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1320junkie · 10-04-2009, 12:11 PM

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Originally Posted by mws444

Hey Junkie, spent a few hours in Atlanta last week (airport on the way to Albany) from the air it looks like things have dried out nicely. Time to raise that garage before the next one hits.

Scotty, havent seen your posts since the ten month wait on my car to come in, good to see you around.

Yep its all clean up...but we just got this in the news today

http://www.ajc.com/news/flood-watch-...ht-154021.html

mws444 · 10-04-2009, 12:26 PM

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Originally Posted by 1320junkie

Yep its all clean up...but we just got this in the news today

http://www.ajc.com/news/flood-watch-...ht-154021.html

Man two to four inches is normal for you guys.
In west Texas 2 to 4 inches is a diaster. We only get 8 inches a year. Although we a nice shower this morning. Hang tight o Fast One!

600hp-lpe · 10-05-2009, 03:05 AM

Nice list windy!

Hi Everyone!

I just made it home FINALLY - at a little past midnight tonight.

Pedders Update... Pedders Update.... Pedders Update...........

Warning... The Extreme track kit is not to be taken lightly. This kit needs to be installed by a professional. Started at 9:00 a.m. - finished at 8:30 p.m. The "larger" kits will involve dropping the rear sub frame assembly, and completely dis-assembling it. It would have been impossible for me to do at home.. I don't have the tools that are required, and I have LOTS of tools. Most of the people at the Wretched event were shocked at what had to happen to my car to install this kit.

I had to get my hands dirty and assist with quite a few of the items that needed to be swapped. It took about 5-6 hours to get the rear sub frame rebuilt alone. I will post pictures later.

The full suspension kit will be amazing when finished. I don't have the right swaybars yet. The larger 32MM sway bars are still stuck in Customs, Pete still needs to test them once they clear, so for the time being I have a "loaner" 27MM front. We had to keep the rear stock swaybar as the brackets were incorrect. Both swaybars will be 32 MM (1 1/4") with adjustable end links. Also missing were the Caster Bolts, So that wasn't set either.

Pete was not able to make it. he is getting ready for a photo session with a famous magazine. They are going to take his car, loaded with 4 PEOPLE in it to Gingerman and put it up against against a Z06 with racing slicks and show what the Pedderized Camaro can do. Wanna guess who will win? I would be betting on Pete's car, even though it is procharged as opposed to LPE prepped.... power output was in the ballpark for pete's car to ours I believe.

Ok.. here's the Butt test.. of the second and only other car other than pete's that has this suspension kit installed. Don't forget I am missing the correct Swaybars, and one set of bushings as the lower rear control arm weld gave way instead of the bushing, and the caster bolts. We had to repair the rear control arm, and Rob is ordering a replacement. We set the front shocks on 15 and the rear on 10, to make up for the sway bar diffrences. Scale of adjustability on the shocks is 1 - 30.

I brought Mike (race car guy who races on local road coarses) for a ride as I didn't know the area. He described it as QUOTE: "Your car is more than the Z/28 will be when it comes out... for Sure! It's a ZR-1 in a Camaro body".

This thing Rocks! The red devil is gonna piss off a lot of expensive high end car owners....

The car tracks amazingly well. The body roll does not exist any longer. Turn and the car moves in that direction. The car is planted and sure footed. At the firmer shock settings we have the car at right now, it rides stiffer than the Z51 corvette I had. It is not rough, or noisy.. It is the ride I wanted for this car, or the vette for that matter. Amazingly, the ride is quite nice even though it is set so stiff. It's not bone jarring..Now it is truly a suspension worthy of a LPE car.

It will spank any stock Vette or Z06 already. The transformation is amazing!

Forget the lowly Mustang, they will fall to the wayside. We can go big game hunting.. Snakes beware!

If you compared the stock camaro with the LPE, that is about as close a comparison as i can make for the difference between the stock suspension to the Pedders extreme track kit.

We are upgrading status from "Rock star" to "Superstar". Best part is I am operating in stealth mode. Only thing giving me away is the vanity license plate.

1320junkie · 10-05-2009, 06:51 AM

Nice info

600hp-lpe · 10-05-2009, 07:19 AM

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Originally Posted by 1320junkie

Nice info

Thanks Junkie... Get a car for LPE yet?

