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PICTURES


It's about time this page changed!!
Starting today this page will be updated on a daily basis.
The Camaro you see here is a Big Block powered 68 Camaro that gets driven every day.
It's no joke. It's my only transportation.




6-11-08

I got my car running after Aeromotive rebuilt my pump. The pump runs much quieter now.
I've been spending most of my time rebuilding Big Block Chevy engines and taking pictures
for my book on the subject.

Now I'm done with the first edit on the book and all the pictures are done. All 600+ images.

Here's a picture of my 496 stroker project engine

A really cool Cuda came into Goodies to get Paul Caselas to work his tuning magic on the new fuel injection.


I thought this was funny. I was taking pics while assembling the engine and couldn't resist.




Well, my daily driver finally died on Thursday. I pulled into the driveway at
a camera store and all the sudden my car got quieter than usual. It was
obvious that my pump had shut off. I checked all my relay and fuses in the
circuit. Nothing. Thanks to having AAA I got the car back to Goodies.
When I removed the fuel pump I found a bunch of metal shavings in the pump.

After a call to my friend Kyle Fickler at Aeromotive we diagnosed the problem.
Aparently, for the last 3 years of operation without a vented fuel tank I killed
my pump! I thought I had built the system perfect with, a filter before the pump,
a filter after the pump, 5/8" feed line, 1/2" return line, Detroit Speed &
Engineering stainless steel fuel tank, Aeromotive A1000 fuel pump and
Aeromotive A1000 Bypass regulator. I left out the important tank vent!


The pump was moving fuel faster than the non-vented tank would allow and there was
so much vacuum that the pump rotor was thrusting up against the case. After 3 years
of this metal-to-metal contact the case and rotor started to eat each other until it finally bound up.


I sent the pump to Kyle at Aeromotive and he's going to have the pump rebuilt.
Now it's my job to install a vent in the tank. I'll let you know what I install.


For a few days my good friend Tracy Edmonds (owner of Goodies Speed Shop)is allowing me to borrow transportation while I await the return of my pump.

For the last couple of weeks I've been working on my Big Block Chevy rebuild book
full-bore! I bought a couple of sets of valve covers from WWW.AnsenUSA.com for the engines
I'm building. These are REALLY AWESOME valve covers. The "496 STROKER" valve covers
are very similar to the GM Performance valve covers, but they are about 3/4" taller!
The polished valve covers are really nice and the polish work is beautiful!


I also purchased a Performance Stainless Steel WWW.performanceSST.com thermostat
housing for my 496 Project. This is the satin finish version. I can't beleive
how nice this part is. It's truly a top-shelf part for any engine.



Here's the latest picture of the Goodies Speed Shop Camaro in action.








4-16-08

I've been very busy and I believe the only people who come here on a regular
basis are from the Netherlands. :) You know who you are. Thanks for checking back!

The Goodies Camaro has been running at the store for a few days.
Today it was on the dyno. There's no solid numbers yet because
it was running really lean and some tuning will be necessary tomorrow.
It has more than enough power to spin the tires a little in the parking lot. :)



The Joe Gibbs products are awesome. This assembly grease replaces the moly lube
typically put on camshafts for break-in. It goes on really thick, but completely
breaks down in the oil.

This oil has all the additives all hot rods with flat-tappet cams need
All the other oils we've been using for years have removed the additives
we really need to keep our cams from giong flat. The amount of flat-tappet
cams going flat in the last couple of years is out of control. Don't let this
happen to you and your hot rod.








4-11-08
No crashes today!
Today I'm giving an update on my 496. A picture of my Edelbrock CNC head.


Here's a couple of pictures I took in Australia last month.
The wife and I cruised from Australia to New Zealand on Celbrity Cruises. It was great!
I'll be posting more pics on the trip soon. Some family and friends have been waiting to
see them, so you'll be able to look at them too.
My wife and I climbed to the center of the top of the bridge. It was well worth the money spent!




4-10-08
Yesterday evening I heard a loud squeal and a loud crash from out my office (at home) window.
I saw that a Honda had crashed into the house across the street from me!

I had to run down to the Camaro and get my camera to take pics. The person
had moved the crushed Honda and parked. The whole family two doors down came out to
find out what had happened. It was someone they knew. Apparently this person doesn't
know how to drive. Luckily for the victim, there wasn't more than $800 worth of damage.
The front bumper on the Honda was smashed, but was only hanging off a little.




