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  • Pro_Touring_Mopar
    CBC Senator XXL
    • 13.11.2007
    • 684
    • Sabac

    "Pro touring" Muscle cars

    Video sam u jednom od postova da ste pominjali "Boldwin Motion" '69 Camaro-e kao i XV-ove Mopare. Posto sam veliki ljubitelj "pro touring-a", i "resto-moda", interesuje me ima li ovde jos koga kome se svidja ovakav stil "friziranja" (ako mogu tako da se izrazim) muscle cars-a? Po meni to je prava stvar. Muscle cars su uvek bili kraljevi na 400 metara, medjutim zbog tezine, i zastarelog vesanja i tehnologije guma, na handling department-u su bili dosta slabiji. Pro-touring je nacin da se i to prevazidje. '69 Camaro sa McPhersonovim oslanjanjem, BfGoodrich G-force 265/30R19 pneumaticima, 14 inca Baerovim diskovima i 18 inca alu-felnama, i Camaro se prosto se lepi za stazu. Naravno, ovo su samo najosnovniji primeri. EFI prilicno smanjuje potrosnju, kod big block-a, a T56 6-stepena transmisija, uz 2.97 gear ratio, omogucava stvarno zestoke top-speed performance. Sto se tice aerodinamike, mislim da spustanje prednjih amortizera, i stavljanje spojlera napred ne kvari originalni dizajn, a dosta doprinosi na aero planu - odnosno sigurnosti, cak i daje agresivniju stancu.

    Pro touring je postao zestoko popularan u zadnjih desetak godina, pogotovo od kad su cene originalno restauriranih modela otisle u nebo. I dok za neki od full resto muscle cars-a mora da se izdvoji i do 500.000$, pa cak i vise, za 10 puta manju svotu moze da se ima '69 camaro sa modifikovanim LS1, EFI-jem i 500 konja. Pro touring je krenuo jos od '89 kad je R.J. Gottlieb sa svojim zetoko modifikovanim '69 Camarom oborio rekord na Silver State Classicu, vozeci preko 220mph (360kmh) , a danas ima takvih genijalaca poput Steve Strope-a, ili Bob Johnson-a, koji su definisali stil.

    Mislim, kad smo vec kraljevi na 400m, zasto ne pokazati Evropskim "egzotiicima" na top speed challenge-u, i tunerima u autocross-u, ili driftu? Da, first-gen Camaro/Firebird sa najnovijim oslanjanjem ima lateral-g ispod 1, negde oko 0.96, sto je fenomenalno sa automobil te tezine. (Detroit speed & Enginering i Year One obezbejuju sve potrebno)

    U svakom slucaju, pro touring pretvara classic muscle car u ultimativni muscle car, cije performance mogu da se mere sa onim kod Enza, ili Zonde. Naravno, koliko para toliko i muzike, a oni koji imaju dubok dzep, ovo im je svakako ostvarljivo.

    Ako je ko zainteresovan moze pogledati neke od linkova koje sam dao, ima zaista prelepih automobila:

    www.lateral-g.net
    www.popularhotrodding.com
    www.uniqueperformance.com

    a za informacije, ovde mozete saznati bukvalno sve i svasta:

    www.pro-touring.com/forum

    Za kraj, da kazem da je stvarno super sto i u Srbiji ima muscle car fanova i da treba da sto vise upoznamo nase ljude sa najboljim sportskim automobilima ikad napravljenim. Ziveli!
    Orthodoxy is not the religion, it is the meaning of life!
  • HEMI 426
    CBC Senator XXL
    • 23.12.2005
    • 1833
    • Novi Sad -United States of Liman

    #2
    Resto mod muscle cars su odlicna stvar, prakticno zadrzavaju sve sto valja i zamenjuju sve sto nije valjalo da bi ti automobili bili pure performance. Uz par prepravki, automobili stari 40 godina i dalje mogu da odrze lekciju modernim sportistima koji su duplo skuplji. To samo pokazuje koliko su muscle cars bili fantasticni kad su se pojavili a koliko je danas manje-vise sve presipanje iz supljeg u prazno Na muscle cars postoji jako mnogo mesta za doradu, odnosno, mozes se koncentrisati na bilo koji skop vozila i tako ga doterati da bude potpuno up to date. Najpoznatiji resto mod je Elenor GT 500 a on je i tipican primer kako se to radi...

