SW Ohio Spring 2012 Mod Day & Car Show - Page 51 - Camaro5 Chevy Camaro Forum / Camaro ZL1, SS and V6 Forums

RS_Man · 04-30-2012, 09:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gahammerle

I was just thinking... did anyone check the torque on Rachel's header bolts?

Nope! I didn't see one torque wrench near those suckers!! She needs to torque them down!

rachykells · 04-30-2012, 11:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cntryman77

I have the exact same headers & put them on almost a year ago...Rachel's went a little quicker than mine (6? hours vs 8 on mine) but part of that was doing them before & part was having more hands to wrench...with air ratchets, this should be no more than a 4 hour mod...the work itself is fairly simple, the trick is actually reaching the bolts...$700 is crazy for an install of these...hell for that kind of money, I'll come install them at your house....lol

Air tools definitely would have helped. It's really a straightforward project, minus the fact that you have to be a contortionist to get to some of the bolts. Luckily Nate was there to help get to some of the tough ones... and to offer some tips on how his project went.

I think $700 to install is WAY too high. It's a bitch of a project, but $700 is twice the cost of the headers, practically. It wouldn't even be worth it to pay a shop to do it, IMO.

I had a great time and learned a lot! I've never come close to doing such an extensive mod on any car I've owned, so it was a good time.

velociSSimo · 05-01-2012, 08:20 AM

FurySS · 05-01-2012, 09:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rachykells

Air tools definitely would have helped. It's really a straightforward project, minus the fact that you have to be a contortionist to get to some of the bolts. Luckily Nate was there to help get to some of the tough ones... and to offer some tips on how his project went.

I think $700 to install is WAY too high. It's a bitch of a project, but $700 is twice the cost of the headers, practically. It wouldn't even be worth it to pay a shop to do it, IMO.

I had a great time and learned a lot! I've never come close to doing such an extensive mod on any car I've owned, so it was a good time.

Thanks for the info on the headers - I will keep that in mind if any of our V6'rs over here pursue them again

I agree the more money you can save by doing things yourself, the more mods you can buy!

Cool time lapse video - maybe you can use the security footage to help figure out what happened to that missing header bolt!

IROCanSS · 05-01-2012, 10:44 AM

Lol! Good call!

Just sent... don't want to offend anyone.

RS_Man · 05-01-2012, 10:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by velociSSimo

So cool! I didn't know that camera was even there! lol I was hoping someone would do something cool like this!

cntryman77 · 05-01-2012, 11:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RS_Man

Nope! I didn't see one torque wrench near those suckers!! She needs to torque them down!

didn't have a small wrench that went to 18ft-lbs & they're all tightened good...I think I checked 2 when I did mine to get a feel for the torque, then did the rest by hand...most of the bolts you can barely get a wrench on, let alone a torque wrench

rachykells · 05-01-2012, 11:57 AM

I know my buddy Kevin has a torque wrench, so I'll check the accessible ones. Nate tightened the crap out them though, and I've checked on them today and they're as snug as a bug!

Sick video-- love the first song. Didn't know that camera was there either. LOL!

velociSSimo · 05-01-2012, 02:14 PM

Spy camera to see who was a donut eater and who was working!

I'll have to go through each pic when I get a chance to see if there are any particular shots worth posting on their own. I'll look for the missing bolt (close eye on Drew)!

Drew10 · 05-01-2012, 02:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by velociSSimo

Spy camera to see who was a donut eater and who was working!

I'll have to go through each pic when I get a chance to see if there are any particular shots worth posting on their own. I'll look for the missing bolt (close eye on Drew)!

You gotta watch me. I am shaddy like that. I take random things from people and put it under my mattress. Hell I was trying to cabbage parts from your car too, but the gig was up and everyone was onto me.

TLSTWIN · 05-01-2012, 05:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Drew10

You gotta watch me. I am shaddy like that. I take random things from people and put it under my mattress. Hell I was trying to cabbage parts from your car too, but the gig was up and everyone was onto me.

