February 06 Feature Car: Steve Chryssos' 68 Camaro
 

For our February feature I went back to one of the cars on Lateral-g that has A LOT of history - not only here, but with the owner as well. I'm sure everyone knows Steve's 68 Camaro, but I know you haven't seen some of the pictures that Steve furnished for his feature. Be sure to check it out!

Thanks Steve, I know your Streetfighter has inspired many!


www.lateral-g.net/chryssos


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Congrats Steve!! I personally am fond of the 68's. Your car just screams pure function, yet has detail along the way. The best part is knowing that you beat the snot out of it and have more fun than most. :thumbsup:

Very nice car. Let's race :thumbsup:

That's such a great car Steve. And the coolest thing is that sooooooooo many people use your ideas and concepts on their cars. :)
BTW, what is the weight of Street Fighter ?

Congrats Steevo. It definitely gets my vote!

:thumbsup: :thumbsup:

Great choice Scott. A cool car and owner package.

Awesome car Steve. Looks Badass :hail:


Kurt




autokraft.org

Very nice! :thumbsup:

Awesome car, awesome guy.....That thing is just... :hail: :captain:

I have read your story before and enjoy it every time. It is great to see and hear the history you have with your car. Not many of us can say that. I will say that steering wheel picture gets me every time. Man what an impact it must have been. Congrad's on the feature, well deserved.

Scott

Whoa! That's cool. Thanks everyone. I'm honored.

Weight is 3150. That's with a steel hood and iron heads/block.

Do you have any weight saving tricks ?
Especially front end weight.
(Excluding aluminum block)

Great car and a great guy as well....

steve did I hear you talking about pulling it back apart in the near future or was I imagining things???

FRONT END:
-tubular clip
-rack & pinion steering
-aluminum radiator
-trimmed inner wheelhouses
-No AC
-No heat
OTHER:
-Minimal sound deadening
-Trunk Mount Battery
-Hollow doors (no side windows)
-Lexan rear quarter windows
-Aluminum one piece driver's seat
-Realistic wheel and tire sizes (285 tire on a 10" wheel)
WEIGHT ADDED BACK IN:
-Roll cage
-Firebottle
-Stainless Steel Fuel Cell by II Much Fabrication
-Minimal stereo

There is a real push these days towards "bigger is better" thinking. Turbos, blowers, extra wide tires, increased wheel diameter--even big ass brakes. While weighing out the potential benefits of these components, more attention should be paid to their weight penalty as well. The Lotus Elise and Exige are good examples of less being more.

Yup. Next winter. I have a lot of ideas rattling around in my head. I want to put them to good use. I'll build on the car's existing strengths. So the revised C4 clip will stay, while changes will be made to the rear suspension. You know how it is: Every time I rebuild that car, I learn new things and make mistakes. I know the car can be way better than it is now.

So I'll drive it into the ground this summer and then--before the steam and smoke dissipates--I'll pull it apart. McBride and I have been working together on the makeover.

cool I look forward to seeing the revised car....power plant staying the same or are we going to see a power adder this time??? :D

Cool car Steve. Sorry I missed ya in Havasu last time, kinda spaced it and had the kid thing going down. Next time for sure. Keep us posted on the teardown details. Looks like a fun car.

Steve,
I have always liked the look/concept of your car..
Great story as well.
No one can accuse you of being a Poseur!
Scott

Thanks for the weight info Steve.
Your helpfulness is always appreciated..

Ahh.. one of my favorite cars.. and much of the inspiration behind my build of Penny..

Nice write up! :thumbsup:

Awesome car Steve, Out of all the rides here yours seems more form and function.

Excellent car Steve, definitley not a pretender! :thumbsup:

Excellent car, owner and story! :thumbsup:
Everytime I read about this car, I learn new info I did not know. I am looking forward to the next version Steve, trying to think what you can do to improve it. My signature line has a good quote from someone around here, be sure to keep it in mind. :lol:

I know I have told you many times Steve but I'll do it again, awsome car. I remember seeing this car in PHR and thinking how sick it would be to have a muscle car like that. Hope to see you on this years power tour :thumbsup:

Steevo

I remember when Scott, Dupont, Jody, Pivot man and you were THE Lateral-G site. What a wicked car and a cutting edge dude. You are really the stuff, man. Congrats are in serious order and well deserved. :hail: :bow:

Your car is one of my favorites Steveo. I look forward to following nest winters rebuild.
W.

wow, what a beautiful car........congrat's on ride of the month, very well deserved..... :hail:

Well many others may know the history of the car and its owner. Most of what was listed in the article was news to me. Damn, youv'e got to love this site!


I believe you are way ahead of the curve with this build. :thumbsup:

R.P.

Thanks again everyone.

Steve's car is badass. :bow:

Very cool Steve. I too have had mine since the early years.

Cool story about dating your wife. Mine has never asked why the center console needed the cracks repaired. :yes:

Nice car, I remember seeing this car in PHR a few years back and this car helped me to understand what pro touring was all about, I was struck by the blend of simple, sound design and innovation.

Very cool car and deserving person. I forward to the next evolution of it.

Mike

I've been figuring out my calender for this season's activities all week. Between the Camaro and the V-Rod, it should be a fun summer. :willy:

Off subject, You going to Daytona bike week this year Steve?

Nice Ride you have Steve. Congrats.

No, I have too much going on right now. But me and my riff-raff, trouble makin buddies are trying to put together a Blue Ridge Pkwy run. And BTW, I get into Nashville on the 27th, so I oughta be in Knoxville on the 29th of Feb.

Thanks Todd, Mike, Carl, Roger and thanks again everyone.

So, does this mean you are not coming here, or just that New Yorkers have a different calender than us southerners do? I do not show a Feb.29th this year. :lol:

I will be leaving March 2 for the Autorama in Detroit, so call me as soon as you get this way. :thumbsup: