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Sunday, March 15, 2009

Gearhead Garage's 1967 Pro Touring Camaro Featured in Chevy High Performance Magazine


Sledgehammer, one of Gearhead Garage's (out of Sacramento, CA) Pro Touring Camaro builds is featured in May's issue of Chevy High Performance. Mike Bassi's tough, beautiful car embodies everything Pro Touring.




Here are some of it's incredible features & creature comforts making it one of our favorites--


  • Complete RS Front end, all new chrome and weather stripping throughout
  • Modified ZZ430 motor (465 Horsepower)
  • Tremec TKO600
  • Sachs Clutch package Hydraulic Throwout Bearing
  • Full Power Window Conversion
  • Power Door Locks
  • Baer Brakes
  • Boyd Coddington Smoothie 2 Wheels with Goodyear F1's
  • 275/35ZR18's in rear and 255/40ZR17's in front
  • Dual 11" Electric Fans
  • Griffin Heavy Duty NASCAR Radiator
  • Momo Steering Wheel with authentic Ferrari air horn system
  • Painless Performance 18-circuit wiring harness
  • Competition Engineering "Slide-A-Link" Traction Bars
  • Competition Engineering Sub frame Connectors
  • Air conditioning system w/ braided lines and polished compressor
  • Rhino liner
  • DynaMat Xtreme Sound/Heat Barrier
  • Driver's Floor Section (complete)
  • Transmission Floor Tunnel Patch
  • Chrome Fender Support Braces
  • Hooker SuperComp Ceramic-Kote Headers
  • 3-Bolt Header Collectors
  • Header Bolt Kit (stainless)
  • Edelbrock Performer RPM Air-Gap (Permastar Coated)
  • Edelbrock Aluminum Water Pump (Permastar Coated)
  • March Serpentine Style Kit w/Long Water Pump (special high flow)
  • Polished Power Steering Pump w/ Chrome Casing (OEM style)
  • Demon 780cfm Competition Carb w/ Mechanical soon to be a Holley
  • Secondaries & Four Corner Idle Circuit
  • Addco Rear Sway bar (Gold Anodized)
  • Rear QA1 Adjustable Shocks soon to be Koni’s
  • Hurst Shift Plate and Boot
  • Billet Distributor Hold Down
  • Borgeson Steering Shaft Ends
  • MSD Composite Distributor Gear
  • Big Block Heater Core
  • Full Window Kit (all new glass)
  • Polished Trunk Mount Battery Kit
  • 11-Inch Sachs Flywheel
  • 11-Inch Sachs Bellhousing
  • Solid/Zinc Motor Mounts
  • Frame/Engine Perches
  • Holley Electric Fuel Pump
  • Holley Fuel Pressure Regulator
  • Polyurethane Sub frame Mounts
  • Chevy Hi-Torque Starter
  • Dual Feed Braided Fuel Line for Demon Carbs
  • Edelbrock Fluid Filled Fuel Pressure Gauge
  • Modify/Weld Aluminum Radiator
  • Replace Trunk Floor
  • Replace Floor Pan
  • Rhinoline Underside of Car
  • Dyna-Mat Interior
  • Weld Transmission Tunnel
  • Fatman Sub frame, with custom spring rates and custom shocks.
  • Ididit Steering Column, Pro Comp Gauges,
  • Dash Cluster,
  • MSD Box 6AL Control Box
  • Install Trunk Mount Battery and Wire to Starter
  • Ipod ready full Alpine stereo system remote start, truck open and alarm system Low Jack
  • 12 Bolt Moser rear end with True Track 3:73 gears. 33 spline axels
  • Denny’s 3 1/2 inch Nitrous ready driveshaft chrome molly 1350 u-joints
  • Rick’s custom stainless tank with 69 style mounts for custom fuel intake location
  • Classic Auto Air Con system
  • Custom interior with Italian leather throughout.
  • Custom Center console with electric window buttons built in
  • New interior done by Shawn Katt at Gearhead garage

Pro Touring 1967 Camaro Compete Build


Gearhead Garage of Sacramento, CA completes and delivers our latest restoration project, an exquisite two-tone Pro Touring 1967 Camaro. This one of a kind classic has been modified and completely modernized for it's original owner, Mike Provencher. This is one powerful muscle car having been retrofitted with an array of cutting-edge amenities giving it incredible handling, driveability, comfort & of course, head-turning style.



Upgrades include:
  • 750 HP 383 Stroker Engine Fuel Injected w/ProCharger
  • FAST Computer & Holley Stealth Ram, AFR Heads, Roller Cam
  • Tremec 5 Spd with Hydraulic Clutch
  • Rear has been mini-tubbed to accomodate 315/45/17 Good Year F1 Tires
  • Tubular Control Arms
  • QA1 Coil-Over Shocks
  • Hotchkis Rear Suspension
  • Competition Engineering Slide-A-Links
  • Vintage Air
  • Ididit Column
  • Full Custom Autometer Gauges
  • 4 Wheel Baer Disc Brakes w/ HydraBoost
  • Complete Custom Leather Interior, Custom Carpet, Carbon Fiber Sill Plates, Billet Window Cranks
  • Marquez Custom Tail Lights w/Spaghetti Engineering LED's
  • Painless Wiring Harness
  • Corbeau Seats
  • Complete Custom Audio with 1600 watts, 2-10" Subs, All Massive Audio Components
  • Chip Foose Style Body and Paint: Lexus Burgundy Metallic, Silver Metallic w/red accent body stripe
  • Custom Alarm with Keyless Entry & GPS Tracking
  • Rick's Stainless Fuel Tank w/Internal Electric Pump
  • 2 1/2" Flowmaster Dual Exhaust System w/Magna Flow X-Pipe
  • Hooker Headers
  • March Serpentine Pulley System
  • Be Cool Aluminum Radiator w/ Flex-a-Lite Dual Electric Fans
  • H4 HID Headlights
  • TA Style Custom Spoiler
  • Lowered Stance
Here is what Mike Provencher (the owner) had to say after having the car home for a few days-

"Thank you very much for the delivery. It is a great car, and drive nice. You and your crew did a great job on it.

We put the car seats in the back, and all of us went for a little ride..I had a blast, and Mitchell fell asleep. Pretty funny.

The car ran very nice, smooth, no problems. I like it a lot. Very comfortable. I am very happy.

I just wanted to let you know we had fun with it, and it ran great. Thank you again."

Click here to check out the thread posted on lateral-g about this car...