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Originally Posted by ill steez

Personally I don't see the point in building another camaro pro-touring style when you have Penny... which has pretty much every pro-touring bell and whistle you can imagine.

I'm probably gonna get al kinds of crap for even suggesting this, but maybe since you already have arguably one of the nicest pro-touring camaro builds out there, why not try building something a little more like pro-street meets pro-touring meets street racer... like some big shiny wheels, with plenty of tire in the back, a huge cube LSX with forced induction, and some nitrous maybe... I dunno. I feel like something like that could potentially be a lot of fun to build.

That sounds exactly like f-bomb.. lol

I don't know.. I see many different ways to build a "PT" style car.. Anyone that knows me KNOWS I can't build something junky.. I just can't. So, that leaves nice and expensive or nice and inexpensive. Expensive would be an $80k car.. inexpensive would be in the $25k range. Or I could shoot for a mid range budget of $40k. Hell, my Fairlane has $36k in it (counting the car) and it's considered a "real guy's car".

I want something that's the poster child for Street Fighter.. needless to say I will be speaking with Steevo and working out ideas.

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Originally Posted by race-rodz

ok...after pondering this a lil longer im gonna outline the "plan" for ya:unibrow:

semi gloss tan...forget the camo idea. scca cage, with a vid cam mount(we want in car vids) black out anything that was supposed to be shiny...including the wheels. speaking of wheels.... NO mini-tubs.... 255's/275's, 3-link, simple oe based brakes w/ cooling ducting, tradional iron block/alum head sbc(big bore/short stroke)...dry sump is a must, along with overkill cooling, trans&diff coolers. CARB'd...no stinkin efi... 8mpg MAX. tko trans, stock subframe... worked over with a "kit". "real" spoilers f&r....window "straps". 32 gal fuel cell(think 90 miles wide open:_paranoid )
on board nav/timer set-up, fresh-air system/helemt radio communication

then tune for the elevation in Ely, NV :unibrow:

I'm digging every one of those things EXCEPT the engine.. I'm an EFI guys and carbs just suck. Besides, with EFI I wouldn't HAVE to tune for elevation.. just bring you the car. lol -- TKO 600 for sure.

I'm really leaning towards a satin car.. blacked out parts with any stainless brushed. Non-mini tubbed (for now). OEM brakes. "real" spoilers. window straps, big tank (although those get pricey). LOTS of cooling. I might even do stories on building two frames. The first would be a fully-modified stocker and the second an aftermarket frame.. see how the price REALLY shakes out. I like the aftermarket frame since you can run wider front tires. 265 front and 275 rears would be nice.

sounds killer steve, how about 275s all around like carlc runs? i can't wait to watch the build transpire, its gonna be badass:cheers:

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Originally Posted by Steve1968LS2

I agree that there are probably a thousand way to build a PT car, but in the end they are intended to serve at least vaguely the same purpose... Thats why I figure a car like F-Bomb would be cool to see. They have a lot of character and are a blast to build and drive.

I'm looking inside my crystal ball and I see 100K in the future, LOL.

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Originally Posted by race-rodz

semi gloss tan...

Hey, maybe I will steal your avatar for my nose art.. ;)

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Originally Posted by Stuart Adams

I'm looking inside my crystal ball and I see 100K in the future, LOL.

Maybe I will build it twice.. the first budget.. then "all out".. see if the "all out" car is any better.

:yes:

For a track rat, I would not go black, that would be one hot SOB on track day. I say white epoxy primer/sealer, blacked out trim, wheels, etc. THen you can sticker it to death with sponsors. Carbed 5.3 or 6.0, stinger hood. NO mini tubs, notched stock sub for tire clearance. ATS spindles, SC&C upper arms, coil over shocks, Alston "G" bar, Fays2 watts link.

Personally I think you should do minitubs just because they suit these cars so well. I realize that there isn't necessarily a huge performance advantage for a track car, but then again if you wanted to build an all out race car to dominate at the track, I feel like a first gen camaro may not be the best starting point.

Hey steve I was thinking about a 5.3L truck engine too, but i haven't seen very many "built" ones. How much horsepower and torque do you think you could pull out of one? Enough to hold up at the track?