Forward to coming home in the Camaro today. I look over and see a sign in front of our house had been
smashed over. There had been re-paving in our area today so I figured a utility truck backed over it.
Turns out that the same car lost control again today and smashed into another house today! This time
the car was going faster and rammed the house knocking out studs and sheetrock inside the house.
Is my house next?! Apparently a really old Chinese or Vietnamese woman who lives two doors down
is trying ot learn how to drive and get her license. This lady has no business trying to learn how
to drive in a fricken populated area. There are adults walking kids and animals around here all the
time. If she really has to try to drive go to a fricken vacant parking lot like most of our smart
parents took us to learn how to drive.
Luckily she totalled her car and it had to be towed away after the Police came and took a report.
The car was wrecked REALLY BAD! Probably totalled!!My neighbor has pics. I should ask for some.

We'll see if she gets behind the wheel of another car while the wrecked one is repaired.
At this point I'm nervous for my life, the lives of my family and friends and my house! Sorry for the rant! What should I do with the neighbor? I don't feel safe.





4-9-08
I noticed one of my header bolts is missing. I guess I'll have to replace it.
The Earl's header gasket is still sealing the header fine without a bolt.

A few months ago (December) I had Paul Caselas dyno tune my Camaro in front of
an auto shop class that came to Goodies Speed Shop for a field-trip.
The tune feels like my car had been down on about 100HP. It's been running
great since then, with the exception of some weird metal flakes I found in
the fuel bowls when I started having flooding issues in January.





4-8-08
I drove the Camaro to work today. I took the long way to work. :)
Today I thought I'd share one of my earliest inspirations for Pro-Touring.
...my biggest inspiration was Big Red, but not my first. It was February, 1981
and Hot Rod Magazine ran an issue with a "Street Heroes" section that included
dropped and flared first and second gen Camaros. I cut the magazine up and hung
the pictures on my bedroom walls. About a year ago I purchased a copy on Ebay.
Here's the cover.




4-7-08
Today the Camaro stayed in the garage. I was in Burbank today
so here's another image of the Goodies Gulf



4-6-08
Again, I'll probably not leave the house because I'm working on my
book all day. I've decided to add another image of the Goodies Gulf
Auto-X Camaro. This one hasn't been viewed by the public yet either.
This is an old picture. The car is back together and has been driven
around under its own power. With any luck I'll have video of it on
this page in the near future!






4-5-08
Well. I've been working on my book all day, so I didn't leave
the house or drive my car today. It sits alone in the garage today.
To wet your whistle I thought I'd update you on a Camaro that
a lot of people come to RaceHome.com to see. I see all the KEYWORD
logs on my website counter. That Camaro is the Gulf Auto-X Camaro.

Paul Caselas has built and designed 98% of this awesome Camaro.






4-4-08
Camaro's still working fine. I drove it to Pleasanton last night.
It sure was nice to have headlights that work.
A sport compact car with a HUGE wing tried to get me to race him
on the freeway, but I didn't feel like paying a huge ticket and
let him speed away. Speeding is one thing. Racing is another.

Here's a picture of my new 850 Demon carburetor.


This is a bonus picture of Tracy Edmonds and Paul Caselas looking
over Tracy's 69 Camaro with a Donovan aluminum block and a suprecharger.



4-3-08
I had some splayed 4-bolt Milodon caps installed in my 496 at S&S Auto
in San Leandro. (510-357-9041) They are a good group of guys. Very Helpful!

I loaded extra cardboard in the Camaro today and threw it in the work
cardboard recycling bin. I polute the environment with my car and save
the environment by recycling!



4-2-08

Drove the car to work agian like usual. It got rained on a little today.

My headlight dimmer switch has been causing problems for at least a year.
It's one of those things you just work around instead of fixing the problem.
When you pushed on the carpet near the switch it seemed to work until the
next time you used the lights. Today I finally bought a new switch. I went
to install it and the stud was bigger than the original. This was unacceptable.
If I could repair my original 1968 switch I wouldn't have to alter the grommet
in the carpet. I took it all apart and rebuilt it. One of the wire terminals
had come loose. Now it's all back together with my original parts! Let there
be light!





4-1-08
Like usual, today I drove back and forth to work.
I'm currently assembling a new 496 Big Block for it.
Right now it's a 402 that's been bored and stroked to 433 CID.

Here's a picture of the 496 mocked up in the driveway.









Stay tuned for pictures and information on updates and upgrades.
Tony Huntimer





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