Steve Rupp’s “Track Rat”
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Profile ID: 44692
Year: 1968
Make: Chevrolet
Model: Camaro
Markets: Muscle Car, Performance, Resto-Mod
Vehicle Type: American
Contact: Projects CBN 2
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Fast Facts On 1968 Camaro Project Track Rat
- 440-inch RHS-based LS making 558 hp and 558 lb-ft to the tires
- Lunati 4.125-inch stroke forged rotating kit on a 4.125-inch bore
- Brodix LS3 rectangular port heads
- Comp cam with matching valvetrain
- Fast intake system with Scoggin Dickey billet throttle body
- Bowler Performance Tremec Magnum with SPEC twin-disc clutch
- Forgeline GA3 stepped-lip wheels with custom center caps by EVOD
- 315/30/18 Falken RT-615K+ tires on all four corners
- Wilwood 6-piston front brakes with 14-inch rotors
- Chassisworks Ultimate-Pro-Touring suspension with double-adjust Varishocks
- Rear quarter panels stretched for a wide body look
- Axalta paint laid down by Jon Linstrom of Best Of Show in Escondido, CA
- Chassisworks full cage with removable door bars
- Millerbuilt bolt in floater to eliminate rear pad knockback
- Anvil carbon fiber front body panels
- STACK digital dash with analog tach
- TMI full custom interior with fully bolstered rear seat and one-piece headliner
- Vintage Air Front Runner serpentine drive system
- Clayton Machine Works billet pedal assembly
- Track Rat rendering and logo designed by Ben Hermance
- Holley Sniper EFI ready fuel tank
- Eddie Motorsports billet hood hinges and accessories
- Optima Yellow-Top battery mounted in trunk
- American Autowire harnesses throughout
- GM LS3 engine harness with factory ECU tuned by Westech Performance
Build Sheet
Manufacturers
- AIRAID - Air intake kit
- American Autowire - Highway 22 wiring kit
- American Powertrain - Transmission prep, White Lightning billet shifter, Hydramax throwout bearing assembly
- Anvil Auto Inc. - Carbon fiber front body panels
- AutoMeter Products - STACK digital dash with analog tach
- AutoRad - Aluminum radiator
- Axalta Coating Systems - Paint supplies
- BRODIX Cylinder Heads - LS3 rectangular port heads
- Chris Alston’s Chassisworks - Ultimate-Pro-Touring suspension, Full cage with removable door bars
- Classic Industries - Headlight buckets, Grille kit, Carpet kit
- Clayton Machine Works - Billet pedal assembly
- Comp Cams - Cam with matching valvetrain
- Detroit Speed, Inc. - Stainless hood latch pin trim ring
- Earl’s Performance Plumbing - Push lock lines for the fuel feed and return lines
- Eddie Motorsports, Inc. - Billet hood hinges and accessories, RS billet taillight bezels, Jamb vents and stainless strikers
- Falken Tire - 315/30/18 Falken RT-615K+ tires
- FAST- Fuel Air Spark Technology - Intake system
- Finch Performance - Billet shifter lever, Knob, and Boot trim ring
- Forgeline Motorsports - GA3 stepped-lip wheels
- Holley Performance Products - Sniper EFI ready fuel system, Billet fuel filter and EFI regulator, LS swap oil pan
- Hooker Exhaust Systems - Stainless long tube headers
- IDIDIT, LLC. - ProLite steering column
- Inland Empire Driveline Service - 3.5-inch aluminum driveshaft
- Lunati - 4.125-inch stroke forged rotating kit on a 4.125-inch bore
- Meguiar’s - Car care products
- Optima Batteries - Yellow-Top battery mounted in trunk
- Quick Time - Bellhousing
- RACEPAK - G2X data system
- Racing Head Service|RHS - 440-inch RHS-block
- Ringbrothers - Billet side mirrors
- Scoggin Dickey Parts Center | SDPC - LS engine harness
- Simpson Performance Products - Safety harnesses
- Tanks Inc. - Fuel tank
- TMI Products Inc. - Full custom interior with fully bolstered rear seat and one-piece headliner
- TREMEC - Magnum six-speed transmission
- United Pacific - LED lighting kit
- VariShock - Double-adjust shocks
- Vintage Air - Front Runner serpentine drive system, HVAC, A/C controls
- Wilwood Disc Brakes - 6-piston front brakes with 14-inch rotors, Master cylinder
Shops
- Best of Show Coach Works - Body & Paint
- Evod Industries - Custom center caps
- Hermance Design - Track Rat rendering and logo design
Services
- Hot Rod Magazine - Tech info: Steve Rupp, Photos by Jorge Nunez