    Odlicna tema, Pro_Touring_Mopar, dobro dosao na forum i veoma mi je drago da se pojavio jos jedan poznavalac americke automobilske kulture...





    i jedan klasican pro turing mopar...

    Motown Missile


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    • luci
      CBC Senator XXL
      • 13.03.2006
      • 1103
      • odzaci

      #3
      ako se upustim u restauraciju nekog amerikanca a nadam se da cu imati i vremena i pre svega pove definitivno ce biti u resto mod fazonu, daleko najbolja varijanta...

      pro turing dobrodosao...

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      • Pro_Touring_Mopar
        CBC Senator XXL
        • 13.11.2007
        • 684
        • Sabac

        #4
        Hvala na dobrodoslici Hemi 426 i Luci. Izvinite na ovako kasnom odgovoru, zaribao sam pa se jedva dogonim da izadjem iz kreveta i sednem za PC. Ova gripcina i kijavica idu nenormalno na zivce, a naravno, pokupio sam ih na faksu.

        Anyway, pro touring ili resto-mod je definitivno way to go kad su muscle cars u pitanju. Definitivna potvrda da su i posle 40 godina nepobedivi i neunistivi. Ne znam ne za jedan "exotic" koji uz ma kakvu doradu motora ili finalnu cenu, moze da ide 1.90sec. od 0-100, i 9sec. na 400metara. (Govorim o resto-mod verzijama, dragsteri su drugo, za njih je i 9sec. na dragu mnogo ). A slazem se s tobom Hemi 426, Eleanor je pravi primer za perfektni Pro touring muscle car. Unique performance cak nude Super Snake verziju Eleanora sa 427 Cobra Jet motorom i Kenne Bell supercharger-om, sto rezultira sa negde oko 725 konja, uz EFI i Tremec-ov 5-stepeni menjac, ovo garantuje monstruozne performance. Zao mi je sto UP nisu dali statistike za performanse, ali mislim da sam citao negde na netu da su drag vremena negde u devetim sekundama. Redizajn prednjeg dela kod Eleanor modela nije samo estetske prirode, vec i mnogo poboljsava aerodinamiku automobila, tako da je predpostavljena max. brzina negde u brojkama oko 200mph (320kmh)! Pukni od muke Viper-u!

        Hemi 426, taj zeleni '70 Coronet koji si postavio je jedan od najlepsih mopar-a koje sam video. A, s obzirom da sam pristalica "Mopar or no car" filozofije, onda mozes misliti... Zaljubio sam se u auto na prvi pogled. Na slici pise da je slika skinuta sa supercars.net, medjutim tamo nisam nasao nista o njemu. Jel imas jos slika ovog Coroneta, ili neki info o njemu? Strasno mi se svidja kako mu leze ove felne, a stanca prosto ubija! Interesuje me koji je motor ispod haube. Hemiska bi mu bas legla!

        Koga jos interesiju resto-mod mopari, moze da pogleda ovaj sajt:

        www.purevisiondesign.com

        Momci rade extra, a mislim da ce '72 GTX sa Max Wedge-om i sekvencijalnim menjacem privuci dosta pogleda.

        Evo nekoliko slika jednog zaista prelepog '69 Charger-a:









        Orthodoxy is not the religion, it is the meaning of life!

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        • Pro_Touring_Mopar
          CBC Senator XXL
          • 13.11.2007
          • 684
          • Sabac

          #5
          Auuu, nisam obnavljao temu 100 godina. Ajde da je malo podmladim.

          Posto je pro touring/resto-mod sve popularniji, sve cesce vidjamo muscle cars sredjene u ovom trimu, medjutim, to se uglavnom odnosi na first-gen Camaro-e, kao i na Novu. Full sized muscle cars, poput Chevell-a ili Charger-a se i dalje od vecine ljudi smatraju "brodovima" sto se tice handling-a. E, pa RS performace-ov '66 Chevelle dokazuje da nije bas tako...

