WANTED: 67 Camaro M21 Tranny

[Chevy454]

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Do you guys use a scatter shield when you run your cars at the reunion? Very dangerous to run a solid lifter chevy without one!

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I don't think NHRA requires a scattershield on stick cars until you run in the 11's. Also, you take a risk of this happening regardless if you're running at the track or, as the case may be, running on a dyno...this could have happened on a cruise just the same. I've tore up more stuff on the highway than on a track by far!

[T Billigen]

Even back in the 60s, ALL hipo chevys with solid lifters were required to have a scatter shield! I think it applied to all makes with solid lifters. How fast you ran did not matter. Then about 1970 you were also required to have a drive shaft hanger. It's funny that the people at the strip you are running at would let you run without one. It would be interesting liability issue if someone would get injured. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/dunno.gif[/img] [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/[/img]

[JoeG]

Not looking to say anyone should do this or that,but Motion covered his rear[plus it was required on some tracks] by making Schiefer blow-proof clutch-flywheel and Lakewood scattershields NHRA approved ,standard equipment on PhaseIII cars. I myself did use a drive- shaft loop hanger,but you are right it can happen anywhere-----Some of you fellas have machines with 11sec territory power but because of the tires you use for being considered stock you can't harness full power--but it's still there so they are potential 11 sec machines------ Just some friendly conversation [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/beers.gif[/img].-----Don't mind me when something like what happened to Denis occurs I jump up on my soap-box

[sYc]

So far, 4 different tracks have allowed us to race, with no supercar failing tech, (even the Pure stock Drags, which do not require a shield), have not ran into this problem. But hey, in this day and time, any incident is a liability issue, whether at the track or at a show. Figure in several million dollars worth of rare musclecars and watch the price of having fun rise. Even though most shows will not bother to get insurance (think about that the next time you attend a show), we do, and insurance alone at SCR6 will cost over $1500.00.

Are all of the costs involved and risks taken worth it, simply to watch a few "old" cars make a pass or two down the strip? To me, and several others, YES.

[T Billigen]

That is a good idea to have the insurance! But it won't replace those original drive train parts! [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/haha.gif[/img] [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/haha.gif[/img] [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/[/img]

[sYc]

I am assuming, that since we both know that damage can occur at any given time, anywhere, as evident by the dyno mis-hap, that you are advocating never starting supercars, but rather pushing them where ever they need to go? [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/eek.gif[/img]

Well,I guess we will just have to agree to disagree on this (and of course the merits of Super Chevy shows). [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/naughty.gif[/img]

[T Billigen]

Its OK to start em and move them off the trailer, even at "Super Chevy" [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/haha.gif[/img] [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/beers.gif[/img]

[T Billigen]

One other thought, you will probably end up pushing your car more than me when them parts start breaking! I also want to put in a plug: If you need a tranny or one repaired see "Crash", he rebuilt the tranny for my car, did a beautiful job and even found the right tag for it! [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggthumpup.gif[/img]

[sYc]

You may be right, but one thing is certain, we will have one HELL of a time doing it [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/[/img].

And, I could have sworn that these cars were labeled "supercars" because of their ground pounding performance, not looks. At least that is the criteria the sYc uses and, is why we have go to the track and have a cruise, to show folks that these car were, and still are, some of the baddest muisclecars ever built. Siting around all day in the hot sun "just showing" a car is not my idea of fun.

[Chevy454]

I'll have to second the crash thing...I've read quite a bit of his stuff on trannys, and he seems to know what he's talking about.