NJFBOA Car of the Month Archive

[Tru2Chevy]

January Car of the Month

Blackbirdws6's 1997 Pontiac Trans Am WS6

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Name: Brian DeLuca
Mods: I purchased my 1997 Pontiac Trans Am used from my father who owned it as his weekend toy. My dad was not much for modding cars anymore but I decided that I wanted to personalize it with my own details. A few bolt-ons and a 100-shot of nitrous turned into a heads/cam project in my Dad's garage over the summer a few years back. We installed a set of Edelbrock heads, CC306 cam, Crane Gold 1.6RR's, 58MM TB, Spec 3 clutch, KBDD subframe connectors, a set of Hooker LT's, Mufflex 4-in Y-pipe and a set of Mecham exhaust tips. The car was tuned by Cartek in NJ and threw down a decent 360rwhp on the Dynojet. This past year an Edelbrock intake manifold found it's way under the hood to hopefully take care of a pesky oil leak (and see if any gains were to be had). On a dyno day at Harris Speed Works in PA the car laid down a more respectable 380rwhp NA and 460rwhp on spray once a new Racetronix fuel pump was installed.

Appearance wise, the car has been under constant change with the final additions being 18x8 and 18x10 AR TT's, LED lights all around, 98+ Honeycomb taillights, and HID headlights with Hella housings. The car also has an upgraded sound system with an Alpine HU, CD changer, amp, Boston speakers in the doors, and 2 10" JL subwoofers in an open box.

Future plans - Bi-Xenon Projector retrofit (in progress), upgraded brakes, and upgraded rear end.

[Tru2Chevy]

February Car of the Month

98tadriver's 1998 Pontiac Trans Am

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Name: Ron
About the car: I was happy with my 15 second 1989 Camaro, but I wanted to step it up a couple of notches. I had planned on buying a fourth generation LS1 car for over a year and was set on getting one by the spring of 2005.

I bought my 1998 Trans Am M6 from a private owner in Central NJ, about one and a half hours North of me. A good friend of mine let me use his truck and trailer to bring it home. This was the first car I owned that I actually had some respect for, especially after driving my third generation Camaro around for a year.

Here it is, almost 3 full years later, and i still have it. I have had many fun times with it, including many days at the drag strip. With only bolt on modifications, I managed to run a best of 11.96 at over 113 mph in the 1/4 mile. I have taken a step back from drag racing with this car for now, as I am concentrating on another project car.

A special thanks to everyone who voted for me! Thanks for your support!

[Tru2Chevy]

March Car of the Month

camaroracer1992's 1992 Camaro RS

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Name: Joe
About the car: My name is Joe and this is my 1992 Camaro RS. It has many mods and not much is factory. It has a 355 cu in motor, a TH400 with a trans brake, and a Ford 9 inch rear axle. I have entered it in many car shows, winning multiple awards at various shows including Best of Show at the East Coast F-Body Nationals in 2007. She is also pretty quick on the dragstrip laying down low 10 second passes on pump gas with nitrous.

This car was originally bought in 1993 with 11,000 miles on it by my mother and was a daily driver until 1999 when I took it over with 38,000 on the clock. It currently has only 49,000 miles on the odometer.

[Tru2Chevy]

April Car of the Month

BigDaddyKane's 2001 Camaro Z/28

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Name: Noah Roedel
About the car: This Z/28, dubbed by many as "The Elusive Striped Catfish" was purchased from Gearheat Chevrolet in August 2005, with 46,900 miles, for $13,500. Loaded with T-Tops, Power Everything, Black Leather Interior, and the good ol' LS1 attached with a 4L60e, it was such a short time until the modifications started arriving at the doorstep.

Today, breathing with a transparent MTI Lid & K&N filter, this catfish has been hooked with a roaring set of Pacesetter Off-Road Headers, Hooker 3" Aerochamber exhaust system, while making an attempt to be environmental-friendly with a Texas Speed & Performance Hi-flow 3" Catted Y-Pipe. It hugs the road nicely with a 1.25" / 1.50" BMR lowering kit, along with a BMR Adjustable Panhard Bar, 32mm / 21mm BMR Sway Bars, and a BMR Strut Tower Brace. The sound system includes four 7" Clarion's powered by a Pioneer 7800 which keeps the neighbors at peace, but the driver at music-thrashing heaven.

As of December, the catfish got the "demod" mod for the winter, but once it's time to go out fishing on the streets again, this car will be there in full swing.

[Tru2Chevy]

May Car of the Month

LS1Hawk's 2002 Firehawk

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Name: John Greco
About the car: This is my 2002 Pontiac Trans Am Firehawk. It is production #144. I purchased the car in early October 2004 after a lifetime of wanting a Trans Am. The car was completely stock, except for having a remote starter and undetectable radar system installed by the original owner. The car was ordered with the base Firehawk package which, along with 20 extra hp, includes these options:

-Composite hood w/ functional cold air induction scoops
-Hood mounted heat extractors
-17"x9" five-spoke painted aluminum wheels
-P275/40ZR17 Firestone Firehawk SZ 50 tires
-Performance stainless steel exhaust system w/ twin dual tips
-Upgraded suspension components
-Firehawk center console plaque and key fobs
-Firehawk front fascia badge

I tend to be a purist when it comes to cars, so I'm not really big on mods. However, I've done some basic mods, which include an SLP Loud Mouth 2 exhaust, SLP sub-frame connectors, BMR strut tower brace, SLP air lid and smooth bellows.

[Tru2Chevy]

June Car of the Month

ar0ck's 1995 Camaro Z28

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Name: Alex Quiles
About the car: My name is Alex Quiles and I'm from Northern NJ and this is my 1995 Camaro Z28. This car has come a long way in the 4 years that I have owned it. I purchased it completely stock in the fall of 2004 in Long Island. The car was in excellent condition when I purchased it, and to this day I try my best to keep it that way. I daily drove the car until the summer of 2006 when it blew a head gasket and my journey into modified motors began. The car was taken in by Josh @ JS Performance and thoroughly worked on. It now sports a forged 355 heads & cam motor with a complete tubular suspension all around. My plan for this car was something that could perform all around, holding its own in the straight line, hanging through the turns of a mountain road or road racing event, or dropping jaws cruising down the avenue.

So far I think I've accomplished that goal and then some.

[Tru2Chevy]

July Car of the Month

Grifter's 2001 Camaro SS

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Name: Marc Mancino
About the car: My name is Marc Mancino, I'm from Central Jersey. This is my stripper 2001 Camaro SS, the only option on the car is a rear defogger. I drove out to Kentucky to purchase the car. It is a Heads & Cam car with all the bolt ons. Some of the mods include a custom Mufflex header back exhaust, SVO 30# injectors, Koni shocks, Hotchkis springs, Spohn solid motor mounts and UMI SFC's.

The car is currently putting down 395HP/375TQ.

[Tru2Chevy]

August Car of the Month

Camaro67_rcl's 1967 Camaro RS/SS

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Name: Rick
About the car: I bought the car on December 24, 2002 as a nice SS driver. Since then I have done a frame on restoration, replaced the interior, and added the RS package.

The engine is a 1974 short block with '67 double hump heads, a mild cam, headers into chambered exhaust with a Holley 650 DP. Tranny is a Muncie M21Y with a '74 Nova 10 bolt with 3:42 gears.

