Good day all. recently built a street stock type car from an 89 GTA Trans Am, car handles well with lots of potential in the corners with just generic parts no speciality stuff. Anyone out there have similar experiences with these cars? nobody seems to have gone this route yet and if they are they are not saying.    

I run a 4th gen...  it took alot to figure the setup out, but now its deadly fast.  It has a bit of a glass jaw in a few ways, ie rotors, front hubs, and spindles are something to stock up on, but otherwise are a great platform.

what kind of track do you run?  

I run a 4th gen...  it took alot to figure the setup out, but now its deadly fast.  It has a bit of a glass jaw in a few ways, ie rotors, front hubs, and spindles are something to stock up on, but otherwise are a great platform.

what kind of track do you run?  

For those of you interested in running a 4th gen camaro, and for those interested in the information that is relevant to the 82-92 F-bodies, i've written up a little article about the unique challenges of building one of these cars. check it out.

http://nickpc.brinkster.net/index.asp?art=19&rPage=3  

Running a 1/2 mile paved ovalwith uphill corners and downhill straights, somewhat egg shaped. Car is very fast in corners that is more sweeping and only a little slower on the other end. Full roller motor with roller rockers, overheating has been a challange but I do think I have it under control. Where and what track do you run on? We are north of the border in southern Ontario. Canada, Yep Our race season is cut short due to the ice burgs (LOL)  

I run on the 1/2 mile track at Douglas county speedway. the corners drop down from the straits and all 4 of our corners are different, makes it a difficult track.  the greatest strength my car has is I can carry a high entry speed in the corners and drive around people by staying in the second groove.

how did you solve your overheating problems? I've been battling those as well.  

Sorry for long time in responding, been very busy. The overheating was solved by a few things not just one. Cut lower rad cradle and streached 3 inches and cut top of upper rad support to allow rad to stand upright, in the bumper and cover cut in and made 30X12" box out of some plate, added lower factory spoiler removed and added new 30 degree rake spoiler just under grille opening (see told SCCA Trans Am photos) this also gives more downforce in the corners. This one scares some people cause of unibody. 3/16 round stock roll to 2" diameter, need 6 or so. clean off inner fender wells infront of tire area 45 degree from rad surface, usally where it is the hottest after some practice runs use temp gauge and read across fender skin. tack weld the rings you made to inner fender where the hottest, then cut out the inside of ring (fender)leave about 1/2" then using pliers bend remaining material over the ring and weld shut. This allows the heat not to be trapped inside as much, the low pressure created in the tire area by high speed air over the body and skirts sucks out the hotair past the tire. Also added a simple 4 blade fan from a old service van like UPS truck the pitch is alot but does it ever move the air.