"fink stinger" (finkstinger)
09/29/2014 at 11:43 • Filed to: Impala SS, Project Cars, Autocross
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"fink stinger" (finkstinger)
09/29/2014 at 11:43 • Filed to: Impala SS, Project Cars, Autocross | 3
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Seems like such a small event, but rolling the car off the trailer into the garage is a BIG step in my life.
Getting it off the trailer took two since I don't have a winch on yet and the car is basically a rolling shell with some driveline bits bolted in. I had to hold it with the brakes while my 13yo unhooked the tie downs and then roll back into the garage. I only had one chance to do it right, because pushing 4000# around by hand would suck at best. The good news is that it rolled back exactly where I wanted it.
Peeking out into the garage this morning before work washed away all of the Mondays. Having it available to work on is going to inspire me to be a lot more productive.
Just a quick background: This is a Florida car that I bought in 2010 just before we moved back to Pittsburgh. I gussied it up to get it through the emissions inspection and intended to drive it around while I prepared for it's transformation. Two opti-sparks later and only about 200-300 miles, it mostly sat.
My previous car was a 1995 Caprice that I autocrossed and was a pretty fun car in the street. Here is one of my favorite pics of that car on course:
Here are both cars together the day I bought the Impala SS:
In 2011, I demodded the Caprice and sold it. Now, all the parts need to be transferred onto the Impala SS. The goal is to have it ready to run when the snow clears.
Quick rundown of the most interesting bits:
395" LT1 with AFR Heads
Solid roller cam
24x LS1 PCM conversion
T56 6-speed
Full length 4-1 headers with 3"dual exhaust
Carbon fiber prop shaft
4.11:1 gears
9.5"x17" front/11"x17" rear ZR-1 street wheels
11"x17" front and rear ZR-1 street wheels
13" TCE brakes with 4-piston Wilwood calipers on all 4 corners
Solid tubular control arms everywhere, adjustable uppers in rear.
950 lb/in front springs
Coil over rear shocks/springs
Agrajag
> fink stinger
09/29/2014 at 13:09 |
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This makes me miss my 9C1. :(
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fink stinger
> Agrajag
09/29/2014 at 14:14 |
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I also miss my 9C1. The white Caprice above started life as one.
hitchhiker-of-the-interwebs
> fink stinger
09/29/2014 at 14:57 |
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I miss my girl , she was taken away from me.
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fink stinger
> hitchhiker-of-the-interwebs
09/29/2014 at 17:48 |
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Sorry to hear that. Hope it wasn't stolen to be turned into a Donk.
I totalled my first Impala SS back in 1996. Still hurts to think about it.
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hitchhiker-of-the-interwebs
> fink stinger
09/30/2014 at 11:12 |
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well my first one was the 1994 and i had her all orginal, and she was stolen from me , the cops told me here in Az they still two of those cars a month one, they find stripped and the other they useally never find. second one i had was a 1995, and i had to sell her for finaical reasons.. but i do love that car she just calls out to me when i see her lol