4x4 camaro
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Car: 1987 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 IROCZ
Engine: L98 350, mini ramed and camed
Transmission: T56 6 speed manual
Axle/Gears: 10 bolt 3:73 limited slip
4x4 camaro
First of all, I don't care if you like it or not. So I don't need smart *** remarks about how it's wrong to do that to a third gen. Ok now that that is out of the way heres my ?. I am moving to norther california in the mountains, and I need a 4x4 with some ground clearence. So it's ether 4x4 it or no camaro at all. And I really really want a camaro. So how do you exacly do it. I have an old 85 chevy short bed truck thats four wheel drive, and no title. and a 92 blown v6 rs I picked it up at a junk yard with a title for 50 bucks. so how do I mate the two?: thanks for all the help in advance!!
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Car: 82 Berlinetta/57 Bel Air
Engine: LS1/LQ4
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Sounds like a project for Red Green.
Oops, never mind...
(Stick with Cronic3rd's advice.)
Originally posted by charlie31603
I don't need smart *** remarks about how it's wrong to do that to a third gen.
I don't need smart *** remarks about how it's wrong to do that to a third gen.
(Stick with Cronic3rd's advice.)
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Lol that'd be cool to see a jacked up Camaro with 4wd and a set of 33's. Might be pretty goofy lookin but a neat concept... Although, I dunno.. That would be a HELL of a lot of fabrication.
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Sounds like a project for Red Green.
Oops, never mind...
(Stick with what Cronic3rd's advice.)
Sounds like a project for Red Green.
Oops, never mind...
(Stick with what Cronic3rd's advice.)
LOL!
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Car: 84 Camaro Z28
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It's been done
Ive had that pic for a long time sorry i have no other info about it, but i would be woried about tipping Its pretty ugly
Ive had that pic for a long time sorry i have no other info about it, but i would be woried about tipping Its pretty ugly
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Car: 98 Z28 vert
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Honestly I would figure out how to attach a camaro body to a truck frame...
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Hate to break it to ya....but if it's 4 wheel drive or no Camaro, I don't see an F-body in your future. Could it be done?? Who knows...I guess it's certainly possible if you were to cut away huge chunks of the unibody and somehow attached a truck frame to it. To me, if for some reason I wanted a 4x4 Camaro, it wouldn't be worth the months and months of labor and the thousands of dollars to get it done. But hey, if you feel ambitious, by all means go ahead. I usually suggest to people to do some research before they plan a project. In your case, I would be very surprised if you found ANY information on a swap like this. Unless someone has the known facts about that orange Camaro....I'm just going to assume it's a photoshop job. But if you were to get a project like this complete, I commend you greatly for going against douche bags like myself and finishing it. In any case, good luck.
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Car: 1989 C4
Engine: L98
Transmission: 700r4
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lOTS OF HANDYMANS SECRET WEAPON, DUCT TAPE!
Quite possible to do it like the pic above. Your going to need a mig and an ARC welder for heave frame work. use an S10 frame as a base block it to the chasis, rework the tunnel to accept the transfer case. Whew lots of work for somthing that you cant mount a bumper low enough to make it street legal any where but possum lake.
Quite possible to do it like the pic above. Your going to need a mig and an ARC welder for heave frame work. use an S10 frame as a base block it to the chasis, rework the tunnel to accept the transfer case. Whew lots of work for somthing that you cant mount a bumper low enough to make it street legal any where but possum lake.
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Car: 88 Camaro SC
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Transmission: TKO 500
Axle/Gears: 9-bolt w/ 3.23's
that above picture has to be the most *** awful looking monstrosity ive ever seen. if you want a 4x4, get a truck.
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Car: '83 Z28, '07 Charger SRT8
Engine: 454ci, 6.1 Hemi
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Axle/Gears: 2.73 posi, 3.06 posi
The ONLY 4wd Camaro I would like is one done in 4wd like a Porsche 911 Turbo.
If its for a 4x4, don't waste a perfectly good Camaro.
If its for a 4x4, don't waste a perfectly good Camaro.
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Car: 1991 Camaro Z28
Engine: 350
Transmission: 700R4
Originally posted by Air_Adam
If its for a 4x4, don't waste a perfectly good Camaro.
If its for a 4x4, don't waste a perfectly good Camaro.
