Why is our racecar named SoccerMom????
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 26 ส.ค. 2024
- A video telling the story about our shop car SoccerMom, how she got her name, what the current combination is, details of some of our data analysis, etc. Lot's of talking, but the I talk about what is going on under the hood, under the car, and inside the car. The car is a 1979 Camaro Z28 and has a bit of an odd name for a race car. After watching the video, you will know why ;)
Happy New Year 2021!!!!
You say "alternator" and I hear "Race Week".
Are we just gonna sit here... and pretend we didn't notice that cold-start?
When you race car cold starts better than most people's daily driver LOL
And runs as sweet smooth as a sewing machine
That’s how you know it’s dialed as fuck
Was thinking the same...
Not gonna lie Kevin this is one of the most interesting channel on TH-cam. I've learned so much from your videos!!
Happy New year everyone!
I’ve always wondered how the name Soccer Mom came about. Finally found out 3 years later when this popped up on my feed
Kevin I am amazed at your tuning capabilities! I raced in the 70s when it was just carburetors and distributors.Wow the times have changed! Really enjoy watching you tune and explain what you are doing and why.Times have passed me by! Good luck in the upcoming race season!
Everyone wants to have a neighbour who “raced in the 70’s” that helps you get your car dialled in while drinking beers in the garage of an evening 😎👌
I can still dial-in a carb car. It's quickly becoming a lost art. Our truck will be running a carb.🇺🇸🦅✌️
@@mrray55 I can also Mr.Ray,but with these laptop tuners they can add or remove timing from a single cylinder if needed,add or remove fuel during a run if needed! Fuel injection is definitely the way to go.We could only rely on equal vacuum on each cylinder which isn’t realistic.Fuel flow wasn’t consistent to each cylinder. Just the tip of the iceberg!
@@edh7492 Yes Ed H.Lots of good memories and lots of good friends.Can never be duplicated!
@@rhansen435 there's plenty of ignition boxes that you can tune all kinds of ignition curves with these days. I know a few guys that picked up speed going back to a carb while running an adjustable ignition box.
Cool car! Amazing what little work their chassis need to rip down the track.
I also own a 79 Z, it's a pure bracket car, 10.0s running an N/A 406 Gen 1 small block. Rear suspension is the Calvert springs and bars, front is stock with Afco low friction ball joints/Moroso trick springs/Energy bushings with no upper bump stops giving me about 6" of front end travel. (Koni SPA-1 stock replacement shocks front and back) Moly 8.50 cage to wrap it up.
Keep up the great content, especially on Soccer Mom!!!
Nice!!
My mom was a soccer mom with a 78 t top camaro in the 90s! I love this car brings back so many memories!
I drove my 78 thru High School and eventually turned her into a 10 second street car.....back when a 10 second street car was unheard of. Now 7 and 8 second cars are the norm...Geez i feel Old now. Thank you for showing the Disco Era second Gen some Love.
When I was in high school (early 70’s) a 12 second car was really fast. An 11 second street car pretty much ruled the streets and was almost undriveable on the street due to high compression, big solid lifter cams, etc. 10 second street cars were pretty much unheard of. Hope that makes you feel younger.
@@danmyers9372 LOL..That is exactly what happened. Big Block, Big squeeze and BIG Cam :)
77 z28 here, very inspiring work! Thanks for the video.
I'm building a 69 Camaro with a 25.5 chassis, tube front, etc - I love watching race car walkthroughs like this because it really helps with motivation and inspiration. Thanks for sharing this!
I've always wondered why the name soccer mom, NOW I SHALL SEE
KEVIN thanks for the walk through. I asked for it on the mullet engine build video. Thats how you know Kevin actually cares about his subscribers and reads every comment. This walk through was very informative. What a clean car! Nice job!
Kevin has to be the most genuine guy there ever was. Enjoying the videos.
Ive got a gen 3.. 5.3 im pecking along at and hope to get it finished this year.. but then ive got to get the truck ready for it to go in.. love all the videos man keeps me inspired.. lol
I think I recall seeing Soccer Mom in a video years ago. It's really cool to see it again and learn the story behind it. Love watching your builds Kevin, keep up the good work!
I have a 79 camaro that looks just like this. Love the car
I live in a beautiful place, central Oregon, but no car scene. I watch a LOT of TH-cam and I find that Kevin, you are seriously good at what you do. Thanks for keeping my dreams alive.
Love the blue colour of soccermum 👌👌
Respect from Australia ❤️🇦🇺
I have a sweet idea for the alternator!! Perfect for a drag car and you can chuck the starter. It was the 12-16 Malibu or LaCrosse hybrid that have the 115v E-Assist starter generator.
It will take a little tinkering but it's not much bigger than a regular alternator. The best part is that instead of costing you power at the track, it adds 15hp and 80ft-lbs of torque! Now that's an alternator! Less than $400 bux on ebay or something and the small 115v lithium ion battery pack is less than a hundred pounds including the alternator. So less the starter, it's a minimal amount of weight. (You may want to set a start timing in the tune so it cranks over fast and starts quicker without taking much juice)
You should only share that with friends and family so you don't catch any crap.
