Thoughts on pro touring a 77
 

I am thinking about pro touring my 77 Camaro LT. I was just wondering how much I would be looking at spending. Anyone have any ideas. :help:

depends on the shape of your current setup

engine, trans, brakes, suspension, rear end (of the car...lol)

Camaro Performers magazine has a bunch of ads for company's products such as suspension needed for a pro-touring setup. Might be a good place to start.

I am pro touring my 69 camaro and I will have over $10,000 in suspension and brakes, but that is on the higher end, It all depends on what you want,like a buget build , GM made some upgrades for the suspension like bigger sway bars and big brakes, but if you are wanting the best check out DSE http://www.detroitspeed.com/
The owners used to work for GM in producted design

If the body is mint then you can concentrate on the rest. Whats your budget?

It really depends what you intend to do with it. I have maybe, 3k into my suspension and brakes and they work quite well when running with the BMW and Porsche clubs I do track days with.

If you are looking for the look, you should not have to spend over 3k on the suspension and brakes. If you are looking to abuse it a bit expect to spend more to get the performance you need in braking, corning, roll control.

I bought my stuff used or new old stock someone else bought and never used. I patiently spent time searching for those items. I did the suspension geometry changes myself rather than buying a system that has that engineered into it (Guldstrand Mod).

Wheels tires are another consideration for the handling part. I did not compromise on the shocks being 12 way adjustable Konis. I used heim joints on the sway bars ends to make them adjustable allowing to set them up with a preload, which is a marginal advantage.

Urethane bushings of course everywhere. You will love it especially if you have owned it for a while and are used to the way it currently drives and handles.

Lateral-g.net tons of info and a lot of help. They have answered a lot of ? I had on my 68 Pro Tour project as far as options and different manufactures components working together before I spent the $

It all depends on just exactly you want ,your budget,and mechanical skills.This is mine 1979 Z-28 RS it has taken years to build.

You do realize that post is from 10 years ago and the OP hasn't' posted since then.


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The post gets an A for effort though. :D