🔧 BUILD PSJ's 1967 LS Turbo Camaro Build

[sktchy]

Kinda looks like a bald banana to me. Where's the pubes?

 

[Pro Stock John]

Might be the last drive of the year, so drove to Rosemont. A friend spotted me and took a pic:

 

[sktchy]

You guys will probably have this rainy shit that's here by tonight or tomorrow and then it looks cold from then on.

 

[Pro Stock John]

Yeah this nice weather was a bonus, past years we already had snow and salt down.

Mainly I wanted to burn off a bunch of fuel.

 

[Pro Stock John]

Nice shot of my engine compartment:

The control arms and shocks will change (bump steer kit too) but the rest of this will stay like this until mid summer when I swap the longblock.

Not bad for a mostly home built hot rod.

 

[Jimy Bilmo]

 

[Pro Stock John]

 

[Pro Stock John]

Smith Racecraft upper and lower controls, coilover setup. 5 degrees of caster built in, and also fully adjustable. Next purchase will be a set of Afco shocks.

 

[Bob Kazamakis]

Nice, they look light!

 

[Pro Stock John]

I'm changing to coil over shocks in front, and going with Afco that will get custom valving. I tend to only spend big money where it's needed and that's the situation here.

Getting a 1st gen Camaro to handle at high speeds necessitates me working on the caster and bump steer in the car.

I'm also going to upsize my track locater bar (ladder bar lingo) and that will only run me about $250.

So Smith arms, Afco coil overs, TRZ bump steer kit and new (TRZ) thicker track locater and that's the only changes before the beginning of 2024 racing season.

In 2024 I need to buy new harnesses, jacket, Hans device and some other safety stuff.

 

[Pro Stock John]

When a buddy tells that his old converter is for sale for the low you drive out and get it:

 

[Mr_Roboto]

80e? Performance converters are impossible to find used. Good score.

 

[Shawn1112]

80e? Performance converters are impossible to find used. Good score.

I saw a couple on MP a couple of weeks ago.
One was a circle d with like a 4500 stall, the other was a TCI with 2800ish. I was gonna grab the circle d and send it back to have it dialed down. But by the time my daughter contacted the dude it was gone

 

[sktchy]

LsJohn over here pickin shit up outta the dumpster and I love every bit of it.

 

[Pro Stock John]

PTC 17-0 9.5 for TH400.

My buddy had sold the trans and converter and the guy he sold to wasn't planning to use the converter so I got a $1200 converter for $450.

I'm currently running a MW converter I got from the Cairas that is doing okay but my tuner(s) knows this converter really well down to the low 8s.

 

[Pro Stock John]

Shock dealer finally got 'em, I hope to have them next week, might drive and go pick them up...

 

[daturbosix]

Ooo fancy gurl!

 

[Pro Stock John]

Yeah for sure, changing the front control arms too... Addressing some handling issues.

 

[Shawn1112]

Will this car be competing in the TCG event?

 

[Pro Stock John]

Yeah I registered for 5.50.

 

[Pro Stock John]

Changing out front control arms, shocks, springs, tie rod ends...

 

[Pro Stock John]

I have all the front suspension torn down, started to piece together new parts.

A lower ball joint stud would not come out, I wasted a lot of time on it. I took the spindle to a buddy and he had trouble with it too but eventually got it out. Oh well, I can move forward.

 

[Pro Stock John]

I picked up some chassis paint, going to touch up some stuff before I bolt all the new stuff back on. This is what you do when your car is 57 years old.

 

[Shawn1112]

Pro Stock John can I show the class the plates you ordered?
Did you say that dude with “UD Lose” is going to be staring at your tails and new plate at the TCG event? BOTTLEFED

 

[Pro Stock John]

Shawn woke up and chose violence.

Don't worry I am keeping track of all the LS-powered guys rooting for Coyote builds.