Got my issue last week...still in shock.

This car was obviously built for a reaction...here's mine:
I HATE IT...

Take one tastefully done 1st Gen Camaro,add a Supra 6-cylinder and tack on four boy-fighter exhaust tips and you too can be a hit with the ricer crowd.

Sorry...I must be a staunch died-in-the-wool Chevrolet fan...because I would take my own life before even considering putting a Japanese engine in an American classic....but then again,I'm no fast & furious fan either.

Sorry,gotta go now and burn a magazine...

Wow, how do you really feel about this car? :lol:

I also don't agree with the engine choice, but the car (aside from the exhaust) is VERY good looking ! To each their own on powerplants though.

Jason

Congratulations on the mag coverage. IMHO it does fit into the ricer scene though. I don't care for the drive train swap, exhaust, or the interior. Regardless, I understand the amount of work that must have gone into it.

i dont really agree with that combo either, but i dont really care my lil bro Andy got a pic of him and his first car (72 Nova) in the same issue!! Congrats Andy! :)

Damn some of you guys are tough. Funny, I used to be die hard Chevy fan and didn't even like Ford or Mustangs, but now I just appreciate cool cars and styles and something unique like this.

Open mind much? Apparently not..... :rolleyes:

I applaud you and YOUR take on making a camaro stand out, let's face it now days it is EXTREMELY difficult to make a 1st gen stand out! BUT you have done something different to differentiate your self from the "I got one too crowd".
I am sure EVERYONE with a camaro can post their cars and SOMEONE will say "oh I don't like this or I don't like that" so for the love of god let the man enjoy the fact that he took the time to fabricate something different. That's what I love about this hobby...........it is constantly EVOLVING and the ability of someone to have an open mind and EMBRACE change!

Bravo for standing up and doing something different. Who cares if it's a Toyota motor. It makes gobs of power and the car, especially the interior, looks absolutely stunning. I really like the interior, in fact that is similar to what I'll be going for eventually. What I would really like to see is this care compete at that event after SEMA who's name suddenly escapes Me. I'd like to see this car go head to head on the track in more than a straight line and see if there are any advantages to the ay it makes power or if there are any weight distribution advantages.

As far as all the people complaining about this car, there is a really simple solution. Go build your own car. Why tell some one how wrong there project is when it's done well. I mean making fun of an '86 Camry with a $40 shopping cart wing screwed to the deck and 13" spinner hubcaps is different. This is a very well project done in good taste with an alternative power train. A friend of mine was shunned at pro-touring.com a few years ago for describing his project. A 1976 Toyota Corona sedan that he got for free. He has a middle of the road income and a family to support so making do with what he has is his only option. He described his long term plans of building the suspension( very similar in layout to a 1st gen Camaro) and sourcing a 2JZ supra motor. Everyone ridculed him for building an import saying it wasn't pro-touring because it wasn't an American muscle car. Taking an old car that's not a sports car and turning it in to one is very pro-touring. It doesn't matter where the car came from or where the parts came from. The beauty of this hobby is to each his own.


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Great Job on the car it has some really neat ideas .

It is Viper Clear Coat Red!

Thanks David! When is the next cruise?!