'67 Camaro E/SA redo

HandOverFist · 05-04-2014, 01:05 AM

Went to the track today hoping for some good results...a mixed bag at best. The good news is I did not break anything and I did not require the use of the winch to load the car hehe.

The car repeatedly shucked out 1.50 60' times and ran 7.26's back to back. The car is leaving like the old Mopar's used to...straight out with barely any front-end upward motion. I believe I am now battling some type of carb issue as it just doesnt hit the tires hard like it once did. Don't believe it has anything to do with the spring or shock changes. The GoPro video shows nothing of real interest that I can pick out.

I had another camera pointing at the pinion, but the angle was ineffective rendering the video pretty much useless. From the above video it appears to get some pretty good rotation tho. I'll have to fashion a bracket to get the camera more in front and level with the yoke.

With only one lowering block installed the ride height is slightly higher than previous...figured I would let it ride for a bit to see if the new springs settle any.

Here are the old motor mounts I pulled out of the car. There was almost a 1/2" difference in height between the two...likely the culprit for the cracked cases.

I will keep at it until I find the bug.

05-04-2014, 01:05 AM	#11
HandOverFist VIP Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Gulf Breeze, FL Posts: 1,651 Likes: 8 Liked 33 Times in 16 Posts	Re: '67 Camaro E/SA redo Went to the track today hoping for some good results...a mixed bag at best. The good news is I did not break anything and I did not require the use of the winch to load the car hehe. The car repeatedly shucked out 1.50 60' times and ran 7.26's back to back. The car is leaving like the old Mopar's used to...straight out with barely any front-end upward motion. I believe I am now battling some type of carb issue as it just doesnt hit the tires hard like it once did. Don't believe it has anything to do with the spring or shock changes. The GoPro video shows nothing of real interest that I can pick out. I had another camera pointing at the pinion, but the angle was ineffective rendering the video pretty much useless. From the above video it appears to get some pretty good rotation tho. I'll have to fashion a bracket to get the camera more in front and level with the yoke. With only one lowering block installed the ride height is slightly higher than previous...figured I would let it ride for a bit to see if the new springs settle any. Here are the old motor mounts I pulled out of the car. There was almost a 1/2" difference in height between the two...likely the culprit for the cracked cases. I will keep at it until I find the bug. __________________ Rich Taylor I/SA - 321 Last edited by HandOverFist; 05-04-2014 at 11:32 AM.