What do you plan on doing to your car over the winter? [Archive]

camarokid91

12-06-2012, 03:47 PM

If you plan on doing something to your car over the winter post it in here.

Myself I plan on doing the following:

New Seats Corbeau FX1 Pro
http://corbeau.com/products/fixed_back_seats/fx1_pro/

Install 5 point harness for Road Racing/AX

3.42's to 3.73's

Second Muffler so I will have Magna Flow Bullet Style added to my Magna Flow Cat back in order to meet sound requirements road racing and AX

New Radiator mine is crap

Lightening my car
Here a little list: I havent fully figured exactly what I will take out but here are some Ideas

Camaro Weight Reduction list

Rear Speakers
Fog Lights
front Crash foam
ABS
AC
Rear Crash foam
rear carpet sound stuff
Front seats replace with corbeu
rear seats
Body kit
hood pins
Visors
Air bags and sensors and mounting shit
Smaller battery
replace Steering wheel
fly wheel and clutch lightened
clean out center console
Hood gut/insulation
mirror rubber trim
misc studs in car
carpet replace with year one light carpet
random shit to cut out
bumper supports
cut remove interior excess metal
cut up window crank brackets
TCS and Cables
Heat shielding under car
Hood release latch/cables
use one hood strut

My84Z

12-06-2012, 03:52 PM

Nothing take it apart lol

ILuvPizzaTimes10

12-06-2012, 04:12 PM

Nothing take it apart lol

and never put it back together!!!!

I plan on removing the tranny again. for a Mainshaft(mines Twisted so the D/S wont slide smoothly)

get the 4th Weld wheel and 2 new front tires probably going with the Nexen SB802's again. walmart has them free ship to store for 52 bux each! i cant find anything else in that size for anything even Close to that price.

Finish the cold idle tuning. Rest of the tune is good. just need to varify with a wide band.

new chromoly Driveshaft so i dont shatter the stocker.

and MAYBE some paint.

and camarokid why are you removing SOOO much shit? needs it to Auto-x? i could see lighter for drag but??? not being a douche. serious questions as i have never done it.

camarokid91

12-06-2012, 04:30 PM

and camarokid why are you removing SOOO much shit? needs it to Auto-x? i could see lighter for drag but??? not being a douche. serious questions as i have never done it.

lol well with autocross and roadracing the lighter a car is the less weight is transferred when under a lateral load which is why mitatas do so well. My car isnt exactly my daily anymore and I think I reached the point of not caring so it is going to eventually become a full blown track car. That list was more or less just ideas I will will probably only actually do half of that (for now). Also I need to change my pedals the stocks suck for heel toeing. Iam beyond addicted to autocross and road racing its more of a sickness. Plus what I'm doing is nothing compared to people on FRRAX, some actually cut the rear ends and reweld them to add negative camber on a solid axle rear.

On a side note you should see a 5th gen race clocking in at 4k with a driver its so terrible.

ILuvPizzaTimes10

12-06-2012, 05:01 PM

yeah i know the 5th gens are pigs. just never put much thought to weight on a road course.

BigMac76

12-06-2012, 05:51 PM

Plan on driving mine...
Nothing until spring time when it gets warmer out.

camarokid91

12-06-2012, 06:10 PM

yeah i know the 5th gens are pigs. just never put much thought to weight on a road course.

A typical road race car like this weighs about 3000-3100 with a driver in it.

http://blainefab.com/projects/jwheeler/wheeler3.jpg
http://blainefab.com/projects/jwheeler/IMG_1701.JPG

smokinss

12-06-2012, 07:49 PM

Replacing the blown up ls1 with a 32k mile short block
having the stock 853 heads cleaned up nice with a valve job and have them decked. Maybe up the compression a bit.
Fixing a torn up arp wheel stud
A bunch of clean up work. Already flat black the engine bay area. Primed and coated the oil pan, timing cover, valve covers, throttle body.

