OHIO CAMARO ENTHUSIASTS/OWNERS REPORT HERE

[EarliestMemory]

Originally Posted by 1 RD JEWL

OK. Here is the first post with pictures from tonight. I didn't get out while it was sunny to get pictures of the other cars so I will leave it to some of y'all that did to post them here.

Nice pics, RD JEWL! Thanks for sharing. It was great to see everyone who came out on Friday! Prostock69, glad to hear your husband is feeling better, and hoping the docs get it figured out soon!

Originally Posted by jrhaus76

OK... so I stated my ABL today. I got the car torn down and the little section on the drivers side done and it looks great!

That does look great, jrhaus! Good to see you guys Friday, too. Hopefully Darth Emma and others will be able to make it one of these weeks!

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We went to my brother's for Easter. He's made a lot of progress on our dad's '69, and it looks great! The new seats and interior are in, and polished/new chrome trim replaced, and he even repainted the silver outlining on the speedo and fuel gauge (where the tach is on our cars). He also got some SS-style wheel caps - he still has the original hubcaps but they're pretty trashed. Now he's getting ready to repaint the doors, and after that, the front end, then it'll be ready to drive, although he still wants to do some work on the transmission. So hopefully we'll see him out at KMart with Dad's car soon!

[IROCanSS]

Originally Posted by hrpiii

Yeah, and a full tank of Gas! After dropping these cars, you really need your mechanic to test it out good, cornering, etc., just to make sure they are happy with their work.

They look great!! What a change in the looks of these cars with only a 1" drop. Amazing!!

HAHA! I like your thinking!

Thanks again for letting us learn on yours, it was the guinea pig! I hope you are happy with it. I only drove a few miles and am loving it! It goes in Friday for the alignment. Poor weather tomorrow and Thursday so I have to push it back!

PS... Kris really likes it too! She was skeptical but I vetoed her and did it anyhow. She approves!

[1 RD JEWL]

Originally Posted by jrhaus76

OK so Drew and I had mini mod day today. We installed the Eibach kit on both our cars. it was an exact drop of 1" in all 4 corners as described. The install is very straight forward and we are really starting to be able to whip these things out. We did mine first and it took about 2.5 hours. We took an hour for lunch at the local Mexican joint. When we returned, with over-full bellies, we were able to get his done in under 2 hours. Both cars look great and the ride quality is awesome. Sure, its a tad rougher but there body roll is greatly reduced and it looks AWESOME!

One thing we noticed with the stock springs is the driver side of my car was about 1/2" lower than the passenger side and Drew passenger side was about 1/2" lower, both on basically level ground.

Drew and I have decided that we will do or help anyone who wants to do this but there will be some cost. Its easy, can be done with the tools we own and we'd need the car about 3 hours tops...

Now for the pics (before followed by after):

Mine

OK... who's next? Paul? Oh.... Paaaaaauuulllll ??

HMMMMmmmmmm? Worried about clearance with the GFX?

Amazing how much 1 inch can make in the appearance. I really want it for the role though.

[1 RD JEWL]

Originally Posted by Darth_Emma

Mine goes on next week. The shop has all the part in (springs, sway barrs, and end links), but I'm waiting for the headers to come in so I only have to leave the car once instead of making 2 trips.

I'll post pics when it's done.

Windows get tinted on Thursday this week.

There is counseling available for you emma. If you need a referral I can write you one.

Although I bet we can put together a support group from just the folks on here...

[IROCanSS]

Originally Posted by Darth_Emma

Mine goes on next week. The shop has all the part in (springs, sway barrs, and end links), but I'm waiting for the headers to come in so I only have to leave the car once instead of making 2 trips.

I'll post pics when it's done.

Windows get tinted on Thursday this week.

We could have saved you a TON of money... We installed the 3 sets of springs and also headers on Drews car... The sways would be easy too. All you would have needed to pay for was a tune at Cincy Speed!