[Tru2Chevy]

September Car of the Month

Pro90rscam's 1990 Camaro RS

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Name: Don Baker
About the car: This is my 1990 Camaro RS. I bought this car new in Sept.of 1989 with a 3.1 litre V6 in it and it is a factory t-top car. I decided I wanted to give it a new look and wanted to Prostreet the car. The car was backhalved and tubbed in 96'. The car was completed in May of 2000.
An 8 point rollcage was installed, with a 350 cid bored .060" over small block that was dynoed at 425hp. The car was repainted in the original Bright Blue Metallic. All of the exterior body panels are original, except for the 3" Cervini cowl-hood. The transmission is a TH-400, and the rear is fitted with a Ford 9" with 411 gears and QA-1 coil overs. The engine compartment has been smoothed out and painted body color as is the cage. I have quite a bit of chrome and polished aluminum parts under the hood with an Edelbrock Pro-Flo fuel injection set up running a F.A.S.T computer. The interior has been all custom done in two-toned gray tweed and has a pretty nice sound system to. There is a lot more to list, but I will keep it short as this should give you an idea of whats been done with it. I have built this car to be driven to all show events in which I do a lot of, and I never trailer it anywhere.

[Tru2Chevy]

October Car of the Month

baddest434's 1991 Camaro Z28

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Name: Bill Bittel
About the car: This is my 1991 Z28. No it's not an LSx, it's just a turd gen, LOL. The car started life as my wife's DD. It came with a 305. For the heck of it we threw a few thousand dollars into it and got it to run an 11.47@116 with a 150 shot then the bug hit me! I wanted to go faster. So the build started and it has not stopped yet. The car has the best of everything into it. Check my vBGarage for a complete list, it's long. The car weighs in at 2,995 lbs w/o a driver and has run a best of 8.90 @ 152 mph with a 1.26 60 ft time. On the squeeze the car is putting out over 950 HP. If you ever see me at the track just ask me if you can take her for a pass down the 1320! Of course, I'll probably say no, but heck, ask anyway, that way we'll have met. Even if I got an offer for as much $$ as I have put into the car i still wouldn't sell it!!! The rush of going in the 8's is incredible and we have been building this car faster for the last 10 years. Fast is never fast enough, LOL. The car is co-owned and co-driven by my son Ryan (the car's mechanic) whom without none of this would be possible!

[Tru2Chevy]

November Car of the Month

HardcoreZ28's 1989 Camaro IROC-Z

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Name: Paul Riccioli
About the car: This 1989 IROC was my very first car. I bought it back in 1996 with money I saved up from working summer jobs in high school. The car had 54,000 miles on it when I bought it and I daily drove it for 4 years. Then I pulled it off the road and completely disassembled it. Every nut and bolt has been painted or powdercoated. I removed the original 305 and replaced it with a 383 with AFR heads and an Accel Super Ram. Z06 Corvette brakes, custom stereo setup, new interior sponsored by Year One and Hawks, 17" chrome IROC style wheels, Spohn suspension, etc. All work done by my company...RPM Resto & Custom.

[NJSPEEDER]

December 2008 Car of the Month

BlackOnyx79z's 1979 Camaro Z28

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Name: Kerry Baker
About the car: This is my 1979 Camaro Z28 that was located in Augusta, GA. This is an original Z28 that was originally built in Van Nuys, CA. The car is all factory with no modifications and was restored 2 years ago. This car came with a 350 engine, TH-350 3-speed transmission, 10 bolt rear with factory 3.42 gears, dual exhaust, and Dark Carmine Red interior. I am very happy a friend of ours located this car on E-Bay. It was a very long trip to go pick it up, but it was worth it.

[BonzoHansen]

January 2009 Car of the Month

deadtrend1’s 2001 Trans Am WS6 M6

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Name: Timothy Strella
About the car: I bought this car in early March of 2008. Many know it used to be owned by someone on LS1tech. I was toying with the idea of adding a LS1 T/A to my collection and really wasn't expecting to walk out of the dealership owning it that night. This car has run a best of 12.857 @ 109.57 mph.

Current mods: SLP Lid, SLP Loud Mouth II, UMI Subframe Connectors, Strut Tower Brace, Lower Control Arms and Panhard Bar, Pro 5.0 shifter, & Chummma tune.

[Tru2Chevy]

February Car of the Month

cbrrmike's 1999 Trans Am

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Name: Michael Mehalik
About the car: The car has full bolt on's, a D&D built T-56 transmission, Moser 12 bolt, and full UMI suspension. I bought the car about 3 and a half years ago and it was completely stock at the time. It was also a salvage car that needed a complete new front clip installed. My current best 1/4 mile time is a 12.2 @ 115mph.

This picture was taken about 25 seconds before i tested the quality of the UMI driveshaft loop....

[Tru2Chevy]

March Car of the Month

Mark68's 1968 Camaro RS/SS

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Name: Mark Erdie
About the car: This is my '68 RS/SS Camaro. I bought it about 10 years ago and have refurbished or replaced almost every part on it. The only thing that didn't need to be addressed was the paint. I have a 350 cu. in, 300 hp engine in it with a Muncie 4 speed trans and a Hurst shifter. I just added a Comp Cams Thumper cam that gives it a big block sound. The exhaust is a 2 1/2" stainless kit from Pypes with Violator mufflers. I installed a push button start that makes it kind of unique. The wheels are 17" billet rallyes soon to replaced with 18" Rushforths. The original seats have been replaced with Arizen racing buckets in black leather with red inserts, the rears have also been recovered to match the front buckets. The front seatbelts have been replaced with 3 point racing belts from Morris Classic Concepts. There's more but I'm getting tired of typing!

[Tru2Chevy]

April Car of the Month

DevilDougWS6's 2000 Trans Am WS6

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Name: Doug Hopkins
About the car: I bought this 6 speed 2000 WS6 two years ago with 35,000 miles on it. This car has been through a lot of changes since then. I have tinted the windows, added the front license plate cover, lowered it 1", painted the brake calipers, and I have swapped the entire interior from the original tan, to ebony. Performance wise there is not a lot done, I have a small cam, full exhaust, and 4.10 gears, along with a Centerforce Dual Friction clutch, and Mickey Thompson drag radials out back.

[Tru2Chevy]

May Car of the Month

slaptastic's 2002 Camaro Z28

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Name: Rob Howard
About the car: I bought the car from a dealership that I work at for $13,500 with 14,500 miles. She has no T-Tops, manual door locks, manual windows, and doesn't even have a trunk release button. I bought her because my white 95 Z28 was a piece of junk. Broke every time I drove it, LOL. Plus it was a good deal. I've always wanted a Camaro, and now I have the one of my dreams! It's so nice to be able to pull in somewhere and have people come over and ask what's done and tell me how good the car looks.

The installed mods include: Free "Cold Air" mod, SLP Lid, K&N Air Filter, SLP Smooth Bellow, Coolant Bypass, Pacesetter LT's, Pacesetter Off-road 3" Y-pipe, A.I.R. Delete, Skip Shift Eliminator, 160* Thermostat, UMI Subframe Connectors, 2002 SS Wheels w/ 275 / 40 / 17 BF Goodwrich g-force T/A KDW tires, UMI Lower Control Arms, TSP 233/239 Cam, Patriot Gold Dual Valve Springs, Hardened Push Rods, TSP ported LS6 Oil Pump, LS2 Timing Chain, 3" Custom True Duals, Tuned by PSI Motorsports, Whistler Mod

[Tru2Chevy]

June Car of the Month

//<86TA>\\'s 1986 Trans Am

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Name: Philip Olsen
About the car: The car is a 1986 Pontiac Trans Am. Came from the factory with the 305ci/4bbl engine and 700r4 trans. It has a gray interior and is painted the original red with striping on the 4" cowl hood and across the tail. The car was stripped and repainted in 2004 and begun its transformation.

