Here is a series of pictures from my track outing on Sat. The car was yanking the fronts pretty hard. Went all new bests in all incrementals except one......right off the trailer no less! I heard a noise in the rear end during shutdown on my second pass and loaded up and came home. Found some broken teeth on the ring gear when I pulled it apart this afternoon. I've ordered a Pro Gear to replace the previous street gear.

Needless to say there is quite a bit of ET left in the car since my first pass off the trailer is usually a throw away with the fluids/driveline being cold. With any luck I'll be back out on Nov. 18th to try it again. :D


1.340
3.96
6.18 @ 110.79
8.10
9.73 @ 137.44

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2nd pass (broke it...LOL)
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Garret,

Can't reply to your e-mail...have had two of them get bounced back.

Edit: Car looks like it's launching great in that last pic! :thumbsup:

Hold on! :beers:

Todd- pic 1,2, and 3 are from the same pass 4 is the 2nd pass. Forgot I did get a 2nd pass before the gear broke.

Todd- pic 1,2, and 3 are from the same and only pass I got that day!!! LOL

Well, that being said, I like pic #3 the best!

:D

Damn fine looking! It needs a caption like, "Hey, were'd the track go?!?!"

But after those walls wrinkle down, I think it adds up to a 10" tire! :D

Looks killer!

JIM

NICE!!! Love those Gen 1 Camaros.:thumbsup:
Picking up almost 27 MPH on the back half ain't too shabby either.

The pro gears are not compatable with the street, that car would be killer as a street car.

She's getting up pretty good! Nice looking ride.

sweet!:D

Pro Gears are okay for putt-ing to the local cruise spot, they cant or they are not supposed to take the sustained heat of hwy driving. When I talked to Richmond they said they will not guarantee the gears for street use, but if you do, many have had luck setting them up loose (meaning on the high side of .008-.012), so as to generate less heat. After breaking two sets of street gears last year, swapped to a Pro Gear and they've successfully made 220 passes to date. How did they airbrush the jackstands out of that pic Garret? J/K :D

Based on some of these replies I must have missed the part where you said you drive it on the street..............:rolleyes:

Nice launch...........nice clean ride.

Damn fine looking! It needs a caption like, "Hey, were'd the track go?!?!"

But after those walls wrinkle down, I think it adds up to a 10" tire! :D

You gotta luv the radial slicks Mike!

Looks killer!

JIM

Thanks Jim. I like your ride too!

NICE!!! Love those Gen 1 Camaros.:thumbsup:
Picking up almost 27 MPH on the back half ain't too shabby either.

Thanks! Yeah the air was good that day. Too bad I broke early before making some more passes.

The pro gears are not compatable with the street, that car would be killer as a street car.

It's a street/strip car. Like Bob says just some short boulevard cruising.

She's getting up pretty good! Nice looking ride.

Thanks. Yeah it's yanking the wheels a bit more than last year.

sweet!:D

Thanks!

Pro Gears are okay for putt-ing to the local cruise spot, they cant or they are not supposed to take the sustained heat of hwy driving. When I talked to Richmond they said they will not guarantee the gears for street use, but if you do, many have had luck setting them up loose (meaning on the high side of .008-.012), so as to generate less heat. After breaking two sets of street gears last year, swapped to a Pro Gear and they've successfully made 220 passes to date. How did they airbrush the jackstands out of that pic Garret? J/K :D

Very, very carefully Bob! I like the 4th pic where the starter is looking for air but couldn't find any. :D

Based on some of these replies I must have missed the part where you said you drive it on the street..............:rolleyes:

Nice launch...........nice clean ride.

Thanks Joe. She ain't leaving like a 4-speed but she leaves at 1500 RPM off the footbrake. :D

Very nice Garret :thumbsup:
Looking and performing killer.
Are you runnning the 30x9's (Hoosier radial slick) on a 10" wheel on there?

Yes. The tires in the pic are the 30 x 9 Hoosier radial slicks on a 10" wheel.

Wow, looks awesome:thumbsup:

Simply awesome launch and car.....even if it is not a Chevelle.

Wow, looks awesome:thumbsup:

Thanks!

Simply awesome launch and car.....even if it is not a Chevelle.

