Build Your Ultimate Pro-Tourng Car

[Andrew McBride]

1969 Camaro Z28 stock coupe Lemans Blue with white stripes
stock looking from the outside

Custom Front clip w/ C6 vette front and rear with suspension,
Mini tubbed.

LS2 engine twin turbo-engine painted chevy orange to look sorta stock
6 speed trans, Ron davis radiator and cooler

Stock Deluxe style interior w/ Recaro seats recovered in white houndstooth, stock console, updated guages and Vintage A/C
interior, 6 point cage, stock look w/ extra goodies, harness style belts, navigation system built in to the dash.

18" New style Cragers

[TonyL]

-Platform: 1979 camaro

-Front Suspension: full global west or hotchkis update with 13" baer track system

-Rear Suspension: See above. and a sensible Baer system out back

-Wheels/Tires 18x7.5 Racing hart C2s in black

-Engine: Supercharged ramjet crate 350 from GMPP

-Drivetrain: 6L80E six speed electronic auto overdrive with a shrifter

-Body: custom front chin spoiler nascar style, rear also, rework the front gills on the fender to look more up to date and actually function to cool the car off. One off custom hood based on the original hood bulge only backward. Remove cross hatch grille and install new metal mesh deeper in. Have marquez whip up some custom taillights. Install 2 closely together driving lights in lower grill. (shelby style)

-Cockpit. Full update, better seats, roll bar, dash, & sound sytem,

Special features: maybe plumb the exaust to exit out the side nascar style but flush with the bottom of quarter panel. trimmed in a stainless panel riveted to the side of the car.

[Nine Ball]

69 Camaro Coupe RS
Metallic black paint
Custom widebody fenders and quarters made of carbon fiber
Forgeline 18x10 front wheels, 18x12 rear wheels, charcoal centers on polished hoops
full tube chassis and roll cage (road race style)
Coil-over front suspension, independent rear suspension
ABS brakes
HID headlights, LED tail lights, side marker lights deleted.
door handles and emblems shaved.
integral brake cooling ducts installed in lower body, similar to Z06 Vette
custom interior with a racing theme, all black leather with brushed aluminum accents
twin-turbo LS2, in brushed metal and charcoal metallic paint
All hydraulic lines are hard-lined tubing.
G-Force built T56 tranny
All hardware on the car would be titanium, target weight of 2800 lbs
speed activated rear spoiler, raises like the Porsche spoilers do.

Probably my next project after the current one

Tony

[Ralph LoGrasso]

My dream pro-touring car? -- The car I'm currently building.

[BlazerSpeed]

Now this is a bench racing thread i like...

Platform: 1982 TransAm

Idea: Pro-Touring/street fighter blend K.I.T.T.

Body mods: knight rider nose kit including motion led light bar
Modern flush mount door handles (say 2000 Malibu)
Smooth over entire body,
mini-tub the rearend, swap to a built 12bolt with 3.73 gears
Black mesh BBS rims, 17x8 255 fronts, 18x10 315 rear
create a custom acrylic sheet to smooth over the tail lights
bc/cc of nightmare black, no trim or decals.

Suspension: 3-link rear end, which will eliminate the rear seat
hotchkis or global west front suspension. subframe connectors...

Drive train: K.I.T.T. persuit mode motor - 2x turbo LT-5 (just because damnit) w/ nitrious for the extra kick to get in the semi Built 4L80-e with the shrifter, custom 2 piece drive shaft.

Interior: doeskin leather interior(tan or camel of course)
in dash navigation system complete with voice and night vision
full toggle switch set on dash including what each does T.B.D.



or I would just build Stalone's 50 merc from the movie Cobra, which i will do before I die anyway :icon996:

-Derek-

[trapin]

Am I next?

OK

The Car - 1969 Chevrolet Corvair Monza 4 door (yes....I said 4 door). Front door lengthened and rear door shortened. Adapt 'swing-out' hinge assembly to rear door to make it open like a rear access panel. Rear door engagement dependent on front door (think Mazda RX8). Yes...a lot of fabrication and welding. Parsons....you busy?

Suspension - All-wheel-drive full tubular chassis. Front; GMC Typhoon. Rear; Corvette 4-link (modified for track width). Full cage.

Engine/Trans - Twin-turbo General Motors Racing V6 (might have to push it up into the rear seat area to accomodate rear suspension). Hewland 6-speed. Oh yeah.....we're not fu*king around.

Interior - Custom/one off. Contemporary/Racy. Lots of scupted styrofoam and fiberglass being thrown around. Crazy, man.....crazy.

Paint - Some sort of Kandy Orange Pearl. Something that pops in the sun and has a nice goldish hue to it. Bumpers painted Titanium. No chrome on the car.

