This Forum could turn me PRO-TOUR

[468Camaro]

Its like this.. Ive wanted a first Gen Camaro for a long time, now that i have one ive been Pouring thru my 34 year collection of car magz..lookin for ideas.. Ive got 6-8 rubbermaid barrels full of mags ..at least 2,200 pounds worth ! and this forum is full of the latest coolest ideas ! I wanted to do my car up Pro-Street - because thats the style I watched evolve and grow..always loved GASSERS and the Crazy Street Freek style that came of it..but the Pro-Tour style is SO EVOLVED ! Ive been a Hot Rodder for over 33 years Ive watched the Street Rods evolve into sum real machines that can be driven and enjoyed but this Pro-Tour thing takes Rodding to new Levels with these High Tech su$pensions and infinetly adjustable engine management.. My car has been a Drag Car since the 70s so major changes are in order.. I may be able to stay True to my plan but Im sure thanks to this Site it will be More Enjoyable ! ... Might be a bit of High-Tech involved too ! This place ROCKS

[468Camaro]

Maybe ill let the PRO-TOUR influence my Vette for sure ! I actualy built a 357 instead of a 383 because i wanted it to REV.. I wanted it to Sound like a Vette ..so i put some Compression ,-Cam in it .. 292" Dart II HEADS.. I achieved what i was after when i pull up to a car show My 89" Vette Sounds like a 69" ... After a lot of Reading here.. Im sure All my HOT RODS will be a bit Badder but a touch more DEVELOPED let alone refined !... Pro-Street Lives !

[camcojb]

There's nothing wrong with Pro Street. There's a lot of drag racers on this forum. I enjoy drag racing myself, but the protouring style appeals so much to me because the cars can be driven, driven hard, and driven anywhere. They're just a lot more useable in my opinion than a drag car.

Same reason I got out of hot boats. A LOT of fun with a 100-120 mph lake boat, but you can't use them nearly as often as a street car.

[Gatekeeper]

I also started off in drag racing when I was teenager with a bigblock Chevelle. I also wanted a first gen. Camaro when I had the Chevelle, but later got into Vettes. A few years ago I bought a 69 Camaro that I own now and was going to build another big block for it and make a steet-strip car.
But after finding this site and reading one too many car magazines I tore the car down and said pro-touring it is.

[Sparks67]

Actually, I am from the town that started Pro-Street in the early 1980's. Here is a link to Scott Sullivan's 67 Chevy Nova. http://www.stevesnovasite.com/forums/showthread.php?t=97450 In the 1980's, Dayton had lot of Pro-Street Camaro's, Nova's, Chevelle, etc. I got to meet Scott a few times at the shows, and he is friends with my painter's son.

Although, I always wanted my 67 Camaro to handle, back around the time of Big Red in late 1980's. My second car was a 1989 Pontiac Firebird Formula 350, and I loved the handling in that car. The first gen was always more of a pain to drive, and stop with those 4 wheel drums. Then Mark Stielow started to build his cars in the mid 1990's, so that is what I wanted to do with mine. My project officially started around 2002, but I just spent time buying NOS parts for the project. My project is officially still going, but it should be finished here soon. Here is some photos of the build.

Jeff

[camcojb]

Love that motor.