New Camaro Owner in Mid TN - F-Body Road Racing and Autocross Forums

Good Morning all,

Just wanted to stop in and say hello. I just purchased my new to me 1991 Camaro RS in June and am getting it back into shape after being cast aside by a FoMoCo guy.

This will be my first F-body, having owned mostly Nissan's in the past. I'm mainly going to be using it at the Autocross and would love to get out for some Track days

I have since started tearing the car down to get at the rust spots I found once I got the car home. I am taking a welding class right now since my first attempts at welding with my little Craftsman 110V gasless welder were less than good.

So this is where I need your help guys. I've been looking over the ESP rules and can't quite figure out whats legal and not as far as engine swaps go with the update/backdate rule. I need to know if swapping in an LS1 and T56 are ESP legal and also swapping in the rear end from a forth gen LS1 car for the disk brakes and 4 inches of track width increase. I've been hunting all over and searching, but just can't come up with the answers I need.

Right now the interior is stripped out to get at the rust, so I want to figure out what I can do engine wise in ESP before I put the interior back in, or I can just leave it out and go to CP.

Thanks for the help guys.

Here's a link to the cars pictures. LINK

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This post has been edited by aarivers: Aug 17 2009, 01:20 PM

aarivers View Member Profile	Aug 17 2009, 01:11 PM Post #1
newbie Group: Members Posts: 7 Joined: 14-August 09 From: White House, TN Member No.: 5,922	Good Morning all, Just wanted to stop in and say hello. I just purchased my new to me 1991 Camaro RS in June and am getting it back into shape after being cast aside by a FoMoCo guy. This will be my first F-body, having owned mostly Nissan's in the past. I'm mainly going to be using it at the Autocross and would love to get out for some Track days I have since started tearing the car down to get at the rust spots I found once I got the car home. I am taking a welding class right now since my first attempts at welding with my little Craftsman 110V gasless welder were less than good. So this is where I need your help guys. I've been looking over the ESP rules and can't quite figure out whats legal and not as far as engine swaps go with the update/backdate rule. I need to know if swapping in an LS1 and T56 are ESP legal and also swapping in the rear end from a forth gen LS1 car for the disk brakes and 4 inches of track width increase. I've been hunting all over and searching, but just can't come up with the answers I need. Right now the interior is stripped out to get at the rust, so I want to figure out what I can do engine wise in ESP before I put the interior back in, or I can just leave it out and go to CP. Thanks for the help guys. Here's a link to the cars pictures. LINK (IMG:http://lh3.ggpht.com/_wy1t5jXBAfE/SkA8qbsZ4eI/AAAAAAAAABo/XhODsqe3QT8/s640/P1000276.JPG) (IMG:http://lh3.ggpht.com/_wy1t5jXBAfE/SkA8qwcb9xI/AAAAAAAAABw/gUDSYisytzE/s640/P1000277.JPG) This post has been edited by aarivers: Aug 17 2009, 01:20 PM

aarivers View Member Profile	Aug 31 2009, 01:29 PM Post #2
newbie Group: Members Posts: 7 Joined: 14-August 09 From: White House, TN Member No.: 5,922	Well I got to do some more work this weekend. But before that I broke down and went to Lowes to get some 8ft florescent fixtures as I was not able to really see anything once the sun went down. Boy do they make a difference, so much less fatigue and strain on my eyes. I was able to get all the rust and holes patched on the rear of the car, so now it's time for the floor boards, whcich should be a little bit easier as they are pretty much flat panels, no sculpting or tight spots to get into. The new fixtures. (IMG:http://lh6.ggpht.com/_wy1t5jXBAfE/SpsofT6VLMI/AAAAAAAAALc/rhNRweu7Prk/s640/P1000501.JPG) And my finished patch panels. (IMG:http://lh3.ggpht.com/_wy1t5jXBAfE/SpsofMADvKI/AAAAAAAAALY/zC3Eol_PUPo/s640/P1000500.JPG) (IMG:http://lh5.ggpht.com/_wy1t5jXBAfE/SpsoeHjJbKI/AAAAAAAAALQ/e3ru_N3YS4k/s640/P1000498.JPG) (IMG:http://lh6.ggpht.com/_wy1t5jXBAfE/Spsoc3m7EUI/AAAAAAAAALA/FXIJ0KQJftA/s640/P1000495.JPG)