1969 Chevrolet Camaro – Pro-Touring LT4 Supercharged 1969 Camaro
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Profile ID: 43725
Year: 1969
Make: Chevrolet
Model: Camaro
Markets: Muscle Car, Performance, Resto-Mod
Vehicle Type: American
Contact: V8 Speed & Resto Shop
Vehicle Story
1969 Chevrolet Camaros are some of the most popular Muscle Cars of all time, becuase they are equally as cool when preserved in original stock condition or modified for increased performance, style, comfort, and power. The V8 Speed and Resto Shop team recently performed some major upgrades on this show-quality 1969 Camaro, including a complete Detroit Speed suspension system and a supercharged LT4 V8 and 6-speed manual transmission. The car is a blast to drive, and is the cover car of the June, 2020 issue of Hemmings Muscle Machines Magazine!
This beautiful silver 1969 Camaro Pro-Touring car is no stranger to the V8 Speed and Resto shop. The first time it visited, we disassembled the car and installed Detroit Speed mini tubs, a rear Detroit Speed QUADRALink suspension system with a Currie 9 + rear axle, and then a Detroit Speed subframe and suspension system up front.
PART 1: https://youtu.be/2tjMVL8_Qeg
PART 2: https://youtu.be/P5ibWAWhxrk
PART 3: https://youtu.be/VK5RYJG7Lws
We upsized the wheels with some Forgeline wheels wrapped in Toyo Tires, and added oversized Baer brakes actuated by a HydraTech hydraulic brake assist unit. The car drove and handled very well, but the owner wasn’t happy with the aggressive manners of the 540. It was a great street / strip racing engine, but it wasn’t happy doing casual weekend rides and city driving. He sent us the car with a new mission, keep the power but add some refinement. Make it a little more reliable and less angry without decreasing performance. This was a tall order, but modern technology provided the solution, a Chevrolet LT4 Supercharged V8 engine. A Centerforce DYAD Clutch binds the LT4 to the T56 Magnum 6-speed manual transmission.
Follow along as we install the 700 plus horsepower LT4 engine, high-pressure fuel system, dry sump oil system, methanol injection, a C&R cooling system, and all the electronics to make it run. In this episode, we run the car on the chassis dyno and lay down some great numbers - 670 Horsepower!
The V8 Speed & Resto Shop is a full-service classic car and muscle car restoration service ready to perform everything from simple maintenance on vintage cars to full frame off restorations and modifications. Whether you are seeking a stock restoration, a pro-touring muscle car, or a custom restomod, the V8 Speed & Resto Shop in Red Bud, IL, can help. Contact us today to put the V8 crew to work for you. Transport services are available.
V8 Speed & Resto Shop
817 S. Main Street
Red Bud, IL
62278
314.783.8325
http://www.v8speedshop.com
resto@v8speedshop.com
Build Sheet
Manufacturers
- American Autowire - Wiring harness
- ARP – Automotive Racing Products - Fasteners, Studs
- AutoMeter Products - Carbon Fiber Gauges
- Axalta Coating Systems - Epoxy primer, black Imron polyurethane,
- Baer Brakes - 6-piston brakes
- Black Widow Exhaust - Mufflers
- Bowler Performance - All In One harness for transmission
- C&R Racing, Inc. - Radiator and supercharger heat exchanger
- Centerforce Clutches - DYAD clutch and flywheel
- Chevrolet Performance - LT4 V8
- Classic Industries - New trunk center pan
- Clayton Machine Works - pedal covers
- Competition Products - Driveshaft loop
- Currie Enterprises - 9+ rear axle assembly, 31 spline Currie axles
- Dakota Digital - OBDII interface to send the signals from the ECM to the dash
- Design Engineering, Inc. | DEI - Exhaust wrap
- Detroit Speed, Inc. - Hydroformed subframe, QUADRALink rear suspension, Mini-tubs, Wiper motor, Steel dash face insert, Tow hooks
- Drive Junky - LT4 front accessory system
- Dynamat Inc. - Sound dampening material
- EATON - Detroit TruTrac limited slip differential and 3.70:1 gears
- Energy Suspension - Engine mounts
- Flaming River Industries - Steering column
- Forgeline Motorsports - ZX3P wheels: 19 x 11.5” rears with 6” BS, Satin Gunmetal finish with fully brushed / cleared lip. The fronts are 18 x 10”
- HP Tuners - Tuning software
- K&N Engineering, Inc. - Air filters
- Lokar Performance Products - Cables
- Modern Driveline | MDL - Reverse lock out moduel
- Nitrous Express | NX - Alcohol pump
- Optima Batteries - Battery
- Peterson Fluid Systems - Dry sump oiling system
- Powermaster Performance - Alternator
- Quick Time - Bellhousing
- Rick’s Tanks - Fuel tank
- SATA by Dan-AM Co. - Spray equipment
- Tilton Engineering - Adjustable thowout bearing
- Toyo Tires - Tires: R888s
- Ultimate Headers - Cast stainless flanges and stainless tubes
- Vintage Air - HVAC
Shops
- Hemmings - Promotion
- V8 Speed & Resto Shop - Motor swap, Suspension install, Fabrication