Hear we thought you had A.D.H.D. or something when you went somewhere..... here you were just squirreling things away

gahammerle · 05-01-2012, 05:35 PM

Very cool on the time lapse video!

How's the new suspension?

IROCanSS · 05-01-2012, 06:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by velociSSimo

Spy camera to see who was a donut eater and who was working!

I'll have to go through each pic when I get a chance to see if there are any particular shots worth posting on their own. I'll look for the missing bolt (close eye on Drew)!

Finally got a chance to watch the video! VERY COOL!!!

Drew10 · 05-01-2012, 06:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TLSTWIN

Hear we thought you had A.D.H.D. or something when you went somewhere..... here you were just squirreling things away

I was summonsed by the great Rachel when I went missing from the Jim project. That's how I became implicated in the missing header bolt mystery.

Quote:

Originally Posted by IROCanSS

Finally got a chance to watch the video! VERY COOL!!!

Yes great job.

05-01-2012, 08:20 AM	#703
velociSSimo ... well, not yet. Drives: 2012 Chevy Silverado ZL1 Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: NE Ohio Posts: 1,213	__________________ 1988 Wellcraft St. Tropez / 32' Length / Twin 454ci

05-01-2012, 11:57 AM	#708
rachykells Gearhead rocker chick Drives: 2011 CGM Camaro Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Cincinnati, OH Posts: 982	I know my buddy Kevin has a torque wrench, so I'll check the accessible ones. Nate tightened the crap out them though, and I've checked on them today and they're as snug as a bug! Sick video-- love the first song. Didn't know that camera was there either. LOL! __________________ 2011 CGM Camaro LS Trifecta Tuned / VMAX ported TB / OBX LT headers / MRT v2.0 / Magnaflow Resonated X-pipe / Roto-Fab CAI / RX catch can / AAC Footwell Lights / Blacked-out Bowties / Smoked tails, side markers, reverse lights / 20% tint

05-01-2012, 02:14 PM	#709
velociSSimo ... well, not yet. Drives: 2012 Chevy Silverado ZL1 Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: NE Ohio Posts: 1,213	Spy camera to see who was a donut eater and who was working! I'll have to go through each pic when I get a chance to see if there are any particular shots worth posting on their own. I'll look for the missing bolt (close eye on Drew)! __________________ 1988 Wellcraft St. Tropez / 32' Length / Twin 454ci

05-01-2012, 05:35 PM	#712
gahammerle Drives: 2010 Camaro LS M6 Inferno Orange Join Date: May 2010 Location: Lebanon, OH Posts: 1,672	Very cool on the time lapse video! How's the new suspension? __________________ Gordy Injen CAI / Solo Mach-X LLT / Solo High-flow res-cats / Barton short shifter / RX Catch Can / RPI Gills / 35% tint / LED Footwell Lighting Front & Rear / Pedders Street 1 / Pedders steering rack bushing / SS struts / Pfadt drop springs / VMax Ported Throttle Body / Spohn Toe Rods / Spohn Trailing Arms / Trifecta Tune / MACE 25mm Intake Spacers Find me on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/gahammerle

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
PQs Camaro [COTW 9/20/10]	PQ	Member Car Journals	5664	07-28-2020 12:10 AM
5th Gen Suspension -- The Book	JusticePete	Suspension / Brakes / Chassis	151	05-07-2015 05:52 PM
Super Chevy Show April 8-10	tribone	USA - Southeast	10	04-28-2011 01:08 PM
SW Ohio mod day #2	heinzd01	USA - Great Lakes	473	05-28-2010 11:41 AM
Limerick Car Show - 9/27	FHMSCC	USA - NY / NJ / PA	10	10-09-2009 09:48 AM

05-01-2012, 10:44 AM	#705
IROCanSS Account Suspended Drives: 89 IROC 350 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Back roads, southern Ohio Posts: 12,504 View My Garage	Lol! Good call! Just sent... don't want to offend anyone.