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1978 Chevrolet Camaro
“Drag car”
1979 Chevrolet Camaro Z28
“Hot Rod”
Head to Head
About “Drag car”
-78 Camaro body
-Fiberglass One piece front end
-Fiberglass doors
-Fiberglass trunk lid
-All Windows Lexan
Chassis
-Cage NHRA Certified to 8.50
-Backhalf Chassis, stock front end
-Motor set back 15 inchs
-Ladder Bar Rear with Coilovers
-New Strange Single Adjustable Shocks
-Ford 9” Rear with 5.29 gears
-Strange Aluminum Case
-Morser axles
-1350 U-Joints
-Wheelie Bars
-Moroso Springs in front with Comp 90/10 Shocks
-Fits 32/14.5 Slick (Goodyear and M/T)
-15 x 15 rear Welds
-15 x 3.5 Front Welds
Engine
-434 SBC
-MSD Dist
-Roller Cam, at .682 lift
-AFR Heads
-2.08, 1.60 Stainless Valves
- Aluminum Roller Rockers With Shafts1.6 Ratio 7/16” Stud
-SRP Pistions 13.5:1
-Oliver Billet Rods
-Magnum Callies Crank
-Dart little M Block
-Brodix Single Plane Intake
-850 Demon Race Carb
-Electric Water Pump
-7 Quart Oil Pan
- Custom Made Headers
-Transmission
-1.76 First Gear Powerglide
-BTE Transbrake
-JW Ultrabell
-Hurst Quarterstick Shifter, with elec. Solenoid
-Electric Fan Transmission Cooler
-5700 BTE Stall Converter
-Ignition
-MSD 6AL
-3 step
-RPM Activated Switch
-RPM Dial for Launch
-Biondo Elite 400 Delay Box
It runs a 6.225 @ 109.90 MPH in the 1/8 mile
with a 1.349 60' time and a 3.995 330"
About “Hot Rod”
Well i bought this on may 31 2009. Sold my 90 firebird to buy this one. The car is very very soild the floors are perfect, the quarters are factory and no rust in them perfect,fender factory and perfect basicy this car is 100% factory and rust free. Except it has an upgraded built up 350 SBC. And could use a new black paint job.
Specs for “Drag car”
Body
-78 Camaro body
-Fiberglass One piece front end
-Fiberglass doors
-Fiberglass trunk lid
-All Windows Lexan
Chassis
-Cage NHRA Certified to 8.50
-Backhalf Chassis, stock front end
-Motor set back past crossmember
-Ladder Bar Rear with Coilovers
-New Strange Single Adjustable Shocks
-Ford 9” Rear with 4.71 gears
-Strange Aluminum Case
-1350 U-Joints
-Wheelie Bars
-Moroso Springs in front with Comp 90/10 Shocks
-Fits 32/14.5 Slick (Toyos on now with good life left)
-15 x 15 rear Welds
-15 x 3.5 Front Welds
-Setup for BBC and SBC (BBC Plate and Headers inc.)
Engine
-383 SBC
-Burns Pump Gas 10:1
-Solid Lifter Cam, Around the .575 Range
-Dart 200 cc Straight Plugs
-K Motion Valve Springs
-2.02, 1.60 Stainless Valves
-Crane Aluminum Roller Rockers 1.6 Ratio 7/16” Stud
-Keith Black Hyperutectic Pistions
-X Rods
-Scat Cast Crank
-4 Bolt Main Block
-Hurricane Single Plane Intake
-750 Quick Fuel Carb New 6/08
-Electric Water Pump 6/08
-7 Quart Oil Pan
-Schoenfeld Headers
Transmission
-1.76 First Gear Powerglide
-BTE Transbrake
-JW Ultrabell
-Hurst Quarterstick Shifter, with elec. Solenoid
-Electric Fan Transmission Cooler
-5200 Stall BTE Converter (2 Years old)
Ignition
-MSD 6AL Box
-RPM Activated Switch
-RPM Dial for Launch
-3 step
-2 Red Top Optima Batteries
-Alternator (14.2 volts when running)
-Mallory Unilite Dist
old motor, 2008
Specs for “Hot Rod”
350 SBC Holly carb. Edelbrock intake, Headers / Motor will be broken down in the winter with , Dart heads, Hollycarb , Cam , Dart intake, Crome headers,ect...
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| Points for Drag car | Total Votes | Points for Hot Rod |
|---|---|---|
| 52 | 19 | 43 |
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