This is our 1967 Camaro RS project - The OneLapCamaro. As the name suggests we are building to compete in open highway competitions like the Silver State Challenge and eventually the Cannonball One Lap of America.
McBride is the best!
General specs for the entire project:
ENGINE - TYPE - Katech “Street Attack” Chevrolet LS7, 427 cid
- BLOCK - Factory LS7, torque plate bore checked/honed
- OILING - Dry sump, ATS fabricated road race oil pan
- ROTATING ASSEMBLY - Stock crank, Ti connecting rods, bronze bushings, 11:1 Katech forged Pistons, hardcoat anodized
- CYLINDER HEADS - Factory LS7
- CAMSHAFT - Katech
- VALVE TRAIN - High lift beehive valve springs, Titanium valve spring retainers
- INDUCTION - Currently in development
- IGNITION - UMI harness with custom programmed MEFI4 ECU
- FUEL SYSTEM - Rick’s Stainless Stealth fuel tank, internal Kinsler spec pump
- EXHAUST - 3” custom behind ATS stainless steel Tri-Y road race headers
- COOLING - Ron Davis radiator, remote oil, steering, diff, and trans coolers
DRIVETRAIN - TRANSMISSION - ATS/Rockland Standard Gear road racing T-56 6-speed
- REAR AXLE - 3.89:1 gears, Black Gold differential, Mark Williams axles
- TRACTION CONTROL - Cockpit adjustable electronic traction control
CHASSIS- FRONT SUSPENSION - ATS Chicane Suspension - AFX tall spindles with sealed C5 hubs, tubular control arms with Del-a-lum bushings, ATS Spline-Tune rate adjustable front sway bar, ATS 670 power steering box, Penske double adjustable coil over shocks, Hypercoil springs
- REAR SUSPENSION - Lateral Dynamics 3-Link – Custom Ford 9” rear housing, Road Race 3-link with Watts link, Penske double adjustable coil over shocks with Hypercoil springs.
- BRAKES - Front - AP Racing 6-piston caliper, 14” slotted two piece rotor
- BRAKES - Rear - AP Racing 4 piston caliper, 13” slotted two piece rotor
- SAFETY - 12-point roll cage, Willans 6-point restraints, Safecraft fire suppression system
WHEELS and TIRES- FRONT - HRE Performance Comp20 Wheels, 18 x 8.5” with Toyo Proxes R888 255/35ZR18
- REAR - HRE Performance Comp20 Wheels, 18 x 11” with Toyo Proxes R888 315/30ZR18
The car started as an Ebay special – one of those cars that’s too cheap to pass up but you know has to be worse than you anticipate
Which of course it was
But then three months go by…
And then three more months…
