-- Edited by Derek69SS on Thursday 24th of March 2022 10:27:59 AM
Lost in the 60s said
Mar 24, 2022
WOW, VERY nice, Derek. You know I'm going to pester you to paint my cars now...
more ambition than brains said
Mar 24, 2022
Impressive!
Karl
Derek69SS said
Mar 24, 2022
Lost in the 60s wrote:
WOW, VERY nice, Derek. You know I'm going to pester you to paint my cars now...
I talked Dad into painting this for me, while I put power steering and a factory shifter & console in his '68 Camaro for him.
I did make the custom hood (modified a Glasstek fiberglass hood) and got the rough body work done, but he's way more competent at final body work and wet-sanding than I am.
-- Edited by Derek69SS on Thursday 24th of March 2022 04:01:58 PM
Lost in the 60s said
Mar 24, 2022
Good trade.....what can I do for him...
ghaasl said
Mar 24, 2022
Looks great, Derek!
dashboard said
Mar 24, 2022
Very impressive Derek, truly a one of a kind work of art. Are you routing air from the inboard headlights to an intake system? Is the hood vent designed to unload under hood pressure? Cooling? Could you post a pix showing under hood details.
After a very long wait I finally received and installed my Holley mid mount accessory drive setup. I’m still undecided on how to route intake air to the throttle body.
Driver's side inner headlight is ducted to intake air.
Passenger's side is unfinished, but will be ducted to an oil cooler if I ever get it done.
The hood vents do help with cooling, but the big advantage is that it draws high pressure air out from under the hood (lift), which makes the car way more stable at high speeds (has been track tested to 140mph and is far more stable than it was with stock hood)
Jon H said
Mar 24, 2022
Nicely done Derek!!
Derek69SS said
Apr 25, 2022
It's all back together and pretty much ready for race season to begin. :)
BLyke said
Apr 25, 2022
Very nice!
Larry Lucast said
Apr 26, 2022
A whole new look. Very racy looking.
Chris S said
Apr 27, 2022
The car looks amazing Derek, nice job. I can’t wait to see it in action!
Derek69SS said
Apr 27, 2022
Chris S wrote:
I can’t wait to see it in action!
May 15th in Chippewa Falls (passengers allowed!)
May 22nd at DCTC (no passengers)
June 11th & 12th at MN State Fairgrounds (no passengers)
July 1st & 2nd at Goodguys Des Moines (passengers allowed!)
not sure what my schedule will be after that
SShink said
Apr 27, 2022
Derek69SS wrote:
Chris S wrote:
I can’t wait to see it in action!
May 15th in Chippewa Falls (passengers allowed!)
May 22nd at DCTC (no passengers)
June 11th & 12th at MN State Fairgrounds (no passengers)
July 1st & 2nd at Goodguys Des Moines (passengers allowed!)
not sure what my schedule will be after that
Derek you need to update your avatar picture now. Gotta say that old avatar picture makes the car look 'clunky' compared to the new look.
Now that I live close to DCTC again I'll have to try to get over there on May 22nd and watch you do your thing. And I can be your parts runner again if you break something.
And...I'll be at the Goodguys DM show, so will root you on at the event and maybe you'll have to let me ride with you again. That time at DCTC is still stuck in my brain.
Derek69SS said
Apr 27, 2022
SShink wrote:
Derek you need to update your avatar picture now. Gotta say that old avatar picture makes the car look 'clunky' compared to the new look.
Done... yeah, that was an OLD picture. A lot has changed since 2008!
ghaasl said
Apr 29, 2022
Looks awesome, Derek! Say, did you hear about the Ellsworth brothers?
Derek69SS said
Apr 29, 2022
ghaasl wrote:
Looks awesome, Derek! Say, did you hear about the Ellsworth brothers?
You talking about Ray and Ryan's crash out West? I saw it on Facebook, glad they're OK!
ghaasl said
Apr 30, 2022
Yeah, crazy stuff. 3-4 weeks back they popped into the training center with their back braces on and such. They’re lucky that’s all that happened. Car looks great, man.
Home-built custom hood, and no stripes!
-- Edited by Derek69SS on Thursday 24th of March 2022 10:27:59 AM
WOW, VERY nice, Derek. You know I'm going to pester you to paint my cars now...
Karl
I talked Dad into painting this for me, while I put power steering and a factory shifter & console in his '68 Camaro for him.
I did make the custom hood (modified a Glasstek fiberglass hood) and got the rough body work done, but he's way more competent at final body work and wet-sanding than I am.
-- Edited by Derek69SS on Thursday 24th of March 2022 04:01:58 PM
Good trade.....what can I do for him...
Very impressive Derek, truly a one of a kind work of art.
Are you routing air from the inboard headlights to an intake system?
Is the hood vent designed to unload under hood pressure? Cooling?
Could you post a pix showing under hood details.
After a very long wait I finally received and installed my Holley mid mount accessory drive setup. I’m still undecided on how to route intake air to the throttle body.
Driver's side inner headlight is ducted to intake air.
Passenger's side is unfinished, but will be ducted to an oil cooler if I ever get it done.
The hood vents do help with cooling, but the big advantage is that it draws high pressure air out from under the hood (lift), which makes the car way more stable at high speeds (has been track tested to 140mph and is far more stable than it was with stock hood)
It's all back together and pretty much ready for race season to begin. :)
The car looks amazing Derek, nice job. I can’t wait to see it in action!
May 15th in Chippewa Falls (passengers allowed!)
May 22nd at DCTC (no passengers)
June 11th & 12th at MN State Fairgrounds (no passengers)
July 1st & 2nd at Goodguys Des Moines (passengers allowed!)
not sure what my schedule will be after that
Derek you need to update your avatar picture now. Gotta say that old avatar picture makes the car look 'clunky' compared to the new look.
Now that I live close to DCTC again I'll have to try to get over there on May 22nd and watch you do your thing. And I can be your parts runner again if you break something.
And...I'll be at the Goodguys DM show, so will root you on at the event and maybe you'll have to let me ride with you again. That time at DCTC is still stuck in my brain.
Done... yeah, that was an OLD picture. A lot has changed since 2008!
You talking about Ray and Ryan's crash out West? I saw it on Facebook, glad they're OK!
Yeah, crazy stuff. 3-4 weeks back they popped into the training center with their back braces on and such. They’re lucky that’s all that happened. Car looks great, man.