War Hammer: 1972 Camaro

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On January 28 1997(2 days after my birthday) I was going around looking for a 1970-73 Firebird Formula or T/A.. On my way back to the house from looking at a 1973 Formula that was so rigged and full of bondo that even I didnt want to mess with it. I came acrossed a 1971 Camaro RS that had its nose sticking out in the street with a FORE SALE sign in the window, he really had it spelled like that.. Anyways, I had to stop to look at it since it was only $1600 dollars. I got to looking at this car and noticed that the back window was getting ready to fall in, he says that it would be a easy fix.. I tell him this car is going to need both quarters,both trunk extensions and fenders, as I am walking around the car to see how bad it is I see a car under a tarp.. I ask him what that is and he says that is a 1972 Camaro with a 327/TH350 and it is all there and has a title.. It has been drug down a poll on the driverside. He wanted $500 for it, I ask if it runs. He says it will run but only for 10 second or as long as he can poor gas down the carb, I tell him I will give him $300.He says $500 and I can go through his stash of parts.. I say OK..I went to his storage and grabbed just about everything I could put in my truck..


So that starts my journey, back then I was just a High School kid trying to build a cool car.. I got the car to my garage and started to see what the deal was with the fuel. I checked the fuel lines, and everything and couldnt find anything wrong with it.. So I kick the key on and nuthing comes out of the fuel line at the motor. He had the electric fuel pump in backwards.. Easy Fix, turned it around and look at that it fires right up and runs fine.. This is what it looked like when I took it off his lot and got it to my place..





The Car lasted a couple of weeks and then the cam went flat from him trying to start it and only run for 10 seconds while break in.. So I pulled the motor and decided I was going to rebuild the motor, the bottom end was good. So I bought a Cam, lifters and pushrods and started there.. I also Ported and Polished the heads. Well my luck sucked and the motor in my daily went south and I had to use everything for the Camaro in the 62' C10 and when I got that motor installed in the Truck it turned out to be just to much motor for a daily driver(283 bored .030 with 480 lift cam and 11.2 to 1 compression), it makes 430hp at the crank @ 7200 rpm.. So the Camaro when on the back burner while I paid off my new daily driver. I bought a 2000 GMC Sierra 4.8L V8 hoping I wouldnt get the bug to mod it.. Well, I did and this is what it looks like today..



So that took me five years and then I started working on the Camaro again..I started with repairing the windshield and back window area. Then new quarter and trunk extensions on along with some patches for the passenger quarter..

Back Window.



Windshield