American Muscle Car video - Camaro5 Chevy Camaro Forum / Camaro ZL1, SS and V6 Forums

RichieFlorida · 07-08-2007, 08:06 AM

Every type of Muscle car is featured in this video. I usually don't post up others videos but did was done right. Several very nice Camaros and our sister car the Trans Am.

http://videos.streetfire.net/categor...60013c15aa.htm

NO RICE

Lessk · 07-08-2007, 04:03 PM

That was a pretty good video.

*Mr. Wyndham* · 07-08-2007, 04:20 PM

Darn Nice...Correct me if I'm wrong, but #1, stock cars don't jump in the air like that...and #2 to jump like that, you would need some major unibody re-enforcement modifications, right? Or, are these cars strong enough (you just need power)

Lessk · 07-08-2007, 04:46 PM

True they arn't stock cars. By far. But it's showing what American muscle is and can be. It doesn't take much really.

As far as the wheelies go, yeah you don't "need" to stiffen the chassis. But you're crazy if you don't. Typically anyone who does that is going to have subframe connectors and usually a roll bar/cage.

Even so, it can easly trash parts.

*Mr. Wyndham* · 07-08-2007, 04:54 PM

Then I won't be trying it - not one myself for bodywork if it can be helped....

Lessk · 07-08-2007, 05:14 PM

Yeah, for example right underneath my passenger side rear window is a crack in the paint due to body twist.

Darn that torque stuff.....

I have subframe connectors though.

RichieFlorida · 07-08-2007, 09:57 PM

I have the Global West subframe connectors. I like them because they can be installed from underneath. No more welding inside the car or causing small fires when installing them.

*Mr. Wyndham* · 07-09-2007, 03:19 PM

Oh! So these subframe connectors can be installed, usually, without a major overhaul of the interior/body?

i thought you had to strip the car to bare metal to reinforce the frame...

Lessk · 07-09-2007, 04:25 PM

No you can buy them for most common cars to be built up. They are a simple as bolting them in or welding them. For the best strength, you can get the bolt in kind, and then weld them. Sitff!

It's not a hard task by any means.

*Mr. Wyndham* · 07-09-2007, 11:08 PM

Oh...I see now...

you'll have to excuse the noob attitude I've got toward's this stuff. I haven't been around cars long by any means (10 years isn't long in my book) - but the time I have spent is in the engine department. Past present and Future...I've never even dabbled in frame/body work...so when you say "subframe connectors", I envision under-the-frame bars that re-enforce the body...

And I think to get to this "sub-frame" area, you needed to completely rip out the interior first....
You can see why I'd be thinking ".....uh....No?"

*TAG UR IT* · 07-10-2007, 05:48 PM

http://www.slponline.com/browse_list.asp

You can see what the subrame connectors look like for the 4th Gen fbody here. You just weld them onto the frame under the car....or bolt them on...or both!

*Mindz* · 07-10-2007, 07:23 PM

I'm still amazed everytime I see/hear that viper at around 9:50. Sounds like a steam catapult of an aircraft carrier launching a Tomcat or hornet. It grabs the road and is just gone. The video was very entertaining. Lots of great footage and it's done tastefully too. I just don't like how it skips around, for example shows all the viper promo footage and then skips back to a cobra racing something and then to a corvette and doesn't show a viper for like 45 seconds after that.

RichieFlorida · 07-10-2007, 07:48 PM

I will check my library and post up some nice Viper videos.

Someone asked for a picture of the Dakota Digital Dash. This is the only one I have but wil take some more this week.

*Mr. Wyndham* · 07-10-2007, 10:46 PM

Hey, that's not half bad....I kinda like it!.

TAG, Thanks, but I can't seem to link to the page...

07-08-2007, 04:20 PM	#3
Mr. Wyndham I used to be Dragoneye... Drives: 2018 ZL1 1LE Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Buffalo, NY Posts: 31,876 View My Garage	Darn Nice...Correct me if I'm wrong, but #1, stock cars don't jump in the air like that...and #2 to jump like that, you would need some major unibody re-enforcement modifications, right? Or, are these cars strong enough (you just need power) __________________ *"Keep the faith."* - Fbodfather

07-08-2007, 04:46 PM	#4
Lessk Repeat after me.... Drives: 1969 Chevy Camaro Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Wichita, KS Posts: 50	True they arn't stock cars. By far. But it's showing what American muscle is and can be. It doesn't take much really. As far as the wheelies go, yeah you don't "need" to stiffen the chassis. But you're crazy if you don't. Typically anyone who does that is going to have subframe connectors and usually a roll bar/cage. Even so, it can easly trash parts. __________________ - Jason Death smiles at us all. All a man can do is smile back.

