Vehicle Owner

Member ID: Silkesvarten

Location: Stavanger, NO

Vehicle Info

1979 Chevrolet Camaro

Bragging Rights

  • 1/4 Mile0 sec @ -1 mph
  • 0-600sec
  • Top Speed-1mph
  • HP-1
  • Weight-1lbs

Major Upgrades

  • turbo
  • nitrous
  • bore increase
  • port and polish
  • supercharger
  • extrude honed
  • stroke increase
  • engine swap

Modifications

Performance Parts

Interior

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Olav’s Chevrolet Camaro

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BRAKES

HYDRABOOST
Silkesvarten's 1979 Chevrolet CamaroHydraboost parts ready to be cleaned and modified. More info on this later
Silkesvarten's 1979 Chevrolet Camaro Cleaned and adapter mounted. Cut the rod and threaded for sleeve and joint
Silkesvarten's 1979 Chevrolet Camaro Made this bolt for connecting the joint to pedal
Silkesvarten's 1979 Chevrolet Camaro Bolt mounted the pedal.
Silkesvarten's 1979 Chevrolet Camaro Hydraboost mounted.
1LE/12" ROTORS
Silkesvarten's 1979 Chevrolet Camaro12" b-body brakes ready to be cleaned, rebuilt and modified
Silkesvarten's 1979 Chevrolet Camaro12" Rotors
Silkesvarten's 1979 Chevrolet Camaro12" 1LE rotors. Drilled and slotted. Looks good but there are many opinions regarding drilling
Silkesvarten's 1979 Chevrolet Camaro 12"/ 1LE spindles finished. Bead blastered the spindles and backing plates. Used the bearings from the B-body spindle/ rotors. Bought drilled and slotted rotors on e-bay. It's possible to use b-body rotors but these hav bolt pattern 5-5 the Camaro have 5-4.3/4". It's possible to redrill the B-body rotors.
Silkesvarten's 1979 Chevrolet Camaro
Silkesvarten's 1979 Chevrolet Camaro
Silkesvarten's 1979 Chevrolet Camaro
THESE ARE FOR SALE! SOLD!!!

C5 CORVETTE BRAKES
Silkesvarten's 1979 Chevrolet CamaroHubs for my C5 brakes. Made one set from 2gen rotors and from 3gen. If your using 2gen it will move trhe wheel out and this will be a good options for them using BMW wheels. MOst BMW's have et13.

Silkesvarten's 1979 Chevrolet Camaro

Silkesvarten's 1979 Chevrolet Camaro

Silkesvarten's 1979 Chevrolet Camaro C5 rotors resurfaced. Will buy new ones later but these didn't cost me anything. Will get slotted and drilled later

Silkesvarten's 1979 Chevrolet Camaro C5 caliper with abutments.

Silkesvarten's 1979 Chevrolet Camaro C5 Calipers    
                                                               

Silkesvarten's 1979 Chevrolet Camaro Spindles and "home made" brackets back from the powder coater.

Silkesvarten's 1979 Chevrolet Camaro

 Silkesvarten's 1979 Chevrolet Camaro 

 Silkesvarten's 1979 Chevrolet Camaro 

 

 

 

 

S10 MASTER CYLINDER
Silkesvarten's 1979 Chevrolet Camaro S10 master cylinder rebuilt. Anothe e-bay ithem. Took it to work and put it into a lathe and turned the mounting area dovn to 41.4mm so it will fit ito the hydraboost.

Silkesvarten's 1979 Chevrolet Camaro

 

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Stang_kllr  

Posted by: Stang_kllr

09/12/2009 08:37PM

damn man nice car. u get down with some serious at home mods. i need to learn shit like that. great job

cread001  

Posted by: cread001

02/11/2009 05:24AM

Sweet car. I am putting hydroboost in mine too. I like your brake upgrades too I'm thinking about doing the same thing. Check out my camaro sometime.

dunncustomz  

Posted by: dunncustomz

02/03/2009 08:42PM

thanks for the info, sounds as if you were doing alot of research to find the right combos. i just started the removal of the front end, motor and trans to make way for my new ls1 and 4l60e tonight.

dunncustomz  

Posted by: dunncustomz

02/02/2009 08:13PM

pretty sweet are the spindles stock or are they off a 1le car too? im trying to build simular car with simular specs im picking up my LS1 gto motor tomarrow

camarosource  

Posted by: camarosource

01/21/2009 12:25PM

Fellow Camaro Owner - ** Camarosource.ca NOW Accepting pics for Camaro 2010 Calendars ** http://www.camarosource.ca/main_new_site.php?url=2010_calendars/index.htm I also posted a msg on the forum with more info http://www.camarosource.ca/forums/viewtopic.php?t=17658

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Vehicle Owner

Member ID: Silkesvarten

Location: Stavanger, NO