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Congratulations, soloc4, you and your car are TGO's February 2024 Car of the Month!
This month we bring to you an incredible car that was built with great skill and attention to detail. A 1984 Camaro Z28 sporting a Corvette suspension and 600Hp of naturally aspirated fury.
Read on to see more of this car and the detail put into this build. You will be amazed!
Originally Posted by soloc4
INSANE
It’s been said that a nickname is not chosen, but is given or earned and this car’s came from the responses it received during its inaugural show season. “This car is insane”, “That is an insane amount of fabrication“, and “Who puts this much work into a 3rd gen Camaro, that’s insane” are just a few reactions. This project began with a challenge from my brother while attending a swap meet and we came across the rolling chassis of a’92 Corvette and he said “I bet you can’t put this under your Camaro”. That was in 2004, it took me 19 years, but I did it and it turned out amazing. I hope you enjoy it.
The powertrain consists of a 600+ hp 408 ci LS2, a close ratio Magnum F, and a TruTrac differential in the DANA 44 IRS.
The suspension is from a C4 Corvette SLA/IRS and has Baer 14” 6P brakes with hydra boost assist and 4 channel ABS.
The above drivetrain and suspension are all aluminum.
The exhaust is custom built dual 3” stainless steel with X-pipe and two Magnaflow “mufflers”. Yes, it is loud!
The body modifications were extensive, but I tried to make them subtle. The roof, right quarter panel, and the hatch are the only pieces that are unmodified. The front nose is a heavy reworked Stinger Fiberglass piece, the tail panel is a one of a kind handmade fiberglass piece of my own design with a custom fabricated aluminum diffuser, the IROC hood is from a recycle yard with extractor ducts formed and welded in, the front marker light openings were filled, Kingit door handles were installed, and a motorcycle gas cap replaced the flip door in the left quarter panel.
The interior is relatively stock with the exception of Vintage Air HVAC, modified console, Corbeau RRX seats, custom door panels, rear seat delete, and a custom built harness bar.
The car was repainted in the original blue and a set of Forgeline wheels complete the build.
Congratulations!!! Man, that car is INSANE, alright! What an incredible machine. I can't even fathom the hours and hours of fabrication that is in this build. Very well deserved win, my man! EXCELLENT WORK!!
I want to thank everyone on this forum for bestowing me such an honor. I have followed COTM since I joined TGO and always dreamt of someday becoming a member of this exclusive club. All of the positive encouragment over the years has kept me focused on completing this build and I truly appreciate being reconized for my efforts. I also want to take this time to thank my very good friend BajaDaze for all of his help getting this project over the finish line, it would not exist without efforts. Once again, Thank you everyone!
01-12-2024, 10:54 PM
