Here's a sneak peek at the '68 Camaro with the Toyo Proxes T1 Sport
tires mounted on the Rocket Racing Booster wheels as the guys complete
the interior install. Next up is the final detail and buff job, and
then it's off to the show!
http://www.v8tvshow.com - Wheels & tires make up a huge part of how a car looks and performs, and we're running some cool ones on this Camaro! Check out the Rocket Racing Booster wheels done in polished lip / gray face for a nostalgic look, and the killer redlined tires! The tires were redlined by Diamond Back Classics, and the process vulcanizes the red stripe to the side wall, meaning it won't peel off or rub like paint. It's part of the tire. Cool stuff!
Today we thought we'd let you hear the 490 in the '68 Camaro for a bit, and it sounds killer. It's a stroked 454 with an Eagle crank and rods, JE pistons, Holley oval port heads, a Weiand Stealth intake manifold, FAST EZ-EFI fuel injection, MSD Digital E-Curve distributor and MSD wires, Moroso fabricated valve covers, Hooker headers, and a Vintage Air Frontrunner serpentine system. But the real star is the Comp Thumpr hydraulic roller camshaft kit... (PN COMP K01-600-8). This thing sounds like a top fuel car! More on this engine in an upcoming video, but here's a taste. We love the super-fast throttle response of the EZ-EFI and this Comp Thumpr. Cool.
Tonight, Nathan completed the wetsnading process and the 3M Perfect-It buffing process, and man does this car shine! The BASF Glasurit clear looks like you dipped the car in liquid metal. It's unreal.
We painted the '68 over the weekend, here's a sneak peek at the car right after the Glasurit clear was sprayed. Today, Nathan is wetsanding and buffing it to a mirror-like shine!
Today, Nathan and the crew are hard at work on the post-painting steps to making our 1968 Camaro "Reloaded" gleam like a show car. The process starts with a through wet sanding of the BASF Glasurit clear coat, knocking down any surface imperfections and also "burying" the stripes in the clear. This means that the stripes will not be detectable if you run your hand over them. Nathan will also be using the 3M Denibbing tool to remove large paint "nibs". The next steps will be more wetsanding with the 3M Trizact system, and finally buffing with the 3M Perfect-It system.
http://www.v8tvshow.com - Greetings from the paint booth! We've just finished spraying the multiple coats of BASF Glasurit "Reloaded" Silver, and now it's time to lay out the charcoal stripes on this bad '68 Camaro. We've got 14 days left to finish this car.
While installing the MSD Super Conductor 8.5 MM spark plug wires, we took a minute to measure the electrical resistance of these wires and compare them to stock. We found them to have nearly 100 times less resistance than stock wires… pretty amazing.
PART 1 of 2. This video takes a look back at the 2010 Muscle Car and Corvette Nationals (MCACN) car show and previews the 2011 show. The Muscle Car and Corvette Nationals is the most amazing muscle car show in the world, featuring Nickey Chevrolet Cars, Hemi Cuda convertibles, Shelby Mustangs, ZL1 Camaros, Yenko Deuce Novas, Baldwin Motion Corvettes, Buick GS Stage 2 race cars, AMX, Javelin, Mustangs, Hurst Oldsmobiles, Pontiac GTOs, Firebirds, Camaros, Novas, and any other rare and significant muscle cars you can think of! The 2011 show is November 19 and 20 at the Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, IL near Chicago.