It's now powered by a 408ci stroker motor built by T&L Engine Development in NC, a Tremec TKO600 5 speed trans, and a Moser 9" rear. The car rides on coil-overs front and rear, Hotchkis sway bars, and suspension components from UMI, Spohn and Alston racing. Wheels by Centerline, 18x8 front and 18x12 rear on BFG rubber. And its all stopped by 13" C5 z06 brakes in the front and 12" 4th gen Camaro rear disc brakes.

It has 3rd gen leather seats, a custom widened rear interior to accommodate the mini-tub. I drive the car whenever I can, usually when its not in pieces in the garage. Plenty more mods than I can list. Oh, and did I mention its fast?

[Tru2Chevy]

July Car of the Month

xrelapse13's 2000 Trans Am WS6

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Name: Rob
About the car: I bought this car last year in the beginning of May after working and saving up money for one. I bought the car with 88,000 miles on it and drove down to Virginia Beach to pick it up. Since then I have added full bolt ons along with some exterior mods. Just recently finished up full suspension and plan to do auto x / road racing. The car is my daily driver during summer and winter and now has 111,500 miles.

[Tru2Chevy]

August Car of the Month

Blackbirdws6's 1997 Trans Am WS6

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Name: Brian DeLuca
About the car: This is my 97 Pontiac T/A Ram Air Convertible. The basic modifications include a heads/cam setup with all supporting mods on the stock shortblock. In addition to the engine mods, a 100HP TNT wet nitrous system is utilized for extra punch and supported by a NANO nitrous assist system. Suspension mods include KBDD subframe connectors, panhard bar, and strut tower brace. Many appearance mods can be easily seen while others are more subtle including the VHT rear corner lenses and LED lighting used throughout. Custom retrofitted true bixenon projector headlights light the road at night and are one of a kind. Recently, the car has received a new Strange S60 rear end complimented by a Strange driveshaft. Future plans may include a new forged shortblock with boost.

[Tru2Chevy]

September Car of the Month

ar0ck's 1995 Camaro Z28

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Name: Alex Quiles
About the car: This is my 1995 Camaro Z28. This car has come a long way in the 4 years that I have owned it. I purchased it completely stock in the fall of 2004 in Long Island. The car was in excellent condition when I purchased it, and to this day I try my best to keep it that way. I daily drove the car until the summer of 2006 when it blew a head gasket and my journey into modified motors began. The car was taken in by Josh @ JS Performance and thoroughly worked on. It now sports a forged 355 heads & cam motor with a complete tubular suspension all around.

[Tru2Chevy]

October Project Car of the Month

BonzoHansen's 1999 Camaro Z28

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Name: Scott A.
About the car: This is my 99 Z28. It is currently in a state of extreme de-modding and weight reduction. Prior to this de-modding effort, it was a basically stock and clean LS1/T56 car with a Magnaflow cat back. At the time this pic was taken it had approximately 80,000 miles and the interior was grey cloth, very clean. AC, ABS, TCS, PS, PB, PL, T-Tops, 3.42 posi rear.

I do not sit in the car or make any vroom noises. I do push the LS1-doorstop around from time to time.

(For those keeping score, I still own what is left of this car, title and all. The best 4th gen is an extreme de-modded 4th gen. Huzzah!)

[Tru2Chevy]

November Car of the Month

69Novaguy's 1996 Trans Am

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Name: James Sanders
About the car: I love LT1s. I drove my 1996 Pontiac Trans Am M6 until there was a rod knock. The mods to the car are: full exhaust, drag radials, tune, SLP intake, and some stickers. The car also has a corvette motor (seriously).

[Tru2Chevy]

December Car of the Month

Teds89IROC's 1989 Camaro IROC

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Name: Ted Sanders
About the car: This is my 1989 Camaro IROC-Z 350 TPI. I purchased this car as a wreck in 2003 and spent a lot of hours fixing the damage and prepping the whole car for a repaint. The car has a 3.42 posi rear, full rebuild on the suspension including an Eibach pro-kit. Full exhaust- Hooker Super Comp LT's, Mufflex ORY, Magnaflow. Custom CAI, JS Performance tune, and most recently a T56. Next mod will most likely be an engine but at this point I'm still unsure of what route I would like to go.

[Tru2Chevy]

January Car of the Month

enRo's 2001 Camaro Z/28

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Name: Noah Roedel
About the car: "The Elusive Striped Catfish"

I purchased this baby, bone stocks, with the exception of GTS Blackouts back in August 2005. It has come a long way since then. It has gotten quite a few appearance mods. It sits on chrome 17" SLP Firehawk wheels wrapped in BFG's. Also, it includes new pewter paint with a fresh new set of long-styled black hockey stripes, a bolt-on VFN Fiberglass 3" cowl hood with sunoco stripes, right down to the black billet grill with an old school Z/28 badge. It is currently awaiting an installation of a RK Sport 5" Highrise Ducktail spoiler. It has 69,000 miles, SLP bolt on's, Pacesetter LT's, TSP Catted Y Pipe, and Pypes catback w/hooker tips for a throaty, yet slightly obnoxious sound. It also has some suspension goodies, a Pioneer head unit, and 4 7" Clarion speakers. The winter months will consist of an MS3 cam-only setup.

[Tru2Chevy]

February Car of the Month

lts1ow's 1995 Camaro Z/28

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Name: Matt Kohler
About the car: This is my 1995 Camaro Z28. I've had it since my senior year in high school. Not really sure what else more to add, but its a heads / cam / spayed LT1.

Kroil ftw.

[Tru2Chevy]

March Car of the Month

JSPERFORMANCE's 1988 Camaro IROC

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Name: Josh S.
About the car: This is my street legal 1988 IROC. It has a pump gas 355 SBC (original block) with a single stage nitrous plate, TH400 w/ brake, ladder bar rear suspension, tubular K member and A arms, KYB GR2 shocks and struts. Runs on DOT tires and has no wheelie bars.

It has run a best ET of 9.34@143, but has been since put to duty as a 10.0 index car. Qualified #1 at the inaugural Street Car Shootout @ Island Dragway with a 10.002 -Yeah, its consistent.

Everything was built in house at my shop, JS Performance.

Photography by KAT

[Tru2Chevy]

April Car of the Month

DaSkinnyGuy's 2000 Trans Am

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Name: Matt Westerfield
About the car: This is my 2000 Pontiac Trans Am, my one and only daily driver. Great car that gets taken care of and driven. There is not much done to the car, just a lid, catback, gears, tune, lowering springs, shifter, and tint. Currently working on fixing my traction issue so I can post up my new timeslips hopefully soon. This car has been surprising quite a few people for what few modifications it has.