Donuts - HRE/Fikse....something racy. 18's all around and as fat as I can get em.




Hey thanks for reading. Take care now.

[Bill Howell]

Am I next?

OK

The Car - 1969 Chevrolet Corvair Monza 4 door (yes....I said 4 door). Front door lengthened and rear door shortened. Adapt 'swing-out' hinge assembly to rear door to make it open like a rear access panel. Rear door engagement dependent on front door (think Mazda RX8). Yes...a lot of fabrication and welding. Parsons....you busy?

Suspension - All-wheel-drive full tubular chassis. Front; GMC Typhoon. Rear; Corvette 4-link (modified for track width). Full cage.

Engine/Trans - Twin-turbo General Motors Racing V6, Hewland 6-speed. Oh yeah.....we're not fu*king around.

Interior - Custom/one off. Contemporary/Racy. Lots of scupted styrofoam and fiberglass being thrown around. Crazy, man.....crazy.

Paint - Some sort of Kandy Orange Pearl. Something that pops in the sun and has a nice goldish hue to it. Bumpers painted Titanium. No chrome on the car.

Donuts - HRE/Fikse....something racy. 18's all around and as fat as I can get em.

Is anyone located near Tony?
I think someone has stolen his idenity!
Can someone please go by and check on him. He may have a fever or something contiguous so be careful. His last couple post have me worried about him.



Oh, btw, off the top of my head, and I know that is scary, did they build a 69 corvair? I was thinking 67 was the last year?

[jeff s]

I already built it, my 2200# LS6 power Ultima GTR. However,
I'm building a twin turbo engine and saving pennies for the sequential transaxle to update it. Nothing gonna touch it overall performance wise.
I hope the next customer car will be an all wheel drive 67 Nova with a turbo ls6.
My next personal project will be unveiled hopefully at SEMA, It'll weigh 1650# and have a built LS6. John McBride is working on the rendering now, I hope.

[gchandler]

Platform - 1989 BMW 325is

PowerTrain - Ls2 with a tk0 5-speed

Chassis - Acid dipped, seam welded, full cage.

Body - LT weight hood, trunk, lexan windows, removed sun roof. Get curb weight with me in the drivers seat at 2200#

Wheels - Something in 17" as light as I can find.

Interior - a light weight racing seat, a tachometer, an oil light and a water temp light.

Paint, ETC - Black paint, black rims, black tires, removed trim, tinted windows, the interior would be in urethane grey.

[Nicks67GTO]

PLATFORM: My 73' Nova.

WHY?: Because ive never seen any cool 73' Nova's besides my own and mine is a back yard build...

MOTOR: Dart I.E. Block 434, Brodix 227cc M2 Track 1 heads, Jesel shaft rockers, 8.5:1 compression, custom Solid roller/schubeck lifters, ATI pro charger.Custom 2" Lemons headers. Yeah that would probably do for power.

TRANNY: G-force or Jerico 5 speed

REAR: Mark Williams/Moser/detroit locker/ ford 9"

BODY MODS: Steel cowl hood probably 2 1/2" or so to fit the motor other than that stock.

SUSPENSION: Probably either Fatman or DSE stuff and sitting on a custom subframe dropped 2" in front and leveled in back

INTERIOR: Basically stock with a formed console and cobra style seats and a dash with 5" tach and speedo and 2 5/8" oil,fuel,water,and volt gauges and vintage air.

WHEELS: Somthing probably 17 in front and 18 in back and as wide as we could go. Definately polished aluminum.

PAINT: Probably a dark silver. And the ugly 73 grille would maybe be a different silver or a black or somthing but it couldnt be the same color as the body. Heck maybe id fabricate one out of aluminum and polish it to match the rims....hmmmmmm i might just do that

Basically i like classy stock looking cars that perform and have mods that change the look but dont change the actual cars "form"....BTW anyone have any good pictures of any 73's????

[halfast]

68 Firebird Convertable/Camero

Front Wayne Due subframe, Corvette A arms
Afco coilover adjustable shocks
corvette C4 disc brakes, Mustang power rack , gen II pump

Rear Art Morrison triangulated four link,
Lincoln 9 3/8 positraction, Currie axles
adjustable coilover shocks, Explorer
disc brakes with drum E brake

Frame Welded into a uni-body full frame, braced and boxed, stiffened with Roll bar
Entire bottom of body coated with Linex t

Motor 502 “Street Thumper” 4 bolt,Merlin II heads,
Balanced, steel crank, forged pistions & rods
Comp 6.50 lift solid roller cam,
Crower roller lifters &pushrods
Lunati roller rockers Wieand water pump
Griffin aluminum radiator,

