Camaro396's Budget Street/Strip Camaro Build
#1
Camaro396's Budget Street/Strip Camaro Build
Well after years of regretting selling my NBM Cam Only Camaro Z28 build, I decided it's time to pick up another F body. This one won't be as bad as the NBM car was, but my goal is to put something together fairly cheap to go out and run some mid 11s in and have fun with, for a reasonable amount of cash. I have an 04 Cobra that I've been having fun with at the track for the last couple of years, but it's too clean and to low mile to be getting hammered on all the time.
The car is a 1998 Camaro Z28. I picked it up a few weeks ago and it's 100% stock 1 owner car. Pretty clean inside and out, which is what I wanted. The plan is to do some bolt ons over the winter and hit the track in the spring. I've already received some parts, others I'm still waiting on.
Pacesetter Ceramic Coated LT Headers (Have)
TSP 3" ORY Pipe (Have)
Dynomax 3" Bullet Off Y Pipe (Have)
Fast 102/102 setup
SLP Flowpac Ram Air kit
NX System (Not Sure which kit yet?)
Yank SS4000 Converter (Ordered From Texas-Speed)
Derale Deep Finned 4l60e Trans Pan (Have)
Flexalite 10x20 -6AN Transmission Fluid Cooler (Have)
-6 Pushlock AN feed and return hoses with black Fragola fittings (Have)
BMR tubular 4l60e crossmemeber with TA relocation mount
Motive 3.73 Gear
Weld Weldstar RT Wheels 15x10/15x4 with MT Drag Radials (Have)
I also plan to improve the plain Z28 look a little bit as well. Exterior mods include:
New OEM Headlights to replace faded foggy stock ones
SLP Bowtie Grill
VFN Sunoco Hood
SS Spoiler
Here's some pictures of the car as I got it.
And with some nicer wheels on it:
Start of removal of stock junk:
Some parts arrival:
Check back for updates!!
The car is a 1998 Camaro Z28. I picked it up a few weeks ago and it's 100% stock 1 owner car. Pretty clean inside and out, which is what I wanted. The plan is to do some bolt ons over the winter and hit the track in the spring. I've already received some parts, others I'm still waiting on.
Pacesetter Ceramic Coated LT Headers (Have)
TSP 3" ORY Pipe (Have)
Dynomax 3" Bullet Off Y Pipe (Have)
Fast 102/102 setup
SLP Flowpac Ram Air kit
NX System (Not Sure which kit yet?)
Yank SS4000 Converter (Ordered From Texas-Speed)
Derale Deep Finned 4l60e Trans Pan (Have)
Flexalite 10x20 -6AN Transmission Fluid Cooler (Have)
-6 Pushlock AN feed and return hoses with black Fragola fittings (Have)
BMR tubular 4l60e crossmemeber with TA relocation mount
Motive 3.73 Gear
Weld Weldstar RT Wheels 15x10/15x4 with MT Drag Radials (Have)
I also plan to improve the plain Z28 look a little bit as well. Exterior mods include:
New OEM Headlights to replace faded foggy stock ones
SLP Bowtie Grill
VFN Sunoco Hood
SS Spoiler
Here's some pictures of the car as I got it.
And with some nicer wheels on it:
Start of removal of stock junk:
Some parts arrival:
Check back for updates!!
#5
Thanks. They are the same as the Weld RTS wheel, only these are a three piece true bolted together design, rather than a welded construction like the RTS.
#6
That's pretty cool, I'll have to look in to them. Seems like they are similar to a bogart, where you could bolt the hoop on the backside of the hub, making the back spacing set in further.
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#11
Thanks brah!
I paid in the 5k range for it. It's not perfect, but I feel I got a pretty good deal.
#14
Thanks man, I hope it will be! The rear tire is a 325/50/15.
#16
Lance, too bad we didn't keep any of our old ls1 parts. We could have a 10second car put together in no time.
Last edited by trigger1; 01-08-2013 at 12:03 PM.