          RS performance su se odlucili za A-body Chevella sto zbog njegovog vanvremenskog izgleda, sto zbog cinjenice da je "stock" blago receno nestabilan u krivinama. Pravi je izazob bio od njega napraviti track ready automobil. RS su se odlucili za dobro ocuvan automobil kao podlogu, tako da su nasli numbers matching '66 Chevella, kojije bio prilicno mazen i pazen, mozda i previse... Krenulo se dakle od nule, uradjena je potpuno custom sasija, suspenzije, cak i enterijer, da bi kao slag na tortu stavili aluminijumski 540 big block sa 10:1 kompresijom i 685 konjskih snaga. Snaga je brutalna, ali primarni zadatak ovde je zapravo kontrola kao i zaustavljanje ovog masiovnog automobila. Upravo zbog toga potpuno custom sasija specijalizovana za 64-72 Chevelle:





          Prednje suspenzije su uradili DSE (Detroit Speed and Enginering); u pitanju je modifikovani spindle i steering arm sa Corvette C6, kao i DSE-ovi double-adjustable coilovers uradjeni specijalno za ovu aplikaciju. Tu je i spindled sway arm koji dosta pomaze kod body roll-a pri velikim brzinama. Pozadi je DSE-ov QA1 adjustable coilovers, i heim-jointed rod ends, kao i Ford 9-inch sa heavy-duty 31-spline axles, koji je tu sto zbog velikih opterecenja, sto zbog prilicne mase ovog automobila. Frame je skracen pozadi, da se buducim vlasnicima omoguci stavljenje ogromnih guma pozadi. Naravno, kocnice su podjednako mocne, u pitanju su Wilwood-ovi 14' samohladeci diskovi sa klestima od 6 klipova napred i 4 pozadi.

          RS performance su ovaj chasis setup isproibali upravo na ovom '66 Chevellu, a posto se pokazao i vise nego briljantan, nastavice sa proizvodnjom i prodajom ovih 64-72 Chevelle custom sasija, sa cenom oko 15.000 dolara. Fina cifra, ali i perfektan nacin da se od starog Chevella napravi track automobil.

          Da bi proverili sve tvrdnje RS performance-a, Super Chevy magazin je odlucio da isproba doticnog '66 Chevella na Autobahn Country Club Joliet stazi ispred Cikaga i uvere se da li je zaista onoliko dobar kao sto njegovi tvorci tvrde. Ova staza je izabrana zbog svoje "nepredvidovosti", ostrih i kratkih krivina, kao i dugackih pravaca koje slede odmah potom. Uglavnom, prava staza za test. Malo je reci da su momci iz Super Chevy-ja bili odusevljeni, pre ce biti da su bili oduvani. U pitanju je 3.500 punti tezak automobil kaoji se na krivinama ponasa bolje od Z06 Corvette. Bilo im samo silno zao sto nemaju tu doticnu Corvettu pa da ih uporede 1 na 1. Na stazi se jurilo i preko 120 mph, a body roll-a prakticno nije ni bilo, kao ni understeer-a, koji se ipak malko ocekivao zbog tezine 540 big blocka. Momci iz Super Chevy-ja su bili toliko odusevljeni, da su posle vozanja na stazi odlucili da ga isprobaju na slalomu i skid padu. Automobil je 420-ft slalom odradio za 5.76 sekundi, sto je otprilike oko 50 mph. Najbrze vreme koje su momci iz Super Chevy-ja zabelezili, a oni su provozali dosta Corvetti... Automobil je sve vreme imao 1g lateral force, a treba reci da su na tockovima bile Michelin Pilot Sport gume, high end cinjenica, ali ipak street gume. Zamislite kakvo bi vreme napravio sa racing gumama?

          I to je to: track racing Chevelle. Automobil koji ide 10 sekundi na 400 metara i razbija na stazi. Jeste da je fino kostao, ali zato vredi svaki dolar.

          Evo i reportaze Super Chevy magazina:

          http://www.superchevy.com/features/chev ... sting.html

          Video prikazan na V8 TV-u:



          ..a evo i slika:

























          Orthodoxy is not the religion, it is the meaning of life!

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          • Horsepower
            CBC Senator XXL
            • 29.12.2005
            • 2000

            #6
            Nema boljeg Chevelle od '66 modela koga je cuveni Smokey Yunick pripremio za legendarnog Junior Johnsona za 1966 Daytona 500.

