This Forum could turn me PRO-TOUR - Lateral-g Forums

468Camaro · #1 03-09-2013, 08:17 PM

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 · #2 03-09-2013, 08:37 PM

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** · #3 03-09-2013, 08:52 PM

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 · #4 03-09-2013, 11:04 PM

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 · #5 03-10-2013, 08:04 PM

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** · #6 03-10-2013, 08:37 PM

Love that motor.

headcase · #7 03-11-2013, 04:04 AM

Pro-Touring is the best for sure.

A car that grips with a lot of power will still go hard (10sec quarters) and it can take corners real hard to. Best of both worlds if you ask me.

As mentioned by another poster, a Pro-Touring car is a car you can jump in and drive any time for any distance. Reliable, Safe, corners hard and still accelerates more than fast enough.

A 10 second quarter mile pro-touring car that will stick to a lamborghinis tale on a race course and a car you can cruise the country with because it is reliable... what more can a man/woman ask for.

**tubbed69** · #8 03-11-2013, 04:23 AM

This is the best site out there,there are so many great fabricators and builders here that always help out with any questions or problems,good luck with build.

**Streetking** · #9 03-11-2013, 05:24 AM

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Originally Posted by tubbed69

This is the best site out there,there are so many great fabricators and builders here that always help out with any questions or problems,good luck with build.

Exactly, lots of good people on here, help/advice anytime you need it.

Welcome!

Sparks67 · #10 03-11-2013, 07:54 AM

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Originally Posted by -George-

Pro-Touring is the best for sure.

A car that grips with a lot of power will still go hard (10sec quarters) and it can take corners real hard to. Best of both worlds if you ask me.

This 55 Chevy Pro-Street (Scott Sullivan) here did go cross country in 1989, and it is the first one that started the power tours. I have to dig out that article, but I think it did run 10's in the quarter.

Scott built his cars out of the backyard garage. There was no fancy shops that built cars like now. The custom machine work was done by Jody Guirino at Labe's Radiator shop, and I do remember it showing up at our tool & die shop right before they went cross country. In the past, all custom work was done out of the tool & die shops, there was no custom parts available. So, if you wanted custom hinges, then you had to build them.
Ratman67 would love to see all those big blocks, but Scott's was built by John Lingenfelter and it is 496. The first time he had just an 850 Holley double pumper, then later it was converted to accel fuel injection.
If you like Pro-Street, then build it that way. I chose to go Pro-Touring, because it is what I wanted in my car.