Vehicle Description
Most modified Camaros fit into the same general mold: crate motor,
chrome, and wheels. You can easily build a clean, quick F-body that
keeps its traditional look and adds modern conveniences. Or you can
go absolutely crazy and build a race car for the street like this
1968 Camaro.
With that blower sitting atop that motor, those giant tires, and an
exhaust note that lets everyone know that hasn't seen you yet, know
you have arrived, there's no point to subtle paint. Bright yellow
with a correct black bumblebee stripe keeps the link to the past
alive, and I like that the rear wheel arches haven't been
drastically modified to handle the massive meats out back. A
ducktail spoiler reinforces the fact that this car is all about
performance but the blacked-out rear panel is a cool custom touch
that ties it together with the blacked-out grille quite nicely.
With that much engine up front, a hood was pointless, but they did
keep all the original trim and chrome, including the bumpers and
'350' badges on the front fenders, which are still technically
correct.
If you're looking for a race car for the street, this is what it
looks like inside. Twin race buckets with 5-point harnesses strap
you in like you're aboard a Saturn V rocket, and there's a 10-point
cage surrounding you. The original dash is in there somewhere, now
augmented with Auto Meter instruments and a tach with shift light
on the column. A B&M shifter sits on the tunnel right where
it's easy to grab, along with the switch panel for the accessories
and the Deadenbear delay box. But it's not all sharp edges and
growling horsepower, because there's a Pioneer AM/FM/CD stereo head
unit in the dash. The back seat is gone, replaced by beautifully
fabricated aluminum tubs for the rear tires, and what space remains
in the trunk is filled with fuel cell and battery.
The key to performance is power-to-weight ratio, and the 383 cubic
inch small block delivers in a very big way. Topped by a Weiand
blower forcing boost into the stout engine, it cackles, barks and
idles like a full-race piece. Inside there's an Eagle forged
rotating assembly with 10:1 JE pistons and a massive Comp Cams
camshaft, all fed by a set of Dart heads and a pair of Barry Grant
blower carbs. A MSD crank-trigger ignition system is reliable under
fire, and cooling chores are handled by a BeCool radiator. A
Phoenix-built TH400 3-speed automatic with a 3800 RPM stall
converter drives a narrowed Chris Alston 9-inch Ford rear with 4.11
gears on a Strange third member. In fact, Chris Alston Fabrication
supplied the entire back half of the car, including the ladder bars
with coilovers, so it hooks hard. Wilwood disc brakes at all four
corners are for speed management at the big end and live behind
classic Weld Pro-Star wheel with 165R15 radials up front and
18.5x31x15 Mickey Thompson Sportsman meats out back.
Scary fast and built right, this is the kind of car that's content
to idle through the parking lot just as long as it gets a few
moments off the leash now and then. The only question is, are you
man enough to handle it? Call today!