Scott Robinson's "Bionic Wasp" 68' Camaro

 

Scott Robinson is from southern California and has been into cars his whole life, his earliest memories recount his time spent with his father and his friends. Scott's father raced all types of vehicles, drag boats, sand rails, and cars. These experiences made a major impression on Scott and he couldn't wait to be old enough to drive.

When he was old enough, he got heavy into off-road motorcycles then when he got his driver's license all bets were off.  Scott forgot about racing motorcycles and went all in and started racing cars.

The first car he raced wasn't car at all, it was a 1975 Chevy van. But this wasn't  any old worn out work van. This van belonged to Scott's father, it featured  a destroked 400 cube small-block built by Scott's Dad, it's backed up with a TH-400 automatic transmission and a narrowed 12-bolt rear end. Scott said it was fun ride for his first car, and when he graduated high-school his father gave it to him.

 The father and son team found their next project, a 1970 Chevelle. It was a roller when they bought it, but the duo worked their magic on it and soon it was ready to rumble. Scott found an Oldsmobile 442 in the local salvage yard and stripped it of any usable parts. 

They recovered a front disk-brake setup a rear end and anything that would work in the Chevelle body. Scott built a destroked 400 small-block for it and had ladder bars installed. He said the Chevelle would hook on a dirt road, it was deadly ! Around 2003 he sold it and the new owner took it swiftly to the drag strip where it clocked an 11.2 ET, not bad for a home built hot rod.

 

 

 

                                              Scott's latest ride is this bright yellow 68' Camaro named "Bionic Wasp".

The "Bionic Wasp" is a 1968 Camaro that was acquired from a family friend named Gene Brinlee,  it suffered a clutch explosion when Gene was testing it on the street then sat for a number of years before Scott brought it home. 

 

       

 

 It needed major repairs before it was race ready. Little did Scott know what kind of monster it would become.

                                    

                                         They took what they learned from the Chevelle and applied it to the Camaro.

The first drivetrain the Camaro received was an engine with 468 cubic inches and an 11.25 CR  that was built for his fathers boat. Scott wanted as much power as he could so the first thing he did was swap the cam, cylinder heads, intake and carburetor. The final result was a 10-second street car that did real well when it was street raced. The first time Scott raced on a real race track he was running 10.7's -10.4's.

Scott's father passed away suddenly and they just finished building an engine for his 64' Chevelle . It was a supercharged 468 big-block with a classic 6/71 blower. Scott said that he wanted him to put in his boat, but it wouldn't fit. It was Scott's wife who suggested putting the engine in the Camaro.

Scott eventually tossed the 6/71, and installed a huge 14/71 unit with an Enderle hat equipped with mechanical fuel injection squirting methanol. 

Just like his dad, Scott was on quest for more power. It must have worked because the car ran a 5.26 E.T. @ 138 MPH !

The latest combination features an all aluminum Brodix block with 12.5 c.r. and the same supercharger for now. Backing it up is a heavy-duty TH400 built by Scott's friend. 

 

Scott said his Camaro was built in his home garage, and he built the engine, but he had help from BJ's Race Cars in Lancaster, Ca. They built the 7.50 cert. cage and built the custom zoomie exhaust.

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Scott raced at Barona, Irwindale and the now closed Fontana, but Barona is his favorite. His future goal's are to get the car sorted out and to make a killer full throttle pass with the new engine. With out getting too aggressive off the line, the best time so far is a 5.54 @ 137MPH. It seems he reached his power goals for now but Scott has get the chassis to cooperate.

 

 

 When Scott isn't racing he's an operations director at a high rise complex, other hobbies include building big and small block Chevy engines as well as modern LS engines, he is also starting to do some tuning on the LS side. Non car hobbies include hunting, fishing, guns and saltwater aquariums. He even builds hopped-up gaming PC's.

 

                                                         Thanks Scott for sharing your Camaro with us, we look forward to updating your story !

 

                                                                                  Photo's and video's courtesy of: 1320 Motor Works - 2024.