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MY
1974 CAMARO
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The Story
On
October 8th I decided to buy a 1974 Camaro to fix up and drive.
I decided on the '74 because of the availability, and I liked
suspension of the 2nd generation car. I talked
myself out of a Harley because I did not want to be disabled
after the wreck that was sure to follow the purchase. I will be
fixing it up piece by piece and keeping the page updated on
this.
On 11/09/01, (same day
as Cindy's toe surgery) I put a new 100 amp alternator on.
My Nephew,
Jake McFee, designed the stereo system with me. The Stereo is
a DEH-P90HDD,
with a set of MA69W
speakers on the back deck, powered by an XTANT
2002T. Two sets of
Phoenix Gold Ti5 Titanium elite series
5 1/4 drivers with a 1" tweeter, in back and front,
powered by an XTANT 604
amp. . The bass will come from a pair of isobaric mounted Phoenix
Gold Ti 12d Elite
sub woofers powered by two XTANT
1001
amps.
I
will continue with the upgrades on the system as time permits.
Jerry Rowley re-did the upholstery the
seats were done in velour. and Brent Davis has built a 383
Stroker engine.
(The car has 67,000 miles on it). He finished it March
6th, 2002, and it went to Jerry's that night. It came with
.272 rear end gears and a stock turbo 350 trans.... I have
changed that out to a limited slip Richmond .373 gear in the
rear, and a 700R4 Transmission. My Nephew and some good
friends gave me a B&M ratchet shifter for Christmas, and it
is cool!
Curtis
Nicol, owner of Quality Body Shop painted the car.
The color is 2003 Corvette 50TH ANNIVERSARY RED with gun metal
Z28 striping.
Here
are the spec.'s for the engine:
383 STROKER
Block - 350 4 Bolt Main
Crank - 400 CID
Rods - 400 CID
Pistons - .030 Forged Stroker 10:1 Compression Ratio
Cam - Edelbrock Performer RPM .510 lift .318 duration
Oil Pump Melling high volume
Exhaust seat rings with hardened guides
Carburetor - 750 CFM Edelbrock
Intake - Edelbrock Performer RPM
Heads: Edelbrock Performer RPM
Exaust: Hooker Ceramic Coated Super Competition Headers, duel
exhaust with Magna
Flow mufflers
Rotating Components are balanced, and cam/degreed Horse Power
approx. 430
B&M ratchet shifter
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