I want to hear that Bad Boy in person!

Speed74SS · 10-05-2009, 07:41 AM

Great write up 570!! Nice to see you are home. Are you still in your car?? You may try and pry your other hand off the car and go inside the house, I know its hard but give it a shot. Nice read on the Pedders set up as well. Definately worth it. I am looking forward to some pictures also. Congrats on getting the Red Devil home!!

1320junkie · 10-05-2009, 10:02 AM

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Originally Posted by 570hp-lpe

Thanks Junkie... Get a car for LPE yet?

I want to hear that Bad Boy in person!

Im in a holding pattern until the end of this month

I may just need to order now

RS-SS2 · 10-05-2009, 10:02 AM

570, Glad you are home safe and will finally be able to enjoy the new improved Red Devil.

600hp-lpe · 10-05-2009, 10:52 AM

Thanks all..

I am going to have to do some work on the pic's.. they are high res images and I need to shrink them to be able to upload. Here-s a preview of 6 hours of hard work.. All cleaned and reassembled.

more pic's tonight.

RS-SS2 · 10-05-2009, 12:03 PM

570, they really tore into your hind end j/k. Looks like very high quality work.

600hp-lpe · 10-05-2009, 12:34 PM

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Originally Posted by RS-SS2

570, they really tore into your hind end j/k. Looks like very high quality work.

There were 3 of us working on this for the whole day.. 9 am to 8:30 p.m. I dove in as well. There is so much stuff to do to install this kit. The rear sub frame had to be completely disassembled, and ALL of the bushings in ALL of the arms were replaced by using a hydraulic press when you could.
The larger bushings for the rear subframe are encased in PLASTIC. Was surprised at that.. But they can't go anywhere.

I have some great shots.. Close up's of the rear end, gas tank, drive shaft, front spindle, steering, etc. that I will post tonight. All but 3 pic's I took of my car were underneath. I took some of other people's cars as well.

I like working on cars and more than capable of turning wrenches with these guys. Rob just kinda included me as part of the crew after a few hours on the project.

Wretched Motorsports was awesome.. Rob didn't have any issue with me being one of the crew to dis-assemble / re-assemble the Camaro.

I would have been there well past midnight had I not assisted. The 2 other cars getting the same kit done finished at 3:30 a.m. - I was home posting. LOL

600hp-lpe · 10-05-2009, 12:48 PM

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Originally Posted by RS-SS2

570, they really tore into your hind end j/k. Looks like very high quality work.

You havn't seen anything yet.. I just posted the money shots.

The rear subframe is all the work (6+ hours).
The front end is about 1 hour.

there was 3 of us working on this rear to get it to finally look like that when it was ready to go back in.

600hp-lpe · 10-05-2009, 09:47 PM

ok... here's the pic's. the last picture is when I picked it up at LPE.

I will post pic's of other people's cars tomorrow.

1320junkie · 10-05-2009, 10:04 PM

Hey guys just giving you a heads up..1st Annual Official Camaro5Fest. We are shooting for the first half of March. I will confirm the dates tomorrow with the facility.
http://www.racesgmp.com/index.da

We will have the Dragstrip, Drift Course and Road Track. This will be a two day event.

10-05-2009, 10:52 AM	#527
600hp-lpe Drives: 2010 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: NH Posts: 4,788	Thanks all.. I am going to have to do some work on the pic's.. they are high res images and I need to shrink them to be able to upload. Here-s a preview of 6 hours of hard work.. All cleaned and reassembled. more pic's tonight. Attached Images

10-05-2009, 09:47 PM	#531
600hp-lpe Drives: 2010 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: NH Posts: 4,788	ok... here's the pic's. the last picture is when I picked it up at LPE. I will post pic's of other people's cars tomorrow. Attached Images

