Steve Rupp's 68 Camaro
 

What a car!! :hail:

Big thanks to Payton King for taking these pics for us to enjoy. :thumbsup:

https://lateral-g.net/rupp

https://lateral-g.net/rupp/rupp14.jpg

OK Steve that is absolutely beautiful. So where are the posters?

Scott

car
 

Great stance, what is under that scoop?

tough camaro
 

steve
thanks for posting pics of steves car ..lol
looks very tough.stance is right on...
ive never seen this car ..whats the story with it..some nascar guy build it?..i see n. carolina plates..just wondering


CONGRATS AGAIN STEVE

RADRAMBLER

Once again...awesome.

But what I am suprised at is how fast Scott got that up!!!
Another reason for the quality of this site.

Nice work...awesome car.

Tim

I had to do some serious digging, but I knew I had some pictures on my hard drive of this car from a year or two ago. Here it is with silver wheels. I'll keep digging becuase I know I have an engine shot and a shot of a board that lists all the specs of the car.

https://lateral-g.net/rupp68.jpg

sweet,sweet,sweet!!! Just a question what are the two squares on the lower spoiler, or is that tape for when your qualifing. :thumbsup:

I believe its a 468.

hey Scott thanks for the other view, now I feel like a jackass :willy:

728hp 468 (punched out 454).. According to Payton the engine is simply awsome.. 9.5:1 compression so it runs on pump gas..

Just wait for the media track day at Buttonwillow :unibrow:

I love that car! Stance, color, wheels, everything.....Just awesome! :thumbsup:

Awesome car Steve!

Jody

It could be airducts for the frontbrakes.

Car looks really brutal.

Nice!!!!!



Jan

Yes they are.. gonna powder them black though so they blend in just a bit more :)

Congrats on the new car. That thing is awesome.

Mike

68
 

Fatman Fabrications front clip. Four link rear with a Dana 60 and 4.11. Turbo 400 with a 3000 stall and Gear Vendors overdrive. I believe the rims are 18/10 on front with 275/40/18 and rears are 18/12 with 335/35/18 pilots. The cage is NHRA certified to run as low as 8's in the quarter.

If you ever get a chance to see this car in person...make the effort. You will not be disappointed.

Steve, you should show that thing up here in Nor-Cal this year :unibrow:

Kick ass Steve!.....Aren't you coming to Detroit soon?...too bad you aren't bringing that thing!....Congrats, great purchase! :thumbsup: :hail:

Im gonna take that car everywhere!! lol..

Hey Payton.. you rode in it.. how did it drive? enough power? ;)

Payton knows my car better than me.. lol..

I updated Steve's 68 webpage with a few more interior shots and this motor shot.

Steve Rupp's 68 Camaro

https://lateral-g.net/rupp/rupp16.jpg

A great car for a great guy. Me, JMarsa, and shessel from the Pro-Touring boards had dinner with Steve last night in Novi. He's a fine addition to the Popular Hot Rodding staff. A real gear head. If I'm ever out that way I will definitely take you up on that ride. That's a sweet machine.

By the way Steve, make sure you stop by the restaurant and give Kristen a hug and a kiss before heading home. :D

Short Impression
 

Steve had sent me an email wanting me to describe the car as far as ride and feel. I wrote back with this reply.

Hard to describe. Have you ever ridden in a race car...there you go. The car is loud and sounds like a Nextel Cup Car or a drag car running full exhaust. the ride is firm from being run so low. Very tight because of the cage and connectors. It is pretty much a sensory overload situation being in the car. You can tell that this car is being wasted just driving it on the street...it is begging for an increase in ride height of about an inch or two and a set of race tires and an open track. The whole time I was riding in it all I could think of was riding a spirited horse that you had to keep reining in to keep it under control...ready to bolt at anytime.

Obviously, this is one of highest horsepower street cars that I have ever been in and someone told be about 600 to 650 is about much as you should run on the steet because you cannot get enough tire to make it any fun. I see their point and agree to an extent...but man was it a wild fun ride.