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BaylorCamaro's Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious Build Thread! [COTW 10/1/12]
I've been on this forum for several years now, I suppose I should start one of these things, huh? A little background about me first though! I'm 23 years old and graduated Baylor University spring of 2012 (home of RGIII, SIC'EM!!!) with a BBA in Marketing.
My loyalty to GM, specifically Chevrolet has family roots. My grandfather and now my uncle own one of the longest family owned dealerships in the nation. The dealership Grovert Motors is in the small town of Newhall, Iowa and was started by my great grandfather in 1910. Oh but Chevrolet wasn't created until 1911, so what was it before? Originally the dealership was of a brand that I won't name ;) but my great grandfather didn't like that brand and once Chevrolet was established in 1911 he switched the dealership over, and ever since then it has been selling the Chevrolet brand :thumbup:. So I guess you can say I'm a partial to Chevy. :chevy: As for my Camaro, I was a Sophomore in college when I placed the order for it and received it a few months later. To be completely honest I was not a gear head AT ALL until I got my Camaro then things changed completely. I knew very little mechanically about cars, however I knew I loved the Camaro. Once I took delivery of my Camaro it did not stay stock for long, I upgraded to the MRT V1 axle back exhaust system and that snowballed into a laundry list of mods that I have on it now. Most of the work on my car was done by myself and the aid of a few of my buddy's. I would order new parts (brake calipers, discs, sway bars, headers, oil changes, etc) and we would spend the weekend in my garage installing it. Most of these installs were self taught, we would go into a project not knowing exactly what we had to do but always figured it out, especially with the help and guides people have put on Camaro5. Once I graduated I toyed with the idea of trading in my 2010 2LT/RS for a 2012 2SS/RS. However I quickly dismissed that idea due to how much sentimental value this car means to me. I truly believe I am going to keep this car as long as I live; and as a result I decided to ship my car to Tracy at RX down in Florida to get some Supercharger love. VIDEOS Post Super Charger http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Fd4k...1&feature=plcp Showing how awesome the Rx Super Chiller is http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6VMD-95G4w The day I picked up my car http://i48.tinypic.com/v8lmk5.jpg Hood spears and fender hashes http://i50.tinypic.com/15zm840.jpg TSW Nuremberg wheels 20x9 front, 20x10 rear http://i50.tinypic.com/2f03ajd.jpg Camaro after wash, wax, polish http://i49.tinypic.com/2a7vg91.jpg Brembo's on top, old tiny brakes on bottom http://i46.tinypic.com/2ufewrk.jpg ARH LT headers and high flow cats http://i48.tinypic.com/24pdqhw.jpg MACE Intake Manifold Spacer http://i48.tinypic.com/n3necn.jpg Ported and polished IM from High Flow Fuel Injection in Dewitt Iowa http://i45.tinypic.com/2uduge9.jpg Last look of my engine bay before it becomes FI http://i47.tinypic.com/15n96j7.jpg Car loaded up and ready to go to Tracy's shop in Florida http://i50.tinypic.com/15y93s0.jpg But before they go load my car they had to unload what was in the truck first. Shelby HPE 650, McLaren MP4, Ferrari F430 (left to right) http://i47.tinypic.com/1zf1tp5.jpg ***The pictures below were taken by Tracy during the build.*** http://i49.tinypic.com/19ktwm.jpg http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/i...orbuild001.jpg http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/i...orbuild009.jpg http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/i...orbuild010.jpg http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/i...orbuild011.jpg ***Below Pictures are of my custom rear seat delete*** Original thread can be found here: http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=178229 http://i56.tinypic.com/eiq0l.jpg And the rear seat delete installed in the car http://i56.tinypic.com/2jbjgc8.jpg http://i53.tinypic.com/c6lwj.jpg http://i51.tinypic.com/6eooau.jpg http://i55.tinypic.com/25jfcz4.jpg http://i54.tinypic.com/9zu9vs.jpg Due to the battery cable I had to make a U shaped cut here to allow the board to lay flat. http://i55.tinypic.com/2eqf0ap.jpg |
Comprehensive up-to-date (as of 7/30/12) list of all mods on my car
Performance Rx Catch Can Rx Super Charger setup Rx Chiller Rx Stall Converter SS Rear Diff. Intake Injen CAI VMax Ported Throttle Body Ported & Polished Intake Manifold Ported Intake Manifold Spacer Exhaust MRT V1 Mufflers 2.5 inch SS mid pipes ARH Long tube headers and high flow cats Suspension Pfadt Lowering Springs Pfadt Front & Rear Sway Bars Pfadt Endlinks Tune Trifecta Tune Appearance Black Powder Coated TSW Nurburgring Wheels (20x9 Front, 20x10 Rear) Custom Built Rear Seat Delete http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=178229 Clear Bra White Fender Hashes & Hood Spears Blacked Out Tail Lights, Side Markers, Reverse Lights, and Head Lights Plasti Dipped Tail Light Bezels |
I am very interested in this build thread espeically after reading the article on your v6 in Camaro Now. Your car is amazing and I am jealous! Good work!
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Nice, good start, keep the pics coming!
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Looking good .
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SIC 'EM! Looks great!
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Is the rear diff in yet? |
Everything is installed in the car and Tracy will be finishing up last checks and everything tomorrow morning and then I'm on my way back to Texas. Stay tuned as I have a surprise. ;)
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Video taking the car out after getting the RX supercharger, super chiller and beefed up rear diff.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Fd4k...1&feature=plcp New badge http://i48.tinypic.com/25u3c6h.jpg |
How much power is it putting out and how much was that charger?
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Love the video's sound awesome in those views. And that badge looks sexy nice!!
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That badge looks good!
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