I have had my Camaro resto-mod finished for a while now, and kept promising some decent exterior shots. Well, I finally got some half decent photos at mt my brother's wedding, so I figured I would share.

You may notice this car looks familiar. Lets see if you can tell who I copied off of

You know, they say if you are going to copy, make sure you copy the best. Thats good advice!

Notice the custom made hood- a lot of time and two stock Camaro hoods made it happen (its all steel!)

Anyway, here they are:

 

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I can't show photos of my car's exterior and forget about the TT L98 under the hood, so here is a pic of the engine too:

 

awesome looking car... I think i've seen a combo like that before.. hmm... crazyhawaiians car comes to mind! lol, not a bad car to look like, and it doesnt hurt that you're twin turbo'd either!

 

You got it!
I hope he doesn't mind. I know he wanted to buid a TT system for his car too. If that happens, we will have to get our cars together for some swweet pics or something (maybe a race? ).

 

wow that is cool
what size rims and brand are they? Well there is atleast two of us running around in PA with very similar setups

 

that is the finest IROC i have ever seen

Deffinately my favorite Thirdgen ever

that ranks up on top of the list
with Kandied's car and some others floating around here i forget the names of LOL

nice job!! that is sweet!!

 

it looks good except for the vent holes in the hood. Other than that and the t tops i love it . Sweet car , and whats it run in the 1/4

 

I think the vents are mandatory! Anyone that can take 2 stock Camaro hoods and make one that looks like that has my vote! :hail:

 

thats is a very clean ride bro!! good job. those are some sweet rims. who makes those?? looks like you spent alot of time on that car.

 

Wow man, it's not too often anyone on here really catches my eye, but that is a sick ride. Where in SE Pa are you located if you don't mind my asking. I'm in the West Chester area if you're familliar with it, if you're in the area tha'd be sweet. The TT setup looks great, i'd love to hear some #'s on it when you get them. I personally really like the hood on the car, and since it is so custom, atleast you have that to be your own car! Here's a shot of my TA if you're not familliar with it.

 

man thats a sweet setup:hail: I wouldnt mind takin that

 

mmm... chrome twin turbos...freaking sweet.

Sharp car, love the hood. Great job.

Thats the OEM Marroonish color isn't it? def. my fav. besides black.

 

almost has a Kandied feel to it, looks great

 

very nice car man you picked a great car to modle yours off of, man some of you guys have some sweet rides I can only hope mine turns out half as nice. You got any specs on the motor??

 

Beautiful car! Whats the interior look like? We need more pictures ASAP! Also I would love to hear that thing run! Got any video of it? Also is it a auto or stick?

 

supreme hotness dude big big

What do u figure on track times for it?

 

DAMN....your car is nice. im jealous. nehow how much power u think ur pushing?

 

AWESOME, the fact that you took the time to build your own hood is awesome in itself. Good job man.

 

Simply...gorgous....nuff said

 

Beautiful... simply beautiful. I love it all. :hail:

 

All I can say is WOW! Very sweet car.

 

one thing.. clear side-markers i think it would go well with the rims, but thats my opinion. Amazing looking car, i love the hood, too.


Rabbitt

 

I believe he posted that it went high 11s at 117mph with a 100% stock L98 and just a few pounds 7 psi. If I'am wrong I'am sure he will corect that. Don't think a vortech or ATI will do that at 12psi
Turbos rock

 

I haven't run quite that fast yet, as I haven't been able to drag race it with the new, larger turbochargers.

*Best ET to date: 12.4@113 on drag radials on a hot, humid day.
*Best Trap Speed:13.0 at 117mph on a cool day with street tires (a lot of tire spin, but the engine ran very well in the cool air!).
*Dyno- 327RWHP, 468ft-lbs RWTQ- a low rpm torque monster, but the turbos restricted HP above about 4500rpm, hence the upgrade! This dyno was done on a hot day at the Wildwood, NJ cruise- cool air blowing over the intercoolers would have helped.
*These numbers were all on 6psi of boost, and 95,000 miles on the otherwise stock L98 (stock cam, pistons, intake, etc)

All my drag racing/testing so far was on junk-yard Volvo turbos that were too small for my engine, and were a restrcition above 5,000 rpm (one of these Volvo turbos is on eBay now, and the other one made it on my 2.8 Cavalier Z24!). I installed larger turbos when I restored the car (had the engine out to paint the engine bay). Current turbos are TO4E 57 Trim compressors, with T3 Stage III turbines (.63 A/R turbine housing). These turbos flow enough air for 700hp @ 15 psi of boost. Eventually, my goal is to get near that 700hp, but for now the stock long block will see no more than 10psi (I wouldn't trust it above that). With 10psi boost, and the larger turbochargers, it should easily be in the 11's if I can hook it up (stock rear suspension too!). I will be doing some drag strip runs at Maple Grove this spring to see what it can do.

Thanks all for the compliments.

 

Holy ****, those are the best looking wheels i have ever seen on a 3rd gen. Damn, i mean damn, those are nice.

What are they, how much do they run?

Damn nice car, wow!!

 

What kinda rims are those, they are awsome.

 

gorgous car, you did one hell of a job with that one

 

No one has actually posted as to what kind of wheels they are. So I'll step in, they are Boyd Coddington's "Tuned" wheels.

 

Thanks

 

Very clean ~ and super tough looking!!!! I love it. I do agree that clear sidemarker lights would look good. I like the hood, but one question.. How heavy is it compared to a stock hood?

 

Damn $600+ a piece. I won't be getting those anytime soon.

 

Wow your car looks awesome :hail: Nice job on everything, especially the hood. I love those rims and the paint, setup is pretty sweet too

 

woops

 

All I can say is :hail:

 

VERY NICE! Not a trailor queen is it?

If I ever come down your way i'll pm you for a race

 

I was so close to getting those rims I should of but figured i could use the extra money else where since snypers look great also.

 

very nice me likey likey, it looks like it is a stick, since I think I see a clutch master cylinder in there, but I may be wrong.

 

Yes, it is stick. Tremec TKO 5-speed. I would have liked the T56 6-speed, but the TKO is rated for more torque, and I'm already at the limits of the TKO (I should be very close to the 550lb-ft rating).

The wheels are, as mentioned above, Boyd Coddington 18" Tuned series. I did not pay $600 a peice for them though (I figured about $600 per corner for wheel + tire). They are the same as what CrazyHawaiian has on his '92 Z28.

 

Sweet ride-love the wheels as well. :hail:


I wouldn't worry too much about the TKO. I am running some pretty decent power through it (more than 580 TQ at the tires) and it has held up just fine.

 

dude that car rules :hail:

 

Looks sweet!!!

 

Hey Shawn, You're gonna have to catch up to him now & turbo your ride Then you'll be twins lol!

 

hahahah someday .... *tear* LOL

 

Guess you're gonna have to eventually sell me the manifolds & misc. pieces that you're gathering for my future turbo project.....Oops did I say that out loud? lol!

 

LOL I dunno man, you know how slow I work. I'll be old and grey before I'm turbo'd.

 

lol! Don't worry man, I work just as slow. And now I have a kid so imagine how slow things go for me now. I still have all those rims that I said I was gonna polish out & all the spindles I said I was going to modify for C4 & C5 brake conversions sitting & collecting dust lol

But seriously, trying to keep on topic, I'm in love with that TT setup under the hood 89JYturbo. Good job

 

Thanks for all the comments.

I don't have any more pics of the body, but Chris (TPI383) has been kind enough to host several pics of the engine for me at the following link:

http://www.cecoatings.com/images/oth...tonHurst89IROC

 

That right there is f*cking Beautiful! Good stuff man!