[Tru2Chevy]

May Car of the Month

2RARE84s's 2010 Camaro RS/SS

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Name: Jeremiah
About the car: This is my 2010 Camaro 2SS. It’s Inferno Orange with black stripes, Inferno Orange leather interior, Inferno Orange engine cover, RS Package, 21” black rims, black ground effects, 6 speed manual transmission. This is my daily driver and also the first car I have ever purchased new. I plan to keep this vehicle for a long time. The list of future mods is quite extensive, so give me a few weeks to get it done… :P

2010 Camaro 2SS: $33,945
RS Package: $1,200
Inferno Orange Exterior: $325
Black Stripes: $470
Inferno Orange Leather Interior: $695
Interior Trim Kit: $450
Inferno Orange Engine Cover: $285
Power Sun Roof: $900
Black Ground Effects: $2,265
21” Black Rims: $4,865
Destination charge: $850
Tax Title License: $3,790
Total Cost: $50,040

Watching everyone stare at your car as you drive by: Priceless

[Tru2Chevy]

June Car of the Month

T69SS's 1969 Camaro SS

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Name: Tom
About the car: This is my "inherited" 1969 Camaro. It has a 350 SBC, Edelbrock intake manifold, carb, and fuel pump. Hooker Supercomp LTs send the gasses down to chambered Flowmasters. Power is sent through the original 4 speed Muncie and 10 bolt rear.

[Tru2Chevy]

July Car of the Month

1994lt1's 1994 Camaro Z28

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Name: Kyle Mitchell
About the car: This is my 1994 Camaro Z28. Its my first car, and I've had for over five years now. It's a bolt on car basically, mods are intake, headers, exhaust, SLP fan control switch, TB air foil, etc.

[Tru2Chevy]

August Car of the Month

RU_Weskot's 2000 Camaro SS

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Name: Dave
About the car: I got this car 2 months ago as an "upgrade" from an '04 Acura TSX. It's a 2000 Camaro SS 6spd, and it's the first car I've ever owned that's a manual. Bought it at 30,000 miles and now it's at 32,000+ since it's my daily driver. Only mod done so far is a ported and polished throttle body, and it needs a better driver mod (since I'm still learning). By next summer I plan on re-doing the suspension / brakes / tires before messing with any extra horsepower.

[Tru2Chevy]

September Car of the Month

firebirdcrazy's 2001 Firebird Formula

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Name: AJ
About the car: This is my 2001 Firebird Formula M6. I factory ordered her new and was picked up in March of 2001. She has almost 140,000 miles on the odometer and still running like new. Mods so far include custom paint work with the Phoenix on the hood, custom interior, 1000 watt custom sound system, 18" RPM chrome rims wrapped in BFG tires. All new aftermarket suspension components, with Power Stop rotors and Hawk brake pads. The motor currently has a full line up of bolt on parts. I am running an STS rear mounted turbo setup putting out 500 RWHP with 530 torque on 8 pounds of boost. This year will be finally forging up the motor to handle more boost and have some more fun on the track. See you all at the East Coast F-Body Nationals next month!

[Tru2Chevy]

October Project Car of the Month

usp55's 1971 Firebird

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Name: Collin
About the car: I have had this car for a little less than two years now and it has come a long way. Still a ton of work to do but I’m at least seeing the light at the end of the tunnel. This is my first attempt at anything like this and without a doubt wouldn’t be possible without the help of the members on this site. My goal is to have a safe and functional car by next summer and I’m going to drive it every chance I get. Thanks for everything and more updates and pictures to come in the next month or so.

[Tru2Chevy]

November Car of the Month

CHRIS67's 1967 Camaro

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Name: Chris
About the car: I’ve had the '67 for 4 years now and it’s a work in progress. It’s a numbers matching Camaro with a 327 that is bored out .030 over, and has a Thumper cam, Edelbrock Performer intake, and a Holley 650 CFM carb. Exhaust is blowing out through Headman Headers and through a Flowmaster exhaust. Suspension upgrades consist of a Hotchkis Total Vehicle System, Bilstein shocks, Foose 17” wheels, and PST polygraphite body mounts. Brakes are upgraded to CCP power 4 wheel zinc dipped cross drilled and slotted discs with powder coated calipers. Interior upgrades include billet pedals by Billet Specialties. Future plans include quick ratio steering box and Global West sub frame connectors.

[Tru2Chevy]

December Car of the Month

Kat's 1988 Camaro

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Name: Kevin
About the car: This is my 1988 Camaro convertible. It features a JS Perfomance built 355, 700R4 trans, and 3.42 gears. It runs 11.50's on motor and goes weeeeeeeeeeeee!

[Tru2Chevy]

January Car of the Month

198esp1's 1998 Camaro Z28

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Name: Kevin
About the car: This my 1998 Z28 C-Prepared autocross car. I have been autocrossing it for 9 years. I have done all the fabrication and work on the car myself. The only thing stock is the T56. The car weighs 2995lbs, and has an LS6 w/ASA cam, Spec stg4 clutch, aluminum flywheel, 3.73 T2R differential with Moser axles. Also added adjustable rear roll center, aluminum tubular rear control arms, tubular front control arms with custom Koni coilovers, carbon fiber / Kevlar roof panel (not in pic) and a full rollcage built by me. The car is still driven on the street on a regular basis. If your ever at an autocross and see me stop by and say hi.

[WildBillyT]

February Car of the Month

Pro90rscam's 1969 Camaro Z28

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Name: Don Baker
About the car: This is my 1969 Camaro Z28 I purchased in November. The car has a balanced and blueprinted 350, TH-350 trans, a 12 bolt rear with 3.73 gears. This color is Inferno Red Crystal with a touch of pearl. Looks incredible in the sun. Interior is all stock with a few subtle gauges added. This thing likes to drink gas, but what a blast to drive and have fun in.

[Tru2Chevy]

March Car of the Month

deadtrend1's 2001 Trans Am

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Name: Timothy Strella
About the car: I bought this car in early March of 2008. Many know it used to be owned by someone on LS1tech. I was toying with the idea of adding a LS1 T/A to my collection and really wasn't expecting to walk out of the dealership owning it that night. This car has run a best of 12.857 @ 109.57 mph.

Current mods: SLP Lid, SLP Loud Mouth II, UMI Subframe Connectors, Strut Tower Brace, Lower Control Arms and Panhard Bar, Pro 5.0 shifter, & Chummma tune.

In the future the car will be sporting a upgraded clutch and rear and will be hitting the track again.

[BonzoHansen]

April Car of the Month

methdmx 2001 Trans Am WS6

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Name: Chris Eagen
About the car: This is my 2001 Trans Am WS6, and as of mid-April, I will have owned this car for a year. I drove 5 hours up to Massachusetts to buy her. She was bone stock and had just under 16k miles on the clock.

Mods so far: SLP lid, SLP Loudmouth II cat back, UMI shock tower brace, UMI adjustable panhard bar, UMI 3-point subframe connectors, LM headlights, clear front side markers, Pioneer head unit, AutoTrix passenger window fix, and many more to come. She gets driven every day... rain, snow or shine. This pic is from when I first got her.

[Tru2Chevy]

May Car of the Month

MyFirstZ's 2000 Camaro SS

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Name: Anthony Bax
About the car: This is my 2000 M6 Camaro SS with the factory ground effects installed by the previous owner. I have owned it for about two years after selling my '98 v6. Right now it has an unknown dyno tune, American Racing headers, subframe connectors, UMI rear lower control arms and panhard bar, LS6 intake (painted), no cats/egr or smog. . . putting down 332rwhp / 343rwtq. It is awaiting its open heart surgery and it will be receiving LS6 243 heads, TSP Torquer v2 cam, Ford 30lb SVO injectors, TSP ported LS6 oil pump, LS2 timing chain, LS7 lifters and Comp Cams pushrods on May 6th done by me and will be tuned by no other then our sponsor Sick Speed Performance.

