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Welcome to my Camaro Haven! I have been involved with Camaros for many years now and have enjoyed every one that I have owned. I have participated in SCCA SOLO2 competitions, road rallies, drag racing, car shows, and much more. Ownership brings with it membership into a society of like minded enthusiast. A friendly wave from a passing Camaro owner or the chance to chat with another at the local burger joint. It is a brotherhood in a way.
On this page you will find information on each of my 3rd generation Camaros as well as a few technical articles when I have the chance to post them. I hope you enjoy the page and please feel free to drop me a line.
Sincerely,
R. Sauer
My 85 Camaro
May it rest in peace
Purchased at a used car
dealership with 113,000 miles on the odometer and dull paint, it
was far from being a showcar or daily driver. After lots of work
it became both. It participated in SCCA SOLO2 races, road
rallies, and many car shows where it earned it's fair share of
awards.
One fatefull day though, it met it's demise
in the form of a Dodge Ram pick-up. It wasn't pretty as you will
see below.
Before and after shots
As you can see there was substantial
damage. The subframe was cracked in 3 places and the trucks rear
bumper cut through the sheetmetal on the drivers side from the
rear bumper up to the front of the door. It was driven home and
managed to get me to and from work for a few days before another
Camaro was found.
Given the nickname
"Jaws" after a co-worked witnessed the nose peering
through a thick cloud of smoke from a burn-out. The name stuck.
This is the replacement for the 85 after it was parted out and
sold for scrap. This one was purchased from a private owner who
had owned the car since new. The paint was awfull and the
carburetor was shot but it was a good starting point.
Once the carb was overhauled and tweaked a
bit it was time to drop in a real engine and a fresh paint job.
The following pictures will show the building and installation of
it's current powerplant.
The assembled block and the day of installation
The day of purchase
Displacement: 310cid (305
.030) Block: 1986 LG4 305 w/1 piece rear main
Heads: World Products™ 65cc
chamber, 1.9 intake 1.6 exhaust, Manley™ stainless valves,
screw in rocker studs w/guides, Summit™ hardened pushrods
and roller rockers
Cam: Competiton Cams™
Magnum™ 12-314-4 Compression: 9.6:1
Headers: Edelbrock
TES™ Intake: Edelbrock Performer™
Exhaust: Dynomax™
cat-back Ignition: Accell™
Carburetor: Rochester Quadrajet™
w/ported airhorn and CP metering rods
Performance:
0-60mph: 6.6sec
approx.
0-100mph: 15.7sec
approx.
1/4 mile: 14.8sec @
98mph
Note: Performance
figures achieved with 2.73 rear gears @ Commerce Dragway