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SSRSLY · 12-04-2009, 11:36 AM

As we have some big plans for this car, we feel that it deserves its own project thread. You may recall our debut article on the car, found here:

http://www.planetlsx.com/vehicles/Pr..._Camaro_SS/115

Well, we have our first update article...unfortunately, it's not full of cool parts and performance gains; quite the opposite! Enjoy -

http://www.planetlsx.com/vehicles/Getting_The_Shaft/124

Stay tuned for our MGW shifter install/review!

TJ91 · 12-04-2009, 01:15 PM

sweet, i love white with orange stripes, was my original combo i wanted but it wasnt available at the time...oh well, i love my IOM!

tones2SS · 12-04-2009, 05:26 PM

VERY COOL!! Welcome to camaro5.

I am also a member on planetlsx.com, with the same screen name you see here.

ls7camaro · 12-04-2009, 09:43 PM

i saw that car yesterday

SSRSLY · 12-05-2009, 11:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tones2SS

VERY COOL!! Welcome to camaro5.

I am also a member on planetlsx.com, with the same screen name you see here.

I am HYBRED on PlanetLSX

Quote:

Originally Posted by ls7camaro

i saw that car yesterday

In person? That would be a feat, it hasn't left its garage in Texas for a week!

billscamaros · 12-05-2009, 01:08 PM

Looking forward to following the build up. the camaro world rocks again.

same screen name on planetlsx ....

MikeW · 12-06-2009, 03:52 AM

Sorry to read about your driveshaft. Considering all the threads on here about transmission output shafts, and a couple on driveshafts, do you think launch control is the culprit???

SSRSLY · 12-06-2009, 11:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MikeW

Sorry to read about your driveshaft. Considering all the threads on here about transmission output shafts, and a couple on driveshafts, do you think launch control is the culprit???

Wheel hop is the culprit. The bolts, which may not have been fully tight, as suggested by the slight ring of fatigue around the edge of the bolt, snapped under shock loading. Launch control was not designed for use on a sticker than normal street surface; it was designed to haze the tires by maintaining a rear tire speed slightly higher than the fronts, to in effect ride the line between all out spinning and bogging. When your road surface is sticker than the average street, as is the case with some of our warm concrete streets in Houston, or a VHT prepped track surface, you run a higher risk of wheel hop, however you launch the car. I have it on good authority - Launch control should not break this car if used correctly.

In sum, don't use launch control on sticky surfaces, and make sure all your driveshaft bolts - front and rear - are tight. I would recommend 120-130 ft-lbs, even though dealer specs are 100.

SSRSLY · 12-13-2009, 11:38 PM

Bad news...

OUTATIME · 12-14-2009, 12:15 AM

Ugh, what the heck happened??

will69camaro · 12-14-2009, 12:17 AM

Car turned in front of me because people in lanes left of me stopped to let him. I was driving minding my own business and that guy pulled in front. I was doing about 35 and had maybe 2 cars to stop. T-boned the Tacoma and put him on his side. Just didnt' have time to stop :(

His turn has no "right of way" as there is no light, no yield. Terrible way to end Kat's (SSRSLY's) birthday :(

1320junkie · 12-14-2009, 12:23 AM

wow thats terrible

*GTAHVIT* · 12-14-2009, 12:43 AM

ugh...

tones2SS · 12-14-2009, 09:10 AM

Damn. That sucks. How much damage?
Good luck bud!

will69camaro · 12-14-2009, 09:29 AM

Going to check the car out today. Missed the front bumper cause truck was so high. Ripped bumper, lights, grill and hood of course. Pushed fenders back and wrecked those. Doors jacked when opening to get out. Windshield busted when pass airbag hit it and all airbags popped...Honestly I hope it's totaled because it will never be the same. If it is, I hope to be able to "buy it back" so the heart can live on in another car...Assuming the engine isn't toast from when the radiator/core hit it at 30mph...

SSRSLY · 12-14-2009, 11:55 AM

tones2SS · 12-14-2009, 05:21 PM

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Originally Posted by will69camaro

Going to check the car out today. Missed the front bumper cause truck was so high. Ripped bumper, lights, grill and hood of course. Pushed fenders back and wrecked those. Doors jacked when opening to get out. Windshield busted when pass airbag hit it and all airbags popped...Honestly I hope it's totaled because it will never be the same. If it is, I hope to be able to "buy it back" so the heart can live on in another car...Assuming the engine isn't toast from when the radiator/core hit it at 30mph...