Camaro9969

12-06-2012, 08:30 PM

camarokid91

12-06-2012, 09:47 PM

smokinss

12-06-2012, 10:22 PM

A damn good amount of nitrous. 150k miles on it with spray.

ILuvPizzaTimes10

12-06-2012, 10:44 PM

Well if all goes well doing some shakedowns in florida throwing in a cage and some corbeau's in it, parachute and all the safety gear needed. Also building up a forged motor......And trying to work on the M3 LS1 swap but thats next.....

If you dont go to FLA Come to Virginia Motorsports Park. opens feb 24th!!!!! ill meet you there for SURE!!!!:supergay:

ls6monte

12-06-2012, 11:49 PM

Depending on what happens mine may not even be on the road next year due to money problems. That and find out wtf happened to my pos 4l60 again!

BadBird505

12-07-2012, 12:19 AM

having the front bumper painted , and finishing the interior

fluffy

12-07-2012, 12:38 AM

try to save up the money to keep up this habit lol

ZFreie

12-07-2012, 12:42 AM

I'd like to get the 3.42 rear in, along with some more weight reduction. Also need to find/buy wheels for the front to match the zr1s out back, and then stuff DRs on them.

Doubt Ill get any of it done before spring, I hate working in the cold on my own car. lol

smokinss

12-07-2012, 02:00 AM

If you dont go to FLA Come to Virginia Motorsports Park. opens feb 24th!!!!! ill meet you there for SURE!!!!:supergay:

Which track in Florida? I am a short distance from pbir the old moroso. Let me know what you plan on doing. Would love to see it go

84ta406

12-07-2012, 02:17 AM

Finish parting mine. Not much left until its a bare shell

Formula413

12-07-2012, 02:31 AM

1. Put battery on tender
2. Wait

Camaro9969

12-07-2012, 03:11 AM

If you dont go to FLA Come to Virginia Motorsports Park. opens feb 24th!!!!! ill meet you there for SURE!!!!:supergay:

I gotta use my vacation before the end of the year but I'd definitely come down during the spring its only what a 9hours or so?

SLP IROC-Z

12-07-2012, 06:37 AM

first and foremost a tune! i want to get an intake manifold on it first, thinking professionally ported ls2 with a pro products 90mm throttle body, 85mm maf and a 104mm lid.
paint the nose and rear bumper cover of the car, possibly remove ground effects.
PST aluminum driveshaft
lowering springs in the front

SLP IROC-Z

12-07-2012, 06:39 AM

camarokid91 look into the burkhart bumper support brackets, very nice pieces and save alot of weight!

camarokid91

12-07-2012, 01:11 PM

My ground effects are coming off finally. I will definitely have to look at into those supports. I hope to get car down to 3000-3100 which seems easily achieved. Also I will be stepping up to Hoosier a6s . On a side note we should plan day and have everyone register for a local auto X event. A 5th gen forum does it 3 times a year I think it would be cool to do the same next year.

ILuvPizzaTimes10

12-07-2012, 07:49 PM

ill go watch! haha

Doug im down for when ever. its about 8.5 from you if you take 95 and no traffic. JUST south of richmond. and open almost year round. cant wait to go check it out next february

Z28

12-07-2012, 08:26 PM

winter plans: bilstein/strano + adj ph bar. new rims/tires. upgrade brakes. paint engine bay. change hood, get cme and paint sail panel black

LSX-Nation

12-08-2012, 04:35 AM

Just a few small things for me including replace third brake light, maybe get a CAI.

BigMac76

12-08-2012, 03:08 PM

Ok so I have a few minor things that I'll be looking to do this winter. Not much because working in the cold sucks balls and don't have a garage to really do anything to the car at the moment anyways.

-Find a replacement rim for the one that got chewed by a curb by previous owner - Done, at least I hope

-Do some more reasearch into purchasing lca's, panhard and stb.

-Replace the carpet, previous owner replaced it with this horrendous aftermarket shit that bunches up more than a womans panties.

