Cover:
Our cover cars for...
Cover:
Our cover cars for the October issue symbolize two major extremes, both of which happen to fall in absolute opposite directions. Representing the pinnacle of restoration is Mac Bernd’s ’69, while the Ringbrothers-built ’70 features enough sheetmetal nip and tuck to be the equivalent of a Camaro do-over. Photos by Robert McGaffin and Stephen Kim
October 2012 Table of Contents
Features
34 Super Freak
The More You Find Out About this SS396 Camaro, the More Freakishly Rare it Becomes
44 Status Whoa
Forget Status Quo, The Ringbrothers’ Latest Camaro Creation Goes Far Beyond
62 Showstopper
Pete Petruzelli Shows off Some Custom Parts on His Fifth-gen
74 Race Ready
Shaun Dove’s Third-gen Finally Gets a Chance to Show its True Calling
Event
56 Rollin’ in Hotlanta
Camaros Represent Big Time at the Inaugural Chevy High Performance Nationals in Atlanta
Tech
38 Faux to pro
How to Make a Camaro that Looks Like a Handler, Actually Walk the Walk
50 stop, Lock, and No roll
TCI’s F-body Roll Stop Kit Helps Put the Brakes on Redlighting and the Dragstrip
68 Let’s make some noise
Custom Second-gen Exhaust Fabrication and Installation Using Off-The-Shelf Tubing
78 Wheels of fortune
Choosing the Right Sized Wheels for Your Camaro is Not a Game
Departments
06 Firing Up
Pick Your Poison
10 I’m Just Sayin’
The Fountain of Youth
12 Firing Back
You Said it, We Print it
14 News
You Need to Know
20 F-body Garage
Camaros in Progress
22 Resto Shop
Soda Blasting
24 Tony’s Garage
You Have Questions …
28 Camaro Concept
Survival Camaro
30 Straight-line spotlight
The Baddest Quarter-mile Camaros
82 Parts Bin
You Need this Stuff
86 Readers’ Rides
It’s All About You
90 One Good Turn
Talkin’ Trash