Loosecannon's 1967 Camaro RS build

Pete. (l33t FS) said:

And where may this be downloaded? 

The car is not quite ready for prime time but I'm sure the boys will post a link when it is 

First race weekend of 2025 and it was amazing. I added a 10 inch spoiler which caused understeer but a softening of the front shocks cured that. For day 2 I adjusted the splitter angle which then inproved downforce on the front and I had to return the shocks to their original setting. The biggest change was in my driving. I have been practicing on the sims and for the first time IRL I have had a chance to practice what I have learned and I am way faster. I shouldn't be surprised but it is shocking how much better I am driving after changing my driving style. Here is a video of the first weekend First Race Weekend of 2025

Some big changes this last week. I was doing some test launches and the car was ripping off 2.1 second 60 foot times on cold tires so I was encouraged by that. But then suddenly there was a noise and shifting became strange. I went home and put the car on the lift and discovered that the bolts holding trans to bellhousing were either missing or loose. I do a nut and bolt check on the car every week so not sure how that happened but it did. As a result, the aluminum bellhousing was broken so I ordered a steel replacement, which came in this week. The bolts have all been loctited and use lock washers.

Also, I had an Optima battery in the trunk which proved to not be quite strong enough when the engine was hot so I added a second Optima battery. This was just throwing good money after bad because I didn't realize that the Optima battery doesn't actually have that great of cold cranking amps. I was able to return the second battery and bought an Antigravity battery. The two Optimas weighed about 90 lbs with combined CCA of 1500 and the Antigravity weighs 19 lbs and has a CCA of 1800. 

I have had an entire summer of running the 315-30-18 Nankang tires at all 4 corners and they have been very good but this year we are going for the Championship so I got the newly allowed Vitour P1's. Sticking with 315-30-18 in the front but now 345-30-18 in the rear. They are very, very wide but seem to fit without any issues. I have not driven on them yet because it's been raining here but hopefully tomorrow.

Also, ever since I built the car, the power steering has been a problem. It leaks, it whines and nothing fixes it. I have replaced the rack, the pump, the resevoir and even changed the pulley to spin it slower but the problem persists. My theory is that the rack I got from Speedway Motors was rated for only 1200 psi and not up to the task of turning the fat tires rapidly so this week I installed a motorsports rack from Detroit Speed which is rated for 1800 psi. Again, haven't tested it because of rain so all these changes all happened at once and are untested and I leave for Lincoln Tour on Wednesday-I'm a little anxious.

I made a video about the frustrations of building and driving a custom car, I may have vented a little CUSTOM CARS SUCK