Vote for your favorite 2nd Generation!

The nominees are: In no paticular order.

bowtieguy
http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t173/bowtieguy78/107_0676.jpg
78 camaro ,.030 over 454 balanced, 510/288 comp roller,roller rockers,elderbrock highrise intake,781 steel head,headers,holley 750,flamethrower dist,400 turbo with shift kit,3.70 posi-trac,sub frame connectors and traction bars.All new interior.235/60-15 cooper cobra's on front and 275/60-15 cooper cobras on the rear,15x7 cragars front and 15x8 cragars rear.

kyphur
http://www.kyphurland.com/camaro/74_camaro_front_002.jpg
Car is 1974 Z28 Type LT in the process of being turned into a pro-touring car. Right now it has all matching numbers TH400 transmission and L82 350 small block. I'm researching and assembling parts for the T-56 swap that will come towards the end of this month. The L82 350 is mildly setup with a Weiand 8501 Air Strike manifold with a pretty modified 750cfm Holley 3310 with some QFT goodies installed and a 12-803 Holley fuel regulator. I'm getting annular boosters installed hopefully soon to give better low end signal. Comp Cams 280h that has .512/.512 lift with 1.6 Crane Energizer full roller rockers, Comp Cams one piece pushrods, Isky superlifter anti-pump-up lifters and comp cams beehive springs sitting on top of lightly modified 881 heads with 2.02/1.60 valves. Stock forged rotating assembly with TRW pistons and around 9.25 or so compression with the heads being milled. Clevite P series high performace rod and main bearings throughout and Total Seal gapless piston rings. MSD ignition system that is still being tuned for the new setup. Edelbrock 110 gph fuel pump and no logo ribbed valve covers. B&M transmission cooler and Griffin radiator for more than adequate cooling that used to vaporize my stock system whenever I turned up the crank. Hooker comp headers going into 3 inch pipes.

G! III
http://www.camaroforums.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=352&pictureid=2185
1976 Camaro 350 bored 30 over, 292 cam, positrack rear end, turbo 350 tranny with B&M slap shift kit.


Now as always you guys can do pretty much whatever you want to in order to get votes. But don't go posting threads to vote for you in every section, that's got to stay in OT.

Voting ends at midnight central time on June 30st.


Good luck to you all, now lets get it on!

I VOTED for the none metal bumper front end camaro!

Kyphur,sounds like you put some money into your ride I love the make it look stock,with a il stomp in a 1/4 attitude.Mine is an every day driver,tire smokin,second gear scrachin thumper! Rancheronut,I love the bumpers.Correct me if im wrong but I think 76 was the last year for them.

http://http://www.camaroforums.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=352&pictureid=2185

http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t173/bowtieguy78/107_0680.jpg
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http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t173/bowtieguy78/c1.jpg
http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t173/bowtieguy78/c5.jpg
http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t173/bowtieguy78/c4.jpg

http://www.camaroforums.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=352&pictureid=2185

http://www.camaroforums.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=352&pictureid=2187

http://www.camaroforums.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=352&pictureid=2384

http://www.camaroforums.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=352&pictureid=2383

http://www.camaroforums.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=352&pictureid=2385

http://www.camaroforums.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=352&pictureid=2386

All three are pretty cars. :)

Congratulations everyone, I have a feeling I'll get my butt stomped. My car's exterior doesn't look as good as the others imho. That comes later after it's running the way I want.

Bowtieguy> That BBC looks meeeeaaaaan!!! I love it!

G!III> Nope, the 77 was. 78 - 81 were the "disco" bumpers. It was basically 4 years for each 2nd gen styling. 70-73, 74-77, 78-81.

http://horsepowerjunkies.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=52&pictureid=320
http://www.kyphurland.com/camaro/74_camaro_front_001.jpg
http://www.kyphurland.com/camaro/74_camaro_interior_001.jpg
http://www.kyphurland.com/camaro/74_camaro_rear_001.jpg
http://www.kyphurland.com/camaro/rebuild/052208/engine_002.jpg
http://www.kyphurland.com/camaro/rebuild/052208/trans_004.jpg

So yeah, the 2nd, 3rd and 4th pics are the day I bought her and there's a lot changed on the motor from the rebuild pic that you see up there. You can actually see a crack in the dash on the interior pic but that's now gone when I replaced with a dash from, if I remember correctly, a 77 Camaro.