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            • Pro_Touring_Mopar
              CBC Senator XXL
              • 13.11.2007
              • 684
              • Sabac

              #7
              Vecina misli da je nemoguce napraviti street automobil koji ide 10 sec na 400 metara, a pritom je kostao ukupno $30,045?! E, pa Curtis Horne, vlasnik ovog zaista fenomenalnog '66 Mustanga dokazuje da nista nije nemoguce.

              Interesantna je cinjenica da je u pitanju coupe model, a ne popularni fastback. Medjutim, posto je niska cena bila primarni cilj u ovom slucaju, dosta skuplji fastback je morao da otpadne. U startu ovaj 'stang je imao 289cid. motor i bio je solidno ocuvan. Odlican star za pravljenje monstruma. Stari 289 je ispao i na njegovo mesto je dosao 302cid. tjuniran sa Scatovim 3.400-inch crank, tako da je sad 347cid. Sa Edelbrockovim RPM Air-Gap intake-om i Barry Grant 650-cfm karburatorom kompletan "setup" je dovoljan za 520 rasnih konja, koji ovog 1360kg teskog Mustanga dovode do 400m za samo 10.5 sec. I to na "tankim" Yokohaminim 245/45R17 gumama. Curtis ima u planu izlazak na drag strip sa "slicks" gumama, i prolaz od 9 sec.
              Automobil ima G-force 5-stepenu transmisiju, a treba pomenuti i NOS-ov nitrous sistem koji 'stangu dodaje dodatnih 100 konja, po potrebi. Automobil je izuzetan za ulicu, agilan je i odlicno se ponasa u krivinama, iako su suspenzije manje-vise stock sa nekim manjim poboljsanjima. Curtis ga redovno vozi, ide sa njim na posao, vozi decu u skolu, a kad treba razvaljuje konkurenciju sa svojim brutalnim ubrzanjem.

              Ovaj automobil je cist primer kako su muscle cars i dalje nepobedivi po odnosu cena - performanse. Jer gde jos mozete da napavite automobil koji ide 10 sec. na 400 metara, vozi se redovno, izgleda fantasticno (kompletan pro-touring look) i odlicno se ponasa na putu, a kosta 30.000$?!

              Tehnika:

              ENGINE
              Type: Ford 347ci small-block
              Block: production 302-block bored to 4.030 inches
              Oiling: Melling oil pump, GT350 cast aluminum pan
              Rotating assembly: at 3.400-inch forged crank and 5.40-inch steel rods; forged 10.2:1 JE pistons
              Cylinder heads: Edelbrock Victor Jr. aluminum castings w/2.05/1.60-inch valves
              Camshaft: Cam Research 232/238-at-.050 hydraulic roller, .555-inch lift, 110-degree LSA
              Valvetrain: Ford Racing lifters, double-roller timing set, 1.6:1 roller rockers
              Induction: Edelbrock RPM Air-Gap intake manifold, BG Mighty Demon 650-cfm carburetor, Wilson tapered spacer
              Ignition: Mallory distributor; MSD 6AL ignition box, coil, and timing retard box
              Fuel system: Aeromotive pump, filter, regulator
              Exhaust:Ford Racing stepped 1 ?- to 1 ¾-inch long-tube headers, Dr. Gas 3-inch X-pipe, Hooker mufflers
              Power adder: NOS direct-port nitrous system with auxiliary enrichment fuel cell
              Cooling: Griffin radiator, Edelbrock water pump, Derale electric fan
              Output: 520 rear-wheel horsepower at 6,500 rpm and 500 lb-ft at 4,800 rpm
              Built by: Charles Machine in Arlington, Tex.

              DRIVETRAIN
              Transmission: g-force five-speed transmission, McLeod bellhousing, B&M Pro shifter, Ram heavy-duty clutch and billet flywheel
              Rear axle: Ford 9-inch rear end, Moser 31-spline axles, Detroit Locker differential

              CHASSIS
              Front suspension: stock replacement springs, Competition Engineering shocks
              Rear suspension: stock replacement leafs, Calvert Racing traction bars, Rancho adjustable shocks, Mustangs Plus subframe connectors
              Brakes: SSBC 11-inch slotted rotors and 2-piston calipers, front; stock drums, rear

              WHEELS & TIRES
              Wheels: American Racing Hopster 17x8, front (4.75-inch backspacing); 17x8, rear (4.75-inch backspacing)
              Tires: Yokohama 225/45R17, front; 245/45R17, rear

