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In Your Garage: Rob Sakell’s 1968 Camaro

Name: Rob Sakell
City/State: Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada
Vehicle Year/Make/Model: 1986 Chevy Camaro

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Engine: LS1, fully forged rods, pistons with BTR Stage 3 V2 cam and supporting valvetrain, 243 heads with BTR trunion upgrade, Fast 102 intake with Fast big mouth 102 throttle body, Stainless Works long-tube headers with 4-inch single exhaust
Transmission: T56 with Tick internals with speed bleeder, LS7 clutch, and Pro5.0 shifter
Chassis and Suspension: Ridetech air suspension, Koni yellow shocks, Racecraft Tubular K-member, UMI tubular lower A-rms, front and rear sway bars, Wonderbar, strut tower brace, subframe bars, lower control arms, Panhard bar sway bars and torque arm, C6 big-brake upgrade, Baer proportioning valve, Midwest Chassis Strange 9-inch rearend with 4.10 gears, Truetrac posi
Wheels & Tires: Custom forged Bonspeed Intense 5 wheels 18×8 front, 18×10 rear;  Continental tires 245/45-18 front, 285/45-18 rear, Nitto drag radials for any fun
Interior: Custom vinyl-wrapped interior, Autometer Phantom 2 gauges, Painless Performance Products wiring kit, racing seats, Isotta Katienna steering wheel, custom Rockford Fosgate stereo system (four amps, 10 speakers)
Body and Paint:  Body was soda blasted, rotisserie sanded, and prepared; shaved door handles, locks, and gas door; filled ground effects and rear bumper; shaved engine bay; sprayed with GM Arctic White with many coats of clear

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Background on the Car: Car was built with two owners over 20 years. It used to make regular appearances in the older car domain forums but went silent for years as life happened until it was sold, brought out, finished, and we finally started driving it.

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