{"id":177,"date":"2016-03-19T14:09:51","date_gmt":"2016-03-19T22:09:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/automobileman.com\/wp\/?p=177"},"modified":"2016-07-11T21:28:59","modified_gmt":"2016-07-12T05:28:59","slug":"z06-camaro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/automobileman.com\/wp\/?p=177","title":{"rendered":"1968 Z06 Camaro &#8211; Deconstruction"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">After 5 years it&#8217;s time for a change, so this winter&#8217;s project is the new Z06 LT4 crate engine and Morrison front clip. Off came the hood, fenders and the front end so I could begin to remove the front clip.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/automobileman.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20160206_192411.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-183\" src=\"http:\/\/automobileman.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20160206_192411-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"20160206_192411\" width=\"680\" height=\"383\" srcset=\"http:\/\/automobileman.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20160206_192411-1024x576.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/automobileman.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20160206_192411-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Speedtech A-Arms, QA1 coil-overs and a Hotchkiss 1 3\/8&#8243; inch hollow swap bar. \u00a0350hp modified 327 with a Tremec 5-speed was removed and sold off, as was the entire front clip.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/automobileman.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20160209_133513.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-188\" src=\"http:\/\/automobileman.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20160209_133513-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"20160209_133513\" width=\"680\" height=\"383\" srcset=\"http:\/\/automobileman.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20160209_133513-1024x576.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/automobileman.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20160209_133513-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Atomic EFI, which I also sold off was kinda O.K, I wouldn&#8217;t spend 3K again and do it because of how good the LS and LT engine run, there&#8217;s just no comparison.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/automobileman.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20160209_171353.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-190\" src=\"http:\/\/automobileman.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20160209_171353-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"20160209_171353\" width=\"680\" height=\"383\" srcset=\"http:\/\/automobileman.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20160209_171353-1024x576.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/automobileman.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20160209_171353-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Unisteer rack and pinion with Wilwood 6 piston &#8211; 12&#8243; rotors, they were a bargain. \u00a0This picture really shows you have much caster (4 1\/5 deg) that Speedtech build into their arms and it makes a big difference on these older cars, you just can&#8217;t dial in modern steering geometry with anything close to stock a-arms.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After 5 years it&#8217;s time for a change, so this winter&#8217;s project is the new Z06 LT4 crate engine and Morrison front clip. 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