-Find a good autobody person/place to get an estimate on respraying the whole car the way I want. Anybody know a guy who does lacework?

-Clean up the engine bay and do the wire tuck mod.

-Fix the cracked dash cover, either epoxy and fiberglass it or just find a new one.

-Replace the front and rear sidemarkers with either clear or blackouts.

That's pretty much all I can think of, most of it will probably just be ran into the spring/summer months since I'll be driving the car this winter.

@SLP if you do get rid of those gfx, let me know man. I'd probably be pretty interested in the front pieces. Not sure how the wings west piece I got off My84Z is going to look on the car.

84ta406

12-08-2012, 04:24 PM

Ohh almost forgot.. buying a foxbody roller ;)

ILuvPizzaTimes10

12-09-2012, 01:09 AM

BUT WILL IT EVER DRIVE!?!?!?!?!?

ls6monte

12-09-2012, 01:51 AM

BUT WILL IT EVER DRIVE!?!?!?!?!?

Probably not! It will be parted out just like his 3rd because he doesn't know WTF he wants to do!!!!!!!!! LOL

:b056fab2: :b056fab2: :b056fab2:

fluffy

12-09-2012, 03:05 AM

id love to do autoX sometime... prob get disqualified each time lol but ill go try it!!!
those vids u have up here look like a lot of fun

KLAB

12-09-2012, 06:57 AM

I'd like to dial in my AFR, bolt in some rear LCA relocation brackets, torque arm relocation crossmember, and subframe connectors by spring but thats mostly gonna be looking for used parts.

:klab:

84ta406

12-09-2012, 04:48 PM

BUT WILL IT EVER DRIVE!?!?!?!?!?

Of course not.. Youre expecting too much of me.. lol

bottledbird68

12-09-2012, 08:33 PM

Planning on gutting the driveline out of the Camaro and selling off the shell, unless we decide to detail it up and take it to the mecum auctions in Florida in January or February.
If it don't sell and gets stripped the engine will get freshened up with forged rods/pistons, 24x conversion so no more opti, new clutch, and a single turbo set up, then get bolted into my third gen. Probably cage the third gen too while we're at it since the interior needs to come back out anyhow from the nice mice that decided to inhabit the car for a while. Then fix a few random dings from the ice storm and drive the hell out of it while I dive back into the 68.
Oh yeah, and new coil overs and probably finally do the turbo swap on her wrx.
Got most of what we need to do all this, just need to find time to do it all lol.

bottledbird68

12-09-2012, 08:34 PM

Big Mac, what do you mean by lace work?
You talking about 70's style lace paint?
Hit me up if you want and we can talk.

irockidz28

12-10-2012, 04:22 AM

Well at this rate... I'll be lucky to get the tire out of the back from turkey burns, put the ttops in and cover it. Lol

SLP IROC-Z

12-10-2012, 04:54 AM

a pair of these are also on my list.
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/mtt-3745r

Motaboata

12-10-2012, 03:23 PM

my new motor in car, with cage, LCA's and a few other lil things... we will c what happens

DemonWithin99

12-10-2012, 04:04 PM

might pull it out of the garage to clean it...

again... lol

BigMac76

12-10-2012, 04:34 PM

Big Mac, what do you mean by lace work?
You talking about 70's style lace paint?
Hit me up if you want and we can talk.

Yup, thinking of going with artic and blizzard whites, having some ghosted flames shot with a lace overlay. Going old school like that. But probably more realistically wouldn't be till mid-late summer.

Bowtie Babe

12-10-2012, 10:18 PM

Nothing take it apart lol

What else is new with that thing... getting a garage was a big mistake.... ever since we got it the car just sits!! but i guess i can't complain just means more time to work on my car!! :sFun_crazydance:

Bowtie Babe

12-10-2012, 10:23 PM

As for me: I'd love to put a cage in so i don't have to "bitch drive" her at the track.... but $$$ wise that's not going to happen..... Just going to have to take it easy next year...

