Old racecar 2nd life

Old Nov 26, 2021 | 10:38 AM
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I was able to score this 67 after many years wanting to get back in a first gen. Immediately went to work and started cleaning her up. The car was a race car in his past life and the previous owner had started bringing it back to street trim. The car came with a very good drivetrain but it was still very aggressive for the street so I began to make small changes to make it more enjoyable on the street. Here is how I got the car:




Paint looked really good but it had a few details I wanted corrected so it went to get a fresh coat a month later:



















Looking a lot better, it was time for suspension so I can lower it some and some new parts to continue cleaning it up.
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Old Nov 26, 2021 | 11:00 AM
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Looking much better, I started driving it to local meets and shows but the carb was acting up so I went to a smaller used 850cfm and it also gave me fits so I decided to do the inevitable, EFI it is.



 
Old Nov 26, 2021 | 12:46 PM
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Nice project,got to love a big block 1st gen.
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Old Nov 26, 2021 | 02:23 PM
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Originally Posted by Y2Keglide
Nice project,got to love a big block 1st gen.
Welcome to CF.
It's actually a small block, Dart Little M 421 CI.
 
Old Nov 26, 2021 | 02:26 PM
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Also changed wheels and had a 5 year ceramic coating done.








 
Old Nov 26, 2021 | 04:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Basco787
It's actually a small block, Dart Little M 421 CI.
Sure enough,should have looked closer at the valve covers.
 
Old Nov 27, 2021 | 05:41 AM
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NiceCamaro - Good job.
 
Old Jan 5, 2022 | 05:29 AM
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Nice looking ride, I just did the same thing, brought my car back onto the road after 31 years.....
Saw you went with the M/T ET radials, how do you like them? I made the mistake of buying the M/T Sportsman S/R tires.
 
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