Love the factory pedals Kevin
That is the cleanest car. I love your work and would love to see a complete video ( 3 a week ) of you doing Cleetus El Comino. Keep up the great work and happy New Year.
Mullet build videos are coming!
Love the car, you are talented car builder, the workmanship on this car is awesome, you do awesome work!!!!
Your videos are great because of the technical ingenuity displayed. The attention to detail of the projects is amazing, both what you do for yourself and others. Tell Kimber I'm a WCT myself after being a scholarshipped engineering student.
I thought I remembered someone in the comments explaining this story of how it got the name. Glad he finally go the matching sticker for the car. Not a bad way to wake up on my day off😎
Purchased a hat and shirt on its way to Australia 🇦🇺 to show my support 👌
You rock!
Very true, rear leaf cars love a lot of travel in the front suspension.
Absolutely
Just can't believe the attention to detail!
Very cool tour of Soccer Mom...I really enjoy your content...I never miss a You tube from KSR...Hopefully Les from Inverness comes to visit you soon and you can help him with his 429 Ford in his F250...Keep em coming
I’ve always had my eye on this car since I got my 78 camaro build going on my channel, definitely taking some pointers for my build!
Bro, the little tie bar to keep from blowing the charge pipe boot 👏🏻...
it’s the little things in life 😂
Love the content, and the Videos keep getting better, great job....
Great tour, thanks
My first love was a 81 Z28. Love the curves. Don't see many 2nd Gen around anymore. Can't wait to see more of soccer mom.
Back when I was in high school you couldn't give 2nd gen camaros away because everybody wanted the 4th or 3rd gens... now the 2nd gens finally get some love
When I was in school we all wanted 1st gen. 3rd gen was barely out when I graduated in 82. Wow... when did I get old?
Beautiful car. Wish you great luck..
Watching this after working on my own aluminum 5.3, but mine is a poor, abused ole girl that is just getting a bit of love until the truck fully dies haha! Love the channel and the knowledge you're spreading! Please keep it up!
Seeing your in depth videos and fab videos like building mullets engine quickly made this one of my favorite channels on youtube.
Kevin, Soccer Mom is a beautiful car! It is so clean and I have seen it run. It is fast for it's class. I love your content and watch every video since I subscribed to your channel. The first time I was aware of your skills was when you were working with Garret on Ruby. Now you are building up the El Camino for him and that looks like a very fast car. I sure was glad to see him back off from the jet engine, it would have seriously injured of killed someone. Keep up the great work and I hope you and yours has a Happy New Year!!
I really appreciate how clean an simple you builds look. 👍
I love the in-depth reviews of the cars.
Great content without a comedy routine.
I also like to watch Tim McAmis' channel for the same reason: no BS.
One of my absolute Favorite Bodystyles! Love the ride and That Blue! Also you Meticulous work/Videos! Thanks for putting in the extra work to make it happen!
The quality of the videos are getting a lot better good job
Thanks!
Great tour of soccer mom. Like listening to an old friend telling a story. Happy New Year to you and your family. Looking forward to your new content
BEAUTIFUL CAR. JUST LOOKING AT ALL THE DETAIL. LOOKS DIALED. KEVIN IS AWSOME.
Love the back story to the name!!!
I agree 119% with making 2021 better then 2020! Videos in the shop and on the track = awesome
Thanks for the tour of Soccer Mom, the car is awesome!! I knew it was well built but seeing it in this video, proved that is an exceptional build. You folks at KSR do incredible work!!
That's a gorgeous car! Nicely done! 👍 Just so clean! Really speaks to your ability and craftsmanship in your trade!
The simplicity of it is what makes it sooo appealing.
This channel is coming together nicely. Keep up the good work! Consistency is starting to pay off. Love it!
Thanks for the show and tell Kevin, that's a very nice car you guys built, I appreciate the attention to details.
Happy new year and all the best to you and your kin too 👍
Appreciate the tour! Thanks for sharing.
That is one tough Camaro. I had a 67' back in the day that I wish I would have never parted with. I loved that car.
Keep up the great work Kevin. Happy "2021". I sure hope this is a better year!!!!!!!
Soccer mom looks like a camaro my family built in the mid 90s I miss that car
I appreciate all your videos, man. Really dig your style, your attention to detail, and your ability to see the big picture and gather everything needed before you start.
Gives me a ton of confidence in my stock 5.3 build. Thank you sir.
Low timing, all the boost!
She's a ripper for sure Kevin !
After watching you for a while now, I know there's a lot of thought behind Soccer Mom.
Happy New Year to you as well.
I think Kevin could convince anyone that they want to build a race car. Awesome stuff!
You could post straight time-lapses of fab projects and id watch. Your no shortcut attitude is awesome to see
Keep going Kevin. Love your builds and technical knowledge. Love the stories too! Feels like watching VinWiki. :P
Nice clean race car guys.
