Zantasmo

Hi, and greetings from Finland.


I have been owning this thing about 7 years now, and it is slowly becoming some kind of a pro-touring machine. It has Koni Sport struts, Eibach Pro-Kit springs, all bushings are Energy Suspension polyurethane, Lakewood adj.panhard bar, rear control arms, subframe connectors, strut tower brace, C5 vette front brakes, rear brakes are '89+ style PBR-brakes. And all that stuff... Corners pretty nicely, front end is way too heavy. It screams for aluminium heads and much lighter hood. That steel hood weighs about a ton.

Engine and drivetrain is stock. 5.7TPI and a TH700 and a Borg-Warner rear end with a 3.27 gears. It has headers, no cat and a Edelbrock RPM-catback. No AC, no emission stuff.

Here's some road racing action:
http://kuvia.1g.fi/kuvat/Tapahtumat+...1.7_07-303.jpg


Couple pictures...

Demon355

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Nice car man, it's nice to see people in different countries rockin' the roc's

DBLTKE

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57 lbs to be exact.

Zantasmo

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57 lbs is enough steel to make 2 brand new Toyotas.

1wheelwonder

Wow it's clean.

85maroz28

Real nice looking car. I love the road racing picture!

Zantasmo

Here's some more:
http://kuvia.1g.fi/kuvat/Tapahtumat+...1.7_07-317.jpg
http://kuvia.1g.fi/kuvat/Tapahtumat+...1.7_07-297.jpg
http://sumia.net/kuvat/displayimage.php?album=59&pos=17

It's a blast to drive a old Camaro in a race track when everyone else is driving BMW's, Nissans and other buckets.

The Project

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Very nice car....congrats.

I haven't been to Finland in 14 years..........must get back one of these days. Used to work in Moscow and would travel to Helsinki on my days off.

89N10GTA

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very very nice. you must get a lot of looks driving an Iroc that nice in Finland. I know over here in the states you would have people stairing at you everytime you took it out.

Zantasmo

Yes, you must. And make sure, that you are in Helsinki in summer. And every month's first friday night Helsinki is full of American cars. Almost 30 years long tradition.



I get some looks, (but too few from young ladies). And the sound gives you away, every time you touch the throttle, the rumble makes the heads turn.
But all the kids are crazy, they are always shouting "Burn rubber" etc...

Zantasmo

Oh man, forgot that I had a "project" story going on here at the Thirdgen.
Camaro has a LS1 and a T56 and the original 5.7 TPI and the TH700 are long gone.

Had a chance to try the standing mile at the airport strip. Lots of fun, did 243km/h, about 152mph. And of course, I screw up with the gear changes, from second straight to fifth, acceleration didn't like it too much. And then quickly to third gear... 3.27 rear is killing the speed at the fifth gear, 3.45 or 3.7 should be way better.

Here's GoPro footage of the standing mile run:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGZns...ature=youtu.be

Zantasmo

Had some small donuts, before the long winter.