I'm 50, so I like ponycars of the 60's. To that end, I bought the remains of a 67 Camaro about 10 years ago. It had been sent to the wrecking yard many moons ago after a pretty minor front end collision, so it spent the time they usually rust sitting and baking. Paint is suitable for a daily driver, although a show car would need a couple million spent on it.
Today, at my friendly neighborhood insurance salvage sits a 57,000km LS1 with harness, ecu, trans and accessories.
Just this weekend, I was talking to my friend about building a street car out of timed out Super late model suspension, brake and rearend parts. I figure I can build the worlds least competitive, streetable GT1 car for under $10K.
It seems like fate is telling me its time to get off the pot.
And just in case you are wondering, I have no need of enablers. I am weak that way anyway.
I see nothing wrong with this
can't disagree w fate
it's a sign from the gods
When do we see pictures of the project underway?
Gimp
Dork
7/19/11 9:26 p.m.
Lame. Those things can't handle...
http://www.rhoadescamaro.com/build/
Wally
SuperDork
7/20/11 1:02 a.m.
Just pick a color besides red. I went to a show this weekend and almost every 1st gen Camaro was red. DMV shouldn't let anyone else register one until they change the color.
showa
New Reader
7/20/11 1:05 a.m.
Do NOT checkout pro-touring.com
hmmm.. that was a pretty blue..
I doubt it would work on a 1st gen.. but I always like the two tones of the late seventies Rally Sport
That blue is the color of the Penske Trans Am cars from the 70s. The guy is building a tribute car.
Danny Popp will be driving a 69 in Ultimate Track Car. In fact, we have two first gens in UTCC this year. There are so many great parts available for these cars. You can pick and choose how involved you wish to get with money vs labor. My favorite upgrade is elimination of the leaf springs. My own 68 runs a Jake's Rod Shop torque arm that absolutely positively transformed the car. A hopped up first gen Camaro can never conquer a hopped up Z06, but I have seen them best stock C5, C6 Z51's same track, same day, same driver.
The LS swap is the way to go, really. There's tons of them in progress, so there's no shortage of people to talk with.
Bids closed this AM on the motor. I haven't checked to see if I got it yet- if not, dissapointment, if so, committment.
Do you think the safety people would have a lot of trouble with wide 5 Frankland hubs and a winters quickchange on the street?
I wondered if they were still using those hubs on the super lates. Good. That means you probably won't be putting 18's on it.
I don't see why they would have any issues with wide 5 stuff on the street, pretty darn strong parts. Go for it.
I guess the fates are telling me I need a 6 liter. Missed the bid on the LS1 by a couple hundred. 
It was an automatic anyway. Real cars have three pedals.
Streetwiseguy wrote:
I guess the fates are telling me I need a 6 liter. Missed the bid on the LS1 by a couple hundred.
It was an automatic anyway. Real cars have three pedals.
You should bore out a 4.8L to 5.0L's, and make it an 8,000rpm SCREAMER with, like, 5.10's in the rear and a T56. Modern day Z/28
lewbud
Reader
7/20/11 9:19 p.m.
HiTempguy wrote:
Streetwiseguy wrote:
I guess the fates are telling me I need a 6 liter. Missed the bid on the LS1 by a couple hundred.
It was an automatic anyway. Real cars have three pedals.
You should bore out a 4.8L to 5.0L's, and make it an 8,000rpm SCREAMER with, like, 5.10's in the rear and a T56. Modern day Z/28
Naah, build an old school Chebby 302 and then put one of them new fangled fuel injection units that look like a carburetor on it. Everyone does the LS thing, be a man, be different.
lewbud
Reader
7/20/11 9:21 p.m.
jimbob_racing wrote:
That blue is the color of the Penske Trans Am cars from the 70s. The guy is building a tribute car.
Uhh, that would the Penske Camaros from the 60's. Penske Trans Am cars from the 70's were red, white, and blue.
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