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Trans-Am Camaros / Re: Ideas to share concerning 1:18 '67-'69 GMP Penske Donohue Camaros.

« on: March 20, 2017, 08:03:18 PM »

Mike,
Those pit "signal" lights were front turn signals off 67-68 Mustang on the real car.

Camicia

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Trans-Am Camaros / Re: Ideas to share concerning 1:18 '67-'69 GMP Penske Donohue Camaros.

« on: March 16, 2017, 03:08:32 PM »

I go to that show every year.   These were all 1/25th scale.  This is a resin body offered by a vendor.  Their theme for that year was Trans Am.

Camicia

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Trans-Am Camaros / Re: Ideas to share concerning 1:18 '67-'69 GMP Penske Donohue Camaros.

« on: February 28, 2017, 04:11:35 PM »

Wow... those are really poor.  I especially like how they have the exhaust systems switched from car to car.  No front spoilers?
Mike Camicia

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Trans-Am Camaros / Re: Ideas to share concerning 1:18 '67-'69 GMP Penske Donohue Camaros.

« on: September 01, 2016, 08:58:49 PM »

Drinking water vessel for those long hot drives in 1970.  The photo below it shows the mount for the large thermos brand water  container. It is still there today on #1 Cuda...in fact, the owner has a container for it as do I.

Mike Camicia

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Trans-Am Camaros / Re: Sonoma Historics 2016 June 2-5

« on: April 26, 2016, 03:04:33 PM »

I'll be there as usual.
Mike

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Trans-Am Camaros / Re: R.I.P --- Dick Guldstrand 1927-2015

« on: September 04, 2015, 03:19:47 PM »

Agree... all of my heroes are up there age-wise and we are losing them little by little.  Sad

Camicia

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Trans-Am Camaros / Re: bump steer

« on: April 23, 2015, 07:45:46 PM »

Some guys are known to bend the steering arms to fix it too!

Camicia

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Trans-Am Camaros / Re: Bud Moore Cougars

« on: February 10, 2015, 01:04:29 AM »

The Ross Meyers car is the one that was updated to 69' bodywork and back.  David Tom's former car is on display at the Miller Motorsport Museum.

Mike

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Trans-Am Camaros / Re: Bud Moore Cougars

« on: February 09, 2015, 09:27:27 PM »

Jon is correct on both of these.  The rebodied 69 Cougar does have a bit of truth in it as it was found at Pistone's shop rusting away and it all seems to add up on this one.  As I understand it there were 4 Bud Moore Cougars all together.  One even got a Gurney-Westlake engine for testing.  Recently there was a Bud Moore Cougar featured in Vintage Motorsport magazine.  I've seen this car up close and I find it hard to believe it was one of the original cars (my opinion) so 3 of them are still unaccounted for.
Mike  Camicia

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Trans-Am Camaros / Re: Front Hub Grease Caps

« on: July 16, 2014, 07:06:33 PM »

What is the knurled part on the spindle (with set screw?) just this side of the Inner wheel bearing?  A spacer?

Mike

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Trans-Am Camaros / Re: Sonoma Historics 2014

« on: May 26, 2014, 02:30:49 PM »

Was up at Canepa's over the Holiday.  They are working on Craig Jackson's Javelin and building some fresh headers.  I got the scoop on the Gurney Cuda incident.  The front pads were replaced and it seems the manufacturer couldn't match them identically so the locating tabs were welded on.  Needless to say some broke off ejecting a pad from the caliper and this resulted into a hard turn into a wall.

Mike

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Trans-Am Camaros / Re: Sonoma Historics 2014

« on: May 25, 2014, 08:48:10 PM »

Jon,
I had a little chat with the track manager and asked him why things looked so empty.  He stated a bunch of folks pulled out at the last minute.  I was wondering what happened to the Wine Tent and he stated it wasn't worth all the trouble.  I told him the wives were not going to come because of it...not sure he really grasped the impact of that fact.  I too noticed the lack of vendors. I hope they get this straightened out as next year can expect even less.  I know the track has applied for permits to have all kinds of other non-motorsports related events there (concerts etc...) in an effort to generate more $.  Doesn't sound good.
Mike

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Trans-Am Camaros / Re: Sonoma Historics 2014

« on: May 24, 2014, 09:44:53 PM »

Ditto...talked with the usual suspects including Jon.  I know the Posey Challenger cracked a cylinder head.  One of the Mustangs had clutch issues.  They were missing a bunch of cars at this event.  Mr. Edelbrock was busy recovering from surgery so they were absent.  A bunch of the cars have been changing hands recently too.

Mike

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Trans-Am Camaros / Re: 2013 Monterey motorsports reunion: Who's going?

« on: August 20, 2013, 12:46:19 AM »

I had the chance to spend some time underneath the 69' Donohue Camaro.  Very cool.  It worked very well this weekend too!  I have to say that while watching the Walter Parkin's Camaro run there is something wrong with the front end geometry.  I hope they check it out.  The Green Camaro of Karman Cusak was impressive.  Looked great and ran well too.

Camicia

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Trans-Am Camaros / Re: John Ware Trans-Am Camaro

« on: July 23, 2013, 03:50:25 PM »

Wow!


Camicia