It's Chevy powered and that's all that counts!

Looks good, Garret! :thumbsup: Congrats on the new bests! :beers:

Lookin Good Garret
Vinny

Lookin Good Garret
Vinny

As always, I'm impressed!
I'll send you an email tomorrow.......

I need to hear about this great fall racing...we have been closed for a month...and missed the best fall weather I can remember.

Ron

It's looking awesome Garret and you're doing a great job of tweaking it. Congrats on the new bests! :beers:

the perfect wheelie!!!

Wow, Garrett! Your performance has really come around on the Camaro. Congrats on the new best :thumbsup: Car is leaving really nice.

Excellent!!!!

You need to come to Tulsa Garret. The air is getting fantastic and this track is 180' lower than KCIR. The strip at K.C. did have better air the other day though. Your times still were at about 1200+ D.A. so there is room for improvement. We had real good air for the CDRA race and the week before that. Predicted highs about 70 degrees for this coming weekend.

the perfect wheelie!!! x2.

Looks good, Garret! :thumbsup: Congrats on the new bests! :beers:

Thanks John. I hope to report in with results one more time this year after installing the Pro Gear.

Lookin Good Garret
Vinny

Thanks Vinny. Looking foward to seeing some wheels up pics of your '69.

As always, I'm impressed!
I'll send you an email tomorrow.......

I need to hear about this great fall racing...we have been closed for a month...and missed the best fall weather I can remember.

Ron

Ron- This is the first time I've gotten the opportunity to run in some "killer" air and the ring gear failed me. Hopefully there is still a little good air left.

It's amazing what the "little 305 cc heads that could" can do!

It's looking awesome Garret and you're doing a great job of tweaking it. Congrats on the new bests! :beers:

Roger- It's getting harder and harder to find ET. I have stayed the course and continue to refine the suspension. Each time I go out I learn something new.

the perfect wheelie!!!

It's getting closer anyhow. I still have work to do!

Wow, Garrett! Your performance has really come around on the Camaro. Congrats on the new best :thumbsup: Car is leaving really nice.

I appreciate it Kenny. I think you'll be pleased with the drag radials!
Excellent!!!!

Thanks Jay!

You need to come to Tulsa Garret. The air is getting fantastic and this track is 180' lower than KCIR. The strip at K.C. did have better air the other day though. Your times still were at about 1200+ D.A. so there is room for improvement. We had real good air for the CDRA race and the week before that. Predicted highs about 70 degrees for this coming weekend.

Harold- It was a LOT better than that!

Garret,

Congrats on the new bests!

Was the 9.66 at a different track than you usually run? If I remember correctly it ran the back half of the track there quicker for whatever reason?

Hopefully I'll have some new bests to report this weekend If I can keep from tearing something up.

There is no doubt about it. Going faster means more maintenance.

Congrats, excellent runs indeed!

Im sure it has been asked before. Do you have engine specs listed somewhere?

Thanks Mike.

468
13:1
AFR 305 CNC
269/276 @ .050 .738/.738
Vic Jr
HP 1000
Hooker 2" SC's

New gears showed up tonight so I've got work to do now!

pretty neat, i always liked that body style, bought a 67 brand new, 396/375, 4 spd
$2975-lol
great 1/4 times already

Thanks. Yeah, 3 years worth of suspension work and it's finally leaving decent.

Thanks. Yeah, 3 years worth of suspension work and it's finally leaving decent. That is a bit of an understatement. A 1.34 on all motor is real good for a 137 MPH car. If no one has mentioned it the Mikronite process is good for appx. 12-15 more H.P. but can only be applied to new gears according to the people i spoke with. Kinda pricey at $400 additional dollars on pro gears, $250 on standard gears, but the Pro Stock boys are getting ten times the life out of their gears compared to what they were before they started using the process.

What time of the day did you make these runs?

Wow! That's a super nice looking car, and going by the pics and the track numbers, it's obviously also moving real well too. Congrats!!! :thumbsup:

What time of the day did you make these runs?

Harold. It was 10:49 a.m.

Wow! That's a super nice looking car, and going by the pics and the track numbers, it's obviously also moving real well too. Congrats!!! :thumbsup:

Thanks!