I'm mainly focusing on the engine and drivetrain before I move to body and paint. My idea is to replace the matching numbers engine and transmission and store them until I decide to retire the car from driving and having fun with it. The transmission is being swapped out here soon and next will be the engine. Either going with a custom LSX block and build or a 454 blown and stroked to a 496. Nothing too insane.

Run down on what I've done:

Weiand 8501 Air Strike intake (similar to Edelbrock Air Gap)
Holley 3310 750 CFM carb with Quick Fuel Tech anti-bog vacuum pod and other internal goodies.
Holley 12-803 Fuel Regulator and Quick Fuel bracket
Comp Cams double roller timing chain
Comp Cams Magnum pushrods
Comp Cams 280H magnum cam with .512/.512 lift at 280 duration with 1.6 rockers
1.6 Crane Energizer Full Roller Rockers
Comp Cams Beehive springs, retainers and locks
Forged lower assembly with TRW pistons at 9.3 cr
Hooker Competition headers with 1 and 5/8ths primaries and 3 inch collectors
Thrush glasspacks
Total Seal gapless piston rings
Fel Pro performance MLS Permatorque head gaskets, rubber-steel core valve cover gaskets and rubber-steel core oil pan gasket
Melling high volume oil pump
Edelbrock 110gph fuel pump
ARP bolts and stud kits throughout
Griffin Radiator
Edelbrock no signature ribbed tall valve covers
Equus 8000 series gauges (speedo, tach, oil, fuel, temp and volts) in a Covan carbon fiber styled dash panel but will be moving to Autometer Pro-Comp Ultralite II's.
Summit SFI rated flywheel

MSD HEI cap and rotor
MSD Streetfire Ignition
MSD Streetfire wires
Accel vacuum advance and spring set

Th400 with a 2300 stall
B&M transmission cooler
T-56 being readied to install later this month with Quicktime Inc scattershield/bellhousing
Big 10 bolt 3.42 limited slip rear but going to a 3.89 or 4.10 Ford 9 inch
stock z28 sport suspension for the most part
Monroe Sens-a-track shocks on the rear
Energy Suspension leaf pad bushings
Energy Suspension greaseable sway bar bushings
235/60/15's in the front with 255/60/15's in the rear

I such a sucker for silver and black rally's, especially on the 78+ cars, that whole facia just makes it look so nice. But I'm partial to the green with black rally's of course, and the hood just makes it look so mean. But kyphur's car has that sleeper look to it. Tough choice to make here.

trust me... I don't want it to have the sleeper look, ha ha.

i had to go with bowtie guy..he has my fav body style in the 2nd gens..


but G! III, is that a L88 hood? i really like it..

and kyphur, you have a nice clean car, but im not a fan of the front end..but my grandfather did have that style camaro, it ran low 14's (back in the 90's that was fairly fast lol)

lets get some votes in guys n gals. three great cars with three great owners. hard choise.

and kyphur, you have a nice clean car, but im not a fan of the front end..but my grandfather did have that style camaro, it ran low 14's (back in the 90's that was fairly fast lol)

No problem, I don't expect everyone to like that style. :) I did get to drive a 2010 Camaro for about 1000 miles (rental on business) and it was fun to drive. It was the 300hp V6 but it was still fast. Almost as fast as mine in the low end but with a lot higher top end thanks to the six speed automatic. The on steering wheel paddle shifters were cool for when you wanted to drop it into manual mode. It easily killed almost everything I ran against except a Viper I found on my way back on 95 south. He easily out accelerated me but he didn't lose me. It was a blast to drive and I couldn't believe the speed it had for a V6. I just wish my 74 got the same gas mileage, ha ha.

