8 Weeks, A Camaro, SEMA, Playmates, Good friends, and good times. - Zilvia.net Forums | Nissan 240SX (Silvia) and Z (Fairlady) Car Forum

blu808 · 11-19-2009, 09:49 PM

I have been pretty much MIA for the past 8 weeks or so here on the forums. Thought I would share my epic tale.

About 7 months ago Conrad Grunewald and I teamed up to build a new Camaro for Formula Drift. He had done all the paper work, proposals, and lined everything up with GM. Well about 8 weeks ago the car finally showed up. Andrew Bohan and I went down to the dealer to pick it up.

The car had only 8 miles on it.

We decided to flatbed it back to the shop to save time from using our trailer.

We took the car back to the shop and immediately tore it apart.

It was right around that time when 2 GM LSA crate engines showed up at the shop. So we test fit one.

The next day I loaded up the truck and brought all the bodywork to Seibon Carbon down in socal.

After a fun 800 mile road trip it was time to start on the cage and seam welding.

4130 cromoly 1.5" x .095" all tig welded.

We also cut everything out that wasn't needed.

Within the next week or two parts started rolling in from places like Brembo, Sparco, Canton racing, Aim, Hennesy, Stainless works.

I then started fabbing up the fuel system, and supercharger heat exchanger setup in the trunk.

Eibach sent over some custom double adjustable coilovers.

Fabbed up the intake and radiator setup.

The car then headed over to Los Gatos Auto Body to have the interior painted.

As expected everything turned out great.

We test fit the custom 1 piece carbon dash and installed the Aim cluster.

Then Jeff Jordan from jordan innovations came up to do all the wiring on the car. Everything from the custom engine harness, chassis harness, and Mil spec connectors was done by him.

Right about then with about a week before SEMA our bodywork showed up.

The car then went off to the paint shop. After a long 2 days the car came back all painted and ready for vinyl.

Andrew from Lab17 - Graphics & Screen Printing came down to do all the vinyl and as expected it turned out amazing.

Conrad and I then towed the car all the way out to Vegas. We arrived at 4 am and slept in the truck until it was time to roll it in.

Mission accomplished. 7 weeks of 20 hour days, and lots of drama. Made the final week completely worth it.

The car won the coveted GM Design Award for best high performance product of SEMA 09.

The car also received an award from the VP of GM sales.

The rest of our SEMA trip consisted of meeting with sponsors, having fun with friends, Chasing people off road in the truck and watching them get stuck on railroad tracks, pissing off strippers, loosing money, and the last night consisted of the Penthouse at Palms Place, 3 playboy playmates, a private booth at Club Rain, and well... The Shocker.

Here is the view from the 58th floor.

Here is the view from the deck.

At Club Rain.

Needless to say the rest of the trip was fun. We pulled it off, and had a great time doing it.

Thanks for reading my hella random story.

HyperTek · 11-19-2009, 09:58 PM

pretty cool !

ryguy · 11-19-2009, 10:06 PM

The car looks awesome man. How does she drive? Just a stupid silly question, why didn't you drive it back to the shop from the delaership? Just to keep it that much more fresh? I probably wouldn't have been able to resist.

blu808 · 11-19-2009, 10:11 PM

Pm me for naked hoe pics.

Car cannot be driven on a public roadway due to GM contractual obligations.

drift freaq · 11-19-2009, 10:14 PM

Damn Crazy Luke, once again you pull off the amazing. The car looks amazing. Congrats on everything.

***S14DB*** · 11-19-2009, 10:18 PM

Nice work! How does the inter-cooler vent?

Oh, jebus not another sex tape....

blu808 · 11-19-2009, 10:20 PM

thanks guys. the trunk mount is actually a radiator for the liquid to air intercooler. It vents on top of an opening on the rear diffuser that has a low pressure area.

surge s14 · 11-19-2009, 10:27 PM

simply beautiful

Andrew Bohan · 11-19-2009, 10:35 PM

that week was pretty epic

i'm not down to do it again for a while though

ahah

tricky_ab · 11-19-2009, 10:37 PM

I don't know how you did it but you've peaked my interest (I was not a fan of that car before). Great work guys and thanks for sharing...

Oh and dude on the left looks out of place in that club shot!

blu808 · 11-19-2009, 10:39 PM

Dude. That is Conrad Grunewald.

He is a motha fckn Boss.

SR_Vlurs · 11-19-2009, 10:46 PM

Nice man
more pics of chics

TUnity2 · 11-19-2009, 10:58 PM

PMed. hahaha sick car and story.

