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Old Sep 28, 2012 | 10:03 PM
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i have a 68 z28 camaro im building for my dad.. took it off the frame. it has a 6.0 lq4 motor, 5.3 heads ported and polished, over sized valves (stainless) heavy duty double valve springs, stage 2 texas speed blower cam, double roller timing chain, harden push rods, roller rockers, custom forged pistons, arp rod bolts, arp head bolts, all balanced and blue printed, and a xb1a supercharger all regone throw and better parts added. 30-12-3 intercooler pipes, 3 " charge pipes,50mm bov, hot chickfull front suspension. and loads more... heres some pics..







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its gettting there.
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very nice
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its getting there. right beside it is my car which is a 72 chevelle with ls swap to.lol. my dad talked me into it.. like father like son then i guess...
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Awesome. I have a 68 w an lq4 as well. I want to put a blower in it but i also want ac. What brackets are you using?
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i made my own brackets.
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im actually once it fires up im taking them back off and having a buddy make me nicer ones at his work out of aluminum he runs the machines..
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Nice! Very straight car!
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i got more pics. its all the orginial metal not one single rust whole or anything.
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Nice looking project, what kind of power are you looking to make? I'm running the C5 brackets with my ProCharger.
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im shooting or 600-650 on pump gas.. just a fun street car..
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Nice project. Who makes those headers?
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i cant even remember.lol. ive bought so many had them laying around. there stainless steel.
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Looks awesome! Why is the water pump pulley so long?
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thats how it came. didnt know why either.
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car is almost finished now all i need is a set or tie bar lifters.
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Nice build. Get some long tube headers as everything else looks good. Don't leave any power on the table.
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