By The Numbers
1968 CAMARO
Mark Hamburg, 45
Rancho Palos Verdes, CA
| ENGINE |
| Type: | 498-inch big-block Chevy |
| Block: | 1990 Chevy 4-bolt 454 Mark IV |
| Oiling: | Melling high-volume pump
with Moroso 6-quart pan |
| Rotating assembly: | Eagle forged
chrome-moly crank, H-beam rods,
SRP forged 10.4:1 pistons,
Total Seal rings, and
Fluidamper harmonic balancer |
| Cylinder heads: | Pro Comp 320cc aluminum
with SI Stainless 2.25-inch intake
and 1.88-inch exhaust valves |
| Camshaft: | COMP Cams XR294HR
hydraulic roller .560/.540 lift,
244/248 degrees at .050-inch lift |
| Valvetrain: | 1.7:1 COMP chrome-moly
Magnum roller rockers,
Trick Flow 3/8-inch chrome-moly pushrods,
dual valvesprings and titanium retainers,
Pete Jackson quiet geardrive
with two-piece aluminum COMP Cams cover |
| Induction: | 850-cfm Mighty Demon carburetor,
Edelbrock Performer RPM intake,
K&N air filter |
| Ignition: | Mallory Comp S/S
electronic distributor |
| Cooling: | Fluidyne four-row aluminum radiator
with 16-inch Spal electric fan |
| Exhaust: | 2-inch Jet-coated Hooker
Competition headers,
2.5-inch dual exhaust with
Flowmaster 50-series mufflers |
| Fasteners: | ARP |
| DRIVETRAIN |
| Transmission: | TKO750 by MMR in Ventura,
CA, Hays billet flywheel,
and Centerforce Dual Friction clutch |
| Driveshaft: | 3.5-inch aluminum
with 1350 U-joints |
| Rear axle: | factory 12-bolt limited slip
with 3.55 gears |
| CHASSIS |
| Front suspension: | QA1 coilover conversion,
aftermarket tubular upper
and lower control arms,
Fat Man Fabrication 2-inch taller
GForce spindles,
Hotchkis 1.125-inch sway bar,
DSE (Delphi) Jet Coated steering box
with rack-and-pinion valving,
and solid aluminum subframe bushings. |
| Rear suspension: | DSE 3-inch drop leaf springs,
Koni shocks,
and Competition Engineering
Slide-A-Link bars |
| Brakes: | Corvette C5 13-inch rotors in front,
Pontiac Trans Am 11.125-inch rear;
9-inch brake booster with a Stainless Steel
Brakes vacuum pump |
| INTERIOR |
| Dashboard: | factory deluxe with Tic-Toc-Tac,
console and gauge package |
| Column: | factory with 14-inch Lecarra Mark IV |
| BODY/PAINT |
| Body: | original steel |
| Paint: | factory Lemans Blue
(white vinyl top delete)
By Burkes Auto Body, Long Beach, CA |
| WHEELS/TIRES |
| Wheels: | Coddington Sultans,
17x8- and 17x9.5-inch |
| Tires: | General Exclaim UHP
245/45R17 and 275/40R17 |