Vehicle Owner

Member ID: BlackBoxGN

Location: Clover, VA

Vehicle Info

1977 Chevrolet Camaro

Bought: Aug, 2007

Bragging Rights

  • 1/4 Mile0 sec @ -1 mph
  • 0-600sec
  • Top Speed-1mph
  • HP275
  • Weight3300lbs

Major Upgrades

  • turbo
  • nitrous
  • bore increase
  • port and polish
  • supercharger
  • extrude honed
  • stroke increase
  • engine swap

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    • Currently 4.2/5 Stars.

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Steve’s Chevrolet Camaro
“The Ghost”

  • Currently 4.2285714285714 /5 Stars.
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Restification Finished w/videos - Page 6

BlackBoxGN's 1977 Chevrolet Camaro

 BlackBoxGN's 1977 Chevrolet Camaro

I finally got another Camaro. It took a while to sell my GN, but I got good money for it, and I know it went to a good home where it'll be well taken care of. I picked up the Camaro on August 26th, 2007, and trailered it home. I nicknamed it "The Ghost" because its sort of the ghost of my first car, a 1977 Camaro Type LT. It'll never suffer the same fate as my first Camaro though (scrapped it).

Pics of it as-purchased:

BlackBoxGN's 1977 Chevrolet Camaro

BlackBoxGN's 1977 Chevrolet Camaro

 BlackBoxGN's 1977 Chevrolet Camaro

 BlackBoxGN's 1977 Chevrolet Camaro

BlackBoxGN's 1977 Chevrolet Camaro

 BlackBoxGN's 1977 Chevrolet Camaro

BlackBoxGN's 1977 Chevrolet Camaro

BlackBoxGN's 1977 Chevrolet Camaro

BlackBoxGN's 1977 Chevrolet Camaro

BlackBoxGN's 1977 Chevrolet Camaro

BlackBoxGN's 1977 Chevrolet Camaro

Dirty Engine:

BlackBoxGN's 1977 Chevrolet Camaro

BlackBoxGN's 1977 Chevrolet Camaro

Clean Interior

BlackBoxGN's 1977 Chevrolet Camaro

BlackBoxGN's 1977 Chevrolet Camaro

After the restoration:

BlackBoxGNs 1977 Chevrolet Camaro

BlackBoxGNs 1977 Chevrolet Camaro

BlackBoxGNs 1977 Chevrolet Camaro

BlackBoxGNs 1977 Chevrolet Camaro

BlackBoxGNs 1977 Chevrolet Camaro

BlackBoxGNs 1977 Chevrolet Camaro

BlackBoxGNs 1977 Chevrolet Camaro

BlackBoxGNs 1977 Chevrolet Camaro

BlackBoxGNs 1977 Chevrolet Camaro

BlackBoxGNs 1977 Chevrolet Camaro

BlackBoxGNs 1977 Chevrolet Camaro

BlackBoxGNs 1977 Chevrolet Camaro

BlackBoxGNs 1977 Chevrolet Camaro

BlackBoxGNs 1977 Chevrolet Camaro

I's not fast by any stretch of the imagination, but for a mildly modified car, it goes OK. With the mods & weight reduction stuff I did in 2009, it might run 14's. With the Quadrajet, it actually gets decent gas mileage. The best parts about it are that its a 4-speed car (Borg-Warner Super T-10), and a '70 Camaro 12-bolt rearend. I've never had a manual trans car before, and now I know how fun it is to drive a hot rod with one! I knew that I'd eventually be putting a lot of power into the car, and would probably put one in anyway, so the fact that it has a 12-bolt saves $$$ from having to buy a Moser or Strange rearend.

In the spring 2010, I'm gonna do the interior over in black & grey (similar the the GN), with a full set of Auto Meter gauges in a custom gauge bezel, and a Kenwood/MTX audio system. In the next few years its gonna get a new engine, an overdrive manual trans, and lower gears with aftermarket axles in the rearend. The goal is to get it to run 11's, since going 10's would require a rollbar, which I have no interest in putting in this car. Street car only...but a fast one.

The car is 99% steel (no filler except for a little on the lower rear valence!), which is good because I HATE doing bodywork, but I've always wanted to try painting a car. Right now the white paint is in great shape for being 12 year old PPG Deltron, but eventually it'll need a new coat. When that happens, it'll get changed to a dark metallic metallic color: green ('69 Camaro Fathom Green or '94 Camaro Polo Green), blue (2007 Pontiac Torrent Blue Streak Metallic), or some shade of red I haven't decided on yet. The idea of a dark metallic red '77 Type LT really has me tempted (see page 4 for the reason why!).

Check back for more pics & updates! Don't forget to sign my guestbook!

BlackBoxGN's 1977 Chevrolet Camaro

Page 1: The Story
Page 2: Mods & Plans
Page 3: Pics w/Convo Pros & Hoosiers
Page 4: The Inspiration – Why I sold my GN and am building this car

Page 5: Restification Progress Reports -
Page 1
Page 6: Restification Progress Reports - Page 2
Page 7: My '05 Z71 Tahoe 4x4 & Miscellaneous Stuff

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sikvik02  

Posted by: sikvik02

11/23/2009 06:03PM

Wow real nice ride!! 5 Stars for sure. Come check out my ride and let me know what you think... also if you want to show off your ride on another site that is like myspace/facebook for cars, then check out this site. http://myonlinegarage.com/signup/friend_BUGZY/Please use me BUGZY as your referral.. Thanks, see you there!

groundz28ero  

Posted by: groundz28ero

11/21/2009 09:45PM

love that color -- the white really pops out

74Furyous  

Posted by: 74Furyous

11/10/2009 07:22PM

Awesome job! Love the documentation. It's like an Overhaul marathon. 5 stars absolutely.

Brendan78  

Posted by: Brendan78

10/31/2009 08:28PM

great job with your camaro. i bet you cant wait to drive it! looks great. 5 stars. check my truck out sometime

Radio-Man  

Posted by: Radio-Man

10/24/2009 06:13PM

Wow, she's a fine example of automotive history! Gorgeous car!!

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Member ID: BlackBoxGN

Location: Clover, VA