Damn, that sucks dude. Best of my luck bud!!!

2010 SSRS · 12-14-2009, 05:23 PM

wow, that sux

huggerorangss · 12-14-2009, 06:05 PM

Glad to hear you are ok at least!

will69camaro · 12-14-2009, 06:22 PM

m1tankr · 12-15-2009, 03:36 PM

That sucks, at least it's the other guys fault.

HP junky · 12-15-2009, 03:43 PM

OMG that sucks. ida beat his ass worse than he was already hurt and then cry cuz my baby was torn up.

jeffny09 · 12-15-2009, 04:35 PM

ouch man god less u other guy and the car

SSRSLY · 12-15-2009, 06:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jeffny09

ouch man god less u other guy and the car

....what?

GoodTimes · 12-15-2009, 09:09 PM

This just hurts to look at... Looks like the Camaro crumpled well absorbing the force of the accident. And I guess by the sound of it you came out unscathed, well at least physically, maybe not mentally (cause that would make me nuts too). Just curious, how violent was the wreck from your perspective? I know from the pics it looks ridiculous. When you got out the car were you like, 'Holy Crap, there's no way this happened at 35mph!'

12-04-2009, 11:36 AM	#1
SSRSLY Lady Racer Drives: 2010 Camaro SS/RS Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Spring TX Posts: 521 View My Garage	PlanetLSX's Project Z2010 As we have some big plans for this car, we feel that it deserves its own project thread. You may recall our debut article on the car, found here: http://www.planetlsx.com/vehicles/Pr..._Camaro_SS/115 Well, we have our first update article...unfortunately, it's not full of cool parts and performance gains; quite the opposite! Enjoy - http://www.planetlsx.com/vehicles/Getting_The_Shaft/124 Stay tuned for our MGW shifter install/review! __________________ 2010 Camaro SS/RS: HRE, MGW, Magnacharger, BMR, TSP \|\| 2012 Boss 302: BMR, Forgeline (incoming)

12-13-2009, 11:38 PM	#9
SSRSLY Lady Racer Drives: 2010 Camaro SS/RS Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Spring TX Posts: 521 View My Garage	Bad news... __________________ 2010 Camaro SS/RS: HRE, MGW, Magnacharger, BMR, TSP \|\| 2012 Boss 302: BMR, Forgeline (incoming)

12-14-2009, 12:43 AM	#13
GTAHVIT One Lucky Guy. Drives: #22 Tom Henry Racing 2010 2SS/RS Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Saint Augustine FL Posts: 28,318 View My Garage	ugh... __________________ Click image to see build thread. PQ - "the love of cars. It's a boys first step toward manhood and a mans last hold on boyhood." Fbodfather - "We do not want to use the Z28 moniker on a car that does not deserve this hallowed name." The_Blur - "Let's not confuse competitors with equals."

12-14-2009, 11:55 AM	#16
SSRSLY Lady Racer Drives: 2010 Camaro SS/RS Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Spring TX Posts: 521 View My Garage	__________________ 2010 Camaro SS/RS: HRE, MGW, Magnacharger, BMR, TSP \|\| 2012 Boss 302: BMR, Forgeline (incoming)

12-15-2009, 03:43 PM	#22
HP junky ADDICTED TO HORSEPOWER!!! Drives: 2004 2500HD twin turbo duramax Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Ocean City, Maryland Posts: 149	OMG that sucks. ida beat his ass worse than he was already hurt and then cry cuz my baby was torn up. __________________ Chris 2010 Black/Black 2SS/RS M6, Sunroof, Painted GFX, Borla S-Type Cat Back, Barton Black Pistolgrip Shift Handle, Black Lloyds SS mats, Elite Engineering Catch Can

12-04-2009, 01:15 PM	#2
TJ91 :chevy: Drives: 2LT/RS Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Toronto Posts: 12,346	sweet, i love white with orange stripes, was my original combo i wanted but it wasnt available at the time...oh well, i love my IOM!

12-04-2009, 05:26 PM	#3
tones2SS Drives: 13 Roush S3 05 Dodge Ram Daytona Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 2,456	VERY COOL!! Welcome to camaro5. I am also a member on planetlsx.com, with the same screen name you see here.

