Players Series Article from 1986/87 - Enjoy!
10-19-2002, 01:26 AM
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Car: 1989 Camaro-1LE
Engine: TPI(s)
Transmission: 5 speed (MM5, MK6)
Axle/Gears: 3.45, 3.73
Players Series Article from 1986/87 - Enjoy!
For your reading pleasure - The first of the players series cars ...:
From an issue call "Camaro Firebird Peformance" put out by editors of popular cars in the spring 1987.
http://members.shaw.ca/tunedportinje...) - page 1.jpg
http://members.shaw.ca/tunedportinje...) - page 2.jpg
http://members.shaw.ca/tunedportinje...) - page 3.jpg
... Perhaps we should add these to our thirdgen.org archives!
Mark.
From an issue call "Camaro Firebird Peformance" put out by editors of popular cars in the spring 1987.
http://members.shaw.ca/tunedportinje...) - page 1.jpg
http://members.shaw.ca/tunedportinje...) - page 2.jpg
http://members.shaw.ca/tunedportinje...) - page 3.jpg
... Perhaps we should add these to our thirdgen.org archives!
Mark.
10-20-2002, 02:18 PM
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Car: '85 IROC
Engine: 305
Transmission: T-5
Speaking of Player's cars, this is how they would modify the strut holes to get enough negative camber for racing. It's pretty hard to get decent camber and caster into the third gens, especially earlier ones.
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10-20-2002, 03:45 PM
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Car: 1989 Camaro-1LE
Engine: TPI(s)
Transmission: 5 speed (MM5, MK6)
Axle/Gears: 3.45, 3.73
You should see my upper strut tower mounts. They elongated the holes big time! The driver's side tower is almost resting against the brake cylinder! On the body, the holes are sloted front to rear.
I'll have to see if they sloted the holes on the strut. Interesting.
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I'll have to see if they sloted the holes on the strut. Interesting.
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10-20-2002, 04:37 PM
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Car: '85 IROC
Engine: 305
Transmission: T-5
Mine are also all the way over to the inside after I had it aligned for max. caster and negative camber. I think my camber is still just zero on one side and maybe -1/2° on the other, but the strut tower slots look exactly like yours and I even have the same amount of fender showing on the inside. However, I seem to have a full inch between the strut tower and master cylinder. I'm not even sure that elongating the holes in the struts at the bottom was legal, but I guess it's only cheating if you get caught.
BTW, I notice "DOT 5 ONLY" on the reservoir cover. Silicone? I've heard it gives spongy brakes, but I met someone at a lapping day who used it with braided SS lines and had no problems like that.
BTW, I notice "DOT 5 ONLY" on the reservoir cover. Silicone? I've heard it gives spongy brakes, but I met someone at a lapping day who used it with braided SS lines and had no problems like that.
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Car: 1989 Camaro-1LE
Engine: TPI(s)
Transmission: 5 speed (MM5, MK6)
Axle/Gears: 3.45, 3.73
re:dot 5 ... the car is full of surprizes.
Speaking of cheating ... my car has 3.70 gears in it too! Makes me wonder when those were installed. Not much difference between 3.45 and 3.70, but that little extra might be enough but not enough to get caught.
I'd sure like to find someone who raced this car. Learn a bunch more about the series.
Do you have a players series car as well?
Mark.
Speaking of cheating ... my car has 3.70 gears in it too! Makes me wonder when those were installed. Not much difference between 3.45 and 3.70, but that little extra might be enough but not enough to get caught.
I'd sure like to find someone who raced this car. Learn a bunch more about the series.
Do you have a players series car as well?
Mark.
10-20-2002, 07:57 PM
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Car: '85 IROC
Engine: 305
Transmission: T-5
Originally posted by Mark_ZZ3
my car has 3.70 gears in it too! Makes me wonder when those were installed. Not much difference between 3.45 and 3.70, but that little extra might be enough but not enough to get caught.
Do you have a players series car as well?
my car has 3.70 gears in it too! Makes me wonder when those were installed. Not much difference between 3.45 and 3.70, but that little extra might be enough but not enough to get caught.
Do you have a players series car as well?
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