! Rancheronut,I love the bumpers.Correct me if im wrong but I think 76 was the last year for them.

i love those metal bumper on my 1973 to 1979 ranchero too ! but the metal bumper always take the sporty look away, for some reason.
I'm not sure what years camaro had them and what didn't. I'm a ford guy, who also likes some chevy in my life! it's kinda like having a wife and the mother- in- law living in the same house with you. you never a dull moment:icon_couchhide:.

I'm not sure what years camaro had them and what didn't.

70-73 were the original 2nd gen front ends
74-77 were the metal bumpers
78-81 were the plastic bumpers

4 years for each basically.

I voted for you kypher. I like the style of yours, the color, & what youve done to it.

I voted for you kypher. I like the style of yours, the color, & what youve done to it.

Ha ha, thanks! Now I'm just under half of Bowtieguy's votes!

Like the vid of your Camaro's arrival btw. Really enjoyed the pic documentation of your restoration too. :)

I voted for.....Oops, I didn't vote yet!
I'm from the Chicago area where politicians buy their votes. You may have heard of a couple?
Hmmm...what's the going price for a good ROTM vote anyway?
Eeeny...meeeny...miney...moe! :icon_naughty:

lol, i think theres a rule agents bribes isnt there?

holy freaking crap, I can't decide still.... ARGH!!!!! I love all of them!! Bowtie has an AWESOME car, I LOVE the L-88 hood on G!, and Kyphur has a '74, which I LOVE. I like the combo of the tail-lights with the non-wraparound rear window... not to mention it's in excellent shape. ARGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!! help!!!

i give you 10 dolla to vote for bowtie :p

vote for kyp. ill say howdy and good job. no mony.

bowtie guy nice ride, got my vote

get off the fence and vote. we need to get more votes in to beat last months vote count. check em out and vote.

bowtie. where's my 10 bucks ls1? i voted before you said that but still :D

I voted for GIII that hood is sick :)

tough one here...bowtieguy wins for me i think. nice cars though guys!

bowtieguy FTW!!! I love the Silver and Black!!! I think my vote may have put you over the top man!!

bowtie got my vote, very clean and its a big block...gotta vote for the big block. G and kyphur u guys have very clean cars but bowtie has the full package.

AWWWW come on guys....I need some votes here.I have pics of my motor but I droped it in 7 years ago and its my every day driver and can still eat up the tires,I need to get you some interior pics for yas.I do have a 383 that I am building [30 over,5.9 rods 274 cam,edelbrock 750 preformance package] but im thinking of dropping it into my 96 camaro,because the 76 can still thump with the best of them.Thanks to all who complemented on the car.Glad you enjoy the pics.

AWWWW come on guys....I need some votes here.I have pics of my motor but I droped it in 7 years ago and its my every day driver and can still eat up the tires,I need to get you some interior pics for yas.I do have a 383 that I am building [30 over,5.9 rods 274 cam,edelbrock 750 preformance package] but im thinking of dropping it into my 96 camaro,because the 76 can still thump with the best of them.Thanks to all who complemented on the car.Glad you enjoy the pics.


all three looks good! but when we have to pick just 1:icon_doh:, sorry but that how the cookie crumbles.

For all you that have voted, I ask that you try and promote this around the forum if possible to get more people involved. We've been falling off in votes casted and would appreciate the boost in publicity. The quality of the cars and dedication of the members we nominate deserve max participation.

lets get some votes in guys n gals. three great cars with three great owners. hard choice.


Indeed,all three are great cars.

c'mon 100 votes. do it. DO IT.

come on last day. we need another 20 votes here. lets get er done.

Not bad just under 50 votes. Plus we have a huge 3rd and 4th gen population on here so i expect to see a lot of votes in the next two months.

i was gonna vote but looks like i didnt make it in time.

fixed, my bad.

its ok,looks like it didnt really make a difference anyway.bowtieguy has a beautiful car plus he tells awesome jokes

Give it up for our July ROTM winner bowtieguy.