Name:

Steve Nestlerode

E-mail:

stevedeez@earthlink.net

Year:

1969

Make:

Chevy

Model:

Camaro RS

Color:

Hugger Orange

Engine

'94 Z28 LT1 350

Ignition

Opticrap

Induction

K&N cone filter , Custom 3-1/2" mandrel bent Jethot coated tubing , Vortech aluminun elbow

Transmission

'94 T56 6 speed , Pro 5.0 power tower shifter

Exhaust

Jethot coated hedman 3/4 length headers, Flowmaster American Thunder 2-1/2" system. Flowmaster 40 series DeltaFlow Mufflers

Suspension

Front--QA1 Promastar coilovers, 550LB. springs. Rear--QA1 Stockerstar shocks, Eaton 2" lowered leafs, Landrum spring sliders

Brakes Front

12" Wilwood, Billet Dynalite 4 piston calipers

Brakes Rear

12" Wilwood, Billet Dynalite 4 piston calipers, internal parking brake

Front Wheels and Tires

Weld Prostar XP 18x9 , Michelin pilot 265-35-18

Rear Wheels and Tires

Weld Prostar XP 18x12 , Michelin pilot 335-30-18

Interior

Stock Black Houndstooth( for now ) Autometer Ultralite gauges

Special Thanks To

Everyone here for all the answers to my endless questions. Jimmy"The Genius" for his welding, and fabricating skills.

Other items

Chassisworks front clip and sub fame connectors , Custom aluminum radiator from alumrad.com, DSE Deep tubs

Story

I bought this car in 98 as a driver, it looked pretty good on the outside, all stock and complete, but was pretty shabby underneath the cheap paint job. I had to replace the trunk floor, drivers side front and pass. rear floor as well. also the frame mounts were rusted all the way through. it looked like it was in a flood, and never cleaned off underneath. There was sandy dirt packed between the frame and the floor., and on top of the trans, and rear end. I patched up the frame, threw on a Carter 600, and a Weiand Stealth intake, and drove it for 4 years that way. I had seen Mark Steilows cars in magazines, and always wanted to build a solid handling fast street car with all the performance of a modern "hotrod" , but the style and uniqueness of a classic car. After saving up for a while, I purchased the Chassisworks frame, and the '94 LT1/T56, in 2001. and started tearing down the stocker to upgrade it to the "Rode Hugger". As anyone who has started a big project like this knows, it started to snowball, now all that's left of the original car I drove to my buddies garage to work on 18 months ago, is the body, and even some of that got cut away during the mini tub job. It is a lot of fun doing the work myself, and I've learned a lot in the process. I cant wait to get out there and see what it can do.