Motaboata

12-10-2012, 10:54 PM

As for me: I'd love to put a cage in so i don't have to "bitch drive" her at the track.... but $$$ wise that's not going to happen..... Just going to have to take it easy next year...

cage u can order that i got was pretty cheap under 400

Bowtie Babe

12-10-2012, 10:59 PM

I would do the weld in from halls. He did a great job on johns...

Motaboata

12-10-2012, 11:29 PM

I would do the weld in from halls. He did a great job on johns...

mine is a weld in and halls can weld it in

84ta406

12-11-2012, 12:43 AM

Its cheaper to have them use their bars and weld in a cage than buy your own and have them do it. I imagine even your cage is 1000+ in labor.

bottledbird68

12-12-2012, 04:21 AM

Yup, thinking of going with artic and blizzard whites, having some ghosted flames shot with a lace overlay. Going old school like that. But probably more realistically wouldn't be till mid-late summer.

If you're serious when the time comes hit me up. I've done everything you mentioned except the lace itself. Read about it before though and it's pretty straightforward so I'd have no problems doing that for you. Shops in Lancaster about 15-20 minutes away from Lincoln plaza so I'm not too far out of Worcester.

Kalstar

12-12-2012, 01:32 PM

New paint.

fluffy

12-23-2012, 08:51 AM

bottlebird, do u have an auto body shop? cuz there are a few issues i would like to have taken care of on my camaro

mjs1012

12-24-2012, 01:12 PM

I'd like to take my front bumper off and get reprainted, gunna buy some drag radials, hopefully buy some new shocks and just fix little odds and ends.

BigMac76

12-25-2012, 03:11 AM

Definitely will be in touch come closer to the spring man. I usually end up at Kimball Farm in Lancaster during the summer cruises every so often. And yeah it's not that far of a ride at all for me.

bottledbird68

12-29-2012, 07:35 PM

bottlebird, do u have an auto body shop? cuz there are a few issues i would like to have taken care of on my camaro

Ish. I have a garage where I do side work out of. Been in the auto body industry on and off for almost 15 years. Message me if you like and we can talk.

grundens

01-27-2013, 09:10 PM

Well after 3yrs in my garage I can finally turn my attention back to my camaro!!! w00t! Sending my LE2s off for new valve guides either back to llyod or local if anyone will match his price, thinking about a small mill job 4 12:1cr, but might stay 11.5 w/ jst thinner HG`s. Then I`ll start chippin away @ the parts I need:
Head studs
Water pump
Opti
Ported intake
retune
& gotta finish my lid swap
Back is trash so now all I`ve got to do is find sum one competent to work on it for me. Shooting to be driving it by april sum time.

grundens

01-27-2013, 09:11 PM

Forgot i need new PR`s too. Annd might upgrade the rod bolts too.. See what i can swing

BryanH

01-29-2013, 09:25 PM

My car is getting nothing this year. Just hoping it runs once spring comes around and I don't have too many failing parts.

I need to try those Corbeau seats you are adding CamaroKid. I really want better seats, but I REALLY hate how most seats sit too high. I threw away a lot of money for seats once and John got some new seats for a good deal

camarokid91

01-30-2013, 05:38 PM

Formula413

01-30-2013, 06:48 PM

That's one reason I love having cloth seats. Way better for hard cornering.

smokinss

01-30-2013, 07:47 PM

Find a set of leather trans am seats. Got rid of my racing seats for them and love em.

BryanH

01-30-2013, 10:37 PM

Even the cloth z28 seats are just not good enough. I use my steering wheel to hold myself in place and that hurts my ability to control the car. I need to have 100% attention to turning the wheel perfectly to control the car from spinning

c4boom

02-01-2013, 07:23 PM

replacing my clutch

941LE

02-01-2013, 10:55 PM

Clutch, timing belt, Crawford AOS, FMIC if I can find a good deal on one. More boost and less timing.