Clutch: 11” steel flywheel, Centerforce
Dual Friction ,Wildwood skattershield

Transmission; Doug Nash competition 5 speed,
Hurst short throw shifter

Exaust: Hooker Headers, custom 2 1/2 “x” pipe
with Quick Time 3 1/2 electric cutouts!
with Hooker 4” Tuneable mufflers

Induction: 6-71 polished Blower, Big AL’s toybox rib belt drive, 2x 600 cfm Edelblock 4bbl carbs, Lokar linkage,N.O.S Cheater nitrous system, Summit pressure guages,
electric Hi-Flow fuel pump
Custom body work
Tubs and floors by Streetworks in Auburn
67 Camero quarter panels, N.O S. tail panel, 67 Cougar gas tank, 67 doors with Wing
Windows. Electric Life window lifts & keyless door and trunk entry,
Fiberglass Camero Front fenders, inner fenders, front valence and hood, square headlights

Tunes: Kenwood tape/ tuner/ cd controller w remote, 300 watt amp, 10 cd deck, Sony 12”backseat speakers, 2 6x9s in rear armrests, 4x3” Clearwater headrest speakers, 2x5” Sonys in doors

Top: Power lift, custom brown vynl, Powdercoated Bows.

Interior: All Leather, Deer, Elk & Buffalo hides from a lifetime of hunting, Fiero Seats upholstered by Debbie Fournier, custom door panels by Tom Butcher. custom carpet kit, lots of dynamat, Ididit tilt steering column, Covan dash with Stewart Warner 270 sweep guages Braided dash and visors by Rudi Insley

Paint: it’s not about the paint! All painting done in house in my trademark two-tone brown-n-tan, some day when this machine is complete I may “make her shine” but now I’m working on… “SMILE’S PER GALLON!”

see it go together at http://www.hotrodders.com/forum/jour...ge=1&reverse=1

Whadayathink?

[bnickel]

after i'm done with the stang

70 cougar eliminator clone
engine will be roller 347 or 393
cleveland heads for that boss 302 look
fuel injected, hidden nitrous system
will look more or less like a stock boss 302 engine

trans will be a an AOD-E probably with a shrifter

rear suspension will be 9" based IRS, but not like a heidts system, probably be more like a cobra irs with a modded 9" housing

front suspension will be a SLA similar to factory but with coilovers and some other sneaky stuff

body will most likely be black with flat silver eliminator stripes and some mild body mods, front fenders will be widened and flared slightly but will be hard to notice. would prefer a factory sunroof car

interior will be classic cougar styling with more modern seats, done in black leather and black/white houndstooth, door panels will be custom using deluxe door panels from a 69/70 stang as the starting point, will be covered in leather as well. all fake wood will be replaced with real wood and maybe stained a black color. power windows, ac, power sunroof, power seats, power mirrors, rear defroster, navigation system, nice sound system, guages will be replaced with autometers and extra guages will be added.

wheels and tries are undecided but possibly some simmons wheel, or fiske. maybe some billet magnums.

i'll call it pro-luxo touring

[trapin]

Oh I wasn't being facetious, Bill.....I'm quite serious.

I love the look of the Corvair. Picture that car with some cellulite stuffed under them wheel wells and tell me that doesn't get the hair on the back of your neck standin' up.



The Horton camino thing....yeah, I was just messing around with that.

[derekf]

Unlimited funds/resources?

(and maybe quite a bit more talent than I currently have?)

Lancia Stratos kit car with a full custom chassis/suspension (if I've got more talent then maybe I could do a good job of designing it; but right now I don't)

Cockpit: minimalist. Seats, rollcage, gauges, steering wheel.

Paint: Yes. Lots of spiffy paint jobs from the stockers, maybe adapt one of those.

Not too sure about powerplant. Something with twins, not much torque but loves to rev (for that matter, the stock group-5 powerplant the real Stratoses had was nothing to sneeze at)

Special features: A cupholder, just for the sake of having one.

Edit: Oh, the kit car bit is just for the sake of not chopping up an original, but I reckon with unlimited funds I shouldn't feel bad for it.

[1970cuda]

good job steve we got another pic out of bill with this tread.

jeff i hope that i'm not paying for your next project and/or the upgrades on the ultima

ps. jeff is building my "family dream car" if the budget was unlimited i would have more or bigger everything on the wagon.

[Bill Howell]

good job steve we got another pic out of bill with this tread.

jeff i hope that i'm not paying for your next project and/or the upgrades on the ultima

ps. jeff is building my "family dream car" if the budget was unlimited i would have more or bigger everything on the wagon.

That would be the "Ultimawagon"?