07-08-2007, 04:54 PM	#5
Mr. Wyndham I used to be Dragoneye... Drives: 2018 ZL1 1LE Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Buffalo, NY Posts: 31,876 View My Garage	Then I won't be trying it - not one myself for bodywork if it can be helped.... __________________ *"Keep the faith."* - Fbodfather

07-08-2007, 05:14 PM	#6
Lessk Repeat after me.... Drives: 1969 Chevy Camaro Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Wichita, KS Posts: 50	Yeah, for example right underneath my passenger side rear window is a crack in the paint due to body twist. Darn that torque stuff..... I have subframe connectors though. __________________ - Jason Death smiles at us all. All a man can do is smile back.

07-09-2007, 03:19 PM	#8
Mr. Wyndham I used to be Dragoneye... Drives: 2018 ZL1 1LE Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Buffalo, NY Posts: 31,876 View My Garage	Oh! So these subframe connectors can be installed, usually, without a major overhaul of the interior/body? i thought you had to strip the car to bare metal to reinforce the frame... __________________ *"Keep the faith."* - Fbodfather

07-08-2007, 08:06 AM	#1
RichieFlorida Drives: 69 SS Camaro Convertible Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Crystal River, Fl. Posts: 188	American Muscle Car video Every type of Muscle car is featured in this video. I usually don't post up others videos but did was done right. Several very nice Camaros and our sister car the Trans Am. http://videos.streetfire.net/categor...60013c15aa.htm NO RICE

07-08-2007, 04:03 PM	#2
Lessk Repeat after me.... Drives: 1969 Chevy Camaro Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Wichita, KS Posts: 50	That was a pretty good video. __________________ - Jason Death smiles at us all. All a man can do is smile back.

07-08-2007, 09:57 PM	#7
RichieFlorida Drives: 69 SS Camaro Convertible Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Crystal River, Fl. Posts: 188	I have the Global West subframe connectors. I like them because they can be installed from underneath. No more welding inside the car or causing small fires when installing them.

07-09-2007, 04:25 PM	#9
Lessk Repeat after me.... Drives: 1969 Chevy Camaro Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Wichita, KS Posts: 50	No you can buy them for most common cars to be built up. They are a simple as bolting them in or welding them. For the best strength, you can get the bolt in kind, and then weld them. Sitff! It's not a hard task by any means. __________________ - Jason Death smiles at us all. All a man can do is smile back.

07-09-2007, 11:08 PM	#10
Mr. Wyndham I used to be Dragoneye... Drives: 2018 ZL1 1LE Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Buffalo, NY Posts: 31,876 View My Garage	Oh...I see now... you'll have to excuse the noob attitude I've got toward's this stuff. I haven't been around cars long by any means (10 years isn't long in my book) - but the time I have spent is in the engine department. Past present and Future...I've never even dabbled in frame/body work...so when you say "subframe connectors", I envision under-the-frame bars that re-enforce the body... And I think to get to this "sub-frame" area, you needed to completely rip out the interior first.... You can see why I'd be thinking ".....uh....No?" __________________ *"Keep the faith."* - Fbodfather

07-10-2007, 05:48 PM	#11
TAG UR IT www.Camaro5store.com Drives: 2014 ZL1 #705 Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: SA, Texas Posts: 26,558 View My Garage	http://www.slponline.com/browse_list.asp You can see what the subrame connectors look like for the 4th Gen fbody here. You just weld them onto the frame under the car....or bolt them on...or both!

07-10-2007, 07:23 PM	#12
Mindz E.B.A.H. Drives: you wild... Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: In the happy padded room wearing a jacket that makes me hug myself... Posts: 18,421	I'm still amazed everytime I see/hear that viper at around 9:50. Sounds like a steam catapult of an aircraft carrier launching a Tomcat or hornet. It grabs the road and is just gone. The video was very entertaining. Lots of great footage and it's done tastefully too. I just don't like how it skips around, for example shows all the viper promo footage and then skips back to a cobra racing something and then to a corvette and doesn't show a viper for like 45 seconds after that. __________________ Blue Rush, 2010 SS [Car of the Week 3/22/2010] Traded in on...ZLZBUBB, 2013 ZL1

07-10-2007, 07:48 PM	#13
RichieFlorida Drives: 69 SS Camaro Convertible Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Crystal River, Fl. Posts: 188	I will check my library and post up some nice Viper videos. Someone asked for a picture of the Dakota Digital Dash. This is the only one I have but wil take some more this week.

07-10-2007, 10:46 PM	#14
Mr. Wyndham I used to be Dragoneye... Drives: 2018 ZL1 1LE Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Buffalo, NY Posts: 31,876 View My Garage	Hey, that's not half bad....I kinda like it!. TAG, Thanks, but I can't seem to link to the page... __________________ *"Keep the faith."* - Fbodfather

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