Love the vids, Most real and down to earth real content, A real Holley tuner here. Keep up the great work!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Man you shot this one a long time go. the lift for the cutlass is not even there. LOL
I absolutely love this car im bulding an 81 camaro my self that i hope will be that nice some day
Everything on the car is awesome obviously, but I enjoyed the creativity on the charge pipe retention bar at the throttle body. I haven't noticed an adjustable heim joint used on one before. Great information as always.
Thanks for explaining transmission dumps. Im not a big car guy so I never took the time to research what they are. I hear them talked about a lot on these car channels.
Wow I have a similar story. I’m a master Toyota tech by trade. 8 yrs ago I scored a free 5.3 from the gm team at my dealership. It’s in a g body with a s475 currently and my spare engine I obtained the same way.
I'm honestly suprised with how clean that thing is. Nice job!
My favorite part of the car the the truck manifolds
Quality across the board
It's funny how race car names come about that car is a well thought out machine
Thanks for the tour of Soccermom. Love the stock look of the car. Interesting to see there are still areas to lose weight on the car. I thought it would be a already lost every last ounce car.
It’s a work in progress lol. 2 ways to build a car. 1 modify and build on what you have or build one from scratch
@@kimberjones9968 All good. Definently a strong runner Kimber.
Great videos, really enjoyed the back story. I remember Will’s Third Gen well, the good ole days of radial tire racing. Neat to see soccer mom still has a lot of factory left in her.
Nice setup would like to see a full series on changing out the factor chassis to a tube chassis and what all that takes to get done. Videos are getting better man keep up the hard work!
Thanks Kevin, that car is awesome clean and I hope to see more of it showing off at the tracks.
Love the car man, especially the color. Looks a lot like the blue I had on my '89 Camaro IROC-Z years ago. Biggest regret was selling it
Damn you stole my favorite color!!! Looks great !
Agree that 2nd gen Camaros, and especially the later ones looks much better with the factory spoilers
Beautiful paint , super sick build!
Thanks for the walk around. Happy new year to you and yours Kevin.. 👍
From what I’ve seen you do, your a great fabricator with an absolutely amazing attention to detail! Keep up the great work!
Beautiful car Kevin and Happy New Year brother !
The name SOCCER MOM is perfect. The car is cool as hell as she sits
Man I love that color and the way he explains things for us "backyard" guys👍
love ya work!!!! keep it up Bloke. from Oz
Great video as always! Pays off the title question in less than 5 minutes then 15 more minutes of solid content. Hope you smash 2021, brother!
Nice job , whole lotta racecar V impressive , good luck for 2021 !
Kevin...... that is beyond beautiful, great work.
Wadda classic name for a racecar.....love it!!
Happy new year Kevin! Thankyou for everything this year. I look forward to 2021 watching your videos and following along!
I am a big 70's Camaro fan. Very nice looking car.
I love the Chevrolet Camaro, always have. Blue is also my favorite color. All around it's a Bad Ass Camaro. Can't wait to see it ripping. Soccer Mom, love the name.
Your TH-cam skills just keep getting better and better. Great work brother!
such an insane variety of cars in your shop right now. happy new years to the KSR fam!
Happy new year! Always great seeing all the old school inginuity along side the new technology 🤘
Very well put together car, looks like its been put together right and thought given to maintenance. Nice video Kevin 😍
I bought a 76 Camaro as a weekend wrench project and when my son was three he would love to come out an "help" me work on it. I wanted to instill that gearhead into him and show him what you can accomplish by getting your hands dirty. One day he was standing behind it and asked what that was and was pointing at the plastic "chromed" plate that the dealer puts on all the cars they sell. It said Matthews because I bought it from Matthews Buick/GMC. So I told him and he said "so that's the cars name?" And I thought about it and said yes. So we started calling it Matthew. "...dad, are we working on Matthew today?" or "...I got the brake calipers for Matthew..." and it just stuck. Then we shortened it to Matty and that was even easier to say for a kid so it became Matty and I still have it, 23 years later. THAT is how a car gets named. It just happens. Soccer Mom is no different!
That’s awesome!
Very cool and great story. My youngest son got an s10 from a pool guy. It’s now named Poolboy lol.
@@kimberjones9968 LOL funny how things like that just stick
Kevin, LOVED THE VID. & the story behind Soccer Mom, LMAO. CAR IS SICK, but it surprised me it had stock exhaust manifolds on it & was a 5.3 only. Thought the engine would be bigger ? MO CUBES, T.Y. for the walk around, Sir.
More cubes and hot side are in the future plans.
Very cool, thanks for the video
2021 has more of KSR uploads it be a good year. that car is so street i love it. so many cars saying its a street car but are one bar short of being a pro mod, but sound damping, steel almost all the way back i dig it, and your tree race was epic. till after the 60. then you got out muscled or geared i am not sure. but your attention to detail is inspiring, soccer mom RMRW 2021????
My first car was a first gen camaro but I grew up in 2nd generation camaros and Iroc's with my dad.