12-04-2009, 09:43 PM	#4
ls7camaro Drives: 2010 camaro Join Date: May 2009 Location: PA Posts: 353	i saw that car yesterday

12-05-2009, 01:08 PM	#6
billscamaros Drives: 1999 Camaro Z28, 1969 Camaro RS Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Charles Town, WV Posts: 54	Looking forward to following the build up. the camaro world rocks again. same screen name on planetlsx ....

12-06-2009, 03:52 AM	#7
MikeW Bowtie Brotherhood Drives: 04 Blazer ZR2, 2010 2SS/RS Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Chicago, IL USA Posts: 96	Sorry to read about your driveshaft. Considering all the threads on here about transmission output shafts, and a couple on driveshafts, do you think launch control is the culprit???

12-14-2009, 12:15 AM	#10
OUTATIME Drives: 2010 IOM 2SS/RS Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: NJ Posts: 556	Ugh, what the heck happened??

12-14-2009, 12:17 AM	#11
will69camaro Drives: 1969 and 2010 Camaros Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Spring, TX Posts: 515	Car turned in front of me because people in lanes left of me stopped to let him. I was driving minding my own business and that guy pulled in front. I was doing about 35 and had maybe 2 cars to stop. T-boned the Tacoma and put him on his side. Just didnt' have time to stop :( His turn has no "right of way" as there is no light, no yield. Terrible way to end Kat's (SSRSLY's) birthday :(

12-14-2009, 12:23 AM	#12
1320junkie Drives: The Imperial Army Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: The Darkside Posts: 15,898	wow thats terrible

12-14-2009, 09:10 AM	#14
tones2SS Drives: 13 Roush S3 05 Dodge Ram Daytona Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 2,456	Damn. That sucks. How much damage? Good luck bud!

12-14-2009, 09:29 AM	#15
will69camaro Drives: 1969 and 2010 Camaros Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Spring, TX Posts: 515	Going to check the car out today. Missed the front bumper cause truck was so high. Ripped bumper, lights, grill and hood of course. Pushed fenders back and wrecked those. Doors jacked when opening to get out. Windshield busted when pass airbag hit it and all airbags popped...Honestly I hope it's totaled because it will never be the same. If it is, I hope to be able to "buy it back" so the heart can live on in another car...Assuming the engine isn't toast from when the radiator/core hit it at 30mph...

12-14-2009, 05:23 PM	#18
2010 SSRS R.I.P. jesserayjames Drives: 2010 IOM 2SSRS Join Date: May 2009 Location: Warwick,RI Posts: 111,997 View My Garage	wow, that sux

12-14-2009, 06:05 PM	#19
huggerorangss Drives: c6 corvette Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: clinton township Posts: 65	Glad to hear you are ok at least!

12-14-2009, 06:22 PM	#20
will69camaro Drives: 1969 and 2010 Camaros Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Spring, TX Posts: 515

12-15-2009, 03:36 PM	#21
m1tankr Drives: '06 Trailblazer SS Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Minnesota Posts: 53	That sucks, at least it's the other guys fault.

12-15-2009, 04:35 PM	#23
jeffny09 Drives: 2010 camaro Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: new york Posts: 5,703	ouch man god less u other guy and the car __________________ top 10 reason why real men drive stick. 10. A manual transmission is the ultimate in control 9. You can use automotive jargon and not sound like a total tool 8. You can't spell "manual" without "man" 7. Manual transmissions prove you can do more than one thing at a time 6. You can't drift in an auto 5. You can't pull fancy moves in an automatic 4. You get better fuel economy with a stick 3. You’ll never look like a chump if you can drive stick 2. Manual transmission cars are faster 1. Women like a guy who is good with his hands.

12-15-2009, 09:09 PM	#25
GoodTimes Drives: 1968 Camaro, 2002 Grand Am GT Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 52	This just hurts to look at... Looks like the Camaro crumpled well absorbing the force of the accident. And I guess by the sound of it you came out unscathed, well at least physically, maybe not mentally (cause that would make me nuts too). Just curious, how violent was the wreck from your perspective? I know from the pics it looks ridiculous. When you got out the car were you like, 'Holy Crap, there's no way this happened at 35mph!'

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