Thrift Shop Camaro
 

I am finally getting around to starting my build thread as I have been putting it off for a while now. Some of you might remember my last car, Dead Cat, for those that do not here are a couple of pics.

http://i1138.photobucket.com/albums/...86_low_res.jpg

http://i1138.photobucket.com/albums/...19_low_res.jpg

http://i1138.photobucket.com/albums/...f2_low_res.jpg

http://i1138.photobucket.com/albums/...f7_low_res.jpg

My new project is going to be the polar opposite of the one pictured above. It is going to be very raw and hopefully very fast.

I owned the yellow car for 19 years and always wanted a magazine quality car. After the car was complete and I started doing the "Run Through..." events, I found that I liked driving on the track way more than I liked driving on the street. Dead Cat was sold last year and now lives in AZ.

My new project is the Thrift Shop Camaro. Since I live in the heart of NASCAR country, I plan on using as many used race parts to build my car as will work with the direction I want this build to go. The name came to me when I met a guy that deals in used parts and I went to his storage building. As you can tell by the photos, the name just kind of jumped out at me as I was shopping.

http://i1138.photobucket.com/albums/...ps2bad9711.jpg

http://i1138.photobucket.com/albums/...ps9d640ab6.jpg

http://i1138.photobucket.com/albums/...ps8d44f0e4.jpg

http://i1138.photobucket.com/albums/...psf3a42fe0.jpg

http://i1138.photobucket.com/albums/...ps2d5e9f0e.jpg

It continues
 

So here is the project car in all her glory, rougher than most but a diamond in the rough...at least that is what we all think when we are buying one of these piles.

http://i1138.photobucket.com/albums/...pse7746a8b.jpg

http://i1138.photobucket.com/albums/...ps88b1f65c.jpg

http://i1138.photobucket.com/albums/...ps233ba10b.jpg

Yes! :thumbsup:

Been waiting for this... gonna be a killer. :guns:

Oh yeah, my diamond looked like that once too! :G-Dub:

The Plan
 

Dave has been on me to post up my build. I told him that it was so similar to what he was doing that I was just going to add my name to the title of his thread. If you have been following his thread, you have a good idea what I am about to lay out for mine. Same idea, but different coast, the highlights of my plan are as follows:

All aluminum SB2.2 10:1 stroked to 400 ci (actually 393 but close enough)

Jerico or Tex dog ring 4 speed

Full frame with Jake's Hot Rod Shop suspension

Body dropped on frame with a ride height of 4 inches

11.5 front rims and 13 rear

Lexan

Wide body

Full cage

^ I'll have what he's having...:lol:

Payton you shop at the best places! Go Daddy...:cheers:

Rock on Payton! This will be fun to watch.

Another epic build from Payton but in race car form. Sign me up!!

Cool project, I think your nuts to sell such a nice car and build one again. :lol:

Have fun buddy :thumbsup:

Awesome, I think i was standing next to you car a few weeks ago. I know there was a full chassis on the Jig... Might have been yours.. I will stop by Jakes rub it for luck.. for ya... :cheers:

Are you going to run those NASCAR brakes?

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