[Tru2Chevy]

June Car of the Month

Blackbirdws6's 1997 Trans Am WS6

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Name: Brian DeLuca
About the car: This is my 1997 Pontiac Trans Am WS6 'vert. It has been in the family since new with a recent build just finished including the following:

383 LT1 Stroker - Forged Callies Dragonslayer crank, JE Pistons, Total Seal Rings, etc etc
LE Trickflow 21 deg Heads / Intake / Cam
F1A Procharger with Meth
EFI 24x PCM Conversion
LPP Stepped Headers
Tick Level 3 Built T56
McLeod Street Twin Clutch
Strange S60 Rear
6-Point Weld In Roll Bar aka Jungle Gym
Lot of Shiny and BLS lighting mods

This all results in a 700+ rwhp Dyno Queen :)

[Tru2Chevy]

July Car of the Month

Rich189's 2002 Trans Am WS6

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Name: Rich Michal
About the car: This is my 2002 Trans Am WS6 - photo taken by ar0ck. It sports a built 4L60e by JSPerformance, Vigilante 3200 stall, Black TTM's with 315s out back, a few bolt ons, a tune, and a few UMI suspension pieces.

[Tru2Chevy]

August Car of the Month

Slow-V6's 2002 Trans Am WS6

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Name: Jeff
About the car: This is my 2002 Pontiac Trans Am WS6. It's an M6 car. It has a built 383 LS1 with a 238/248 cam and ported LS6 heads. Has all the basic bolt ons. Still rocking a stock 10 bolt so I have not gotten any real track times as of yet. It rides on deep dish Y2K wheels on Firestone Wide Oval tires. I purchased the car back in 2005 in Virginia.

[Tru2Chevy]

September Car of the Month

ar0ck's 1995 Camaro Z28

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Name: Alex
About the car: This is my 1995 Camaro Z28. I purchased it bone stock in 2004 shortly after the first NJFBOA meet at the Firkin Tavern. It's been a work in progress over the past several years with many upgrades to the suspension & drivetrain. Unfortunately she currently lays dormant in New Jersey waiting for some tender loving care. Future modifications involve upgraded brakes and rear axle, and maybe a little cosmetic love as well.

[Tru2Chevy]

October Car of the Month

3rdgenLs1's 1989 Firebird Formula

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Name: Gabe
About the car: This is my 1989 Pontiac Firebird Formula. I bought the car about seven years ago, I'm only the second owner. I did the LS1/T56 swap about four years ago, and have been enjoying it ever since. The engine is basically stock, just added an LS6 intake manifold. It currently has a single 3" exhaust and 3.42 factory gears. The car also has some minor suspension upgrades and 4th gen leather seats. I love this car to death, its the reason I'm an auto technician.

[WildBillyT]

November Car of the Month

Mark68's 1968 Camaro RS/SS

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Name: Mark Erdie
About the car: This is my '68 RS/SS Camaro. I bought it about 10 years ago and have refurbished or replaced almost every part on it. The only thing that didn't need to be addressed was the paint. I have a 350 cu. in, 400 hp engine in it with a Muncie 4 speed trans and a Hurst shifter. I just added a Comp Cams Thumper cam that gives it a big block sound. The exhaust is a 2 1/2" stainless kit from Pypes with Violator mufflers. I installed a push button start that makes it kind of unique. The wheels are 17" Troopers for Rushforth. The original seats have been replaced with Arizen racing buckets in black leather with red inserts, the rears have also been recovered to match the front buckets. The front seat belts have been replaced with 3 point racing belts from Morris Classic Concepts. There's much more but I think you get the idea!!

[BonzoHansen]

December Car of the Month

sweetbmxrider's 1995 Camaro

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Name: Adam B.
About the car: This 95 Camaro started life as a 3.4L six. With help from some pals, some money, and lots of dedication, it has become a high 11 second DAILY DRIVER. I couldn't ask for more from the car at this point, its simply a joy to drive. It is getting old though and has some wrinkles to show. We'll see what the winter brings for it.

[BonzoHansen]

January 2012 Car of the Month

RiggsLW81's 1987 Camaro IROC-Z

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Name: Chris R.
About the car: I purchased this car in the summer of 2005. It was a stock 350 TPI/700R4 car with some basic bolt ons. I envisioned a supercharged street machine with daily driver manners. After a two year nightmare with a (cough cough) "performance shop" that could not handle the build, the car was shipped to Josh at JS Performance. He did an excellent job of building both the motor and transmission. I am proud to drive this as often as possible, and show everyone how awesome a 3rd gen can truly be.

Motor: JS built 355 w/ Vortech (V-2) Supercharger, Edelbrock Performer Aluminum Heads, SRP Forged Pistons, Scat Rods, full roller valvetrain, Lingenfelter Super-Ram Intake, 1000 CFM throttle body, Edelbrock shorty headers and a Magnaflow Catback

Transmission: JS built 700R4 / 9.5 Vigilante Stall Converter

Suspension: Spohn torque arm & lower control arms, Edelbrock Panhard bar, Eibach springs, Hawk pads...more I'm forgetting

Appearance: (Exterior) Daytona Iroc Cowl Hood, billet grille, Silverstar headlights, Diamond Clear parking lamps, clear turn signals, blackout taillights, tint (interior) Nordskog Digital Gauges on dash and A-pillar triple pod, 1997 Camaro Seats front & back, and a Grant steering wheel

[WildBillyT]

February 2012 Car of the Month

KirkEvil's 2000 Camaro Z28

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Name: Taylor K.
About the car: A 1995 Firebird 3.4L was my first car, which I had to part with when going away to college my freshman year. When I came home for the summer, I got the F-Body itch again and found this 2000 Camaro Z28 for sale privately in Toms River, NJ and bought it that day. The previous owner was a middle aged woman that always garage kept it, and had leopard print seat and steering wheel covers and beanie babies on the dash, bone stock. Needless to say its gone through quite a transformation since then.

All modifications on the car were done by myself with the help of a great group of friends. These guys are always willing to help and have kept the race passion alive through the ups and downs of the car. I cant thank them enough.

My goal for the car was to always stay street drivable so that it always keeps my interest. The current trim as it sits may push the threshold of comfortable, but I love driving it. The car has gone a best 1/4 mile of 11.48 @ 121 mph on street tires, and 10.89 @ 124 mph on drag slicks.

There are too many mods to list, so the basics:
Custom Ram Air aka HVAC
FTP 104mm lid, 100mm MAF, FAST 102mm TB, VR Ported FAST 102mm intake
TEA CNC 243 Heads
228/232 .615/.600 111+2LSA
Mezeire EWP, ASP U/D Pulley
1 7/8 ARH LT's, ORY, Cutout, Hooker C/B
Walbro 255, booster, 42lb injectors, billet rails
Full Tubular Suspension, Strange SA front coilovers, Summit Drag rears
Vigilante 4k stall, 4L60E w/ Transgo HD2 kit
PST 3.5" aluminum DS, S60 w/3.73 gears
Lots of stickers for maximum RWHP

[WildBillyT]

March 2012 Car of the Month

91chevyz28's 1991 Camaro Z28

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Name: Jason B.
About the car: I purchased my 1991 Camaro Z28 in July of 1998 from the original owner with 26,000 miles on it. It is a LB9 with a 5 speed transmission. Since owning the car I had a 3" cat-back exhaust installed, Hurst shifter, MSD ignition, SLP underdrive pulley, TPIS airfoil and adjustable fuel pressure regulator, and I ported the upper intake behind the throttle body. It came with a factory aluminum drive shaft and aluminum rear drum brakes with a 3.08 limited slip rear. best 1/4 mile time to date is a 14.6 @ 97 mph.

