1968 Camaro Restomod sees the LIGHT OF DAY

rear and front suspension systems are fitted and double checked for alignment

Project sees the LIGHT OF DAY as it awaits the arrival of 572/620 hp GM Crate engine and its team mate the Tremec Magnum 6 speed transmission

Project sees the LIGHT OF DAY as it awaits the arrival of 572/620 hp GM Crate engine and its team mate the Tremec Magnum 6 speed transmission

Project sees the LIGHT OF DAY as it awaits the arrival of 572/620 hp GM Crate engine and its team mate the Tremec Magnum 6 speed transmission

Car Show Season in Northern Kentucky

    Being a true Floridian (actually 3rd generation) one of the most awesome things that I love about my move to Kentucky is the season changes(yes I even love winter).  However, my favorite season I must admit is spring and car show.  In this area,  as I am sure is the case for most at least 1/2 of the U.S., Car Show Season ...is a season as well.  After a long winter, this Floridian is ready for some sunshine!  We have had a few cruise-ins the first weekend of May but this last weekend was our first car show in our area.
     So, we attended two!! 

1968 Chevrolet Camaro Restomod - Week 3 begins and we continue onfabricating mini tubs

Front frame with coil over/wilwood brakes fitted, close up of front suspension

rear seat springs fabricated to fit over rear suspension and mini tubs

establishing the stance

establishing the stance

1968 Chevrolet Camaro Restomod... step by step

     The build project is based around a rough, yet sound platform of a non-descript 1968 Camaro Coupe that rolled off the assembly line as a Green, Six Cylinder car.

     The build plan is based on utilizing the major components that came with the project car at purchase. Specifically, the build will be based on a 383 Stroker Engine, a 700R Transmission (from a 1991 Caprice), pushing power to a 308 10-bolt posi-traction rear differential. The 383 Stroker Engine is considered by many car enthusiast as a ‘Bad Ass’ power plant. The Chevy 383 Stroker draws much of its popularity from the fact that it uses and improves upon the 350 Chevy block. Because many of the parts interchange between all small block Chevy engines, upgrading another on to a 350 or 383 Stroker is easy and cost-efficient. This has led many of the horsepower seeking Chevrolet enthusiasts to the 383 Stroker.

Florida's A1A in March with Ken

What does Florida have in March? Sunshine, Convertibles, Custom Motorcycles, Hot-Rods and Awesome Beaches!

   

Oh! Did I mention the weather? As in WARM weather, you know, without FREEZING and the “so-sick-of-it-by-now” Cold winter!  Did I mention Mallory and I are in northern Florida on the Atlantic Coast at a beautiful serene beach. By the way is aptly named in honor of one of the early big shots in Florida's sun drenched Atlantic coast history. Yeah, I'm  in the city of(albeit a small one) Flagler Beach, on Highway A1A.  Our front yard just happens to be on Flagler Beach, located just north of the two most legendary beaches in American Motorsports history. 

Resto-Mod Dream

The Resto-Mod Dream!

      You know just how much we all love our cars, most all cars!  True, we don't much care about Jay's wild interest in those old timey " Steamers", ah, each to their own.  Jay does have some very cool and very rare and very awesome cars too. We're much more into and focused on machines that sound thunderous when we fire 'em-up and look “bitchen" when we show up at events. If the car is cool and fun to look at and it can rattle the windows in our neighbors bathroom, yeah, then we begin to get excited. If its scary and stupid fast, then and only then, do we really start to enjoy the flavor much more. When it comes to "cool cars", we all become Boys again and the ladies, well they all become Goyles again. So, what's the big mystery here?
    
     We want to make it wild and more exhilarating for you to stomp on that carbon fiber covered gas pedal and have all hell break loose.  Something just sort of crazy happens!

Carl Casper's Custom 52nd Annual Auto Show, Louisville, KY 2015