              Evo i gde je otisao novac:

              1966 Ford Mustang: $6,000
              Paint & body: $6,500
              Wheels: $1,000
              Tires: $600
              Engine block (buddy supplied): $0
              Rotating assembly: $1,500
              Rings and bearings: $250
              Machining: $500
              Cam: $300
              Lifters: $70
              Pushrods: $40
              Rockers: $225
              Timing set: $50
              Cylinder heads: $1,200
              Intake manifold: $225
              Carburetor: $450
              Distributor (buddy supplied): $0
              Ignition box: $150
              Plug wires: $60
              Nitrous: $1,200
              Oil pan: $325
              Oil pump: $30
              Gaskets: $250
              Headers: $700
              Mufflers/collectors: $200
              Fuel system: $800
              Radiator: $500
              Water pump: $60
              Cooling fan: $200
              Trans: $2,500
              Shifter: $60
              Rear end: $1,500
              Rear suspension: $500
              Front suspension: $100
              Brakes: $1,000
              Seats: $0
              Gauges: $1,000
              Total: $30,045

              Kompletnu reportazu su uradili Popular Hot Rodding:

              http://www.popularhotrodding.com/featur ... index.html

              I za kraj, naravno slike













              Orthodoxy is not the religion, it is the meaning of life!

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              • Van
                CBC Senator XXL
                • 16.02.2007
                • 1425
                • Nbgd

                #8
                Taj chevelle ima shasiju kao za kamion . Izes ti sportski auto sa lader frame shasijom . To moze da ide samo pravoliniski .
                A mustang je sa slicice je prelep
                ...zivi , Franjo je ziv !!!

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                • Pro_Touring_Mopar
                  CBC Senator XXL
                  • 13.11.2007
                  • 684
                  • Sabac

                  #9
                  Sa tom "kamionskom" sasijom, doticni Chevelle je imao preko 1g lateral foce, sto je za automobil njegove tezine - fantasticno. Momci iz Super Chevy magazina, koji su ga testirali kazu da u krivinama moze da ide 1 na 1 sa Corvettom Z06. A testirali su ga i na skid-padu i na stazi.

                  Na kraju krajeva, i Corvette Z06 im zadnje leaf-spring ogibljenje, koje je po svim standardima zastarelo pre 20 godina, a opet na Nurburgringu cepa Lamborghini Murcielago, tako da je to dovoljan pokazatelj da "moderna oslanjanja" ne moraju da budu i bolja.
                  Orthodoxy is not the religion, it is the meaning of life!

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                  • HEMI 426
                    CBC Senator XXL
                    • 23.12.2005
                    • 1833
                    • Novi Sad -United States of Liman

                    #10
                    Prica o C6 zadnjem ogibljenju je jako interesantna. Svi, kad cuju "leaf springs" ( lisnati gibnjevi ) pomisle da je u pitanju klasican gibanj kao kod automobila od pre 40 god... i ne mogu biti dalje od istine...

                    Naime, Vette ima jedan gibanj, postavljen popreko ( a ne dva uzduz kao sto se misli ) i on zamenjuje spiralne opruge.



                    to je ovo

                    a ogibljenje je ovo:




                    E sad, jos kod C5 Z06 patentiran je sistem amortizera koji funckionisu uz pomoc magnetnih sila a taj patent su do sada svi otkupili jer je odlican ( npr. Audi i Ferrari ).

                    Osim toga, Vette ima i transaxle ( sto je danas prilicno retko resenje ), i flexibilan kardan ( sto je specijalnost amerikanaca i pojavilo se prvi put na Pontiac Tempest iz 1962 ) a zbog svih prednosti i resenja, sklopovi Vette ( ukljucujuci i motor ) su cesti kod restomod i pro turing modela...

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                    • Pro_Touring_Mopar
                      CBC Senator XXL
                      • 13.11.2007
                      • 684
                      • Sabac

                      #11
                      Hvala na detaljnom objasnjenju, HEMI.
                      Orthodoxy is not the religion, it is the meaning of life!