[BonzoHansen]

April 2012 Car of the Month

edpontiac91's 1991 Formula 350

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Name: Ed K.
About the car: This is my 1991 Formula 350. Out of just over 5,200 Formula's that were built, only 1,198 had the L98 Corvette motor with the Performance Option which included Dual Cat converters, Oil Cooler, 3:23 axle ratio and 4-wheel disc brakes. It has been a garage queen for over 12 years and will be featured in High Performance Pontiac magazine in the very near future. All the mods are in my signature and I hope to start going out to car shows soon (IF gas prices don't go to the moon by then)!

[Tru2Chevy]

May Car of the Month

GhostDakota's 1998 Trans Am

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Name: Rick Rotondo
About the car: This is my 2nd f-body (first was a 4th Gen LT1 Camaro). Last summer I decided my BMW E36 M3 was too slow and I wanted something faster. After searching Autotrader for a month or two I finally found my current TA. It had 86,000 miles at that time. Just rolled over to 99,000 today. It's not my daily driver :O Current mods are: K&N FIPK, Flowmaster, 3" QTP e-cutout, 17x11" rear TT2's with 315/35R17 Nitto NT555's, 17x9.5" front with 245/45R17" BFG's, I've also installed a custom Hella 60mm headlight setup with projector HID lows and freeform projector highs, Powerslot & Centric rotors and pads, etc. I currently have quad tips sitting at my desk ready for installation. My other current project is replacing all worn OE parts, mainly weatherstripping and seals. Tracking it for the first time this year, tomorrow. Oh, and my birthday is in May lol!

Happy Birthday Rick!

[Tru2Chevy]

June Car of the Month

BonzoHansen's 1977 Camaro Z28

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Name: Scott A.
About the car: This is my 1977 Z28. That's me racing it at NJMSP in April at the Run to the Shore event, screwing up that corner. I just thought it was a cool pic so I entered it. I drove it as hard as I could and it ran perfect all weekend. It's about half way to where I want it to be. It runs a 350 4bbl, a 99 Z28 T56 6-speed trans and an OE 1977 3.73 8.5" ring rear end. It was a 4-speed car new. It has a full Hotchkis TVS setup, Bilstein shocks, upgraded 12" front rotors, hawk pads and porterfield rear shoes. It just got beautiful new headers & a full stainless exhaust from American Racing Headers, the first part of the drive train upgrades. Over the winter it got new custom gauges from speedhut. It also has 4th gen leather seats and seat belts up front. It's about as reliable as an old car gets, I drive it whenever I can. It's power tour ready, so I should probably do that one of these days.

[Tru2Chevy]

July Car of the Month

deadtrend1's 1996 Trans Am

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Name: Timothy Strella
About the car: This is my 1996 Trans Am. I purchased the car April 2004 (I think). It was my first 4th generation F-body after owning many 3rd gens since I was old enough to drive. The car was originally a stock Canadian car, but was fixed and modded shortly after purchase. it now spends its days at a strictly strip car and enjoys riding on the trailer everywhere it goes.

Major mods include:

-GM Hot cam (224*/228* 112 lsa .525 lift)
-Nitrous Works plate system
-JSPerformance Clutch
-Strange 12 Bolt with 4.11's
-Spohn LCA's, TQ Arm, Panhard Bar
-Minor interior weight reduction

It's current best time is 11.3 @ 119mph.

[BonzoHansen]

August Car of the Month

coolmanvette75's 1994 Z28

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Matt Plotkin
1994 Camaro Z28

This is my 94 Z28 M6 hardtop. It is my first car that I bought when I was 16 back in 2010. Some of the major modifications I have made over the past 2 years include a Quick Performance 9 inch rear, Nitrous Outlet plate kit (150 shot), a built T56 transmission, and a full drag suspension. The car has gone a best et of 12.0 and a best mph of 119.1. Currently I am planning a new engine build that should happen over the next month. Plans are for forged internals and a bigger shot of nitrous.

[BonzoHansen]

September Car of the Month

RyanDestroysWorlds' 1993 Trans Am

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Name: Ryan White
About the car: This is my 93 Trans Am. It was the first car I bought on my own, I have had the car for 4 years now and would not trade it for the world. The car is stock besides some things done to the outside, In the future I would like to drag race this car again, but for now it is my daily driver.

[BonzoHansen]

October Car of the Month

k_garretson23's 2002 Trans Am WS6

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Name: Kevin Garretson
About the car: This is my 2002 trans am ws6. Bought it March of 2011 with 47k miles on it. It had pacesetter headers,ory,magnaflow catback, and a lid. Since then I swapped my catback out for true duals, had the car tuned by race proven motorsports where it put 352hp 357tq to the wheels. I also added a tick master cylinder, monster stage 2 clutch, umi lcas and phb. I track it very often and best to date is 12.6@113 mph on street tires

[BonzoHansen]

November Car of the Month

The Bishop's 1998 Camaro Z28

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Name:The Bishop
About the car: 1998 Camaro Z28. Bright Purple Metallic. Traded my '94 Z28 back to the person I bought it from for this one. Car was mostly stock aside from a TCI converter and a UMI adjustable torque arm. Soon after purchase, I installed Strano springs, Koni shocks, UMI double adjustable roto-joint/poly lower control arms, UMI Roto/Poly double adjustable panhard bar, bolt-on LCA relocation brackets, and weld-in UMI subframe connectors. I also installed a low-mileage 3.42 rear axle with a Summit support cover.

Engine mods are an LS6 intake with a ported throttle body and an SLP lid. Exhaust is a set of Dynatech stainless headers and their off-road Y that I welded high-flow mini cats into, connected to a Magnaflow catback. Transmission is stock with a Yank SS3600 converter. I have HP tuners, so I tuned the car myself.

Exterior mods are a set of C6 Z06 style 17" wheels with 275/40/17 tires all around, a set of Depo whistler-style headlights, and clear front marker lights that were on the car when I bought it. Original fog light housings were shot, so I bought a set of blazer fog lights, and modified the factory brackets to hold them. They look 100% stock, but only cost $40 plus the mods to the brackets.

The car has run (on a set of drag radials) a best of 12.35 @ 110.4 at Island Dragway. Future mods include a set of ported 243 heads and a cam, possibly this winter.

[BonzoHansen]

December Car of the Month

BarneyMobile’s 2000 Camaro SS

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Name: Rob Wideman
About the car: This is my 2000 Camaro SS M6. I've had this car since January 2007. It replaced my old 95 Z28 (The original BarneyMobile). My SS used to be my daily driver but now it is my weekend warrior. This car has been under the knife many times and is now sporting a nitrous fed 404ci LQ9 stroker with a Mcleod RXT twin disc and a Tick Level 2 T56 behind it. It also has a Moser 9 inch rear with 4.11 gears and adjustable drag shocks on all 4 corners. So far, my car has been a best of a 9.76 @ 141.56 mph. I have plans to lighten up the car a bit and dial in the suspension more with hopes of going low 9's.