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Car: 1982 Trans Am
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Transmission: 200C
Axle/Gears: 3:73
If your moving any time soon like within 5 years and you have a job, you most likely won't have the time for it.
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Like previously mentioned, if it was a tossup between a 4x4 camaro or no camaro, go with no camaro. It is utterly pointless and won't feel like driving a camaro or even look like one. So if it doesn't drive, feel, or look like a camaro, then its not worth it.
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Not something I'm into but wouldn't be too hard to do. Would be easier to start with the body of car that originally had a chassis instead of a subframe. Then relocate the frame mounts to line up with the body mounts. Check clearances and drop it on. Seen all types built, vega on a jeep chassis, impalas on truck chassis', chevelles, etc. but wasn't my thing so never really paid attention to their details. Would be easier, like mentioned earlier, with an S10 chassis and a GM metric based 108" FRAMED car (78-87). There would be less welding involved. The length and width would be within reason. Might not have to make alterations to the firewall of trans tunnel. Otherwise you are going to have to weld in plates/mounts on that thin sheet metal. Hope you can get that car high enough to weld upside down too.
Be prepared to do a lot of measuring, re-measuring and fabricating. I would also look into the motor vehicle laws before you start hacking stuff up. Then make sure you have chassis totally leveled before cutting it up and welding. No matter how ugly it may look to some, you'll still have something that not many have. Not much different than grafting or replacing an older vehicle's chassis with a newer one. Below are a few links I found. Maybe you could email them for some pointers. Have fun with it and good luck...
http://www.4x4hp.com/
http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/speedway/4107/
http://www.offroaders.com/readers/readers.htm
http://www.chevellesswagon.com/images/73Paul.jpg
Be prepared to do a lot of measuring, re-measuring and fabricating. I would also look into the motor vehicle laws before you start hacking stuff up. Then make sure you have chassis totally leveled before cutting it up and welding. No matter how ugly it may look to some, you'll still have something that not many have. Not much different than grafting or replacing an older vehicle's chassis with a newer one. Below are a few links I found. Maybe you could email them for some pointers. Have fun with it and good luck...
http://www.4x4hp.com/
http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/speedway/4107/
http://www.offroaders.com/readers/readers.htm
http://www.chevellesswagon.com/images/73Paul.jpg
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Car: 1987 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 IROCZ
Engine: L98 350, mini ramed and camed
Transmission: T56 6 speed manual
Axle/Gears: 10 bolt 3:73 limited slip
Thanks to all the ones who had something usefull to say. Any one else got any more ideas on how to do this thanks!
P.S. duck tape is only to cover the rust holes in the body. J/K
P.S. duck tape is only to cover the rust holes in the body. J/K
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Theres an iroc in town thats on a 4x4 chassis.They call call it the Camazer because its on a blazer chassis.It's actually pretty cool looking.But the guy did a good job on it.I dont know if that helps any.
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It was all the rage about 20 or 25 years ago now I guess, back when the whole "urban cowboy" thing was in full swing..... rednecks were doing that to almost anything, from a Vega to a Lincoln Town Car to a Trans Am, and thought it was cool. I was living in the South at the time and saw quite a variety of examples.
It's real easy. You just get a 4WD truck frame, cut it to the right wheel base, and stick a body on top of it. Complete no-brainer.
Please don't do it to one of these cars; people make fun of us enough already.
It's real easy. You just get a 4WD truck frame, cut it to the right wheel base, and stick a body on top of it. Complete no-brainer.
Please don't do it to one of these cars; people make fun of us enough already.
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by five7kid
[B]Sounds like a project for Red Green.
hhahaha. i didnt realize you guys got red green in the states. its a great show.
charlie31603,
as for your project, it sounds like you have all the basic pieces you need to fabricate this thing, its just a matter doing some custom fabbing and some modifiy of stuff. good luck with your project.
by the way...you guys use the term ******* like its a bad thing......hehehhe....
[B]Sounds like a project for Red Green.
hhahaha. i didnt realize you guys got red green in the states. its a great show.
charlie31603,
as for your project, it sounds like you have all the basic pieces you need to fabricate this thing, its just a matter doing some custom fabbing and some modifiy of stuff. good luck with your project.
by the way...you guys use the term ******* like its a bad thing......hehehhe....
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