Pro Touring 4th Gen F-body?

[cumminsram06]

First off this is an incredible website, full of great information and mild blowing builds. I think I need to get a splash guard to keep drool off my keyboard.
At any rate one thing I have noticed is there doesn't seem to be any more modern builds. I understand the basis of Pro Touring may is taking an old muscle car that didn't handle well and turing it into a g-machine, but what about simply tweaking something a little newer? For instance a 4th Generation F-body?
I know it doesn't have the classic lines of the 1st Gen cars, but it just seems like it could be done just as easily right? Anyone have any photos or specs on a potential build?

[rocketman]

Well I think a 4th gen camaro is already alittle pro touring away. I have a 94 Z28 thats kinda pro touring.

But usually pro touring is older cars being updated to new car abilities

[Twentyover]

I don't know the average age of the people posting here, but I'm 54 and have something of a historical perspective or take on a 'pro-touring' 4th gen.

Thos of us old enough to remember realize there was a quantum shift in cars in the mid-late 80's. Access to better design and fabrication tools moved car quality forward at a rate that many don't remember. It's ike comparing riding in a dc-3 to a 737- they both get you there, but you know you got propellers chopping up the air on the DC-3, while the 737 is a smooth ride. The same level of difference can be found in cars designed before 1980 and after 1990.

I had the opprtunity to drive a 80 Toyota Celica during the gas price rise last year. It gave me hard starting, cold (on-choke) running issues, no horsepower, and 23 mpg while scaling at 2400 lbs. I've gone back to the DD Explorer, none of the above and 19 mpg while scaling 4500 lb.

Making an old car act like a new one is a quantum leap greater than just improving a new one

[79-TA]

You might check out Mary Pozzi's Shelby GT.