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Pretty cool
thanks for sharing...Joe

Looks good, nice video

Thanks for checking in here guys, really appreciate your kind words!

Nice, what rpm does it idle at in gear?

Thanks Kelley! 
We have had some different adjustments but appr 700-900 rpm.

awesome.....

Great to hear...

Luckiest man in Sweden.

Haha, one of them at least!
Thanks!

Sweeeet!
Been following your build👍

Thank you, glad to hear! 

Finally here is the video you all have been waiting for! :grin2:
https://youtu.be/uniShhkVf_U

Now we are cooking with gas...! 

We haven´t had the time we wanted this summer with the Camaro out on the road but here are some tiny samples from our shake down yesterday.
My 18 year old son took the vids with his iPhone X but I think it works ok. Turn up the bass and volume and enjoy! 

https://youtu.be/PtquHKq8Y80

https://youtu.be/es88f7uOb0c

We are planning on a longer and more professional video with music and stuff and hopefully will get there during this September! 

Well, its time for an update again.......

The new carb from SMI and the new HEI distributor from Performance Distributors are in place.
There are some differences between the new and old carb especially the size increased från 750 to 850, an interchangeable second step, electrical choke and a bunch of stuff that you really can't see:


I had to change the fuel line to the second step while the old one was too short!




I really got the feeling that the guys at SMI know what they are doing...the carb is really well put together and suposed to been built after the unique spec of our ZL-1, hopefully it will function! 

Everything in place, the first step of carb filled up with fuel, checked the plug wires, checked all the hose clamps, checked the firing order again and we are ready to start
I barely let go of the starter key before the ZL- 1 fired up immediately, nice!

Had some fuel leak with the new fuel line top connection, but nothing that a O-ring couldn't stop. After that were got that thing right we could adjust timing and adjust idle a bit.
Thd engine is sooo much more quicker in respons now, it´s a completely different engine, wow!!  The throttle respons is almost lika a motorcycle...I really think the engine is more to 500+ in hp now! 

We did not get enough time to mount the new exahust endings so it had to be a quick solution so I can drive it to the big car mest tomorrow!
I can tell you guys this...it´s loooooud! 




I also had some issues with the TH 350 but when the oil level was correct it started to work beter than I ever experienced before actually, despot the new 3000 rpm converter!! I just get down 3-400 rpm when you put it R or D and runs smoothly through all the gears!
We have to drive some more before we can tell you some more but for the moment it works perfectly!

The last pic is from yesterdays shakedown I took with my son to a local weekly car meet. I just got there to show who's in charge!

...and yes, I ´ll drive the AR 200S this season! It´s fun to change appearence and also get a little bit more traction!

Nice car!   Wishing you a safe test drive and good luck with your car.

Many thanks! 
I really appreciate your thoughts and I sure will need alla support I can get! 

I am only trying to help. On street driven cars the lowest RPM stall that will enable the driver to spin the rear wheels is the most desirable. Higher stall may spin the tires more,will reduce horsepower between the engine and the rear wheels and lower fuel efficiency under cruising conditions. On some cars the stall has to be modified to enable the car to idle in gear. A reminder as to what stall speed is. It is the maximum RPM that can be obtained from the engine when the transmission is in gear and the rear wheels are locked.  Reasons for changing the stall on a race car are different and have a lot to do with the type of racing.

No problem, I always appreciate help but I had to make a change and this converter has been used by friends so it was highly recommended...but you never know what you have until its been tested so I just have to wait for the first test run! 

I have just read your recent post on replacing seals to stop dripping fluid from your 350 transmission. The number one source of dripping fluid when a car with a 350 transmission is parked for a period of time is the front pump "O" ring. The next most common leak sources are the selector seal, speedo seal and "O" ring. The filler tube seal is also a common cause of leaks. The pan gasket is often blamed for the leak but is not usually the cause. I think you may be disappointed in your choice of torque convertors. A stall RPM of around 3000 in a first generation Camaro will make normal driving feel mushy on acceleration. That feeling is worst on initial pull away. 3000 stall works well at full throttle like in a drag race. The lowest stall that enables you to spin the wheels on pull away is the most efficient for the car, engine combination. A stall speed of around 2500 RPM usually works well in a first generation Camaro when the car is street driven.  Just my opinion 

Well, I have to test drive and make my own opinion first but maybe you're right...but the choice has already been made! 

Well time for an update I guess....
Changed the filter and almost every seals on the outside including the ones by the speedometer gear, hopefully att least of the annoying dripping will end now! 





If you don't have the correct tools you have to make one yourself!
This one is for easier mounting of the seal for the front and rear outgoing shafts, work perfect!




The starter got a new and improved heat shield, the original ones are too short.


Here is a pic of the oil I used, paid like $76 for a box with 12 quarts.The converter got a bottle before mounting.




Filled the tranny with like three bottles and I will check the oil level later after running it. We dropped and mounted the complete TH350 home in my own garage just with a good jack and a rug!


Also got the drive saft in place and the beginning of the exhaust system so now its just the rest to mount and tune as the new custom built carb and HEI. 

Well, it's a touch down for the TH350! First time for me. 

Turned it upside down for inspection and maintenance:


Looked good under the pan:


It's quite a difference between the new blue converter compared to the old one:


I just had to try the new aluminum oil pan, thinks it's going to be great when finished.

Can anybody decode the 350 based on this numbers:






Next steps are changing the filter, mount the oil pan, change the converter shaft seal, fill the converter with oil and mount it.
Are here something else you should do when the tranny is out? It has been gone through just before the car was imported to Sweden by me 14 years ago and it doesn't have large mileage on it.

It´s been a while but now we´ve started to work on the Hugger again!

It´s time to get the tranny down, change the converter and check the status of the TH 350. I really don't know it it´s possible to do this kind of work in a smal home garage without any lifts but we´ll at least try!

The tranny was emptied on oil, as good as it gets, weeks ago and now we started to disconnect everything and took the bolts out between the engine and tranny. It´s a very tight fit with a CBB in a Camaro so we hade to remove the distributor before we could reach the three top bolts. The distributor is to be changed anyway so. I'm very lucky to have a very suitable friend helping me with work and he's in a perfect shape for getting in the engine area!


My kustom-buddy Ludde has made his own wheel stands and as they where almost perfect in color match I just had to try them! Hugger Orange is never wrong! 

After some work I got the Hugger up in the air:






I do hope the height will be enough for this work but it will show, I guess! 


....to be continued!

Wow!!
Never heard of this one before but what an eye catcher on the streets!

Love the custom body detailing but how did the rear look like?
I can guess from the pics that the exhaust ends with four pipes?

What happened to the car?