Over the years he met a lot of guys who shared this same hobby and passion, and one group especially stood out. These were the guys at Killer Customs of British Columbia, Canada. They asked Roger if he would like to work with them as sales manager of their recently acquired company, Speed Tech. Rodger saw this as a great way to fulfill his midlife crisis desires, so he agreed. He also saw this as an opportunity to rebuild his longterm love.
He started with Speed Tech's "Track Time" package that includes a new front subframe, torque arm rear suspension, and all the goodies between the two to make the car handle. The car is going to be better than ever, but still the same.
| BY THE NUMBERS |
| 1969 CAMARO |
| Roger Maniscalco |
| Maple Ridge, BC, Canada |
| ENGINE |
| Type: |
427ci big-block Chevy |
| Block: |
factory |
| Oiling: |
high-volume pump |
| Rotating assembly: |
factory |
| Cylinder heads: |
factory |
| Camshaft: |
COMP hydraulic flat tappet |
| Valvetrain: |
COMP valvesprings |
|
and roller rockers |
| Induction: |
750-cfm Holley, |
|
Holler power charger |
|
underhood supercharger |
| Ignition: |
MSD 6AL ignition control |
|
and billet distributor |
| Cooling: |
Be Cool radiator and dual fans |
| Fuel system: |
Aeromotive pump, |
|
stock tank with reservoir |
| Exhaust: |
Speed Tech headers |
|
by Stainless Works |
| DRIVETRAIN |
| Transmission/shifter: |
TH700 |
| Rear axle: |
Strange 12-bolt, |
|
31-spline axles, 3:73 US Gear |
| CHASSIS |
| Front suspension: |
Speed Tech Performance |
|
front subframe |
| Rear suspension: |
Speed Tech Performance |
|
torque arm |
| Brakes: |
Baer Pro Plus 14-inch rotors, |
|
six-piston calipers, front and rear |
| BODY/PAINT |
| Body: |
shaved drip rails, smoothed firewall, |
|
flush-mounted glass |
| Paint: |
Mercedes Magmarot Red |
|
with black stripe and |
|
gunmetal gray pinstripe |
|
by Killer Customs |
| WHEELS/TIRES |
| Wheels: |
18x9 and 20x12 Boyd Smoothie II |
| Tires: |
255/30R18 and 345/30R20 Nitto Invo |