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The car:
1986 Chevrolet Camaro sport coupe original 2.8L v6 700r4 auto car. Manual windows, locks, everything manual. Hard top. This car had a bad transmission and was parked at approximately 130k miles.
-New door weather stripping from softseal
-interior panels dyed from grey to black.
-good felted headliner
-New heater core
-4th Gen firebird front and rear seats
-custom autometer and sunpro gauge panel
-pioneer head unit
-No major rust anywhere on this car. Floors are solid and every where is clean.
-Body is laser straight, has a little bit of body filler in the driver door
- factory finish (originally blue) was completely stripped to bare metal sanded, body filler applied in a few dimples and the door, and sprayed with real epoxy DTM. Then a coat of gloss urethane black was applied for a guide coat. It was then wet sanded with 320, 500, 800 grit sandpaper to get all of the dimples and imperfections out. It was then sprayed with a flat black epoxy sealer. I left it in flat because I liked the look. Its ready for a quick scuff and spray in the color of your choosing. the finish is faded and starting to look bad in my opinion and should be painted in the next few months.
-engine compartment was completely cleaned and painted.
-custom fabricated fiberglass heater box was made to fit around the ls engine. It has heat and defrost.
-Air conditioning completely removed. Who needs AC in a street rod?!
-brand new hood shocks!
-4" Harwood cowl is bolted onto a lightened steel hood.
- cowl hood is 100% functional and sealed from the engine compartment.
- has ground effects from a 91-92 rs/ z28
head lights, markers signals and tails are tinted. have an extra set of tails that are un-tinted.
Engine:
2003 5.3L (331ci) iron block Gen IV Chevrolet V8 from a wrecked Silverado truck with 35k original miles. Engine was immaculate when removed.
-std bore, stock bottom end.
-engine cleaned, painted, and inspected.
-replaced front and rearmain seals.
-New ARP rod bolts installed for piece of mind.
-custom accessory brackets to use the cheaper and easier to come by truck water pump.
-custom machined oil pan to fit camaro chassis
without cutting crossmember.
-Custom fabricated engine mounts.
-OE 706 casting aluminum heads
-Edelbrock Victor Jr carburetor conversion intake with fully restored holley 600 vac secondary electronic choke.
-MSD 6LS ignition control box. Fully tuneable ignition curve, retard control, and 2 step retard built in.
-Jegs roller cam .560 lift 280ish adv duration (have cam card available in the paperwork)
-Blue Corvette zo6 beehive valve springs.
-4th Gen F-body manifolds
-dual tucked side pipe exhaust with fitted 40 series flowmaster mufflers. zero ground clearance issues.
-OE v8 radiator, and off the shelf hoses keep it cool.
-electric fan is both automatic and can be switched on manually from in the car.
-OE high flow fuel injection fuel pump is pressure regulated with a holley bypass regulator set at 5.5psi.
-GPS run estimates 330-350hp. Can easily be squoze for more.
Transmission:
Mid 70's Th350 non lockup automatic.
-COMPLETELY disassembled, cleaned, and inspected case for cracks and wear. Case was prepped and painted.
-New rear planetary shell/ring gear
-New front pump
-New alto clutches, steels, and band.
-New bushings, roller bearings, thrust washers, Torrington bearings
-New seals throughout.
-New hardened sprag race and sprag assembly
-performance mods include internal oil mods to improve shift performance and lubrication. (dual feed direct drum, for those in the know)
-split/scraped low/reverse clutch in intermediate cavity for cleaner 1-2 shift
-Machined direct drum assembly for 5 steels and 5 clutches
-transgo shift improver kit (plate and governor re-spring)
-Jegs 2700 stall
-aluminum extra capacity pan
-hughs flexplate adapter
-OE V6 driveshaft fits perfectly
-This transmission will easily hold 600+ hp. Its shifts quickly but doesn't snap your neck or bark tires at part throttle, very streetable. At full throttle it shifts firm and fast. No slipping period, at WOT a 2-3 shift it will bark the tires at 65mph.
-Shifter is a Hurst V-matic dual gate. has reverse lockout, and can be shifted in typical D-2-1 fashion or put into ratchet mode and up and down shifted by tapping forward and back respectively. the shifter is installed to fit under the factory console.
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Rear differential:
-Original 10 bolt 7.625"
-3.42 gears
later 28 spline axles from a 92 f body
-28 spline zexel torsen torque sensing limited slip (posi traction for some) from a 4th Gen F-body. this is arguably the best lsd gm put in an f body. Works like a charm.
-boxxed trailing and panhard bars
Misc:
-factory RS 15" wheels with brand new 235-50-15 Falkien tires - good reconditioned oe brakes
-all new fluids everywhere
Final thoughts:
This car is 98.5% finished. It needs paint, an alignment, and the tires balanced. Everything else is just wants. It doesn't need anything else. It's fun, fast, and cool as hell. Its taken me at least 300 hrs to get it to this point. There was a huge amount of fabrication involved as well as problem solving. That's all been done. All the kinks have been worked out. Its ready to drive. Drive it home even! Its a great starting point to go even further with suspension mods, brakes, paint, engine bolt ons, etc. the skys the limit. There is a ton of options available. Its a great way to get riding this summer and turn some heads in the process.
You can't build one for less and you cant buy one just anywhere. Make me an offer and I'll probably make you a counter offer. Not really interested in trades, maybe a vette or a 67-72 c10 Short bed.
The car is currently insured. I can take you up the road in it, but my insurance doesn't cover anyone to drive it but me since its an collector car policy and I'm not willing to take that risk. Otherwise 'm pretty easy to get along with :P
04-14-2015, 07:16 PM