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                      • starac vujadin
                        CBC Senator XXL
                        • 27.08.2005
                        • 2617
                        • Stari grad

                        #12
                        I da ne zaboravimo suvi karter, klipnjace i usisne ventile od titanijuma, izduvne ventile obradjen sodijumom radi izbacivanja toplote, aluminijumsku sasiju, karbonska krila, hladnjak menjaca i difrencijala...

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                        • Pro_Touring_Mopar
                          CBC Senator XXL
                          • 13.11.2007
                          • 684
                          • Sabac

                          #13
                          Twin Turbo first gen. Camaro sa small block-om nije nista novo u pro-touring kulturi. Medjutim, ako taj isti Camaro ispod haube ima Fordov small block, prica postaje sasvim drugacija. Ron DeRaad-u, vlasniku, ocigledno nije bitno sta ce cistokrvni Chevy fanovi da pricaju, posto su mu u glavi bile performanse i samo performanse.... Dakle gledamo '68 Camaro pravljen za street/track racing sa next gen. oslanjanjem i max. brzinom od preko 300kmh.

                          Everyone has their own take on the same thing. One man's erotica is another man's ennui. What's cool to us may not be cool to you. Ron DeRaad's Ford-powered Camaro could well be the epitome of this paradox. It wasn't too long ago when the entirety of hot rodding was based on the almighty engine swap, you know, like putting a Chevy motor in the engine compartment of a Ford, for instance. We're thinking heavy about the Fox-body Mustang Vinnie "The Hitman" Kung defiled with a Chevy LS motor in the pages of this mag just last year. Love it or hate, you got to admire the cheek it took to even think about it.

                          DeRaad's got a bunch of cheek and stainless steel cojones, too. He didn't mess with some dime-a-dozen Mustang, no. He savaged a genuine piece of history and with a smile from ear to ear he pokes it up everybody's snoot, as if he's barking, "Yo, Camaro purists, rotate on a pole!"

                          Perhaps there was a thread of normalcy in the cars that the 41-year-old Ron has already waded through. There was that '89 Thunderbird SC, an '88 Saleen, and then a '93 LX. He's basically a Blue Oval freak. His blood runs blue. But his intentions and his aspirations are like all of ours-go fast, really fast, and damn the budget. He's got about $100K in this toy, but that's what happens when you won't do with anything less than the best stuff in the business-hallowed marks of Sonny Bryant, Carrillo, Canton, CP, AFR, Raceline, Incon, Fikse, Martz, Michelin, and Griggs. It's all in there.

                          You look down into that tidy, but somewhat busy engine bay to a slew of pipes, fittings, and tubes all neat and shiny, but you could easily pass up the Raceline/Canton dry-sump oiling system, the Incon 800TTi turbochargers, and the purpose-built cast-iron exhaust manifolds. Stuff that will likely still be intact when the world ends.

                          What you really don't notice is that the engine has been pushed back 4 inches, ostensibly to allow the Ron Davis-built cooling core and intercooler to be mounted behind the radiator support. No telling how much good this little rearrangement has done for the front-to-rear weight bias. For the road race ethic, something resembling a 50/50 split would be ideal, but just in case it isn't, the DeRaad-ical Camaro manages all the right lightweight, geometrically sublime, double-throwdown suspension parts abetted by some really fat-ass rubber on aircraft aluminum modular wheels...and enough jing in Ron's back pocket to make it so.

                          So how did DeRaad get here in the first place? "I always wanted to build a '68 Camaro, but I thought it would have an all-aluminum big-block. I was building a '93 LX Mustang with an Incon twin-turbo kit and an R302 Ford Motorsports block with all the good stuff. I decided to sell it. The first day it was on the block, a guy approached me. Since he lived local, we went to his house. In his garage sat a '68 Camaro RS. I lit up!" Ron explains.

                          "I asked if he was interested in a trade, with some cash my way. I was soon the owner of a '68 Camaro that was in need of a mechanical fix, but overall it was in great shape. In February of '02, I began its disassembly. When it was time to decide what powerplant I wanted to use, I looked at the twin-turbo 5.0-liter sitting on the engine stand and wondered if it would go between the rails. I did a test fit to see what I was in for. Surprisingly, it fit very well," he says.

                          Before he got any looser with the project, Ron called some savvy pals and put the big question to them: "Am I crazy...or could I have a lot of fun with this?" The sky boiled black. He looked heavenward and was smote by a terrible swift sword, and the answer to both questions was: "Yes, indeed." Then he was off in a swirl of tire smoke and turbos shrieking to blow his eardrums.