[BonzoHansen]

January Car of the Month

B4C's 2001 Camaro SS

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Name: Mike G
About the car: This is my 2001 SLP SS. I purchased it sight unseen off ebay in November 2009 for about half of what it was worth. The previous owner installed a tubular k-member, cammed lq4, qtp headers and ORY, and 4:11 gears in the otherwise stock 10 bolt. The car ran way rich when I bought it, and I grenaded the 10 bolt 2 weeks after I got it. I have installed a Moser 12 bolt with 4:11's, UMI chassis mounted torque arm with driveshaft loop, Spohn LCA's, Global West panhard, UMI SFC's, Chromoly DS, Monster Stage 3. The car was tuned by Tommy from TMR, and has ran a best of 11.88@119 on radials. Shooting to get booted for running to fast without a cage on slicks next season. Spray or Turbo build in the future.

[BonzoHansen]

February Car of the Month

redsoxstink's 2002 Camaro

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Name: Nick R
About the car: 2002 Camaro v6 5spd, bought it with around 60k miles now has 95k and has been my daily since 2009. So far it has a OEM SS hood, zr1 replica wheels, short throw shifter, heated seats, iPod integration, billet grille, k/n cold air intake, and pacesetter headers.

Soon I plan on replacing nearly the whole suspension using Eibach pro lowering springs, Bilstein HD shocks and struts, Eibach sway bars with poly bushings, adjustable PHB, and subframe connectors. I cant wait to see the improvement

[Tru2Chevy]

March Car of the Month

1986IROCZ28's 2001 Camaro Z28

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Name: Ryan
About the car: This is my 2001 Camaro Z28. I've owned this car for over three years now and it has come a long way. The car was formerly a Florida car, it was purchased in Jacksonville and I have just moved back to New Jersey. This is my first LSx car, it's a 6 speed with a Monster level 2 clutch and Monster slave. I added the SS hood and spoiler along with black 10 spoke wheels with a polished lip along with an SLP grille. Mods are Pacesetter long tubes into true duals dumped at the rear with deleted cats. SLP lid and smooth bellow with a flow pac. Also has an SLP line lock installed. Recently had the car tuned and it put down 335 to the wheels with a dying fuel pump.

[BonzoHansen]

April Car of the Month

xrelapse13's 2000 Trans Am WS6

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Name: Rob
About the car: I bought this car in the beginning of May 2008 after working and saving up money for one. I bought the car with 88,000 miles on it and drove down to Virginia Beach to pick it up. Since then I have added full bolt-ons and a custom cam, along with some exterior mods. It also has full aftermarket suspension and I plan to do auto x/road racing.

[BonzoHansen]

May Car of the Month

Z28 Heritage's 1992 Camaro Z28 Z03 Heritage Edition

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Name: Wes
About the car: This is my first car. I got it when I was 14 and she's a project. When I get the funds she will be getting white diamond paint, keeping the red stripes, a 383, and houndstooth inserts for the seats along with a list the size of the US haha.
1992 Camaro Z28 Z03 Heritage Edition
305/700R4 w/Shift kit & 4.11 Gears
Cooper Cobras, Headers, SLP Loudmouths,Kicker Speakers with a Sony Explode head unit

[BonzoHansen]

June 2013 Car of the Month

MyFirstZ's 2000 Camaro Z28

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Name: Anthony Bax
About the car: I bought this car 4 short years ago from LI. Daily drove it for 3 of those years.

As the car sits it has 411hp/393tq to the wheels and was scheduled to have a new heart transplanted this month but keeps getting pushed back but a 370CI 11.3:1 ms4 cam'd motor will be taking its place.

[WildBillyT]

July 2013 Car of the Month

LTb1ow's 1995 Camaro Z28

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Name: Matt K.
About the car:

1995 Z28 LT1: Its easier to say the things that were not changed, but the quick list is;

383 LT1, converted single plane, 90mm throttle body, 24x conversion running an LS1 PCM, Jakes 4L80E with T brake, FTI triple disk converter, and a PT7675 turbo. It has JGS wastegate and BOV on it, and a Eboost street to control boost. Hopefully it can crack into the 11s this fall.

[BonzoHansen]

August 2013 Car of the Month

deadtrend1's 1996 Trans Am

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Name: Timothy Strella.
About the car: This is my 1996 Trans Am. I purchased the car April 2004 (I think). It was my first 4th generation F-body after owning many 3rd gens since I was old enough to drive. The car was originally a stock Canadian car, but was fixed and modded shortly after purchase. It now spends its days at a strictly strip car and enjoys riding in the trailer everywhere it goes.

Major mods include:

-GM Hot cam (218*/228* 112 lsa .525 lift)
-Nitrous Works plate system
-JSPerformance Clutch
-Strange 12 Bolt with 4.11's
-Spohn LCA's, TQ Arm, Panhard Bar
-Minor interior weight reduction

It's current best time is 11.3 @ 119mph.

[BonzoHansen]

September 2013 Car of the Month

maroman88's 1997 Trans Am WS6

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Name: Mike Colombini.
About the car: I've had this 97 TA WS6 since July '10. Shes got a 6 speed and is kinda rare, mostly stock except the short shifter, Borla catback and a K&N filter. I have done A LOT of maintenance type work to her to keep her running strong and looking decent with 149k miles on her.

[BonzoHansen]

October 2013 Car of the Month

PolarBear's 1991 Trans Am GTA

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Name: James B .
About the car: The car a had a small fire but the paint is still pretty nice. I am in the process of putting a C4 rear suspension under the car, I have a little more to do on that. I have no engine for the car at the moment and it needs a new windshield but I hope to have the car back together by the weekend

[Tru2Chevy]

November 2013 Car of the Month

omarcamaro's 1995 Camaro Z28

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Name: Omar
About the car: This is my 1995 Camaro Z28. My wife purchased this car for herself in 2003, drove it in the rain a little to aggressively, then she came home and told me I had to go buy her another car because it went side ways on her. I have upgraded every part of this car since then. I built a 383 for it, installed a Performabuilt Level 3 trans, added a Strange S60 rear axle, lowering kit, OEM SS hood, custom SS style rear wing, and many other mods.

[BonzoHansen]

December 2013 Car of the Month

Geezer powered's 1994 Camaro Z28

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Name: Rob
About the car: Here is my 94 z28 that I had and sold then traded my 98z28 back for it to a board member here. Car features full exhaust starting with pacesetter long tubes connected to a mufflex custom Y pipe and piping back to a pypes race pro muffler. Strange 12 bolt rear with 4.11 gears, rebuild a4 trans with a FTI 4000 stall converter, 1.6rr comp valve springs, eibach springs with bilstein shocks, tubular lower control arms with relocation brackets, adj panhard bar, cai and a custom tune. Billet specialties wheels 17x7 in the front and 15x10 in the rear. Car is used mainly as a bracket racer/cruiser.

