Big Red inspired Larry Callahan to coin the phrase Pro-Touring and has since created a message board dedicated solely to the style. What began as a humble Q&A site has grown to a community of over 30,000 members. As I type this I just received a notification that they’ve launched their eighteenth podcast. If I could time travel back to 1989 I don’t know what RJ would have a harder time believing – that his car started a revolution, or grasping the concept of an iPod.
1969 CHEVROLET “BIG RED” CAMARO
ENGINE
598ci (9.8L) Chevy big block; Brodix block; Big Duke 11 cylinder heads; Carillo connecting rods; billet crankshaft; 13.5:1 pistons; Comp Cams roller cam; Hogan sheetmetal dual quad intake; Brasswell 850fm carburetors; MSD crank trigger and Digital-7 Plus ignition box; Dan Olson dry sump pan; S.C.P. oil pump; REF custom header w/ 2.25″ primaries and merge collectors; Spintech ovalized exhaust tubing; Fuel Safe fuel cell; Aeromotive fuel pumps; VP Q-16 fuel
PERFORMANCE
1107hp @ 7000RPM; 887lb-ft @ 5500RPM
DRIVE LINE
McLeod 10 1/2″ twin-disc clutch w/ aluminum flywheel and hydraulic throw-out bearing; Lakewood Scatter shield; Liberty Road Race style 4-speed gear box; Long shifter; Ford 9″ floater rear axle w/ 31-spline spool; Custom 2:64 ring & pinion
SUSPENSION / CHASSIS
Custom stock car tube chassis by Inland Chassis; QA-1 2-way adjustable coilover shocks; 800lb springs (front), 275lb springs (rear); Speedway engineering 1.25″ tubular sway bar (front); Stiletto rack & pinion; S.C.P. spindles; aluminum hubs; 3-link rear suspension with adjustable panhard bar
BRAKES
14″ rotors w/ Baer 6-piston calipers (front); 14″ rotors w/ Baer 4-piston calipers (rear)
WHEELS / TIRES
18X8″/18X12″ BBS Racing wheels (f/r); P245/40ZR18 (front) P315/40ZR18 (rear) Hoosier R6 D.O.T. slicks
CABIN
Kirkey racing seats; harnesses; Autometer tach; Stewart-Warner gauges
BODY
Stock 1969 Camaro body; stock style rear spoiler; stock style front spoiler w/ 2″ splitter; 2″ cowl hood w/ snorkel; front grill deflector; 200mph tape
THE BIG RED "BITCHIN CAMARO"
THE BIG RED "BITCHIN CAMARO"
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Re: THE BIG RED "BITCHIN CAMARO"
SHIT!!, sorry, but that it soooo nice!
You, you, and you: Panic. The rest of you, come with me.
89' Mercedes Benz 230e
....erode confidence in the enemy and cause the opposing forces to be left not knowing where the devastation is coming from....
89' Mercedes Benz 230e
....erode confidence in the enemy and cause the opposing forces to be left not knowing where the devastation is coming from....
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