                          Since the impetus from that 302 is prodigious (750 hp at 7,200 rpm), Ron had Terry Davis and friends at the County Rod Shop in Camarillo warm up the chassis by replacing the entire suspension with pieces from the aftermarket. In front, the Martz Road Race Chassis clip was reinforced to take the 575 lb-ft of torque and wears 2-inch drop spindles. Griggs Racing coil springs (8 inches overall, 450 lb-in) are squeezed between the Martz tubular control arms and wheel movement is checked by QA1 adjustable shock absorbers. Body movement is controlled by a fat antisway bar. A 3,600-lb car needs hefty brakes, so Terry applied 13-inch SL6 Wilwoods. Then he laid in the front-mounted, power-assisted rack steering and applied the 10-wide Fikse Profil 5S hoops with rubber that's usually found on the back of most people's hot rods.

                          Davis tied the ends of the car together with Detroit Speed frame connectors to make ready for the Griggs Racing five-link suspension. County fabbed-in a Watts link to center the 9-inch axle housing, custom-built lower control arms, and ran a torque arm to the middle of the car. QA1 adjustable coilovers employ Griggs 250-lb-in springs that measure 12 inches in length. Wilwood 12-inch discs (with internal parking brake) fit neatly inside Fikse 12.5-wides that spin gigantor 335/30s. Davis instilled a large measure of preventative medicine and the ultimate in rigidity with a Competition Engineering 10-point 'cage.

                          Although Ron has spent countless hours in his garage designing, customizing, and assembling, he gives special thanks to CHE Precision, Inc. "Without their support, none of this would have been possible." While the machine work was processed by Ollie's in Van Nuys and the engine was assembled and tested at Dick Landy Industries in Northridge, he feels that CHE in cahoots with Wegner Motorsports are the real heroes in this story. Wegner (Markesan, Wisconsin) is entrenched in NASCAR, ARCA, and road race-oriented forms-an aura thoroughly appropriate for the theme of this car. Though the dry-sump system might appear as overkill, Ron says it was mandatory. The placement of the crossmember precluded the installation of a wet-sump pan and the dry-sump added good insurance for the expensive, high-revving 302.

                          If you think that the heads on Ron's mighty peanut aren't Nth degree, check out the details in the spec chart. Horsepower was developed strictly on 91-octane gasoline with 22 degrees timing under a 12-psi boost threshold. The way this engine's built, it'll easily absorb another 10-psi boost and likely produce 1,000 hp (so you add a splash of 110). Though the Camaro certainly wasn't built as a drag race car, it turns 11.60 at 127 on its hapless, no-bite street Michelins.

                          DeRaad's Camaro goes like a bat out of Hell in a straight line, true. He's seen 145 at the top of 4th and estimates 190s on the big end, but he really built it as a corner blitzer.

                          We're not sure, but maybe Ron's annihilator signals the return of side pipes. They evoke images of another time and fit his rendition perfectly. He began with Camaro units from the Summit catalog and went to town, fitting custom-made muffler inserts that neck down from 4-inch discharge tubes into 3-inch openings.

                          But this man does not drive without stabilizing influences of comfort and convenience. Ron equipped his gut ripper with all the amenities, including HVAC, power steering, and a moon-shot audio system (Clarion DRZ9255 CD player, Zapco 1000.4 amp, Hex-5000 crossover, 14 speakers, and the list goes on!) as installed by Phantom Electronics in Thousand Oaks. Ron: "I never thought I could hear such pure sound in a '68 Camaro." Those plush Corbeau LG1 seats were lowered 2 inches to accommodate his 6-foot-3 height requirement. Conejo Upholstery in Thousand Oaks installed custom fit carpeting to mesh nicely with the MOMO Mod.87 steering wheel. The unique Stack Dash (mostly-LED) instrument panel allows for all the street amenities along with a race-like pedigree, and is tended by the 18-circuit Painless wiring system.

                          The body is no less appreciated. County Rod Shop shaved the side marker lights, smoothed the firewall, and did the dashboard work before Courtesy Chevrolet in Thousand Oaks affixed the two-stage custom mix Mitsubishi Evo Bright Blue. Those minimal aerodynamic sideview mirrors are straight off a C5.