[1 RD JEWL]

Originally Posted by Darth_Emma

1 RD JEWL:
Where did you get the hood plaque that you put on the underside of your hood? It looked great. I may need to get one.

PM showstopper on here and tell him you want one like mine and he will do whatever color scheme you want.

[FenwickHockey65]

The Indy Pace Car Special Edition Camaro's being sold only through the top Camaro selling Chevy dealers in 2009. Jack Maxton Chevrolet here in Columbus is on the list, as well as Voss Chevrolet in Centerville.

[hrpiii]

Originally Posted by Darth_Emma

I really hate to ask you guys to spend your valuable time on my car. They're only charging me $350 to do the whole install of the suspension package. (Plus another $79 for an alignment.) I know that's not cheap, but it's not horrendously expensive either.

They are also giving me a discount on the header install and the tune. Brandon is taking good care of me.

I bet there will be other times when I would love to take you up on some help with mods!

My list of mods I'm considering after the suspension and headers include:
new rims (just starting to look at those),
borla catback exhaust (that's on hold until I listen to the headers for a while),
cam,
supercharger (that would not be until at least next year),
custom paint work: hood spears, strip on trunk (painted gloss black),
Pfadt bushings

give the Solo XL's a listen for the catback exhaust. They are pretty good if you are going to keep AFM. It's still top on my list. Now if you are going to tune that out, then any catback will work.

now, if I could get my rims in.. DANG IT the delayyyyyyyy!

[hrpiii]

Originally Posted by jrhaus76

HAHA! I like your thinking!

Thanks again for letting us learn on yours, it was the guinea pig! I hope you are happy with it. I only drove a few miles and am loving it! It goes in Friday for the alignment. Poor weather tomorrow and Thursday so I have to push it back!

PS... Kris really likes it too! She was skeptical but I vetoed her and did it anyhow. She approves!

Still extremely happy with it, and so is Missy. She is just a visual person, really has to see it in person. It was a great learning experience for all.

[1 RD JEWL]

Originally Posted by FenwickHockey65

The Indy Pace Car Special Edition Camaro's being sold only through the top Camaro selling Chevy dealers in 2009. Jack Maxton Chevrolet here in Columbus is on the list, as well as Voss Chevrolet in Centerville.

Hey Fen... wheres the picture of this pace car?

I bet you could get some badges out of some of the folks on her now. whole fresh group since last summer.

Js bear is still looking good. Seems she had offspring sporting bling after the long winter hibernation too.

[FenwickHockey65]

Originally Posted by 1 RD JEWL

Hey Fen... wheres the picture of this pace car?

I bet you could get some badges out of some of the folks on her now. whole fresh group since last summer.

Js bear is still looking good. Seems she had offspring sporting bling after the long winter hibernation too.

[1 RD JEWL]

Originally Posted by FenwickHockey65

I like it. Funny, not pokin fun, but no badges on the indy pace car either.

[FenwickHockey65]

Originally Posted by 1 RD JEWL

I like it. Funny, not pokin fun, but no badges on the indy pace car either.

Newp. GM quit putting the badges on cars sometime last year. Focusing more on the individual brands now, not the company as a whole, especially Cadillac. Everyone at Cadillac even has email addresses @Cadillac.com now instead of @GM.com.

[IROCanSS]

Originally Posted by Darth_Emma

I really hate to ask you guys to spend your valuable time on my car. They're only charging me $350 to do the whole install of the suspension package. (Plus another $79 for an alignment.) I know that's not cheap, but it's not horrendously expensive either.

They are also giving me a discount on the header install and the tune. Brandon is taking good care of me.

I bet there will be other times when I would love to take you up on some help with mods!

My list of mods I'm considering after the suspension and headers include:
new rims (just starting to look at those),
borla catback exhaust (that's on hold until I listen to the headers for a while),
cam,
supercharger (that would not be until at least next year),
custom paint work: hood spears, strip on trunk (painted gloss black),
Pfadt bushings

WOW! That seems like a really good price! I look forward to seeing your car when it all done... well they are never done... but you know what I mean.