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PostPosted:Thu Apr 17, 2014 7:13 am 
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Big Red set a new record at the Mojave mile running 232.4mph....Awesome!!








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Big Red runs 232.4 mph

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PostPosted:Sat Apr 19, 2014 11:22 am 
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Car Details:79' camaro road & track day toy. 383 stroker, 5 speed TKO trans, lots of suspension stuff, 13" Vette brakes, 18" wheels.
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that's a serious speed with those 1st gen 'brick-like' aerodynamics.... :shock:

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PostPosted:Sat Apr 19, 2014 12:37 pm 
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You're right Stu, and it's not as if it's a drag car set up for just straight line speed :thumbup:

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PostPosted:Wed Apr 23, 2014 7:21 pm 
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Car Details:'79 Camaro, 350 V8
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crikey that's quick! All sheet metal car too?

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PostPosted:Thu May 01, 2014 11:49 am 
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Car Details:1990 Camaro 5lt RS manual with T-tops.
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You're right Stu, and it's not as if it's a drag car set up for just straight line speed :thumbup:

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I assume in this case it was lol?

Is it all still full steel body? Must be scary to do Those speeds in that type of car! All in all impressive.

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PostPosted:Thu May 01, 2014 1:30 pm 
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Car Details:'79 Camaro, 350 V8
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According to Hot Rod, it's all steel, apart from a glass hood
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It's a bone-stock, all-steel '69 Camaro RS body with steel everything except for a fiberglass cowl-induction hood.
Not sure how much has changed since the article (2005) but gives some of the specs in the article below:

Read more: http://www.hotrod.com/featuredvehicles/ ... z30SywV58L

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