                          "I love to sit back at car shows in the crowd so no one knows it's mine and listen to the talk. I think it's great to hear both sides, Ford and Chevy lovers. The best comment to date? 'Boy, that's an attention whore, isn't it?' That was at Fun Ford Weekend," Ron says. Like we said, stainless steel cojones.




















                          Evo ih i specifikacije:

                          ENGINE
                          Type: 302ci Ford (4.140 bore x 2.830 stroke)
                          Block: Ford Motorsports Windsor R302
                          Compression ratio: 9.7:1
                          Oiling: Canton dry sump,
                          Raceline three-stage pump
                          Rotating assembly: Sonny Bryant 2.830-inch
                          stroke crank, Carrillo H-beam rods,
                          and CP 9.7:1 forged pistons
                          Cylinder heads: AFR 185 aluminum, CHE Precision,
                          Inc. NASCAR valveguides and seats,
                          7-angle valve job, Teflon-coated intake ports,
                          ceramic-coated exhaust ports
                          and combustion chambers, custom-built
                          and flowed by Wegner Automotive
                          Camshaft: COMP (35-306-8) solid-lifter roller tappet,
                          224/230 degrees duration at .050-inch,
                          .566/.578-inch lift, Pete Jackson geardrive
                          Valvetrain: T&D Machine 1.70:1 shaft-mounted
                          roller rocker arms, Wegner titanium 2.02-inch
                          intake/steel 1.60-inch exhaust valves,
                          hardened 3/8-inch pushrods, valvesprings,
                          and CHE titanium retainers
                          Induction: Edelbrock Air-Gap manifold,
                          DFI Gen VII EFI, 75-lb/hr injectors,
                          dual K&N Xtreme air cleaners
                          Power adder: twin Incon 800TTi turbochargers,
                          12-psi boost, external wastegates fabbed
                          by Innovative Turbo, radiator and intercooler
                          custom-built by Ron Davis
                          Ignition: Mallory Hyfire distributor,
                          6AL box, Crane Fireball PS92,
                          22 degrees total timing (under boost)
                          Exhaust: Incon cast-iron turbo stands,
                          custom-made side pipes
                          and 3-inch muffler inserts by DeRaad
                          Fasteners: ARP
                          Built by: Dick Landy Industries, Northridge, CA

                          DRIVETRAIN
                          Transmission: G-Force-built Tremec T56
                          (2.48, 1.99, 1.35, 1.00, 0.83, 0.63:1),
                          McLeod Twin Disc pressure plate assembly,
                          MGW shifter
                          Driveshaft: Inland Empire aluminum,
                          4-inch diameter, Strange 1350 yoke
                          Rear axle: narrowed Currie 9-inch,
                          31-spline axle shafts, Truetrac
                          screw-type differential,
                          3.70:1 ring-and-pinion

                          CHASSIS
                          Front suspension: modified Martz Chassis clip
                          and custom spindles, Griggs Racing springs,
                          QA1 adjustable shock absorbers, Detroit Speed
                          frame connectors, antisway bar
                          Rear suspension: Griggs five-link and springs,
                          Watts link fabbed into chassis,
                          torque arm, custom lower control arms,
                          QA1 adjustable shock absorbers
                          Brakes: Wilwood SL6 13-inch disc, front;
                          Wilwood 12-inch disc
                          (with internal parking brake), rear

                          WHEELS & TIRES
                          Wheels: Fikse Profil 5S 18x10, front;
                          18x12.5, rear
                          Tires: Michelin Pilot Sport 275/35ZR18, front;
                          335/30ZR18, rear
                          Orthodoxy is not the religion, it is the meaning of life!

                          Comment

                          • Horsepower
                            CBC Senator XXL
                            • 29.12.2005
                            • 2000

                            #14
                            Na jednom Mustang sajtu smo imali ovaj Camaro jednom i bas smo se smejali kad smo videli da je ispod haube Mustangov 302 cid.

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                            • Pro_Touring_Mopar
                              CBC Senator XXL
                              • 13.11.2007
                              • 684
                              • Sabac

                              #15
                              Mozda su Fordovci bili ljubomorni...
                              Orthodoxy is not the religion, it is the meaning of life!

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