Andrew Bohan · 11-19-2009, 11:24 PM

god both of those girls were so dumb

giggle giggle fake boobs
giggle giggle fake tan
giggle giggle shocker
giggle giggle tugboat captain

later bitches!

Touge Noob S13 · 11-19-2009, 11:25 PM

Wow, that Camero looks really well built. I pmed for pics lol.

markyd0s · 11-20-2009, 12:18 AM

Cars and hOARSS it can only get better

DreamN · 11-20-2009, 01:42 AM

Love the car. Trade for my S13 plus happy ending on my end?

PM'ing for pikt0rz

Freddy · 11-20-2009, 05:07 AM

nice work i was actually waiting for someone to post the whole build, i assume you're the other dude in the pic??

and yeah pm me the pictures.....

DataXUnknown · 11-20-2009, 05:22 AM

Saw this one Speedhunters. I didn't realize all you guys took part in building this beast! So sexy!

WanganRunner · 11-20-2009, 06:55 AM

Wow, you weren't a little curious/interested in how the Camaro drove stock? Had you driven one before?

I'd have taken it out for a few hours and run it around, at least. I haven't driven one yet.

*fliprayzin240sx* · 11-20-2009, 08:14 AM

Andrews still my Hero...

PS: Neeeeekid pix please...

aa87 · 11-20-2009, 09:17 AM

someone pm me the pics, stat!

amazing car!

veeates36 · 11-20-2009, 09:20 AM

What hall was this in..?

*ManoNegra* · 11-20-2009, 10:21 AM

Sweet, maybe I'll tune in to Formula Drift to catch it in action.

nekidd pics, I wants.

driftsilvias13 · 11-20-2009, 10:30 AM

Car looks sick! And damn that girl's boobs are huge! I want pics!!

fckillerbee · 11-20-2009, 10:49 AM

pics ftw! Good job luke! shit looks epic! can't wait to see that thing drive. any idea where he is gonna do the testing?

S14_Kouki · 11-20-2009, 11:58 AM

huge ass tits ftw. Good job

sw20>>s14 · 11-20-2009, 12:32 PM

NICE BUILD!!! congrats on the hard work and award! much deserved

pics of the one in front all covered up...pass on the chick in the back =)

DrftSLowHomIe!! · 11-20-2009, 02:39 PM

Sick built man, hope to see it in action soon and pm'd for the pics. you motorboating son of a bitch

juicyjay · 11-20-2009, 02:39 PM

omg pics!! nice build btw

11-19-2009, 09:49 PM	#1
blu808 Post Whore! Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Campbell, Ca Age: 38 Posts: 5,010 Trader Rating: (3) Feedback Score: 3 reviews	8 Weeks, A Camaro, SEMA, Playmates, Good friends, and good times. I have been pretty much MIA for the past 8 weeks or so here on the forums. Thought I would share my epic tale. About 7 months ago Conrad Grunewald and I teamed up to build a new Camaro for Formula Drift. He had done all the paper work, proposals, and lined everything up with GM. Well about 8 weeks ago the car finally showed up. Andrew Bohan and I went down to the dealer to pick it up. The car had only 8 miles on it. We decided to flatbed it back to the shop to save time from using our trailer. We took the car back to the shop and immediately tore it apart. It was right around that time when 2 GM LSA crate engines showed up at the shop. So we test fit one. The next day I loaded up the truck and brought all the bodywork to Seibon Carbon down in socal. After a fun 800 mile road trip it was time to start on the cage and seam welding. 4130 cromoly 1.5" x .095" all tig welded. We also cut everything out that wasn't needed. Within the next week or two parts started rolling in from places like Brembo, Sparco, Canton racing, Aim, Hennesy, Stainless works. I then started fabbing up the fuel system, and supercharger heat exchanger setup in the trunk. Eibach sent over some custom double adjustable coilovers. Fabbed up the intake and radiator setup. The car then headed over to Los Gatos Auto Body to have the interior painted. As expected everything turned out great. We test fit the custom 1 piece carbon dash and installed the Aim cluster. Then Jeff Jordan from jordan innovations came up to do all the wiring on the car. Everything from the custom engine harness, chassis harness, and Mil spec connectors was done by him. Right about then with about a week before SEMA our bodywork showed up. The car then went off to the paint shop. After a long 2 days the car came back all painted and ready for vinyl. Andrew from Lab17 - Graphics & Screen Printing came down to do all the vinyl and as expected it turned out amazing. Conrad and I then towed the car all the way out to Vegas. We arrived at 4 am and slept in the truck until it was time to roll it in. Mission accomplished. 7 weeks of 20 hour days, and lots of drama. Made the final week completely worth it. The car won the coveted GM Design Award for best high performance product of SEMA 09. The car also received an award from the VP of GM sales. The rest of our SEMA trip consisted of meeting with sponsors, having fun with friends, Chasing people off road in the truck and watching them get stuck on railroad tracks, pissing off strippers, loosing money, and the last night consisted of the Penthouse at Palms Place, 3 playboy playmates, a private booth at Club Rain, and well... The Shocker. Here is the view from the 58th floor. Here is the view from the deck. At Club Rain. Needless to say the rest of the trip was fun. We pulled it off, and had a great time doing it. Thanks for reading my hella random story. __________________