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10-05-2009, 03:05 AM	#521
600hp-lpe Drives: 2010 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: NH Posts: 4,788	Nice list windy! Hi Everyone! I just made it home FINALLY - at a little past midnight tonight. Pedders Update... Pedders Update.... Pedders Update........... Warning... The Extreme track kit is not to be taken lightly. This kit needs to be installed by a professional. Started at 9:00 a.m. - finished at 8:30 p.m. The "larger" kits will involve dropping the rear sub frame assembly, and completely dis-assembling it. It would have been impossible for me to do at home.. I don't have the tools that are required, and I have LOTS of tools. Most of the people at the Wretched event were shocked at what had to happen to my car to install this kit. I had to get my hands dirty and assist with quite a few of the items that needed to be swapped. It took about 5-6 hours to get the rear sub frame rebuilt alone. I will post pictures later. The full suspension kit will be amazing when finished. I don't have the right swaybars yet. The larger 32MM sway bars are still stuck in Customs, Pete still needs to test them once they clear, so for the time being I have a "loaner" 27MM front. We had to keep the rear stock swaybar as the brackets were incorrect. Both swaybars will be 32 MM (1 1/4") with adjustable end links. Also missing were the Caster Bolts, So that wasn't set either. Pete was not able to make it. he is getting ready for a photo session with a famous magazine. They are going to take his car, loaded with 4 PEOPLE in it to Gingerman and put it up against against a Z06 with racing slicks and show what the Pedderized Camaro can do. Wanna guess who will win? I would be betting on Pete's car, even though it is procharged as opposed to LPE prepped.... power output was in the ballpark for pete's car to ours I believe. Ok.. here's the Butt test.. of the second and only other car other than pete's that has this suspension kit installed. Don't forget I am missing the correct Swaybars, and one set of bushings as the lower rear control arm weld gave way instead of the bushing, and the caster bolts. We had to repair the rear control arm, and Rob is ordering a replacement. We set the front shocks on 15 and the rear on 10, to make up for the sway bar diffrences. Scale of adjustability on the shocks is 1 - 30. I brought Mike (race car guy who races on local road coarses) for a ride as I didn't know the area. He described it as QUOTE: "Your car is more than the Z/28 will be when it comes out... for Sure! It's a ZR-1 in a Camaro body". This thing Rocks! The red devil is gonna piss off a lot of expensive high end car owners.... The car tracks amazingly well. The body roll does not exist any longer. Turn and the car moves in that direction. The car is planted and sure footed. At the firmer shock settings we have the car at right now, it rides stiffer than the Z51 corvette I had. It is not rough, or noisy.. It is the ride I wanted for this car, or the vette for that matter. Amazingly, the ride is quite nice even though it is set so stiff. It's not bone jarring..Now it is truly a suspension worthy of a LPE car. It will spank any stock Vette or Z06 already. The transformation is amazing! Forget the lowly Mustang, they will fall to the wayside. We can go big game hunting.. Snakes beware! If you compared the stock camaro with the LPE, that is about as close a comparison as i can make for the difference between the stock suspension to the Pedders extreme track kit. We are upgrading status from "Rock star" to "Superstar". Best part is I am operating in stealth mode. Only thing giving me away is the vanity license plate.

10-05-2009, 06:51 AM	#522
1320junkie Drives: The Imperial Army Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: The Darkside Posts: 15,742	Nice info

10-05-2009, 07:41 AM	#524
Speed74SS Drives: 2010 LPE 650+ CTS-V Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Sioux Falls, SD Posts: 1,640	Great write up 570!! Nice to see you are home. Are you still in your car?? You may try and pry your other hand off the car and go inside the house, I know its hard but give it a shot. Nice read on the Pedders set up as well. Definately worth it. I am looking forward to some pictures also. Congrats on getting the Red Devil home!!

10-05-2009, 10:02 AM	#526
RS-SS2 Drives: 2010 Camaro, 09 mini, 01 3500 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Albuquerque Posts: 377 View My Garage	570, Glad you are home safe and will finally be able to enjoy the new improved Red Devil.

10-05-2009, 12:03 PM	#528
RS-SS2 Drives: 2010 Camaro, 09 mini, 01 3500 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Albuquerque Posts: 377 View My Garage	570, they really tore into your hind end j/k. Looks like very high quality work.

10-05-2009, 10:04 PM	#532
1320junkie Drives: The Imperial Army Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: The Darkside Posts: 15,742	Hey guys just giving you a heads up..1st Annual Official Camaro5Fest. We are shooting for the first half of March. I will confirm the dates tomorrow with the facility. http://www.racesgmp.com/index.da We will have the Dragstrip, Drift Course and Road Track. This will be a two day event.