Robert George's 74' Camaro *Plum Crazy Racing *

 

Robert George is from New Zealand and races this cool old school 1974 Camaro Z28. The original steel body was outfitted with fiberglass doors and front clip from Hairy Glass .  In race trim it only weighs 2350 pounds.

 

It features a full Chris Alston tube chassis with a Mustang II front end. Out back a set of ladder bars mount to a Dana 60 filled with 5:13 gears & a spool.  QA-1 shocks handle the bumps front and rear.

 

This is Robert's office. More high quality tin work is through out the interior. An old school cable drive Moroso Tach. sits on the dash , and only a trio of gauges is needed to keep an eye on things.

 

 

 

For power an LS7 454 fills the engine bay. It breaths through a big Holley Dominator carb.

And it's filled with old school speed secrets.

Dress up items include vintage Moroso valve covers. 

The horsepower is sent to a TH-400 transmission with a trans-brake and a high-stall torque converter.  

 

Here is a view with the front clip installed , we can see more of the custom hand made tin work.

 

 

 

 

 

This is Robert's previous race car , a worked over 1971 Plymouth Duster with a 499c.i. stroker, with Indy Heads and a 727 Transmission with a manual valve body . 

 This combination made 800 H.P. with a best time of 9.87 in the 1/4 mile. 

Sadly it was lost in a fire .

 

 

 

 

                                                                                           Here's Robert working his magic on the big block !

This Big Tire Camaro rolls on Centerline wheels with Goodyear skinny front runners, and big Goodyear 32x14x15 slicks on the rear . In this trim the Car is set up to run low to mid 9's at 140mph while turning 8100 RPM's through traps .

 

 

                                                Thank you Robert for sharing your car with us,good luck in 2022!

 

                                                                        Photo's courtesy of  Robert George & Plum Crazy Racing 2021.