[BonzoHansen]

January 2014 Car of the Month

Fast92RS's 2013 Camaro ZL1

http://www.njfboa.org/JustinImages/CarMonth/0114-Derek-Camaro.jpg

Name: Derek
About the car: This is my 2013 Camaro ZL1 that I purchased in September. So far I have added a roto-fab CAI, ported throttle body, apex catch can, roto-fab heat exchanger reservoir, ati balancer and 5% overdrive pulley

[BonzoHansen]

February Car of the Month

redsoxsstink's 1986 IROC-Z

http://www.njfboa.org/JustinImages/CarMonth/0214_NICK_IROC.jpg

Name: Nick Ridgway
About the car: This is my 1986 IROC-Z, I bought it in August as a project car. It came with a L98 swap with a "zz4" cam. It is a t5, with 3.73s and a worn out posi. I have put in 4th gen leather seats, sway bars, kyb shocks and struts, eibach 1.75in drop springs, full exhaust, a set of US mag 1pc 18x8 18x9.5 rims wrapped with bfg super comp II. I currently have a assembled H/C/I 350 ready to go in once spring hits. I plan to do a T56 swap, upgrade to koni yellows and weight jacks this summer.

I'm not proud of it but it ran a 14.2 at 100mph with a 2.6 60ft this was the best run out my first 3 times at the track ever. I know it has more left in it

[BonzoHansen]

March Car of the Month

WSex's 1998 WS6

http://www.njfboa.org/JustinImages/CarMonth/0314_MARIO_WS6.jpg

Name: Mario
About the car: This is my turbocharged 1998 WS6

[Jersey Mike]

July 2016 Car of the Month

TaKid455's 1978 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v235/Takid455/1978%20TA%20%20gold/Outings/IMG_1087_zpsbsbglpvv.jpg

Name: Larry Middleton
About the car: 1978 Trans Am that's undergone an extensive multi-year restoration. Here is a teaser from a recent magazine photoshoot which should be dropping soon.

[Jersey Mike]

August 2016 Car of the Month

Redsoxstink's 1971 Chevy Camaro!

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r302/redsoxsstink/IMG_20160713_160502_zpsl2cigirn.jpg


Name: Nick Ridgway
About the car: 1971 Camaro with a LS3 & T-56 powertrain

[Jersey Mike]

September 2016 Car of the Month

APS63's 1970 Chevy Camaro R/S!

http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l312/okki63/DSC01538_zpsj4afa2y8.jpg


Name: Paul
About the car: 1970 Camaro RS. 350ci/700R4, 10bolt 3.73 posi, full Hotchkis suspension, 4 wheel Kore-3 C5/C6 disc brake conversion, Vintage Air A/C.

[Jersey Mike]

October 2016 Car of the Month

LTb1ow's Turbocharged 1995 Chevy Camaro!

http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w170/bmdeluca/Matts%20Turbo%20Dreams/Photoshoot%202015/IMG_3880_zpsuq4u57h4.jpg



Name: Matt Kohler
About the car: 1995 Turbocharged Camaro, 383ci LTX, 76mm Turbo, 80e, S60. Makes vroom noises.

[Jersey Mike]

November 2016 Car of the Month

BrianCrelinZ28's 1993 Chevy Camaro!

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Name: Brian Crelin
About the car: 1993 Z28 on KW coilovers, ESR wheels, full suspension, mid length headers, borla XR1 resonator, custom axle back, LS1 lid setup, MGW shifter, PCMofNC tune, and a few other odds and ends.

[Jersey Mike]

December 2016 Car of the Month

The Bishop's 1998 Chevy Camaro!

http://i448.photobucket.com/albums/qq203/The_Bishop2k/Camaro_zpsuxefboml.jpg


Name: Keith Mezzina
About the car: This is my '98 Z-28, in bright purple metallic.
In 1998:
-431 were coupes and 50 were convertibles, totaling 481
-ZERO Camaro Z28s with the 1LE package came in this color
-ZERO B4C police package Camaros came in this color
-THIRTY FOUR came with the Y3F Sport Appearance Package (in other words, 34 total V6 Camaros AND Z28 Camaros in this color came with what we all call RS ground effects and spoiler add-on. RS was not available in 1998. The Y3F package was more than just ground effects for the V6 Camaros. It was P235/55R16 tires, 16" aluminum 5 spoke wheels, and then the ground effects and spoiler add-on. The Z28s already came with those wheels, so for them, it was just ground effects and spoiler add-on.)
-Of the 431 coupes, 95 were Z28s
-Of the 50 convertibles, 14 were Z28s
-This makes a total of 109 Z28s
-ZERO SSes were this color

[Jersey Mike]

January 2017 Car of the Month

IROCZMan15's 1987 Chevy Camaro IROC-Z!

https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/457/19126930788_727c2a5f9d_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/v9bw9L)



Name: David Martin
About the car: I have owned the car for almost 18 years now as the second owner. It has a 350 crate motor with a 150 wet shot of nitrous on the TPI. Pro Built 700R4 trans recently installed September 2016 rated for 675 hp/700tq, 3.73 gears. custom 1 off built Boze forged wheels with nitto 555 tires, almost fully finished with the full UMI suspension (adjustable), 2" lowering spindles up front, adjustable shocks and struts, S&W racecars chassis subframe setup, big C4-HD 13" brakes up front and a drum-to-disc conversion using a C4-HD 12" disc setup in the rear. Dyno Don's coated headers and Hooker cat-back. MSD digital 6 ignition control box and MSD ignition components. Flame red paint, custom stripes. black interior, sport seats, big sound system, the list goes on and on and on.

Here is a photo of it during the 10 car invitation only showpiece display for the "30th anniversarry of the IROC-Z" feature during the 2015 GM nationals; summer 2015 in Carlisle, PA

[Jersey Mike]

February 2017 Car of the Month

91chevyz28's 1991 Chevy Camaro Z/28 5M

http://i1074.photobucket.com/albums/w414/91chevyz28/jmb%201991%20camaro%20z28/20160709_190158_zpsoymo1jza.jpg (http://s1074.photobucket.com/user/91chevyz28/media/jmb%201991%20camaro%20z28/20160709_190158_zpsoymo1jza.jpg.html)



Name: Jason
About the car: 1991 Z28 5.0/5 speed with SLP products. I bought the car in 1998 from the original owner. At the time of purchase it had 26,021 miles on it.

[Jersey Mike]

March 2017 Car of the Month

MyFirstZ's 2000 Chevy Camaro 6M

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f31/myfirstcamaro/IMG_20150416_185008766_HDR_zpslofybmjt.jpg (http://s44.photobucket.com/user/myfirstcamaro/media/IMG_20150416_185008766_HDR_zpslofybmjt.jpg.html)



Name: Anthony Bax
About the car: Will be 7 years with this beast next month. Modifications are endless and don't plan on stopping. Currently running a 6.1L LQ9, Tranzilla T56 with a Moser 12 bolt. 18" Welds all around, CTSV II front brakes and full tubular front and rear suspension, fixed back Recaros and a custom roll bar done at 16W Fabrication.

Next month the car is undergoing surgery again getting ready for it's ERL sleeved 440ci LS2, BTR Stroker cam, TEA TrickFlow 245s, keeping the Tranzilla just adding a Mantic twin disc and MSD intake with all new everything.

Should move when it's all done.

[Jersey Mike]

April 2017 Car of the Month

MDSheds_SS's 1999 Chevy Camaro Z/28

http://a66.tinypic.com/t4whea.jpg




Name: Joe Sobreiro
About the car: LS6, H/C/I, slow ass street car.