Potential 68 Camaro Stocker

jmcarter · 10-25-2021, 12:40 PM

https://www.nhraracer.com/Files/Tech...edProducts.pdf

Mark Yacavone · 10-25-2021, 12:42 PM

https://www.summitracing.com/parts/esp-435032505700

SSDiv6 · 10-25-2021, 02:15 PM

The Callies approved crankshaft is probably one of the best crankshafts for the SBC. Speedway Motors sells it at a lower price through Ebay.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/26510088434...ht!85028!US!-1

Rory Christianson · 10-25-2021, 02:51 PM

Thanks guys I should have looked there
Classracer info is so handy I look at it all the time instead
Thx

Tim H · 10-25-2021, 03:11 PM

Rory, good luck with pursuing your stocker dream. I have wanted to do something similar for a few years as I no longer bracket race. Living in Canada means far less opportunities to race in legitimate Stock/ Super Stock races and lots of travel. We also have to pay about 1.5 times as much or more for parts. Post pics when you can, so I can enjoy vicariously the adventure you are embarking on.

Rory Christianson · 10-25-2021, 05:23 PM

Hey Tim
Thanks !!! I wanted to build and play with one forever , built one when I was done with the funny car racing, I built a nice 85 Camaro stocker from Scratch put all the best stuff in it, drove it around the yard and handed the keys over to a new owner, I had just built a new shop for the business and wasn’t able to enjoy it the car , didn’t have time for it.
Even when I had the funny car I spent a bunch of time looking at old stockers in the pit.
Anyways attempted a couple others, ended up not finishing and getting a dragster or two, etc., but keep coming back to really wanting a old stocker Camaro, so I put this together with a 383 and 700r4 this year and had some fairly laid back fun, so I am pretty excited about turning it into a stocker now and seeing what we can do with it, and having some fun along the way and travelling a bit.
I will post some pictures for sure and some with what the car looked like when I picked it up in April, don’t think it had seen the road for 20 or 30 years. Adventure for sure.

Rory Christianson · 10-25-2021, 09:25 PM

I have both a 10 and 12 bolt
Will a 10 bolt work with the 327 auto combo fine ? As I was thinking a little lighter and a little less turning mass as long as a built up one is tough enough ? Or just use the 12 ?
Thx

10-25-2021, 12:40 PM	#1
jmcarter VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Richmond Hill GA (and Port Ludlow WA) Posts: 4,294 Likes: 2,370 Liked 3,171 Times in 971 Posts	Re: Potential 68 Camaro Stocker https://www.nhraracer.com/Files/Tech...edProducts.pdf __________________ Jim Carter 2340 Super Stock 2340 SST/2340 Stock Set another place at the table

10-25-2021, 12:42 PM	#2
Mark Yacavone Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Miles From Nowhere Posts: 7,809 Likes: 2,900 Liked 5,113 Times in 1,948 Posts	Re: Potential 68 Camaro Stocker https://www.summitracing.com/parts/esp-435032505700 __________________ "We are lucky we don't get as much Government as we pay for." Will Rogers

10-25-2021, 02:15 PM	#3
SSDiv6 VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Glendale, Arizona Posts: 3,042 Likes: 712 Liked 1,575 Times in 580 Posts	Re: Potential 68 Camaro Stocker The Callies approved crankshaft is probably one of the best crankshafts for the SBC. Speedway Motors sells it at a lower price through Ebay. https://www.ebay.com/itm/26510088434...ht!85028!US!-1

10-25-2021, 02:51 PM	#4
Rory Christianson Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: canada Posts: 128 Likes: 3 Liked 9 Times in 6 Posts	Re: Potential 68 Camaro Stocker Thanks guys I should have looked there Classracer info is so handy I look at it all the time instead Thx

10-25-2021, 03:11 PM	#5
Tim H VIP Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 1,041 Likes: 1,068 Liked 481 Times in 158 Posts	Re: Potential 68 Camaro Stocker Rory, good luck with pursuing your stocker dream. I have wanted to do something similar for a few years as I no longer bracket race. Living in Canada means far less opportunities to race in legitimate Stock/ Super Stock races and lots of travel. We also have to pay about 1.5 times as much or more for parts. Post pics when you can, so I can enjoy vicariously the adventure you are embarking on.

10-25-2021, 05:23 PM	#6
Rory Christianson Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: canada Posts: 128 Likes: 3 Liked 9 Times in 6 Posts	Re: Potential 68 Camaro Stocker Hey Tim Thanks !!! I wanted to build and play with one forever , built one when I was done with the funny car racing, I built a nice 85 Camaro stocker from Scratch put all the best stuff in it, drove it around the yard and handed the keys over to a new owner, I had just built a new shop for the business and wasn’t able to enjoy it the car , didn’t have time for it. Even when I had the funny car I spent a bunch of time looking at old stockers in the pit. Anyways attempted a couple others, ended up not finishing and getting a dragster or two, etc., but keep coming back to really wanting a old stocker Camaro, so I put this together with a 383 and 700r4 this year and had some fairly laid back fun, so I am pretty excited about turning it into a stocker now and seeing what we can do with it, and having some fun along the way and travelling a bit. I will post some pictures for sure and some with what the car looked like when I picked it up in April, don’t think it had seen the road for 20 or 30 years. Adventure for sure.

10-25-2021, 09:25 PM	#7
Rory Christianson Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: canada Posts: 128 Likes: 3 Liked 9 Times in 6 Posts	Re: Potential 68 Camaro Stocker I have both a 10 and 12 bolt Will a 10 bolt work with the 327 auto combo fine ? As I was thinking a little lighter and a little less turning mass as long as a built up one is tough enough ? Or just use the 12 ? Thx