[blazer4corners]

Platform.. 83-88 monte carlo ss real or clone
-Front Suspension.. front axle out of a 1/2 ton or smaller 4wd gm product
-Rear Suspension..modified 3-link with 9" housing
-Wheels/Tires..17x9.5 all the way around not sure on tire size
-Engine...twin turbo all alum. sbc, sb2 heads some sort of inj. setup /setback roughly 8 inches in the engine compartment
-Drivetrain...keisler 5-speed and t-case
-Body Color...since my 84 is factory 2-toned....gun metal gray on top and hugger orange with metalic in it
-Cockpit...12 point cage 2 seats one for me one for the navigtor....So i can run Silver state.one helluva jammin stereo and a heater for defrost.
-Special Features....The ability to drive almost any where. Find parts at almost any auto parts store so not too much one off parts.And the ability to take a beating.

[shmoov69]

Early Pontiac Tempest, the small one with the slant 4 (half a V8) and transaxle.
Do that with a slight wide body kit to allow some fatter tire.
all aluminum Buick turbo-6 turned up with twins
new Vette rear suspension/transaxle
17' and 18's
leather
full cage with removable bars for ease of real driving, something to mimic Chicane
nice stereo, nothing crazy, but decent sounds
paint? dunno

[slowcamaro]

Car- 82 z28

Chasis/body-
10-point as hidden from view from that outside as much as you can a 10-point.
Carbon fiber hood/deck lid/diffusor.
5% tint
hugger orange
1"-1.5" lower iroc style ground effects


Suspension/brakes/tires-
Coilovers front and rear
tubular a-arms a k-member
rod end panhard/lca's
315's front and rear
18" front and 18" rear Volk gt-p's (graphite/gunmetal)
http://www.primeworks.co.jp/NEW%20PA.../rays_gtp.html
c6 z06 brake upgrade + hydroboost

Engine/Tranny-
th350+ gear vendors
427 sbc w/ procharger

Interior-
Corbeau or sparco seats
5-point harness


...i think ive taken this far enough, but donations are kindly accepted. and if anybody has any volk/rays engineering hookups let me know.

[USAZR1]

Man,I could spend a long time on this topic but I'll throw down some ideas on my ultimate 1969 El Camino,,subject to change,of course.

Chassis: Wayne Due custom frame with C6 IFS and 15" rotors & six piston calipers by Brembo,Tilton or Wilwood dual master cylinders,Chris Alston Fab 9 rear with alum Strange centersection,3.50 cogs,Detroit Locker,Strange 35spline axles,13" rear rotors with four piston 993 TT calipers,Penske triple adjustable coilovers w/remotes,CF 4" driveshaft,Fuel Safe 30gal cell,dual optima batteries,hidden & leather wrapped 8pt chromoly rollcage,PS Engineering 19x10 & 19x14 pindrive knockoff Kidney Beans with 295/30 & 355/25 Michelin Pilot Sports

Drivetrain: SGC-built 427" Twin Turbo LT5,Byant stroker crank,Oliver titanium rods,Cosworth pistons,SGC turbo cams,Van Deventer siamese plenum & 63mm throttlebody,Electromotive fuel & spark control,Fidanza alum flywheel,Burns 2" Inconel headers and 3.5" stainless oval exhaust system exiting out the rocker panels through TQE 4" stainless bezels,ZR51 Performance ZF 6spd w/custom .80 fifth and .65 sixth cogs,Trick Titanium bellhousing,Centerforce custom clutch assy,and Hurst shifter,Ron Davis alum radiator and shroud w/dual fans & intercoolers

Body: Titanium Silver Metallic paint,VFN CF 3" rear-opening cowl hood w/vents,VFN CF doors and tailgate,custom ribbed alum flushmount bed cover,shaved drip rails,flushmounted front & rear windows,one piece door glass,adjustable alum front airdam w/brake ducts,adjustable alum rear wing,smooth firewall,filled cowl,shaved and tucked-in alum frt & rr bumpers,alum frt & rr inner fenders,quick-release trans tunnel,bulged outer fenders,shaved emblems except for some small billet TT LT5 units,removeable alum bed floor,Corvette Grand Sport-style remote fuel filler,LED rear lighting & HID tribar headlights,all metal fab by Sam & Chip Foose

Interior: Sid Chavers custom Connolly Red leather w/Sparco CF seats,Momo harnesses,custom dash panel w/Autometer Ultralite instrumentation,CF overhead console where all electrical circuits are individually fused and controlled by lighted rocker switches on this control box mounted above the windshield (even the starter switch),power windows,Momo Trek leather wheel,killer sound system,fully insulated,Connolly leather carpeting & headliner