1976 Chevy Camaro - Project g/28 Part 6
Jason trial-fits the bracket to the universal pedestal mount in preparation for installing the seat. You can see the cutouts along the bottom of the square tubing. This is to make room for the bulge of the floor that cuts into the useable room. Even though it fit perfectly, we ended up scrapping this bracket for one made entirely of flat stock--there just isn't enough headroom in the car. | 
With the new Jeg's seat installed we had the extra support we needed. We'll put in a four-point harness later when we tie the chassis in with a rollbar and subframe connectors. | 
Right off the street, g/28 stopped from 60 mph in just 112.7 feet, as measured by Nick Licata, our radar operator and photographer. The braking result was so good, Nick thought it was an equipment malfunction. Subsequent tests with our Stalker 9000 radar backed the number up though. | 
At the 200-foot skidpad we pulled an aggregate of .94g, even though we experienced incipient understeer. With a performance-oriented alignment (we'd like about 1.5 degrees negative camber) and the toe-in set to spec, we can probably go a few hundredths better. | 
Just before finishing this story we brought g/28 over to Lee Watts at Muffler Man in Placentia, CA (714-524-7818) to begin our exhaust install. We brought him some full-length smog-legal headers from Hedman, a 3-inch catalytic converter from Dynomax, and an assortment of mufflers from Dynomax. The stock exhaust system dyno'd at 177 hp (peak at 3,500 rpm), so there is some serious restriction there. | 
Next on the to-do list: a beefed up rearend with 3.73 gears and a quick-ratio steering box. With the leftover money we'll tackle some chassis stiffening. | 
The 420-foot slalom consists of six cone gates set 70 feet apart. Our best runs measured 6.2 seconds, which equates to 46.2 mph. We did not improve on our best slalom (only equaling it twice) due to not having a new wheel alignment and a worn-out steering box. This is a number we feel we can improve upon, even though we already hit our performance target. | | |
| Project g/28-Parts List | | Description: | PN | street price: | | Global West | | | | upper control arms ('70-'81) | CTA-71AP | $535/pair | | PST, drop spring kit (front coils, 2-inch drop; rear leaf, 1.5-inch drop) | n/a | $559/set | | PST, KYB shocks | n/a | $129/set | | PST, G-Max front swaybar kit | 1.125-inch dia. | $159 | | PST, Super Front-End kit | n/a | $309 | | PST, Polygraphite leaf spring pads | n/a | $30/set | | PST body mount bushings | n/a | $90/set | | American Racing Rebel wheels, 5x4.75 bolt circle, 17x9, 6-inch BS | 699-7963 | $980 (4) | | Mr. Gasket wheel spacers, 7/32-inch | 720-2370 | 11.99 (pair) | | Nitto NT-555RII Extreme Road Race tires | 275/40ZR17 | $596 (4) | | Recessed hex-head lug nuts | n/a | $60 (20) | | Baer GT brake system (front) | 1301057 | $1,345 | | Baer Sport brake system (rear) | 1302041 | $875 | | Baer adjustable proportioning valve | 2000035 | $55 | | Speed-O-Motive 383 (complete engine, includes $600 dyno bill) | n/a | $7,495 | | TCI Turbo 350 trans | 312001 | $859.99 | | TCI 11-inch Breakaway torque converter | 240900 | $234.99 | | TCI StreetFighter shifter | 616443 | $165.99 | | TCI 168-tooth SFI-spec flexplate | 399273 | $69.99 | | TCI universal trans cooler | 820500 | $41.99 | | Jeg's GS-1 driver's seat | 555-70240 | $199.99 | | Jeg's universal pedestal seat mount | 555-70225 | $21.99 | | Misc. total: | | $293 | | Total: | | $15,116.92 | | Cash for old parts (305-cid engine, Turbo 350 trans) | | $500 | | Purchase price of car: | | $2,300 | | Running total: | | $16,916.92 | | | | | | Budget For Future Mods: | | | | Exhaust system (headers, muffler, cat-con, fabrication) | $1000 | | | Flaming River quick-ratio steering box | $500 | | | 3.73 gears, Detroit Locker TrueTrac posi unit | $700 | | | Misc. (chassis, gauges, harness, etc.) | | $900 | | Estimated grand total: | | $20,016.92 | | Part 1, Baseline Performance (stock) | | 420-foot Slalom Course: | | 40.3 mph | | 200-foot Skidpad (averaged): | | 70g | | 60-0-mph Braking Distance: | | 216.9 ft. | | Quarter-Mile ET & Trap Speed: | | 17.63 sec. @ 78.6 mph | | | | | | Part 2, PST suspension, Global West control arms, wheels & tires | | 420-foot Slalom Course: | | 46.2 mph | | 200-foot Skidpad (averaged): | | 0.79g | | 6-0-mph Braking Distance: | | 163.9 ft. | | Quarter-Mile ET & Trap Speed: | | unchanged | | | | | | Part 3, Baer brakes | | 420-foot Slalom Course: | | unchanged | | 200-foot Skidpad (averaged): | | unchanged | | 60-0-mph Braking Distance: | | 134.1 ft. | | Quarter-Mile ET & Trap Speed: | | unchanged | | | | | | Part 6, New Nitto R-compound tires & ARE Rebel wheels | | 420-foot Slalom Course: | 46.2 mph | Target: 46.0 mph | | 200-foot Skidpad (averaged): | .94g | Target: .90g | | 60-0-mph Braking Distance: | 112.7 ft. | Target: 120 ft. | | Quarter-Mile ET & Trap Speed: | unchanged | Target: 12.99 sec. |
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