Project Hairy Banana (1967 Camaro single turbo)
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Thanks Jxx
When I get it back I'm keen to try Jamie's sandbag trick to 'form' the fiberglass body parts.
I'll prob also pull the trunk lid off and have a local fill the wing holes and then paint it flat black, the purple triggers too many people.
When I get it back I'm keen to try Jamie's sandbag trick to 'form' the fiberglass body parts.
I'll prob also pull the trunk lid off and have a local fill the wing holes and then paint it flat black, the purple triggers too many people.
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The BallSS (11-03-2021)
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Thanks my dude (don't know your name lol).
When I get it back I'm keen to try Jamie's sandbag trick to 'form' the fiberglass body parts.
I'll prob also pull the trunk lid off and have a local fill the wing holes and then paint it flat black, the purple triggers too many people.
When I get it back I'm keen to try Jamie's sandbag trick to 'form' the fiberglass body parts.
I'll prob also pull the trunk lid off and have a local fill the wing holes and then paint it flat black, the purple triggers too many people.
Your gonna need something if you plan on getting into the 7's or 8's.
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And the #hairybanana is home. My fabrication guy Eddie V swapped the ladder bars (which I can do) but had to custom weld the track locater. He then centered the rear, squared up the car, checked pinion angle, and did some other little stuff like nut certs for the brake lines and fuel lines.
I need an alignment if we don't get big snow I'll get that in, but other than that she's ready to make passes. I did beat on it on the way home and the speed makes me nervous hahaha.
I took the long way home and drove 2 hours just to get my total up to 9 hours of street driving.
I got on it a bunch of times and the car feels really really good.
I need an alignment if we don't get big snow I'll get that in, but other than that she's ready to make passes. I did beat on it on the way home and the speed makes me nervous hahaha.
I took the long way home and drove 2 hours just to get my total up to 9 hours of street driving.
I got on it a bunch of times and the car feels really really good.
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Pretty much done. 9 hours of street driving done so far.
I still need to get alignment, might get that in before the snow flies, and I am going to re-balance my front wheels. That puddle was there already too lol.
I still need to get alignment, might get that in before the snow flies, and I am going to re-balance my front wheels. That puddle was there already too lol.
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Yeah thanks. I did a bunch of street driving before but it always ended with me high tailing it home because an issue cropped up. Honestly I could be jinxing myself and I do need to look over vaccum lines and stuff up front but I could potentially drive the car 3-4 hours at a stretch now. Street reliability is way more important than hitting a number at the track, in the past I didn't spend enough time making a car a solid driver. The '98 formula ran hot and had a lot of brake fade.
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Congrats John! First gen's get so much attention, so be prepared for the question/comments!
What year is that?
My brother's uncle's cousin new a guy who had one new.
We should race sometime, I'll bet mine would win.
Is that the stock engine?
What year is that?
My brother's uncle's cousin new a guy who had one new.
We should race sometime, I'll bet mine would win.
Is that the stock engine?
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Ryan yeah I get a real mix of responses when I drive it.
I attended a little car show, and a few guys asked me what size engine and I said LS 5.3 with an 85mm turbo, and 2-3 times they have responded with "oh not a big block, okay."
I attended a little car show, and a few guys asked me what size engine and I said LS 5.3 with an 85mm turbo, and 2-3 times they have responded with "oh not a big block, okay."
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The BallSS (11-17-2021)
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Yeah I had 2-3 older guys kinda lose interest when they didn't see a BBC in there. On the other hand I had few guys come up and go nuts because they were building something similar and it was inspiring for them to see me driving mine.
I actually want to get the stance kind of even, I have not measured yet how far off I am. I kinda like the stance of my friend Phil's Nova:
I actually want to get the stance kind of even, I have not measured yet how far off I am. I kinda like the stance of my friend Phil's Nova:
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The BallSS (11-18-2021)
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Yeah I had 2-3 older guys kinda lose interest when they didn't see a BBC in there. On the other hand I had few guys come up and go nuts because they were building something similar and it was inspiring for them to see me driving mine.
I actually want to get the stance kind of even, I have not measured yet how far off I am. I kinda like the stance of my friend Phil's Nova:
I actually want to get the stance kind of even, I have not measured yet how far off I am. I kinda like the stance of my friend Phil's Nova:
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