11-19-2009, 09:58 PM	#2
HyperTek Post Whore! Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Cali Posts: 13,222 Trader Rating: (3) Feedback Score: 3 reviews	pretty cool ! __________________ Keep it Classy

11-19-2009, 10:06 PM	#3
ryguy Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Chicago Suburbs Age: 32 Posts: 1,544 Trader Rating: (5) Feedback Score: 5 reviews	The car looks awesome man. How does she drive? Just a stupid silly question, why didn't you drive it back to the shop from the delaership? Just to keep it that much more fresh? I probably wouldn't have been able to resist. __________________

11-19-2009, 10:11 PM	#4
blu808 Post Whore! Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Campbell, Ca Age: 38 Posts: 5,010 Trader Rating: (3) Feedback Score: 3 reviews	Pm me for naked hoe pics. Car cannot be driven on a public roadway due to GM contractual obligations. __________________

11-19-2009, 10:14 PM	#5
drift freaq R.I.P. Aya, always love Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Los Feliz/Hollywood Posts: 18,558 Trader Rating: (215) Rides Gallery: drift freaq Feedback Score: 215 reviews	Damn Crazy Luke, once again you pull off the amazing. The car looks amazing. Congrats on everything. __________________ "Having a lot of tracks on a song is like putting stickers on a car to get more horsepower" New Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uebV1OnbRsw Buy my mounts! http://zilvia.net/f/sale-items/51531...ns-mounts.html http://zilvia.net/f/tech-talk/317539...e-mouts-6.html

11-19-2009, 10:18 PM	#6
*S14DB* AFC #1 Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: 昨晩あなたのお母さんの家 Posts: 20,181 Trader Rating: (3) Feedback Score: 3 reviews	Nice work! How does the inter-cooler vent? Oh, jebus not another sex tape.... __________________ Comments should be taken as Opinions not as Statements of Fact

11-19-2009, 10:20 PM	#7
blu808 Post Whore! Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Campbell, Ca Age: 38 Posts: 5,010 Trader Rating: (3) Feedback Score: 3 reviews	thanks guys. the trunk mount is actually a radiator for the liquid to air intercooler. It vents on top of an opening on the rear diffuser that has a low pressure area. __________________

11-19-2009, 10:27 PM	#8
surge s14 Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Laredo Texas Posts: 1,125 Trader Rating: (12) Feedback Score: 12 reviews	simply beautiful __________________

11-19-2009, 10:35 PM	#9
Andrew Bohan Post Whore! Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Location: Location Posts: 8,330 Trader Rating: (2) Feedback Score: 2 reviews	that week was pretty epic i'm not down to do it again for a while though ahah

11-19-2009, 10:37 PM	#10
tricky_ab Post Whore! Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: It's dark, and hell is hot! Posts: 9,413 Trader Rating: (23) Feedback Score: 23 reviews	I don't know how you did it but you've peaked my interest (I was not a fan of that car before). Great work guys and thanks for sharing... Oh and dude on the left looks out of place in that club shot!

11-19-2009, 10:39 PM	#11
blu808 Post Whore! Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Campbell, Ca Age: 38 Posts: 5,010 Trader Rating: (3) Feedback Score: 3 reviews	Dude. That is Conrad Grunewald. He is a motha fckn Boss. __________________

11-19-2009, 10:46 PM	#12
SR_Vlurs Zilvia Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: in the worse place in the world ..... Posts: 284 Trader Rating: (2) Feedback Score: 2 reviews	Nice man more pics of chics __________________ ¿$phinx?

11-19-2009, 10:58 PM	#13
TUnity2 Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Chalmette, la Posts: 511 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	PMed. hahaha sick car and story.

