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12-08-2010 #1
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Hello from Sunny Arizona
Hey everyone. New guy from Phoenix AZ. I was directed to the site from Team Camaro, and I love all the diverse projects being put together here. There is some amazing talent floating around on here and I especially love that you guys are building other things besides Camaros. I do like Camaros, but I love all cars in general.
Speaking of Camaros, I have a 1968 Camaro coupe, with Hotchkis suspension stuff and a mild 327/ M21 combo that I built up from a rolling shell over the past year and a half. Pro- Touring in itself is beyond my financial bounds, so I built my car with more of a Vintage Trans- Am vibe or "Poor Touring" if you will. I had a pretty tight budget ($15,000 including the $5,000 I paid for the car), but I have gone over that a little bit. I built the whole car myself including paint, and while it isnt a show car, and probably wouldnt negotiate the cones as well as most of the cars here, it is satisfying knowing I did it all and it is a hoot to drive. Its not quite "done" yet, but as they say, it never really is. I will try to attach a before and after pic of the car and my inspiration.
Anyhoo, I love the site and probably wont post much, but I will be enjoying all the projects that are being built here.
Dean in Phoenix.
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12-08-2010 #2
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welcome aboard Dean! very nice 68! good work!
Kevin S. (overseas in Germany)
1963 Chevrolet Impala 2d ht Coupe
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12-08-2010 #3
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Its amazing how the stripe on the car changes color in different light! j/k
I am from Az too...Gilbert....but I don't have a hobby car yet, soon I hope.
Don
12-08-2010 #4
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Welcome!! I am from AZ too...Gilbert, just like above. Like the looks of the car. I have a 79 Z28 that I have had forever and just keep trying to improve
Z-28 has a built 383SBC. The heads are AFR 195 CNC ported with a 274 Solid Extreme Energy Cam. 1.6 rockers an Edelbrock RPM Air Gap intake and a 650 Holley carb. Turbo400 with a 10" ATI convertor 3200 Stall. 3.42 posi. Hotchkis springs/swaybar/UCA and Bilstein shocks.
12-08-2010 #5
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welcome
My build thread: https://www.pro-touring.com/showthre...ing&highlight=
The mustang build thread: https://www.pro-touring.com/showthre...el)&highlight=
12-09-2010 #6
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Thanks Guys. Here are a couple more pictures including one of the car stickered up with different wheels (I even built some road race pipes to complete the look and still be semi- street legal). The sponsor stickers were vintage copies. It looked really neat, but with a full interior, no roll cage and no 500hp 302 under the hood, it looked too much like a poser, so I took all the stickers off and went with standard dual exaust.
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