84ta406

02-02-2013, 03:55 AM

Who are you gonna have do a tune Mike?

05, the best year for a subie motor lol

941LE

02-02-2013, 04:19 AM

Got a friend that tunes close by. A lot left on the table right now because of the clutch.

ILuvPizzaTimes10

02-02-2013, 01:27 PM

ONLY STEERS AND QUEERS DRIVE SUBARUS!!!!!

camarokid91

02-05-2013, 07:39 PM

BryanH

02-05-2013, 11:08 PM

100 % agree lol

I think you and me have the only corner carvers on this forum.

I should probably come to one of your autox events. If you end up getting the Corbeau seats installed, do you mind if I try them out? I don't have to drive your car.. I'll be able to tell just by sitting in them. As long as my helmet doesnt touch the ceiling. Although I'll let you take my car for a drive. Mine could probably use some tuning. The 400 rwhp I think is just too much for autox speeds.

Are you sure you want to remove all the interior panels? It will probably be faster, but it would bump you into a higher class. You seem to have a good setup for ESP which the LS1 is very competitive in nationally. Also there's something about having a fast competitive car that still has daily drivability. That's only my .02 though.. there's plenty of people that prefer an all out gutted race car.

I wish I could flip a switch and instantly have an ESP setup when I take the car to local events.. then flip a switch and go back to what I have now for Seekonk. I can't have the best of both worlds unfortunately. Trying to get there, but one or the other needs to sacrifice something

camarokid91

02-06-2013, 03:35 AM

I should probably come to one of your autox events. If you end up getting the Corbeau seats installed, do you mind if I try them out? I don't have to drive your car.. I'll be able to tell just by sitting in them. As long as my helmet doesnt touch the ceiling. Although I'll let you take my car for a drive. Mine could probably use some tuning. The 400 rwhp I think is just too much for autox speeds.

Are you sure you want to remove all the interior panels? It will probably be faster, but it would bump you into a higher class. You seem to have a good setup for ESP which the LS1 is very competitive in nationally. Also there's something about having a fast competitive car that still has daily drivability. That's only my .02 though.. there's plenty of people that prefer an all out gutted race car.

I wish I could flip a switch and instantly have an ESP setup when I take the car to local events.. then flip a switch and go back to what I have now for Seekonk. I can't have the best of both worlds unfortunately. Trying to get there, but one or the other needs to sacrifice something

Getting a new motor this weekend to put the car back to stock for ESP. Interior is staying in car will be setup for ESP solely. Also I don't mind if you drive my car since you practically have an identical car. Letting people drive my car in Auto-x isn't really a big deal. The worst you can do is get some cone rash on the car and I have to buff it out. I will pretty much let anyone auto-x my car as long as I feel they can handle the go pedal and the 433 Hp behind it, which after racing feels like nothing now to me.

bottledbird68

02-06-2013, 03:57 AM

100 % agree lol

I think you and me have the only corner carvers on this forum.

Oh no, it's becoming my new obsession too. I have zero desire to go drag racing anymore. I just don't have the time to hit many events with working weekends.

Formula413

02-06-2013, 03:28 PM

I'm a bit of an informal corner carver :D

camarokid91

02-06-2013, 04:03 PM

I'm a bit of an informal corner carver :D

Isn't your car front sway bar less?

Formula413

02-06-2013, 05:43 PM

Hell no LOL Suspension is stock except for Koni SAs

LSX-Nation

02-11-2013, 11:49 PM

Just a few small things for me. Shift knob, redo the CAMARO letting to a darker red, De-badge the SLP emblem in the back. Replace my third brake light with a new one since its cracked. I sent my TB off to slowhawk and got it ported so i have to put that back on. Install the Ram Air kit and put on the Corsa Clones the GF bought for me.

http://i1028.photobucket.com/albums/y349/Lsx-Nation/IMAG0103_zps462fc190.jpg

http://i1028.photobucket.com/albums/y349/Lsx-Nation/IMAG0104_zps10707947.jpg