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Trans-Am Camaros / Re: Wheels used on Trans-Am Camaros
« on: March 31, 2011, 01:40:47 AM »
Those are really cool to look at, especially in the box with the original labels.  I don't know if I'd want to run on them though. 

Mike

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I remember seeing a short film about the Penske/Donohue  effort, back when I was much younger, and it was called "4 hands on the wheel"?  It spent a good deal of time on the Camaro.  I haven't seen this since.  Anyone else?

Mike Camicia

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Trans-Am Camaros / Re: Racing shock absorbers
« on: March 11, 2011, 05:08:38 PM »
Robert,
That is so cool! I'm sure we'd all like to see some more pics of your car.

Mike Camicia

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Trans-Am Camaros / Re: Racing shock absorbers
« on: March 10, 2011, 11:12:13 PM »
Hi Mike,
 
I think I can still see my Hi-Tork labels wrapped around each shock!  The rear disc brakes and also the thee-leaf spring certainly looks exactly like the ones Dick put on my 1967 white SS350.  However, I never ran four Delco units like that.  Apparently someone subsequently did what I did on the early works AAR 'Cuda's and just doubled-up on the Delcos.
 
I was told my old Camaro was totaled within a year of my selling it to a Chaffee College student of mine in 1969.  Even if that were false, I don't think this one in you pictures could be mine, because my sub-frame was mighty battle-scared from dozens of different mounting bracket having been welded onto it.  Also, I removed the factory bump stops completely, and this car still has 'em.  So alas, I doubt this could be a photo of my car.
 
But the Hi-Tork dampers were some that I sold somebody while I was in the original Guldstrand Corvette Club - a year or so before I joined AAR.
 
Cheers,
Gary Wheeler

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Trans-Am Camaros / Re: Racing shock absorbers
« on: March 06, 2011, 11:52:46 PM »
Jon,
Yes Gary's original design had 2 Delco horizontal shocks (side by side) on each side (for a total of 4) not to mention the traditional Koni adjustables for vertical.  Remington later swapped in the horizontal Konis for the Delcos.

Mike

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Trans-Am Camaros / Re: Racing shock absorbers
« on: March 05, 2011, 09:03:13 PM »
Jon,
Wheeler Engineering was Gary Wheeler, the engineer who would go on to work at AAR for Dan Gurney.  Master fabricator Phil Remington used to call Gary "doubleshock" since he was the fellow who designed them for Gurney's Cudas in 1970.  Gary had developed his horizontal shock setup while autocrossing his own Camaro in Southern California.  I have a photo of Gary and his Camaro.  He also used the Camaro to tow test rigs.  Gary later went heavy into aerodynamics where he worked on many different racecars and aircraft.  He even worked on Kenny Bernstein's funny car!

Mike Camicia

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Trans-Am Camaros / Re: Intent of the 1st-Gen Trans-Am Camaro Forum
« on: March 04, 2011, 12:01:34 AM »
I love all things Trans-Am related.  Great that you guys put this together!
Mike

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