a little too late to the game, :) some of the 'old schoolers' go back to late 1998/early 1999. :nod:
I ordered my Z28 in November 1999 and took delivery on January 2nd or 3rd of 2000.

But your not fast and you don't have a bar either?

This is of course according to Mark.

If you bought a Fourth Gen new, then you are in the "club".
I don't care what the nurse says!