11-19-2009, 11:24 PM	#14
Andrew Bohan Post Whore! Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Location: Location Posts: 8,330 Trader Rating: (2) Feedback Score: 2 reviews	god both of those girls were so dumb giggle giggle fake boobs giggle giggle fake tan giggle giggle shocker giggle giggle tugboat captain later bitches!

11-20-2009, 12:18 AM	#16
markyd0s Leaky Injector Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Orange County Age: 35 Posts: 104 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	Cars and hOARSS it can only get better

11-20-2009, 01:42 AM	#17
DreamN Post Whore! Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: SoCal - 818 Age: 36 Posts: 10,691 Trader Rating: (54) Rides Gallery: DreamN Feedback Score: 54 reviews	Love the car. Trade for my S13 plus happy ending on my end? PM'ing for pikt0rz __________________ - Jimmy Wanted: TBD For Sale: TBD

11-20-2009, 05:07 AM	#18
Freddy Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Ottawa, Canada Age: 32 Posts: 568 Trader Rating: (2) Feedback Score: 2 reviews	nice work i was actually waiting for someone to post the whole build, i assume you're the other dude in the pic?? and yeah pm me the pictures.....

11-20-2009, 05:22 AM	#19
DataXUnknown Post Whore! Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Mission Viejo, CA Age: 31 Posts: 2,934 Trader Rating: (30) Rides Gallery: DataXUnknown Feedback Score: 30 reviews	Saw this one Speedhunters. I didn't realize all you guys took part in building this beast! So sexy!

11-20-2009, 06:55 AM	#20
WanganRunner Nissanaholic! Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: DC Metro Area Posts: 1,655 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	Wow, you weren't a little curious/interested in how the Camaro drove stock? Had you driven one before? I'd have taken it out for a few hours and run it around, at least. I haven't driven one yet.

11-20-2009, 08:14 AM	#21
fliprayzin240sx Man w/ CTSV & a Car Seat Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Tampa Posts: 17,998 Trader Rating: (19) Rides Gallery: fliprayzin240sx Feedback Score: 19 reviews	Andrews still my Hero... PS: Neeeeekid pix please... __________________ If you think Zilvia has too many assholes... CLICK HERE!!!

11-20-2009, 09:17 AM	#22
aa87 Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: May 2003 Location: Shreveport, LA Age: 33 Posts: 1,116 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	someone pm me the pics, stat! amazing car! __________________ Hookers and blow.

11-20-2009, 09:20 AM	#23
veeates36 Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: reseda ca Posts: 1,041 Trader Rating: (7) Feedback Score: 7 reviews	What hall was this in..? __________________ Zombi_Army... Coming Soon

11-20-2009, 10:21 AM	#24
ManoNegra Guild of Skullduggerous Intent Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Socal Posts: 7,841 Trader Rating: (48) Feedback Score: 48 reviews	Sweet, maybe I'll tune in to Formula Drift to catch it in action. nekidd pics, I wants.

11-20-2009, 10:30 AM	#25
driftsilvias13 Nissanaholic! Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 2,297 Trader Rating: (54) Feedback Score: 54 reviews	Car looks sick! And damn that girl's boobs are huge! I want pics!! __________________

11-20-2009, 10:49 AM	#26
fckillerbee Post Whore! Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Southern California Age: 36 Posts: 4,266 Trader Rating: (5) Feedback Score: 5 reviews	pics ftw! Good job luke! shit looks epic! can't wait to see that thing drive. any idea where he is gonna do the testing?

11-20-2009, 11:58 AM	#27
S14_Kouki Nissanaholic! Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: TPA Posts: 1,947 Trader Rating: (4) Feedback Score: 4 reviews	huge ass tits ftw. Good job __________________ http://www.fabthis.com http://www.childhoodproductions.com/dbfab/store.html

11-20-2009, 12:32 PM	#28
sw20>>s14 Post Whore! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: bay area Posts: 5,656 Trader Rating: (19) Feedback Score: 19 reviews	NICE BUILD!!! congrats on the hard work and award! much deserved pics of the one in front all covered up...pass on the chick in the back =) __________________ s14\| y34\| 911 gts\| exige s\| 600rr\| r3\| 250r\| 85 girlfriend

11-20-2009, 02:39 PM	#29
DrftSLowHomIe!! Zilvia Addict Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Long Beach Age: 35 Posts: 726 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	Sick built man, hope to see it in action soon and pm'd for the pics. you motorboating son of a bitch __________________

11-20-2009, 02:39 PM	#30
juicyjay Leaky Injector Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Florida Posts: 110 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	omg pics!! nice build btw

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