Chris Jacobs' All-Carbon '69 Camaro by Finale Speed

The problem, yes, and we tweaked it a little, but for tall guys like us, yes, this is the original Dash, you still feel it want to let go, the sound makes you smile, yes, and these are such cool engines, yes. You really still have the cam low on the block keeps the center of gravity low all kinds of power yes with the built in supercharger you also know that nothing is going to go wrong with the pulley system there and you are ready to go. I expected this to be ridiculously loud, not bad at all. I mean, we're talking a little louder in here because Daniel, the sound guy, said it might be too loud, but I don't think it is, no, it's not bad, you know?

The car is also completely matte so you get a lot of cushioning in there and with the materials we use on the interior it helps cushion it as well and you know, I mean a guy who's going to buy this type of car is going to like it. that sound anyway and it's a nice kind of balance between stock and custom inside. I mean obviously having all the improved mechanical mechanisms inside, but leaving it as original, real artists are masters at doing that kind of thing where the functionality is modern but the form is its classic look, it has a really nice idle also it has a good eye, yes, Flaming River, a column, yes, tilt and it also has a good kind of ergonomics with the center console, where you rest your elbow, change the windows available, probably if you want, yes, we did cranks on this one, but we can certainly make it electric.

I love that that torque is so low down yeah and I love this Tremec gearbox it just sounds like it has a new gearbox yeah when you guys second that it's always nice. of crunchy crunch, but you know, yes, they are new, it's just click, click, it's as satisfying as a rifle bolt, exactly new, the ratio is excellent, yes, now you don't have ABS or traction control like this, no no really old school but just that endless torque that drags you along yeah they really are long bands which is cool it really maximizes the performance of both the engine and transmission of course the look you know that they have still driven by people, simply this car is.

The car attracts so much attention. I put steelies on it with dog dish hubcaps. I like that look too. We do it on our charger 70. Yes, it looks fantastic, but again it's customer preference. You know, of course Wilwood would love to have their brakes exposed but true, I love the old school Steelies with the poverty caps on, they look great on the charger, especially this

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fiber one, it comes in any another color, yes, in the process of fusing the strands, they can anodize the uh, the metal.

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fiber component, so you know you can choose pretty much any color, okay.

I saw a couple red ones at SEMA, some blues and greens, but I prefer that one and you still see the weeds the way you see them, you can see the wave. It is so it has the metal component and the carbon that are intertwined, so the metal component is anodized, it gives it that color for each noise, although I'm sure you hear everything, yes, you can hear them, the lightness of the panels when they collide with each other . What's the back end of this? You know a nine-inch 354 or something? uh, it's um no, it's numerically higher than that, I think so, I don't remember, it could be 373, boy, the engine doesn't You don't skip the beat, although no, it's bulletproof, yeah, and it's funny , all you have to do is change the oil, you have to touch it, you know, it's the latest, it's old school style with modern technology, so it's what's been trending for years   I like these side mirrors, they are very nice, yes, they are Billet

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and that's all they do, they are mirrors, they do rear and side views, yes, and they do a really excellent job, they are great, they have a very industrial look. with the rivets exposed, they come in Chrome and blacked out, yes it takes a long way to get this trans to six.

I know it's still good, you got three 335 30 18s in the back 315, hit it in any gear, yeah this is the third year let's see what it does, that sound it makes and throws you back in your seat, yeah, very good. I know kids are born today, it was like my dad drove a gas truck, so we'll see. What's happening? My opinion is that there is room for both. I see no reason to ban one or the other. You know right, it's not about how long, but it's about to make it financially viable. Yeah, you know, if people seem to have accepted that that's how it was.

Just maybe 10 years ago when people were saying it would take 50 years to give people the switch to Electric, well that's pretty fast yeah and they both have their pros and cons but I'll tell you one thing it will never happen . be a bunch of guys standing at a car show around a Tesla waiting for it to start well they're fine if they're on a race track yeah I mean in future races you have electricity yeah and then it'll be slower for the senior apartment, gas engine cars, yeah, I mean that's what it's going to be, I mean my Tesla, I took it out to that race track, I put 9,147 in 150, those frames are crazy , I know there is no gasoline car that can be, no, absolutely not you.

We're getting all the power automatically, but my point is I'm never going to get that out of a Tesla whose fourth gear bars hit the exhaust too, yeah, be careful, you know, break that carbon fiber, yeah, yeah, it's just that little rubber squeak, yeah. sounds so good you're only around 48.92 yes I know they got really dark yes Anything below 4th gear you have to be tearing up the tires a bit yes how did the brakes feel, brakes we love? Royal Woods that we use use them every time the best thing about Wilwood brakes is that they are intended for the do it yourself hobbyist because you are always mixing and matching I mean you can buy units that fit perfectly on a Mustang Camaro or something So. yeah if you're building a hot rod or something like that all you need yeah yeah make it work no.

A long enough drive through here to turn six years old, that's what I'm saying, well, very impressive build, those guys do a good job, absolutely stop by here. their shop sometime in Oklahoma, you know, it's tight, it handles, it's fast and you have so much joy for these American V8s, you know. I like all things European too, but they don't have the substance, they act like these things do what they do. it's the sounds, oh the sound, yes I know, it's cool, it's cool, it's got this pure American muscle, well congratulations and of course if you have a '67 Camaro for whatever they do, the carbon parts , you can do it yourself or add. horsepower taking off weight, so absolutely there you have Camaro 67 to 69, it's 68 to 70 Charger, okay, let's go for a four inch, well, thanks for doing it, I appreciate it, I appreciate it, Jay, thanks man.

I'm going to drive this a little more, see you around. guys next week