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Old Apr 4, 2012 | 08:03 PM
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Car: 1986 Camaro SC
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What are your thoughts on this car?

At first glance I was like ewwwww!!

After about 2 minutes of looking over the pictures I was actually really impressed with all the detail in this car. The interior alone looks like they spent a ton of time. The whole chassis looks pretty nice.

Check it out.


http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Detro...item41645d83af
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Old Apr 4, 2012 | 08:24 PM
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Re: What are your thoughts on this car?

Very impressive car. I love the interior and the detail of the car as a whole. Not just a fast car but a nice/clean/unique drag car.
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Old Apr 4, 2012 | 08:34 PM
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Re: What are your thoughts on this car?

for 40k id be buying the new camaro and slapping turbo/supercharger on it!
I do like the front lip thou!
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Old Apr 6, 2012 | 07:10 AM
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Car: camaro sportcoupe
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Re: What are your thoughts on this car?

well, it's not all to my taste, but what has been done was extremely well executed. this is the type of car that wins "best engineered" awards and stuff.

love the front cage work, and the rad support.

hate that they used those goofy friggin street style headers on a 500+inch motor

wish it was a stock suspension car with shorter wheelie bars (or non at all)...i doubt that thing spends any time on the wheelie bars as is though.

the work to the kmember interests me...looks like a stock modded piece....i've been contemplating cutting a stock one up since i don't feel like dropping the coin on an aftermarket tubular piece...

i love the hood, but don't care for the graphics on it. wonder whose hood that is?

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Old Apr 6, 2012 | 09:38 AM
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Re: What are your thoughts on this car?

Good looking car - I would only paint the headlight buckets black for contrast.

Looks like they were trying to build a streetable 80's style racecar - explaining the wide tires and wheelie bars out back.
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Old Apr 6, 2012 | 09:43 AM
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Re: What are your thoughts on this car?

I like!
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Old Apr 6, 2012 | 10:38 AM
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Re: What are your thoughts on this car?

Not my thing, but a very nicely done car. - Only thing I would say is I would doubt that to be an actual "ram jet" 502, cause you wouldn't have taken the ramjet efi off of it......
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Old Apr 6, 2012 | 11:47 AM
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Re: What are your thoughts on this car?

Not bad looking. Just a typical pro street car. Very well done however. Not my cup o tea tho. Those things never see track time and are more of a conversation piece at lawn chair national events.
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Old Apr 6, 2012 | 02:59 PM
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Re: What are your thoughts on this car?

I think "pro" race cars look silly with weld draglites... They more belong on the low budget weekend warrior type cars.
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Old Apr 6, 2012 | 08:57 PM
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Re: What are your thoughts on this car?

i agree, for the asking price it should have alumastars or pro-mags or something along those lines...
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Old Apr 9, 2012 | 07:59 PM
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Re: What are your thoughts on this car?

this is a good start. for a nice street car..(get rid of the Hood Art!)
nice 83 camaro. all the Hard work and money has been spent.

you could not bolt one together for this price $39.000
iv spent close to $25.000 in parts in the last 2 years. 29.000 if i count the New tow rig.
(1991 ss 1500 chevy truck)
and i still have to get the drive line/tires/tranny upgrade.(money pit!!)
and this is the 2nd time iv done My car! the first time was almost the same. with going to Lingenfelter!
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